Circulating (1 → 3)-β-D-Glucan as an immune activation marker decreased after ART in people living with HIV

• Main Authors: Jingna Xun (Author), Shuyan Guo (Author), Yumin Xu (Author), Rong Chen (Author), Qi Tang (Author), Xinyu Zhang (Author), Danping Liu (Author), Renfang Zhang (Author), Yinzhong Shen (Author), Li Liu (Author), Jiangrong Wan (Author), Jun Chen (Author), Hongzhou Lu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundPlasma level of polysaccharide (1 → 3)-β-D-Glucan (βDG), as a diagnostic marker of invasive fungal infection has been reported to be elevated in people living with HIV (PLWH). We assessed the association of circulating βDG to inflammation and systemic immune activation and the effect of an...