Abstract
P02-07. High concentrations of interleukin-15 and low concentrations of CCL5 in breast milk are associated with protection against postnatal HIV transmission
Highlights
Open AccessHigh concentrations of interleukin-15 and low concentrations of CCL5 in breast milk are associated with protection against postnatal HIV transmission
Natural variations in IL-15 concentration have not been investigated for an association with an immune-protection against HIV
Breast milk IL-15 concentration correlated with breast milk sodium, the other cytokines and HIV RNA concentration
Summary
High concentrations of interleukin-15 and low concentrations of CCL5 in breast milk are associated with protection against postnatal HIV transmission. J Walter*1, MK Ghosh, L Kuhn, K Semrau, M Sinkala, C Kankasa, DM Thea and GM Aldrovandi. Address: 1Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA, 2Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 3Columbia University, New York, NY, USA, 4Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA, 5Lusaka District Health Management Team, Lusaka, Zambia and 6University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia. Published: 22 October 2009 Retrovirology 2009, 6(Suppl 3):P12 doi:10.1186/1742-4690-6-S3-P12. AIDS Vaccine 2009 Anna Laura Ross Meeting abstracts – A single PDF containing all abstracts in this Supplement is available here. http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2105-10-S12-info.pdf
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