A potential role for fat tissue as an HIV reservoir and source of chronic inflammation

Friday, September 25, 2015 - 10:30 in Health & Medicine

Viral persistence and chronic inflammation are two key features of HIV-positive patients on antiretroviral therapy. A new study reports results from macaques and humans that suggest an important role for adipose (fat) tissue as an HIV reservoir with inflammatory potential.

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