Role of cytokines and testosterone in regulating lean body mass and resting energy expenditure in HIV-infected men
Roubenoff R, Grinspoon S, Skolnik PR, Tchetgen E, Abad L, Spiegelman D, Knox T, Gorbach S. Role of cytokines and testosterone in regulating lean body mass and resting energy expenditure in HIV-infected men. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2002, 283: e138-e145. PMID: 12067854, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00426.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveBody CompositionBody WeightCD4 Lymphocyte CountCytokinesEnergy MetabolismFollow-Up StudiesHIV InfectionsHIV Wasting SyndromeHumansInterleukin-1Linear ModelsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedNutritional StatusRestTestosteroneThinnessTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaViral LoadConceptsLBM lossPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsIL-1 beta productionWeight lossActive antiretroviral therapyCohort of patientsSerum free testosteroneBlood mononuclear cellsInadequate dietary intakeOngoing cohort studyCytokine tumor necrosisRole of cytokinesIL-1 betaTNF-alpha productionInterleukin-1 betaMo of observationLean body massKcal/dayAntiretroviral therapyCohort studyFree testosteroneHIV infectionIndependent predictorsCytokine productionMononuclear cells