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Elevated resting energy expenditure among HIV-seropositive persons receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy

AIDSPublished 1 July 1999
Abby Shevitz, Tamsin A. Knox, Donna Spiegelman, Ronenn Roubenoff, Sherwood L. Gorbach, Paul R. Skolnik
Citations104
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score1.21
SNIP0.90

TL;DR

Viral load and HAART appear to exert independent effects on REE, and although HAART may decrease metabolic rate by lowering viral burden, it appears to increase metabolic demands through some mechanism independent of its effect on viral burden.

Abstract

Viral load and HAART appear to exert independent effects on REE. Although HAART may decrease metabolic rate by lowering viral burden, it appears to increase metabolic demands through some mechanism(s) independent of its effect on viral burden. This may result in elevated REE despite control of viral replication.

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Medicine