The insulin-like growth factor axis and risk of liver disease in hepatitis C virus/HIV-co-infected women
Strickler H, Howard A, Peters M, Fazzari M, Yu H, Augenbraun M, French A, Young M, Gange S, Anastos K, Kovacs A. The insulin-like growth factor axis and risk of liver disease in hepatitis C virus/HIV-co-infected women. AIDS 2008, 22: 527-531. PMID: 18301066, PMCID: PMC3507535, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e3282f22cdf.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive subjectsHIV-positive womenHepatic stellate cellsIGFBP-3Liver diseaseAPRI levelsLiver fibrosisInsulin-like growth factor binding protein 3Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) axisGrowth factor binding protein 3CD4 T-cell countWomen's Interagency HIV StudyLarge multi-institutional cohortInsulin-like growth factor IBaseline serum specimensHigher IGFBP-3T-cell countsHigh-risk patientsMulti-institutional cohortGrowth factor axisHepatitis C virusLiver function test dataGrowth factor IBinding protein 3Extracellular matrix accumulationAssociations of Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF)—I and IGF-Binding Protein—3 with HIV Disease Progression in Women
Strickler H, Fazzari M, Kovacs A, Isasi C, Napolitano L, Minkoff H, Gange S, Young M, Sharp G, Kaplan R, Cohen M, Gunter M, Harris T, Yu H, Schoenbaum E, Landay A, Anastos K. Associations of Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF)—I and IGF-Binding Protein—3 with HIV Disease Progression in Women. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2008, 197: 319-327. PMID: 18177247, PMCID: PMC3127259, DOI: 10.1086/524848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV disease progressionT-cell count declineCell count declineDisease progressionIGFBP-3Count declineIGF axisHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease progressionInsulin-like growth factor (IGF) axisHigher IGFBP-3 levelsIGF-Binding Protein-3Low IGF-I levelsInsulin-like growth factorIGFBP-3 levelsUse of HAARTBaseline serum samplesIGF-I levelsIGF-binding proteinsGrowth factor axisHIV pathogenesisLymphocyte numbersSerum levelsThymic growthImmunodeficiency syndromeMultivariable model