Impact of illicit opioid use on markers of monocyte activation and systemic inflammation in people living with HIV.

<h4>Introduction</h4>We hypothesize that illicit opioid use increases bacterial translocation from the gut, which intensifies systemic inflammation.<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the association between opioid use and plasma soluble CD14 [sCD14], interleukin-6 [IL-6] and D-...

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Main Authors: Anastasia Kholodnaia, Kaku So-Armah, Debbie Cheng, Natalia Gnatienko, Gregory Patts, Jeffrey H Samet, Matthew Freiberg, Dmitry Lioznov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265504