Poorer Muscle Quality and Quantity With ART Initiation Is Associated With Greater Inflammation and Immune Activation.
Arianna KousariCarlee MoserMaxine OlefskyTodd T BrownJudith S CurrierGrace A McComseyAnn ScherzingerJames H SteinJordan E LakeKristine M ErlandsonPublished in: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) (2022)
Greater fat infiltration within the psoas muscle (lower density) and greater loss in lean psoas muscle area were associated with higher inflammation and immune activation, which may portend important effects on muscle function and cardiometabolic risk.