| Literature DB >> 25197827 |
Suman Srinivasa1, Kathleen V Fitch1, Eva Petrow1, Tricia H Burdo2, Kenneth C Williams2, Janet Lo1, Hélène C F Cȏté3, Steven K Grinspoon1.
Abstract
Telomere length (TL) and immune activation markers were measured in a cohort of HIV-infected (n = 102) and age-matched non-HIV-infected (n = 41) men. TL was significantly shorter in HIV-infected compared with non-HIV-infected subjects (P = 0.04). Univariate analysis revealed a strong inverse relationship of TL to sCD163, and thus, monocyte/macrophage activation, among the HIV group (ρ = -0.30, P = 0.003). In multivariate modeling among the whole group, HIV-positive serostatus (P = 0.06) and sCD163 (P = 0.05) remained predictors of TL controlling for age and smoking status. Our data demonstrate that increased immune activation relates to shorter TL in HIV.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25197827 PMCID: PMC4213298 DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000329
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr ISSN: 1525-4135 Impact factor: 3.731