1HIV/AIDS Unit, National JALMA Institute for Leprosy and other Mycobacterial Diseases Indian Council of Medical Research, Agra- 282 001, Uttar Pradesh
Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom- 281 122, Uttar Pradesh
*E-mail address: rbsharmalpt@gmail.com
Online published on 5 March, 2014.
The present study emphasizes the usefulness of incorporating goat's milk in the diet of HIV positive patients since high contents of selenium directly interfere with replication of viruses. CD4+ cell count were measured and correlated with changes in immune health. Levels of CD4 cells were significantly low in HIV-positive cases and the ratio inverted in comparison to healthy controls (P<0.001) after feeding of goat milk. Following goat milk intake, there is slight rise in the numbers of CD4 cells for a period of 3 months, thus indicating that immune system is strengthened.
CD4 cells, Goat milk, HIV/AIDS, Selenium
