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Document 0076
DOCN M9610076
TI Long-term follow-up of HIV positive asymptomatic patients having
received cyclosporin A.
DT 9601
AU Levy R; Jais JP; Tourani JM; Even P; Andrieu JM; Departement de Medecine
Interne, Hopital Laennec, Faculte; Necker, Paris, France.
SO Adv Exp Med Biol. 1995;374:229-34. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96047252
AB The data of the 27 asymptomatic HIV-1 seropositive patients with CD4+
cell count between 300 and 600/microliters treated by Cyclosporin A
(CSA) (7.5 mg/kg/day) in our institution between October 1985 and 1987
were reviewed in October 1993. Hemoglobin concentration, platelet count,
total lymphocytes, CD4+ and CD8+ cell counts and serum core protein p24
antigenemia, as well as creatininemia measured before CSA onset, at CSA
cessation and twice a year were recorded as well as clinical signs and
CSA toxicities. In October 1993 median duration of CSA treatment was 11
months, median follow-up after CSA cessation was 45 months and median
total follow-up was 67 months. Toxicities of CSA were those commonly
encountered in other pathologies. Under CSA no patient progressed toward
clinical AIDS (1987 definition). The mean CD4+ cell count of the 27
patients remained unchanged (gain of 1 cell/year) under CSA treatment,
while it decreased at a rate of 50 cells/year after CSA cessation (p <
0,005). On the other hand CSA treatment had no significant impact on the
evolution of total lymphocyte count, CD8+ cell counts, and P24
antigenemia.
DE Adult Aged Case-Control Studies Cyclosporine/ADVERSE
EFFECTS/*THERAPEUTIC USE Female Follow-Up Studies Human HIV
Seropositivity/*DRUG THERAPY Immunosuppressive Agents/ADVERSE
EFFECTS/*THERAPEUTIC USE Male Middle Age JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).