Antiretroviral therapy can reduce human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) load to undetectable levels and restore CD4+ T cells to rebuild immune function in patients with HIV. However, some patients fail to achieve immune reconstitution despite treatment. Traditional Chinese medicine is an important branch of complementary and alternative medicine for the treatment of HIV infection, and a growing number of studies has demonstrated that traditional Chinese medicine can increase CD4+ T cell counts in patients, thereby promoting immune reconstitution, ameliorating symptoms and signs, and improving quality of life. Here, we review pathogenesis in immunological non-responders and research into their treatment with traditional Chinese medicine. Furthermore, we summarize potential future research directions, including elucidation of how traditional Chinese medicine can regulate CD4+ T cells to reduce opportunistic infections and improve quality of life in immunological non-responders.
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Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness and Exercise Rehabilitation of Hunan Province, College of Physical Education, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410012, China.
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Infectious Disease Laboratory, Chengdu Public Health Clinical Center, Chengdu, 610061, People's Republic of China.
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The College of Nursing, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Background: Many studies have developed or validated predictive models to estimate the risk of sarcopenia in dialysis patients, but the quality of model development and the applicability of the models remain unclear.
Objective: To systematically review and critically evaluate currently available predictive models for sarcopenia in dialysis patients.
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Neurochem Res
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Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No.374 Yunnan-Burma Road, Wuhua District, Kunming, Yunnan, 650101, PR China.
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