Open AccessEffects of vitamin E and C supplementation on oxidative stress and viral load in HIV-infected subjects
Author(s) -
Johane P. Allard,
Elaheh Aghdassi,
Jenny Fung Ling Chau,
Carolyn Tam,
Colin Kovacs,
Irving E. Salit,
Sharon Walmsley
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/00002030-199813000-00013
Subject(s) - malondialdehyde , oxidative stress , vitamin e , lipid peroxidation , vitamin , placebo , vitamin c , medicine , micronutrient , antioxidant , viral load , endocrinology , immunology , chemistry , biochemistry , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pathology , alternative medicine
The HIV-infected population is known to be oxidatively stressed and deficient in antioxidant micronutrients. Since in vitro replication of HIV is increased with oxidative stress, this study assessed the effect of antioxidant vitamin supplementation on lipid peroxidation, a measure of oxidative stress, and viral load in humans.