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SUBMITTER: Gupta SK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2891092 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gupta Samir K SK Johnson Raymond M RM Mather Kieren J KJ Clauss Matthias M Rehman Jalees J Saha Chandan C Desta Zeruesenay Z Dubé Michael P MP
AIDS (London, England) 20100601 9
We performed a single-arm, open-label pilot trial of the anti-inflammatory drug pentoxifylline to reduce systemic inflammation and improve endothelial function, measured by flow-mediated dilation of the brachial artery, in HIV-infected patients not requiring antiretroviral therapy. Pentoxifylline significantly reduced circulating levels of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 and interferon-gamma-induced protein and significantly improved endothelial function during the 8-week trial. Pentoxifylline ...[more]