Heroin use is associated with suppressed pro-inflammatory cytokine response after LPS exposure in HIV-infected individuals.

Heroin use is associated with suppressed pro-inflammatory cytokine response after LPS exposure in HIV-infected individuals.

Opioid use is associated with increased incidence of infectious diseases. Although experimental studies have shown that opioids affect various functions of immune cells, only limited data are available from human studies. Drug use is an important risk factor for HIV transmission; however no data are...

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Main Authors: Hinta Meijerink, Agnes Indrati, Fitri Utami, Suharyani Soedarmo, Bachti Alisjahbana, Mihai G Netea, Reinout van Crevel, Rudi Wisaksana, Andre Jam van der Ven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4382331?pdf=render

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