Effects of Heavy Drinking on T-Cell Phenotypes Consistent with Immunosenescence in Untreated HIV Infection.
Kaku A So-ArmahE Jennifer EdelmanDebbie M ChengMargaret F DoyleGregory J PattsNatalia GnatienkoEvgeny M KrupitskyJeffrey H SametMatthew S FreibergPublished in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2016)
In this cross-sectional analysis, heavy drinking in the setting of untreated HIV infection did not appear to be associated with alterations in T-cell phenotypes consistent with immunosenescence. To substantiate these findings, longitudinal studies should assess whether changes in alcohol consumption are associated with changes in these and other immunosenescent T-cell phenotypes.