Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Key Takeaways CD4 counts show how strong your immune system is; lower counts mean a ...

A panelist discusses how CD4 counts serve as measures of immune system status that typically increase by about 200 in the first year of antiretroviral therapy. Although there can be laboratory ...

Medically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DO Key Takeaways CD4 T helper cells help the body fight infections by signaling other cells to attack germs. Without enough CD4 T cells, the body can't fight ...

A single center letter describes lung transplantation in people living with HIV despite CD4 counts under 200 during evaluation, emphasizing prior viral suppression and clinical context when assessing ...

Despite all the research into the benefits of antiretroviral therapy (ART), clinicians are still unable to answer some of the simplest questions patients routinely ask. Among the most common: What is ...

The decrease in CD4 cells during HIV infection seems to be driven by immune activation, which does not always correlate with viral load. Experienced clinicians are all too familiar with the ...

Detailed mapping of CD4⁺ T cells from children with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has revealed distinct immune cell subsets with likely roles in disease pathogenesis, according to a study led by ...

Hope for adults and children with cancers Camilla Jandus' team is currently preparing a clinical trial of TCR-engineered CD4-based cell therapy. The trial will include different types of cancer ...

While chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy is an essential therapeutic option for prolonging survival in patients with relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL), profound immune ...