Open AccessHarvard HIV and Aging Workshop: Perspectives and Priorities from Claude D. Pepper Centers and Centers for AIDS Research
Author(s) -
Monty Montano,
Shalender Bhasin,
Richard T. D’Aquila,
Kristine M. Erlandson,
William J. Evans,
Nicholas T. Funderburg,
Amy C. Justice,
Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu,
Bisola Ojikutu,
Marco Pahor,
Savita Pahwa,
Alice S. Ryan,
Jennifer Schrack,
Michael Schultz,
Paola Sebastiani,
David Sinclair,
Julia Tripp,
Bruce D. Walker,
Julie A. Womack,
Raymond Yung,
R. Keith Reeves
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
aids research and human retroviruses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.993
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1931-8405
pISSN - 0889-2229
DOI - 10.1089/aid.2019.0130
Subject(s) - gerontology , polypharmacy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , psychological intervention , geriatrics , life span , psychology , family medicine , psychiatry
People aging with HIV (PAWH) infection experience greater impairments in physical and cognitive function, in addition to higher rates of peripheral comorbid conditions (e.g., renal failure, diabetes, bone fracture, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, polypharmacy, and multimorbidity). While multifactorial drivers, including HIV infection itself, antiretroviral therapy-related toxicities, disparities in care, and biobehavioral factors, likely contribute, there remains an overarching question as to what are the relevant age-related mechanisms and models that could inform interventions that promote health span and life span in PAWH? This workshop was convened to hear from experts on the biology of aging and HIV researchers studying PAWH to focus on advancing investigations at the interface of HIV and Aging. In this study, we summarize the discussions from the Harvard Center for AIDS Research and Boston Claude D. Pepper cosponsored workshop on HIV and Aging, which took place in October 2018.