Open AccessCharacterization of CD4+ T-Cell Immune Activation and Interleukin 10 Levels Among HIV, Hepatitis C Virus, and HIV/HCV-Coinfected Patients
Author(s) -
Aimee C. Hodowanec,
Kirsten E. Brady,
Weihua Gao,
Stacey L. Kincaid,
Jill Plants,
Mieoak Bahk,
Alan Landay,
Gregory Huhn
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e31829c6de0
Subject(s) - hepatitis c virus , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immune system , immunology , medicine , virus , hepatitis c , hepacivirus
HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV)-coinfected patients have accelerated liver disease compared with HCV monoinfection. In HIV-positive patients with viral suppression, data comparing inflammatory cytokines and immune activation between HIV/HCV coinfection with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) to HIV/HCV-seropositive patients with cleared HCV are limited.