Canna~Fangled Abstracts

Effect of Cannabis Use on HIV DNA during Suppressive ART.

By May 10, 2019May 13th, 2019No Comments
2019 May 10. pii: ciz387. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz387.
[Epub ahead of print]
Chaillon A1, Nakazawa M1, Anderson C1, Christensen-Quick A1, Ellis RJ1, Franklin D1, Morris SR1, Gianella S1.

Abstract

Cannabis use is frequent among people living with HIV and is associated with reduced systemic inflammation. We observed a faster HIV DNA decay during antiretroviral therapy among cannabis users, compared to no drug use. No cannabis-effect was observed on cellular HIV RNA transcription.

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KEYWORDS: Cannabis; HIV DNA; MSM; cellular transcription

PMID: 31074488
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz387

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