|
|
Article: Korean red ginseng slows depletion of CD4 T cells in human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected patients.(Abstracts: Recently Published Abstracts)
- Article from:
- Alternative Medicine Review
- Article date:
- June 1, 2005
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2005 Thorne Research Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Sung H, Kang SM, Lee MS, et al. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 2005; 12:497-501.
We have previously showed that long-term intake of Korean red ginseng (KRG) delayed disease progression in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected patients. In the present study, to investigate whether this slow progression was affected by KRG intake alone or in combination with HLA factor, we analyzed clinical data in 68 HIV-l-infected patients who lived for more than 5 years without antiretroviral therapy. The average KRG intake over 111.9 +/- 31.3 months was 4,082 +/- 3,928 g, and annual decrease in CD4 T cells was 35.0 +/- 28.7/mul. Data analysis showed that there are ...