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Evidence for link between ‘leaky gut’ and autoantibody production in HIV-positive patients

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IMAGE: HIV-POSITIVE, ART-TREATED PATIENTS WITH HIGH LEVELS OF AUTOANTIBODIES ALSO HAVE INCREASED LEVELS OF BACTERIA (STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS) PRODUCTS IN THEIR BLOOD, ACCORDING TO A RECENT ARTICLE BY JIANG ET AL IN… view more  

 

Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, attacks the immune system, making affected individuals more susceptible to infections. When patients with HIV are treated with antiretroviral therapy (ART), their immune system can recover, but some of them produce self-destructive proteins, or autoantibodies.  Read More

 

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