@article{b755cd6074c311dbbee902004c4f4f50,
title = "Adipose tissue expression of IL-18 and HIV-associated lipodystrophy",
abstract = "IL-18 is an inducer of apoptosis/tissue injury. IL-18 messenger RNA expression was examined in adipose tissue (AT) obtained from HIV patients with lipodystrophy, without lipodystrophy and healthy controls. IL-18 mRNA was expressed in AT at increased levels in lipodystrophy-positive compared with lipodystrophy-negative patients and healthy controls. Higher levels of IL-18 mRNA were found in femoral-gluteal AT compared with abdominal AT, and correlated with limb fat loss. These findings suggest that IL-18 is linked to HIV-associated lipodystrophy.",
author = "B. Lindegaard and A.B. Hansen and Henriette Pilegaard and P. Keller and J. Gerstoft and Pedersen, {B. K.}",
year = "2004",
language = "English",
volume = "18",
pages = "1956--1958",
journal = "AIDS, Supplement",
issn = "1350-2840",
publisher = "Lippincott Williams & Wilkins",
number = "14",
}