A double-blind, randomized controlled trial to examine the effect of Moringa oleifera leaf powder supplementation on the immune status and anthropometric parameters of adult HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy in a resource-limited setting.
Aisha GamboIndres MoodleyMusa BabashaniTesleem K BabalolaNceba GqaleniPublished in: PloS one (2021)
This study revealed that Moringa oleifera leaf supplementation was associated with increased CD4 cell counts of PLHIV on ART in a resource-limited setting. Programs in low-resource settings, such as Nigeria, should consider nutritional supplementation as part of a comprehensive approach to ensure optimal treatment outcomes in PLHIV.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- randomized controlled trial
- hiv positive
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv aids
- end stage renal disease
- hiv infected patients
- newly diagnosed
- single cell
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- hepatitis c virus
- stem cells
- cell therapy
- clinical trial
- young adults
- south africa
- bone marrow
- mesenchymal stem cells