Circulating CD40 ligand, Dickkopf-1 and P-selectin in HIV-infected patients.
Falasca KatiaM RealeM Di NicolaC UcciferriI A ZeccaF SantilliM PontolilloR LianiC D'AngeloE CostantiniJ VecchietPublished in: HIV medicine (2019)
In this study, we found that HIV-infected patients displayed significantly higher circulating levels of both CD40L and DKK-1, which were linearly and directly correlated, when compared to HIV-negative patients. The presence of diabetes was associated with lower levels of both CD40L and DKK-1, whereas the presence of hypertension was associated with higher levels of CD40L.