Erythrocyte glutathione deficiency in symptom-free HIV infection is associated with decreased synthesis rate

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 276, Issue 1 39-1, 1999, Pages

  Jahoor, Farook ^a   Jackson, Alan ^b   Gazzard, Brian ^c   Philips, Gary ^b   Sharpstone, Danny ^c   Frazer, Margaret E ^a   Heird, William ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glutathione synthesis; Human immunodeficiency virus infection; N acetylcysteine; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID DEFICIENCY; ANTIBODY DEPENDENT CELLULAR CYTOTOXICITY; ARTICLE; CELL MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY; CELL SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032946103     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1999.276.1.e205     Document Type: Article

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