Fat Matters: Understanding the Role of Adipose Tissue in Health in HIV Infection

Current HIV/AIDS Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 20-30

  Erlandson, Kristine M ^a   Lake, Jordan E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Antiretroviral therapy; BMI; HIV; HIV infection; HIV AIDS; Inflammation; Lipodystrophy; Obesity; Obesity and HIV; Review

Indexed keywords

EMTRICITABINE PLUS TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL; GROWTH HORMONE; LAMIVUDINE PLUS ZIDOVUDINE; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY FAT; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; DRUG CHOICE; ECTOPIC FAT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; LIPID STORAGE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT GAIN; ADIPOCYTE; COMPLICATION; CYTOLOGY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV INFECTIONS; LIPODYSTROPHY; PATHOLOGY; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY;

ADIPOCYTES; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIPODYSTROPHY; OBESITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84959516155     PISSN: 15483568     EISSN: 15483576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11904-016-0298-8     Document Type: Review

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