Systemic DPP4 activity is reduced during primary HIV-1 infection and is associated with intestinal RORC+ CD4+ cell levels: a surrogate marker candidate of HIV-induced intestinal damage.
Mickaël J PloquinArmanda CasrougeYoann MadecNicolas NoelBeatrice JacquelinNicolas HuotDarragh DuffySimon P JochemsLuca MicciCamille LécurouxFaroudy BoufassaThijs BooimanThalia Garcia-TellezMathilde GhislainRoger Le GrandOlivier LambotteNeeltje KootstraLaurence MeyerCecile GoujardMirko PaiardiniMatthew L AlbertMichaela Müller-TrutwinPublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2019)
These data provide evidence that blood sDPP4 levels could be useful as a correlate for HIV-induced intestinal damage.