INCREASING THYMIC OUTPUT IN HIV-NEGATIVE PATIENTS WITH ANTIRETROVIRALS

摘要

A method of increasing thymic output in an HIV-negative patient, comprising the steps of (a) identifying a HIV-negative patient who is in need of increased thymic output and (b) supplying an effective amount of antiretroviral agent to the patient such that the patient has an increase in naÊve T-cells, particularly a patient suffering from idiopathic CD4 lymphocytopenia.