Probiotics Reduce Inflammation in Antiretroviral Treated, HIV-Infected Individuals: Results of the "Probio-HIV" Clinical Trial.

HIV infection results in damage to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, microbial translocation and immune activation. These are not completely normalized with combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). Moreover, increate morbidity and mortality of cART-treated HIV-infected individuals is associated with i...

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Main Authors: Gabriella d'Ettorre, Giancarlo Ceccarelli, Noemi Giustini, Sara Serafino, Nina Calantone, Gabriella De Girolamo, Luigi Bianchi, Valeria Bellelli, Tommaso Ascoli-Bartoli, Sonia Marcellini, Ombretta Turriziani, Jason M Brenchley, Vincenzo Vullo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4573418?pdf=render