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Effects of antiretroviral therapy on proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9: focus on lipids, inflammation and immunovirological parameters.

V BianconiE SchiaroliMatteo PirroS CardaciC BustiM R MannarinoF BaldelliD Francisci
Published in: HIV medicine (2020)
PCSK9 levels, along with systemic inflammation, were progressively reduced following the initiation of an effective ART. However, at the end of the study PCSK9 levels remained higher than in controls and did not correlate with any of the lipid variables.
Keyphrases
  • antiretroviral therapy
  • low density lipoprotein
  • hiv infected
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • oxidative stress
  • hiv infected patients
  • hiv positive
  • hiv aids
  • south africa
  • men who have sex with men