African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2284

Full Length Research Paper

Impact of Artemisia annua and Moringa oleifera on Viral Load, T Cell Activation, and Exhaustion in Ugandan People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH)

Silvano S. Twinomujuni
  • Silvano S. Twinomujuni
  • Department of Pharmacy, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 1410 Mbarara, Uganda.
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Patrick E. Ogwang
  • Patrick E. Ogwang
  • Department of Pharmacy, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 1410 Mbarara, Uganda.
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Esther C. Atukunda
  • Esther C. Atukunda
  • Department of Pharmacy, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 1410 Mbarara, Uganda.
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Phillip Ssekamatte
  • Phillip Ssekamatte
  • Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda.
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Diana Sitenda
  • Diana Sitenda
  • Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda.
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Rose Nabatanzi
  • Rose Nabatanzi
  • Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda.
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Martin Amanya
  • Martin Amanya
  • Department of Pharmacy, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 1410 Mbarara, Uganda.
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Hussain Y. Ungo-kore
  • Hussain Y. Ungo-kore
  • School of Pharmacy, Kampala International University, P. O. Box 71, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda.
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Felicitas Roelofsen
  • Felicitas Roelofsen
  • Action for Natural Medicine in the Tropics (ANAMED INTERNATIONAL), Germany.
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Bannet Asingura
  • Bannet Asingura
  • Makerere University Walter Reed Project (MUWRP), P. O. Box 16524, Kampala, Uganda.
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Bernard S. Bagaya
  • Bernard S. Bagaya
  • Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda.
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Joel Bazira
  • Joel Bazira
  • Department of Microbiology, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 1410 Mbarara, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 27 March 2024
  •  Accepted: 26 April 2024
  •  Published: 30 June 2024

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