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| Meira,D. A.; Souza,L. R.; Calvi,S. A.; Lima,C. R. G.; Henriques,R. M. S.; Pardini,M. I.; Silva,V. A.; Iuan,F. C.; Marcondes-Machado,J.. |
| Seventy-nine HIV-1 infected patients were studied in three groups: Group G1 - 11 patients with no antiretroviral therapy; G2 - 40 patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy, 33 with only two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI), and seven with two NRTI and one protease inhibitor (PI), all with viral load (VL) equal or higher than 80 copies of plasma RNA/ml; Group G3 - 28 patients, 23 on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), 18 with two NRTI and one PI, and five with two NRTI and one non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), the remaining five with combination of two NRTI. All G3 patients had undetectable viral load for at least the past six months. The control group (Gc) included 20 normal blood donors without clinical... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Serum cytokines; HIV-1/AIDS; HAART. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992004000300008 |
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| Pontes-Cardoso,L. C. R.; Souza,L. R.; Peraçoli,M. T. S.; Pereira,P. C. M.. |
| The extensive use of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) has transformed HIV infection into a chronic condition. Thus, metabolic alterations including lipodystrophy and dyslipidemia have been associated with the use of such medications. The objective of the present study was to analyze clinical metabolic alterations and the profile of TNF-alpha, IFN-Y, IL-2, IL-10, and TNF-alpha type II soluble receptor in serum of HIV-1 individuals with and without lipodystrophy. Eighty-four adults were evaluated, 42 males and 42 females, mean age 37 years, and HAART time of at least 15 months. Two groups were formed, G1: 42 individuals with lipodystrophy, and G2: 42 without lipodistropy. From the HAART used, stavudine was more associated with the lipodystrophy... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Lipodystrophy; HIV-1; Hypertriglyceridemia; Cytokines. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992007000200009 |
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| Almeida,R. A. M. B.; Souza,L. R.; Calvi,S. A.; Ikoma,M. R. V.; Silva,V. A.; Curi,P. R.; Meira,D. A.. |
| The aim of this paper was to evaluate the immune reconstitution of HIV-1 patients subjected to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for two years or more according to CD45RA and CD45RO cell count; determination of IL-2, IFN-gamma, IL-4, IL-10 and TNF-alpha serum levels; CD4+ T and CD8+ T lymphocyte count; and plasma viral load (VL) determination. For this purpose, a cross sectional study was carried out in the Tropical Diseases Area, Botucatu School of Medicine, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil. Between June 2001 and April 2002, 37 HIV-1 infected patients were evaluated, 13 with treatment indication but untreated (G1), 9 subjected to HAART for 5-7 months (G2), and 15 treated for two years or more (G3); both treated... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HIV; Immune reconstitution; Antiretroviral; HAART; Cytokines; CD45RA; CD45RO. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992006000100008 |
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| Trindade,E. B. S. M.; Souza,L. R.; Lopes,C. A. M.; Pereira,P. C. M.. |
| The intestinal microbiota consists of a qualitatively and quantitatively diverse range of microorganisms dynamically interacting with the host. It is remarkably stable with regard to the presence of microorganisms and their roles which, however, can be altered due to pathological conditions, diet composition, gastrointestinal disturbances and/or drug ingestion. The present review aimed at contributing to the discussion about changes in the intestinal microbiota due to HIV-1 infection, focusing on the triad infection-microbiota-nutrition as factors that promote intestinal bacterial imbalance. Intestinal microbiota alterations can be due to the HIV-1 infection as a primary factor or the pharmacotherapy employed, or they can be one of the consequences of the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Intestinal microbiota; Nutrition; Infection; HIV-1. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992007000200003 |
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| Pontes,L. C. R.; Carvalho,L. R.; Souza,L. R.; Trindade,E. B. S. M.; Pereira,P. C. M.. |
| Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has been associated with the development of a clinical group and metabolic disorders such as peripheral lipodystrophy syndrome in AIDS. The aim of this study was to analyze the lipid profile, the clinical aspects, and the body composition of HIV-1 infected individuals treated with or without protease inhibitor (PI) during the highly active antiretroviral therapy. In total, 62 individuals were evaluated in this study; 15 healthy individuals (Control Group: CG), 11 HIV-1 infected individuals treated without antiretroviral therapy (Group 1: G1), 14 HIV-1 infected individuals treated with antiretroviral therapy plus protease inhibitor (Group 2: G2), and 22 HIV-1 infected individuals treated with antiretroviral... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Lipodystrophy; HIV-1; Highly active antiretroviral therapy; Dyslipidemia; Hypertriglyceridemia. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992005000200006 |
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| Barbosa,A. N.; Souza,L. R.. |
| From the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) has been distinguished as one of the most frequent opportunistic diseases with high morbid-mortality. As from 1996, the advent of the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has changed the characteristics of such epidemic by reducing its related diseases and, as a result, AIDS-related mortality. With the purpose to estimate PCP occurrence and HAART interference, 376 HIV-infected or AIDS patients were studied from January 1992 to December 2002. Among them, 58 (15.5%) PCP cases were found. There was a higher occurrence of PCP in the group of patients in which HAART was not used, with 40 (69.0%) of the episodes. As regards the studied period, a tendency to a linear reduction in annual... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: AIDS; Pneumocystis pneumonia; Antiretroviral treatment; T CD4+ lymphocytes. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992008000100012 |
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