Salivary human beta-defensins affected by oral Candida status in Chinese HIV/AIDS patients undergoing ART.

Z LiuX YongL JiangL ZhangX LinW LiuY PengRenchuan Tao

Published in: Oral diseases (2018)

The incidence of oral candidiasis among HIV/AIDS patients gradually decreased due to the immune reconstruction of ART. Salivary defensins might play an important role in Candida-host interaction in HIV/AIDS patients.

Keyphrases

hiv aids
antiretroviral therapy
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
patients undergoing
hiv infected
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
endothelial cells
biofilm formation
pseudomonas aeruginosa