Elevated serum levels of neopterin but not β2-microglobulin in HIV-1-seronegative injecting drug users
Strickler H, Blanchard J, Vlahov D, Taylor E, Muñoz A, Nelson K, Margolick J. Elevated serum levels of neopterin but not β2-microglobulin in HIV-1-seronegative injecting drug users. AIDS 1993, 7: 361-368. PMID: 8471199, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199303000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug useNeopterin levelsSerum levelsDrug usersSerum beta 2MBeta 2M levelsSerum beta 2M levelsMean neopterin levelsSerum neopterin levelsElevated serum levelsHIV-1 infectionCellular immune activationBeta 2MRisk factor variablesIntravenous Experience (ALIVE) studyM levelsMale IDUsSerum neopterinImmune activationProspective studyImmunocompetent cellsHIV-1Β2-microglobulinConsecutive daysNeopterin