Reduced sTWEAK and increased sCD163 levels in HIV-infected patients: modulation by antiretroviral treatment, HIV replication and HCV co-infection.

Reduced sTWEAK and increased sCD163 levels in HIV-infected patients: modulation by antiretroviral treatment, HIV replication and HCV co-infection.

Patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease due to increased inflammation and persistent immune activation. CD163 is a macrophage scavenger receptor that is involved in monocyte-macrophage activation in HIV-infected patients. CD163 i...

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Main Authors: Luis M Beltrán, Rocío Muñoz Hernández, Rebeca S de Pablo Bernal, José S García Morillo, Jesús Egido, Manuel Leal Noval, Sara Ferrando-Martinez, Luis M Blanco-Colio, Miguel Genebat, José R Villar, Rafael Moreno-Luna, Juan Antonio Moreno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3942443?pdf=render

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