The occurrence of lipodystrophy in patients taking antihuman immunodeficiency virus(HIV) medications is a serious problem as it is irreversible even after drug withdrawal. Although it was first recognized in patients ...
AIM To investigate the mechanism(s) by which potential effects of multi-drug highly-active antiretroviral therapy contributes to lipodystrophy syndrome. METHODS Preadipocytes from healthy donors were assessed for prol...
financially supported in the our laboratory with resources from The National Council of Technological and Scientific Development;the State of Sao Paulo Research Foundation;the National Institute of Science and Technology of Complex Fluids.
For human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)-infected patients, the 1990s were marked by the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy(HAART) representing a new perspective of life for these patients. The use of H...