Guest guest Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 It's not my statement, it's a simple fact that despite more than 15 years of investigations, nobody has ever demonstrated decreased morbidity due to Il-2. I did a course myself- in 1994, and did show an increase in T cell percent from 9% to 11%. You do show consistent increases in T cells, and they are certainly functional. Still, there is no increase in longevity, and no decrease in opportunistic infections, so you have to wonder what is going on. Admittedly, it sort of " feels right " to try to get people with low number up, but I have several friends who use it to keep t cells up above 800. The stuff is expensive, administration can be unpleasant, and without a health improvement, why do it? I have some theoretical concerns that there may be a limit to how many generations of T cells your body can produce, so why blow them all out now? There are other interleukins under investigation, and I hope they produce more concrete benefits. Of course, it is entirely possible that long term benefits will be shown at some point, but, for the meantime, I'll wait this one out. JB On Dec 22, 2004, at 8:49 AM, PozHealth wrote: > That's a rather sweeping statement to make. As I understand it, we > still don't know, pending completion of trials, whether IL 2 > stimulation in people whose T cells are already above 200-300 results > in any additional long- term clinical benefit, but if I were somebody > struggling to get there, I'd be happy to use IL 2 or any other drug to > do so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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