Factors Associated With Plasma IL-6 Levels During HIV Infection

H. Borges, Álvaro; L. O’Connor, Jemma; Phillips, Andrew; F. Rönsholt, Frederikke; Pett, Sarah; J. Vjecha, Michael; A. French, Martyn; Lundgren, Jens

doi:10.1093/infdis/jiv123

Public

Factors Associated With Plasma IL-6 Levels During HIV Infection

Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases • Feb 26, 2015

Authors:

Álvaro H. Borges

Jemma L. O’Connor

Andrew Phillips

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Elevated interleukin 6 (IL-6) levels have been linked to cardiovascular disease, cancer and death. Persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection receiving treatment have higher IL-6 levels, but few data are available on factors associated with circulating IL-6. METHODS: Parti...

Subject

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Immunology

Virology

Finding related papers...

Discussions

(0)

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts!