Higher Serum Cholesterol Levels Are Associated With Reduced Systemic Inflammation and Mortality During Tuberculosis Treatment Independent of Body Mass Index

Higher Serum Cholesterol Levels Are Associated With Reduced Systemic Inflammation and Mortality During Tuberculosis Treatment Independent of Body Mass Index

Background: Lipids play a central role in the pathogenesis of tuberculosis (TB). The effect of serum lipid levels on TB treatment (ATT) outcomes and their association with serum inflammatory markers have not yet been characterized.Methods: Our retrospective cohort study on drug-susceptible TB patien...

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Main Authors: Vignesh Chidambaram, Lucas Zhou, Jennie Ruelas Castillo, Amudha Kumar, Samuel K. Ayeh, Akshay Gupte, Jann-Yuan Wang, Petros C. Karakousis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
LDL-cholesterol
HDL-cholesterol
inflammation
BMI
effect modification
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2021.696517/full

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