Associations of gender and serum total cholesterol with CD4+ T cell count and HIV RNA load in antiretroviral-naïve individuals in Addis Ababa

Associations of gender and serum total cholesterol with CD4+ T cell count and HIV RNA load in antiretroviral-naïve individuals in Addis Ababa

Abstract Background Males are more susceptible than females to infections due to the differences in endocrine-immune interactions. Furthermore, it is reported that lowering cell cholesterol impairs viral replication and infection in vitro. However, the production of oxysterols in vivo by oxidation o...

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Main Authors: Melaku Adal, Rawleigh Howe, Desta Kassa, Abraham Aseffa, Beyene Petros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Gender
Total cholesterol
ART naïve
HIV RNA load
CD4+ T cell count
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5852-4

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