Menopause and Estrogen Associations With Gut Barrier, Microbial Translocation, and Immune Activation Biomarkers in Women With and Without HIV.
Brandilyn A PetersDavid B HannaXiaonan XueKathleen WeberAllison A AppletonSeble G KassayeElizabeth TopperRussell P TracyChantal GuillemettePatrick CaronPhyllis C TienQibin QiRobert D BurkAnjali SharmaKathryn AnastosRobert C KaplanPublished in: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) (2024)
Women with HIV may experience heightened innate immune activation during menopause, possibly related to the depletion of estrogens.