Cardiometabolic risk, insulin resistance and immunity in HIV/AIDS patients receiving highly active retroviral therapy

Prior to the advent of HAART (Highly Active retroviral therapy), studies of insulin resistance in HIV infection showed normal insulin sensitivity. The metabolic disturbances due to HAART are now reported in our setting. To investigate potential associations between cardiometabolic indices, innate and adaptive immunity, adipokines, and markers of insulin resistance (IR) in HIV/AIDS patients on first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) were studied....