In thirty-three patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome, the majority had elevated serum thymosin alpha‑1.
In plain wordsIn patients with AIDS, most had raised levels of the body's own thymosin alpha‑1 in blood.
- Peptide
- Thymosin alpha-1
- Outcome
- IncreaseSerum thymosin alpha 1 level in AIDS
- Study
n = 33
- Outcome group
- Immune response · Immune and inflammation
Source sentences
In thirty-three patients with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome, the majority showed an inverted helper:suppressor ratio, elevated serum thymosin alpha 1, and elevated serum lysozyme levels.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
In this paper we have focused on the ratio of helper to suppressor cells in patients with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome and in patients with malignancy.
This result measures the body's own Thymosin alpha-1. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.