Polarization of HIV-1- and CMV-Specific IL-17-Producing T Cells among People with HIV under Antiretroviral Therapy with Cannabis and/or Cocaine Usage

• Main Authors: Fernanda de Oliveira Feitosa de Castro (Author), Adriana Oliveira Guilarde (Author), Luiz Carlos Silva Souza (Author), Regyane Ferreira Guimarães (Author), Ana Joaquina Cohen Serique Pereira (Author), Pedro Roosevelt Torres Romão (Author), Irmtraut Araci Hoffmann Pfrimer (Author), Simone Gonçalves Fonseca (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Objective: This study evaluated the influence of cannabis and/or cocaine use in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)- and cytomegalovirus (CMV)-specific T-cell responses of people with HIV (PWH). Results: There was a higher percentage of IL-17-producing HIV-Gag-specific CD8+ T-cells in all drug users...