Malnutrition in HIV-infected patients is characterized by a loss of both fat-free mass (FFM)
and fat mass (FM). Glucocorticoids and androgens change during the course of the infection …

The progression of HIV infection is accompanied by severe immunodepression and
cachexia, particularly during advanced stages. The immune depression is due largely to a …

Objective Blood cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS) levels, and CD4 T
cell counts were assessed in a group of 44 patients with HIV infection (17 asymptomatic and …

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a major cause of immunoincompetence. Whether
the virus, itself, accounts for all the deficiency remains in question. Steroids can also …

The objective of the study was to relate plasma dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S)
concentrations to the progression of HIV infection in individual HIV-infected men with …

Summary and Conclusions The classification of metabolically active hormones as either
regulatory or counterregulatory is inappropriate; all of these hormones regulate metabolic …

The progression of HIV infection is accompanied by complex alterations in the production of
adrenal steroids. Cortisol levels are increased in HIV infection whereas those of …

We investigated parameters of thyroid and endocrine functions in 100 HIV-infected men who
were grouped according to the CDC criteria. Progression of the disease was associated with …

Many patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) have symptoms consistent
with adrenal insufficiency, but only a small subset of these patients meet criteria for adrenal …

Women with HIV infection use dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) because of its potential
effects on mood and energy. We examined the effects of DHEA on the hypothalamic …