2001
Improvement of Anemia Among HIV-Infected Injection Drug Users Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Semba R, Shah N, Vlahov D. Improvement of Anemia Among HIV-Infected Injection Drug Users Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2001, 26: 315-319. PMID: 11317071, DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200104010-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAnemiaAnti-HIV AgentsAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveBaltimoreBody Mass IndexCD4 Lymphocyte CountChronic DiseaseFemaleHemoglobinsHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMultivariate AnalysisPrevalenceSex FactorsSubstance Abuse, IntravenousViral LoadConceptsInjection drug usersPlasma HIV loadActive antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral therapyHIV loadOpportunistic infectionsCopies/Mean decreaseDrug usersHIV-positive injection drug usersPotent antiretroviral therapyImprovement of anemiaBody mass indexIncrease of hemoglobinAntiretroviral medicationsHIV infectionMass indexControl subjectsOverall prevalenceChronic diseasesAnemiaNutritional statusMean increaseMultivariate analysisHAART
1999
Reduced risk of AIDS lymphoma in individuals heterozygous for the CCR5-delta32 mutation.
Dean M, Jacobson L, McFarlane G, Margolick J, Jenkins F, Howard O, Dong H, Goedert J, Buchbinder S, Gomperts E, Vlahov D, Oppenheim J, O'Brien S, Carrington M. Reduced risk of AIDS lymphoma in individuals heterozygous for the CCR5-delta32 mutation. Cancer Research 1999, 59: 3561-4. PMID: 10446961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsB-LymphocytesCase-Control StudiesChemokine CCL5Cohort StudiesGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHIV-1HumansLymphoma, AIDS-RelatedMalePoint MutationReceptors, CCR5RiskSarcoma, KaposiSequence DeletionTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateWhite PeopleConceptsNon-Hodgkin lymphomaB cellsAIDS lymphomasCCR5 geneRisk of NHLMulticenter AIDS Cohort StudyCCR5 ligand RANTEST-cell declineAIDS Cohort StudyCCR5-Delta32 alleleB-cell lymphomaCase-control analysisCCR5-Delta32 mutationChemokine receptor genesCCR5 chemokine receptor geneTime of infectionLigand RANTESTime AIDSCohort studyOpportunistic infectionsAIDS patientsCommon malignancyKaposi's sarcomaNHL casesProliferative response
1998
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease are not associated with protection against subsequent disseminated M. avium complex disease
Sterling T, Moore R, Graham N, Astemborski J, Vlahov D, Chaisson R. Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease are not associated with protection against subsequent disseminated M. avium complex disease. AIDS 1998, 12: 1451-1457. PMID: 9727565, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199812000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAntibiotic ProphylaxisAntitubercular AgentsCD4 Lymphocyte CountCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMycobacterium avium ComplexMycobacterium avium-intracellulare InfectionMycobacterium tuberculosisProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSubstance Abuse, IntravenousTuberculosisConceptsM. tuberculosis infectionM. avium complex diseaseMycobacterium tuberculosis infectionDisseminated MACTuberculosis infectionExtrapulmonary tuberculosisDrug useLow CD4 cell levelsProspective observational cohort studyAdult HIV clinicIntravenous Experience cohortPrior opportunistic infectionsCD4 cell levelsObservational cohort studyLogistic regression analysisALIVE cohortAntibiotic prophylaxisMAC prophylaxisAntiretroviral therapyCD4 lymphocytesHIV clinicMAC diseaseActive tuberculosisCohort studyOpportunistic infectionsOpiates as potential cofactors in progression of HIV-1 infections to AIDS
Donahoe R, Vlahov D. Opiates as potential cofactors in progression of HIV-1 infections to AIDS. Journal Of Neuroimmunology 1998, 83: 77-87. PMID: 9610676, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(97)00224-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 infectionEffects of opiatesOpiate useAIDS progressionEpidemiological studiesImmune processesCD4 T-cell countT-cell countsHIV-1 expressionHost protective responsesAssociation of AIDSOpiate exposureOpportunistic infectionsAIDS pathogenesisHIV-1Monkey modelOpiate abuseEpidemiological dataInfectious processClinical observationsProtective responseOpiatesInfectionAIDSDrug abuse