Redox Imbalance: A Core Feature of ME/CFS and Acute COVID-19 Redox Imbalance: A Core Feature of ME/CFS and Acute COVID-19 – CENTER FOR SOLUTIONS FOR ME/CFS (cfsformecfs.org) AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses Vol. 14, No. 17 The Role of Oxidative Imbalance in Progression to AIDS: Effect of the Thiol Supplier N -Acetylcysteine WALTER MALORNI , ROBERTO RIVABENE , BARBARA M. LUCIA , ROSETTA FERRARA , ANNA M. MAZZONE , ROBERTO CAUDA , and ROBERTO PAGANELLI Published Online: 15 Mar 2009 https://doi.org/10.1089/aid.1998.14.1589 Abstract In this study we investigate the redox profile of HIV+ patients at different stages of disease with regard to immunological parameters, i.e., the number of circulating CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocytes. For this purpose, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) obtained from healthy donors, HIV+ patients in the asymptomatic phase, long-term nonProgressors (LTNPs), and AIDS patients have been considered. Cells h...