Future Directions In Immune Reconstitution

Table of Contents or Click here to start Author: Dr. Bruce Walker, Massachusetts General Hospital Date of presentation: 6/22/98 Boston Sponsoring Home Page: http://www.aegis.com Other information: Presention by Dr. Bruce Walker. requesting permission to download (slides with blue background) Explanatory text by Science Writer James C. Simpson. (slides with red background) Presentation contact: Dr. Bruce Walker Lay version contact: James Simpson Technical errors contact: John La Bella Download Power Point 95 or 97 presentation of this slide show (Note: This presentation contains slides in two colors. The slides with blue background are Dr. Walker's original presentation. The slides with red backgound contain a layperson's explanations, approved by Dr. Walker for inclusion with the slide show. For permission to download this presentation, please contact Dr. Walker directly at: (Email, Phone, and/or by Mail - whichever he prefers) Back to Credits Table of Contents Future Directions In Immune Reconstitution Intro/Summary Note: Metaphor of Progression from HIV to AIDS Picture: Progression from HIV to AIDS Note: Clues to immune control of HIV? Chart: Clues to immune control of HIV?: Two Subjects Compared Note: CTL control of viremia Picture: CTL control of viremia Note: CTL can eliminate HIV-infected cells Graph: CTL can eliminate HIV infected cells Note: T helper cells as central orchestrator of the immune system Picture: T helper cells as central orchestrator of the immune system Note: Virus-Specific T Helper Cells: Mechanism Picture:Virus-Specific T Helper Cells: Mechanism Note: HIV-1-specific T helper cell responses Graph:HIV-1-specific T helper cell responses Note: The immune system at work against HIV Picture: The immune system at work against HIV Note: How HIV infection progresses Chart: How HIV infection progresses Note: HIV-1-specific T helper cells in individuals treated during acute infection Graph: HIV-1-specific T helper cells in individuals treated during acute infection Note: The effects of treatment on HIV disease progression Chart: The effects of treatment on HIV disease progression Conclusions Conclusions Questions