Tobacco Smoking Increases Immune Activation and Impairs T-Cell Function in HIV Infected Patients on Antiretrovirals: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study

BACKGROUND: The influence of tobacco smoking on the immune system of HIV infected individuals is largely unknown. We investigated the impact of tobacco smoking on immune activation, microbial translocation, immune exhaustion and T-cell function in HIV infected individuals. METHOD: HIV infected smoke...

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Autores principales: Valiathan, Ranjini, Miguez, Maria J., Patel, Bijal, Arheart, Kristopher L., Asthana, Deshratn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4026405/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24842313
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097698

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4026405/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24842313
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097698

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