NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT FOR A CATEGORY OF HIV PATIENTS
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a nutritional product for HIV patients that are not on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. More specifically the invention relates to a nutritional composition comprising oligosaccharides. This invention also relates to the manufacture of a nutritional supplement for use in HIV patients.
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9. A method for the treatment and/or prevention of HIV in a human subject, comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising:
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(a) acid oligosaccharides prepared from pectin, pectate, alginate, chondroitine, hyaluronic acids, heparine, heparane, sialoglycans, fucoidan, fucooligosaccharides or carrageenan and neutral oligosaccharides; and (b) neutral oligosaccharides selected from the group consisting of galactooligosaccharide, fructooligosaccharide, transgalactooligosaccharide xylooligosaccharide, lactosucrose and arabinooligosaccharides; wherein the subject has a CD4+ T-lymphocyte cell count between 200 to 700 cells/μ
l blood and is not being treated by Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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