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A Link Is Identified Between Antiretrovirals and Lipid Problems

A Link Is Identified Between Antiretrovirals and Lipid Problems

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Researchers from Emory University in Atlanta and the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center have used a lipid biomarker to show that antiretroviral drugs are associated with higher levels of fats in the blood. Apolipoprotein C-III (ApoC-III) is a newly identified biomarker of lipid metabolism in the body, metabolism that produces elevated levels of triglycerides. In two separate studies the researchers determined that patients treated with nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors or protease inhibitors were more likely to have higher ApoC-III levels than HIV-positive patients not taking anti-HIV drugs. Correspondingly, those patients had higher triglyceride levels. 'This suggests that patients undergoing HIV therapy have impaired metabolism of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins,' says researcher Carlos del Rio.

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Ryan is the Digital Director of The Advocate Channel, and a graduate of NYU Tisch's Department of Dramatic Writing. She is also a member of GALECA, the LGBTQ+ society of entertainment critics. While her specialties are television writing and comedy, Ryan is a young member of the LGBTQ+ community passionate about politics and advocating for all.

Ryan is the Digital Director of The Advocate Channel, and a graduate of NYU Tisch's Department of Dramatic Writing. She is also a member of GALECA, the LGBTQ+ society of entertainment critics. While her specialties are television writing and comedy, Ryan is a young member of the LGBTQ+ community passionate about politics and advocating for all.