Article
HIV associated lipodystrophy : study of molecular mechanisms and genetic susceptibility
2015-01-01
Abstract excerpt
HIV associated lipodystrophy (HIVLD), an adverse effect of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), further introduces complexity in the management of HIV infection. There is also increased of cardiovascular disease in HIV patients, even in the absence of HIVLD. cART impairs adipogenesis and dysregulates the secretion of adipokines, fat and glucose metabolism in the adipose tissue. This is seen with both proteas...
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- Literature Corpus work
- d0e49d7f-23be-5ee0-bd03-e68de21c81f2
- DOI
- 10.17638/02041279
