Posted: Jun 08, 2018 1:09 pm
If the 5% of all HIV induced cellular deaths could not be replaced faster than their self destruction then that might lead to AIDS. But that is not the case. But I don't know the rate of T helper cell production nor the rate of T helper cell apoptosis .
Due to the fact that 95% of the T help cell deaths occur in the lymph gland. The notes in Figure 5 of https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4835240/ explain in better detail the cycle of infection, reinfection and inflammation re-inflammation that occurs. and the fact that this is where the T helper cells concentrate on mass, I can imagine how the cycle of T helper cell destruction can occur over time. But if the T helper cells never found a place where they could concentrate in large numbers, then I think HIV would not cause a problem.
I'm not a scientist, so it's hard for me to reach a scientific conclusion. All I have done is summarize what I have read into a few short sentences.
For me, I believe what I have read. But I can understand how the false rumor of HIV not causing AIDS has started, that's why I put the statement about HIV not actually killing T helper host cells in my original response.
Due to the fact that 95% of the T help cell deaths occur in the lymph gland. The notes in Figure 5 of https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4835240/ explain in better detail the cycle of infection, reinfection and inflammation re-inflammation that occurs. and the fact that this is where the T helper cells concentrate on mass, I can imagine how the cycle of T helper cell destruction can occur over time. But if the T helper cells never found a place where they could concentrate in large numbers, then I think HIV would not cause a problem.
I'm not a scientist, so it's hard for me to reach a scientific conclusion. All I have done is summarize what I have read into a few short sentences.
For me, I believe what I have read. But I can understand how the false rumor of HIV not causing AIDS has started, that's why I put the statement about HIV not actually killing T helper host cells in my original response.