Vitamin A and HIV infection: disease progression, mortality, and transmission.
Among HIV-infected individuals, many nutritional factors that influence disease progress, mortality, and transmission are not well understood. Of particular interest is the role of vitamin A. The benefits of vitamin A have been recognized since ancient times by Egyptian physicians who successfully treated night blindness with vitamin A. Contemporary scientists have since recognized the importance of vitamin A and have provided evidence that it may help in repairing damaged mucosal surfaces; what remains unclear, however, is its role during HIV infection. In this review, we examine the evidence provided in both observational studies and randomized controlled trials that assessed the effect of vitamin A during HIV infection.
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Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology, and Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality / Q000635:transmission; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D015995:Prevalence; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D019562:Viral Load; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology
D014801:Vitamin A