How does HIV/AIDS affect B-cells?

Such bystander effects have been described for CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, as well as for natural killer (NK) cells and B cells. read more

AIDS is the chronic stage of HIV+ve. Trillions of klebsiella species living organisms cause of HIV+ve. HIV+ve is the sorbent poison. There is no relation between HIV/AIDS and B-cells. Follow me for more details. read more

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that causes the condition acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The virus attacks a specific type of immune system cell in the body, known as CD4 helper lymphocyte cells. HIV destroys these cells, making it harder for your body to fight off other infections. read more

The NIAID team are working on the hypothesis that the exhaustion seen in the B-cells of people with HIV is very similar to that seen in T-cells: the cells essentially stop working as a defensive manoeuvre against a virus whose constant stimulation would otherwise cause more damage by exciting the body into a constantly inflammatory state. read more

Doctors have classified three HIV stages: acute HIV infection, chronic HIV infection, and AIDS. Acute HIV infection. Once a person becomes infected with HIV, an acute infection will take place two to four weeks later. At this time, the virus is multiplying in the body, attacking CD4 cells. This initial infection can result in flu-like symptoms. read more

A team of researchers at the US National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has now found that HIV also causes a very specific form of damage to the other half of the adaptive immune system, the B-cells, and in particular the memory B-cells, which recognise previously-experienced infections and generate antibodies against them. read more