Exploring the immunomodulatory role of depot medroxyprogesterones acetate and endogenous progesterone levels in HIV infected and uninfected women

Exploring the immunomodulatory role of depot medroxyprogesterones acetate and endogenous progesterone levels in HIV infected and uninfected women

Abstract Objective The aim of this proof of concept study was to determine the effect of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate on host and viral factors in HIV infected and uninfected women. Results In this study, the gene expression levels for CCL5, CCR5 and CXCR4 was significantly higher in HIV positi...

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Main Authors: Nonzwakazi Mnqonywa, Nathlee Abbai, Viswanath Ragupathy, Gita Ramjee, Indira Hewlett, Dhayendre Moodley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA)
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Gene expression
Chemokine receptor type 5 (CCR5)
Immunomodulatory
Endogenous progesterone
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-019-4785-z

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