HIV-Related Immune Activation May Predict Weight Gain and Exacerbate Complications, Especially in Women | NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

HIV-Related Immune Activation May Predict Weight Gain and Exacerbate Complications, Especially in Women | NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Wednesday, March 6, 2019 NIAID Now: HIV-Related Immune Activation May Predict Weight Gain and Exacerbate Complications, Especially in Women Consistently taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) as prescribed allows men and women with HIV to live long, healthy lives and prevent transmitting HIV to sexual partners. Yet even when the virus is well controlled with ART, HIV can cause persistent immune activation that contributes to an increased risk of complications such as heart disease and certain cancers. New NIAID-supported research presented today at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Seattle sheds light on the relationship between immune activation and weight gain.