Association between alcohol use and inflammatory biomarkers over time among younger adults with HIV-The Russia ARCH Observational Study.
Kaku A So-ArmahDebbie M ChengMatthew S FreibergNatalia GnatienkoGregory PattsYicheng MaLaura F WhiteElena BlokhinaDmitriy A LioznovMargaret F DoyleRussell P TracyNatalie ChichettoCarly BriddenKendall BryantEvgeny M KrupitskyJeffrey H SametPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Among HIV+ adults, current heavy alcohol use is associated with higher sCD14, IL-6 and D-dimer over time. Since these biomarkers are associated with mortality, interventions to mitigate effects of heavy drinking on these immune processes merit consideration.