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SUBMITTER: Anthony DD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3501153 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Anthony Donald D DD Conry Sara J SJ Medvik Kathy K Sandhya Rani M R MR Falck-Ytter Yngve Y Blanton Ronald E RE Lederman Michael M MM Rodriguez Benigno B Landay Alan L AL Sandberg Johan K JK
The Journal of infectious diseases 20120710 6
Disease progression of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is associated with immune activation. Activation indices are higher during coinfection of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV. The effect of immune activation on interferon α (IFN-α) therapy response is unknown. We evaluated soluble CD14 (sCD14) and natural killer (NK)-cell subsets at baseline, and during pegIFN-α2a/ribavirin therapy in HCV-HIV coinfection. The sCD14 level increased during therapy. Baseline sCD14 positively correlate ...[more]