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SUBMITTER: Ho EL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3117676 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
AIDS research and therapy 20110512
<h4>Background</h4>Minocycline is a tetracycline antibiotic that has been shown to attenuate central nervous system (CNS) lentivirus infection, immune activation, and brain injury in model systems. To initiate assessment of minocycline as an adjuvant therapy in human CNS HIV infection, we conducted an open-labelled pilot study of its effects on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood biomarkers of infection and immune responses in 7 viremic subjects not taking antiretroviral therapy.<h4>Results</h4> ...[more]