| Literature DB >> 23032411 |
Florencia Pereyra1, Janet Lo, Virginia A Triant, Jeffrey Wei, Maria J Buzon, Kathleen V Fitch, Janice Hwang, Jennifer H Campbell, Tricia H Burdo, Kenneth C Williams, Suhny Abbara, Steven K Grinspoon.
Abstract
HIV-1 elite controllers spontaneously maintain suppressed levels of viremia, but exhibit significant immune activation. We investigated coronary atherosclerosis by coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) in elite controllers, nonelite controller, chronically HIV-1 infected, antiretroviral therapy (ART)-treated patients with undetectable viral load ('chronic HIV'), and HIV-negative controls. Prevalence of atherosclerosis (78 vs. 42%, P < 0.05) and markers of immune activation were increased in elite controllers compared with HIV-negative controls. sCD163, a monocyte activation marker, was increased in elite controllers compared with chronic HIV-1 (P < 0.05) and compared with HIV-negative controls (P < 0.05). These data suggest a significant degree of coronary atherosclerosis and monocyte activation among elite controllers.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23032411 PMCID: PMC3660105 DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32835a9950
Source DB: PubMed Journal: AIDS ISSN: 0269-9370 Impact factor: 4.177