Menopause is associated with immune activation in women with HIV.

Brandilyn A PetersXiaonan XueLila A SheiraQibin QiAnjali SharmaNanette SantoroMaria L AlcaideIgho OfotokunAdaora A AdimoraHeather S McKayPhyllis C TienKatherine G MichelDeborah GustafsonBulent TuranAlan L LandayRobert C KaplanSheri D Weiser

Published in: The Journal of infectious diseases (2021)

In women with HIV, menopause may increase innate immune activation, but data did not support an influence on the gut barrier or inflammation. Clinical implications of immune activation during the menopausal transition warrants further investigation.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
hiv positive
hiv infected
innate immune
human immunodeficiency virus
hepatitis c virus
hiv testing
hiv aids
postmenopausal women
oxidative stress
electronic health record