Why some people seem to resist severe illness

[Marlène]

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/newssummary/news_20-9-2013-17-43-38

People who have less CD8 T-cells are more sick when the flu hits them.

New research released today.

 

[Marlène]

My question is: do your levels of CD8 rise after a treatment of antivirals, antibiotics or anti-rheumatism?

 

[Marlène]

This might be interesting:

Vit B12

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1905232/
Immunomodulation by vitamin B12: augmentation of CD8+ T lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cell activity in vitamin B12-deficient patients by methyl-B12 treatment

 

[SOC]

I have low CD8+ cells, even after antiviral treatments. In fact, my CD8+ lymphocytes continue to decrease. I feel vastly better after antivirals, though, even if they didn't improve my CD8+ cell numbers.

B-12 doesn't appear to have done anything for my CD8+ cell numbers. I've taken B-12 in all its various forms, and at a variety of dosages from small to huge. I haven't been B-12 deficient in the 8 years or so we've been testing for it. Perhaps for those who are deficient, B-12 might improve CD8+ numbers.

My CD8+ deficiency appears to be recalcitrant. I'm guessing that it's either a genetic, rather than environmental, issue or some as yet unknown pathogen is chewing up my poor CD8+ T lymphocytes.