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Non-Classical Monocytes and Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1) Correlate with Coronary Artery Calcium Progression in Chronically HIV-1 Infected Adults on Stable Antiretroviral Therapy.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Zungsontiporn Nath, Tello Raquel R, Zhang Guangxiang, Mitchell Brooks I, Budoff Matthew, Kallianpur Kalpana J, Nakamoto Beau K, Keating Sheila M, Norris Philip J, Ndhlovu Lishomwa C, Souza Scott A, Shikuma Cecilia M, Chow Dominic C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Persistent inflammation and immune activation has been hypothesized to contribute to increased prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in patients with chronic HIV infection. In this study, we examined the correlation of peripheral monocyte subsets and soluble biomarkers of inflammation to coronary artery calcium (CAC) progression, as measured by cardiac...
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