Frailty, markers of immune activation and oxidative stress in HIV infected elderly.

People living with HIV-1 experience an accelerated aging due to the persistent and chronic activation of the immune system. This phenomenon conduces to immune exhaustion and precipitate immunosenescence. In general, frailty is defined as a syndrome of physiological degeneration in the elderly. Circu...

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Main Authors: Susana Álvarez, Fátima Brañas, Matilde Sánchez-Conde, Santiago Moreno, Juan Carlos López-Bernaldo de Quirós, Mª Ángeles Muñoz-Fernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230339