Open AccessFat Distribution in Men With HIV Infection
Author(s) -
Peter Bacchetti,
Barbara Gripshover,
Carl Grünfeld,
Steven B. Heymsfield,
Heather McCreath,
Dennis Osmond,
Michael S. Saag,
Rebecca Scherzer,
Michael G. Shlipak,
Phyllis C. Tien,
Metabolic Change in Hiv Infection
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/01.qai.0000182230.47819.aa
Subject(s) - lipoatrophy , stavudine , adipose tissue , medicine , lipodystrophy , endocrinology , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral load , antiretroviral therapy
Both peripheral fat loss and central fat gain have been reported in HIV infection. Which changes are specific to HIV were determined by comparison with control subjects and the associations among different adipose tissue depots were determined.