Does maternal protein-energy supplementation affect adolescent blood pressure in The Gambia?
We have found no association between maternal prenatal protein-energy supplementation and offspring blood pressure in adolescence amongst rural Gambians. We found some evidence to suggest that offspring body composition may interact with the effect of maternal supplementation on blood pressure.
These data indicate that gp120 alters the normal T-cell response to C. neoformans, promoting a T-helper type 2 response. The altered T-cell response produced by gp120 may play an important role in the pathogenesis of cryptococcosis in the patient with AIDS.