Open AccessMicrobial Translocation in HIV Infection Is Associated With Dyslipidemia, Insulin Resistance, and Risk of Myocardial Infarction
Author(s) -
Kim Steenstrup Pedersen,
Maria Pedersen,
Marius Trøseid,
Julie C. Gaardbo,
Thomas Kromann Lund,
Carsten Thomsen,
Jan Gerstoft,
Dag Kvale,
Susanne Dam Nielsen
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.0b013e31829f919d
Subject(s) - dyslipidemia , insulin resistance , medicine , framingham risk score , diabetes mellitus , insulin , myocardial infarction , gastroenterology , immunology , endocrinology , disease
Microbial translocation has been suggested to be a driver of immune activation and inflammation. It is hypothesized that microbial translocation may be related to dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and the risk of coronary heart disease in HIV-infected individuals.