… and resistin are involved in many metabolic pathways. Patients with HIV infection and
lipodystrophy have low adiponectin levels… Genetic analysis implicates resistin in HIV …

… Studies on HIV patients have reported conflicting results regarding the association between
resistin levels and lipodystrophy. One study proposed that resistin could be used as a …

… levels of cytokines such as TNF-α, IL-6 and leptin were found to be increased while plasma
resistin levels … adipokine genes in patients of HIV-associated lipodystrophy (HIVLD), which …

… liver of HIVpositive individuals. Studies have shown that there are decreased levels of
ghrelin in lipodystrophy among HIV-… Increased levels of resistin have been found in HIV-infected …

… with NAFLD known as HIV/ART–associated lipodystrophy syndrome (HALS). … HIV infected
patients also show high serum levels of resistin, an adipokine correlated with IR, lipoatrophy …

… Lower estrogen and testosterone levels have been demonstrated among men with HIV and
lipodystrophy compared to those without lipodystrophy [64]. Estrogen has differential binding …

… of acquired partial lipodystrophy (APL) is associated with antiretroviral therapy in HIV patients
[… This set of alterations is denoted lipodystrophy or HIV metabolic syndrome, with cases …

… levels with the development of lipodystrophy. Indeed, lower adiponectin is associated with
subcutaneous lipoatrophy, 33 IR, … disease 35 in ART-treated HIV-seropositive persons. These …

… -1 levels remain normal, but basal and mean overnight GH concentrations, as well as GH
pulse amplitude are lower than in patients with HIV without lipodystrophy. … in the resistin gene, …

… in France, aimed to prospectively evaluate the impact of HIV infection and cART on morbidity.
It enrolled 800 recently diagnosed (within <1 year) HIV-1–infected adults (aged >18 years), …