Showing posts with label Low cholesterol. Show all posts
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Thursday, May 1, 2014

Low cholesterol slows HIV progression - study





Why some HIV-infected experience slower disease progression, even without medication? It has to do with cholesterol levels in specific immune cells, scientists have found, Business Standard reports.

A new discovery at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health suggested patients with HIV could live longer if cholesterol metabolism in their immune cells is regulated, said Giovanna Rappocciolo, lead author of the study.
"A fascinating aspect of the AIDS epidemic is that a small percentage of HIV-1-infected persons maintain a relatively normal number of CD4 T cells (Th cells) and low viral load for many years without receiving antiviral therapy," said Giovanna Rappocciolo from University of Pittsburgh.

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