Contribution of intestinal barrier damage, microbial translocation and HIV-1 infection status to an inflammaging signature.

Systemic inflammation is a characteristic of both HIV-1 infection and aging ("inflammaging"). Intestinal epithelial barrier damage (IEBD) and microbial translocation (MT) contribute to HIV-associated inflammation, but their impact on inflammaging remains unclear.Plasma biomarkers for IEBD...

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Main Authors: Amanda K Steele, Eric J Lee, Brian Vestal, Daniel Hecht, Zachary Dong, Eric Rapaport, John Koeppe, Thomas B Campbell, Cara C Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4018269?pdf=render