Cytomegalovirus-specific CD8+ T-cell responses are associated with arterial blood pressure in people living with HIV.

People living with HIV (PLHIV) are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), and immunity against cytomegalovirus (CMV) may be a contributing factor. We hypothesized that enhanced T-cell responses against CMV and CMV-IgG antibody-levels are associated with higher arterial blood pressure in...

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Main Authors: Vibe Ballegaard, Karin Kaereby Pedersen, Peter Brændstrup, Nikolai Kirkby, Anette Stryhn, Lars P Ryder, Jan Gerstoft, Susanne Dam Nielsen
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.0226182