title: Human immunodeficiency virus infection and levels of Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate in plasma among Indians.
abstract: The shift in cytokine profile during human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease progression is influenced by dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) level. Radioimmunoassay was used to measure plasma DHEAS for 30 treatment-naïve HIV-infected and 30 uninfected individuals. There was a significant negative correlation of viral load with DHEAS level (P<0.05). Further studies of the use of DHEAS levels for monitoring HIV patients economically are warranted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Virology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India 632004.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kandathil
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kannangai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Selvakumar
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Job
authors.forename: O C
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sridharan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D019314:Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D019562:Viral Load
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D019314:Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate