Cocaine use associated gut permeability and microbial translocation in people living with HIV in the Miami Adult Study on HIV (MASH) cohort.

Jacqueline HernandezJavier A TamargoSabrina Sales MartinezHaley R MartinAdriana CampaRafick-Pierre SékalyRebeka BordiKenneth E ShermanSusan D RousterHeidi L MeedsJag H KhalsaRaul N MandlerShenghan LaiMarianna K Baum

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Cocaine use was associated with markers of gut permeability, microbial translocation, and immune activation in virally suppressed PLWH. Mitigation of cocaine use may prevent further gastrointestinal damage and immune activation in PLWH.

Keyphrases

microbial community
antiretroviral therapy
endothelial cells
hiv positive
prefrontal cortex
hiv infected
human immunodeficiency virus
hepatitis c virus
oxidative stress
hiv aids
hiv testing
south africa
childhood cancer