Sentences with phrase «starting antiretroviral therapy»

In people with HIV, low vitamin D levels have been linked to thicker carotid arteries as well as a weaker comeback for the immune system after starting antiretroviral therapy.

Inflammation can be a driving factor for heart disease, but in the study, low vitamin D was not linked to higher levels of inflammation markers. Additional research could determine whether those who are starting antiretroviral therapy would see better immune recovery if they took a vitamin D supplement.

They not only underscore the importance of starting antiretroviral therapy very early in the infection but also highlight the need for a vaccine that can protect mucosal surfaces.

Investigators report today that starting antiretroviral therapy early reduced HIV transmission by 93 percent over the course of the study.

They also studied cells taken from HIV - infected individuals before and after they started antiretroviral therapy, and before and after treatment interruptions.

In addition, the investigators found that among the HPTN 052 participants who started antiretroviral therapy early but failed treatment before May 2011, those who had a higher viral load when they joined the study were likely to develop resistance to their antiretroviral drugs.

For many years, clinicians debated the best time to start antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV infection, with some worrying that the risks of treatment in terms of drug toxicities could outweigh the benefits of controlling the virus.

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«For those of us who saw the AIDS epidemic explode and who watched helplessly as thousands died, the opportunity to try to develop an HIV cure is truly amazing,» said Paul Volberding, MD, a UCSF professor of medicine who started the Positive Health Program at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center in the early days of the epidemic and was a leader in early clinical trials to evaluate antiretroviral therapy.