TY - JOUR
T1 - Persistent Inflammation and Endothelial Activation in HIV-1 Infected Patients after 12 Years of Antiretroviral Therapy
AU - Rönsholt, Frederikke F
AU - Ullum, Henrik
AU - Katzenstein, Terese L
AU - Gerstoft, Jan
AU - Ostrowski, Sisse R
PY - 2013/6/3
Y1 - 2013/6/3
N2 - Objective:The study investigated markers of inflammation and endothelial activation in HIV infected patients after 12 years of successful combination antiretroviral treatment (cART).Methods:Inflammation and endothelial activation were assessed by measuring levels of immunoglobulins, β2-microglobulin, interleukin (IL) 8, tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1), sE-Selectin, and sP-Selectin.Results:HIV infected patients had higher levels of β2-microglobulin, IL-8, TNFα, and sICAM-1 than uninfected controls, and HIV infected patients lacked correlation between platelet counts and sP-Selectin levels found in uninfected controls.Conclusion:Discrete signs of systemic and vascular inflammation persist even after very long term cART.
AB - Objective:The study investigated markers of inflammation and endothelial activation in HIV infected patients after 12 years of successful combination antiretroviral treatment (cART).Methods:Inflammation and endothelial activation were assessed by measuring levels of immunoglobulins, β2-microglobulin, interleukin (IL) 8, tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1), sE-Selectin, and sP-Selectin.Results:HIV infected patients had higher levels of β2-microglobulin, IL-8, TNFα, and sICAM-1 than uninfected controls, and HIV infected patients lacked correlation between platelet counts and sP-Selectin levels found in uninfected controls.Conclusion:Discrete signs of systemic and vascular inflammation persist even after very long term cART.
U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0065182
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0065182
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 23755191
SN - 1932-6203
VL - 8
SP - 1
EP - 5
JO - PLoS Computational Biology
JF - PLoS Computational Biology
IS - 6
M1 - e65182
ER -