Anti-retroviral therapy is associated with decreased alveolar glutathione levels even in healthy HIV-infected individuals.

Lung infections are a leading cause of death in HIV-infected individuals. Measuring redox in HIV-infected individuals may identify those with chronic oxidative stress who are at increased risk for lung infection. We sought to estimate the association between HIV infection and oxidative stress in the...

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Main Authors: Sushma K Cribbs, David M Guidot, Greg S Martin, Jeffrey Lennox, Lou Ann Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3922940?pdf=render