Plant sterol/sterolin supplement use in a cohort of South African HIV-infected patients : effects on immunological and virological surrogate markers
Date
2001
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Publisher
Health & Medical Publishing Group
Abstract
It has been demonstrated that micronutrient supplementation may be an important prophylactic and
therapeutic measure for HIV-1-infected patients, and is
possibly one of the few potential interventions for low-income countries.' In sub-Saharan countries facing the bulk of new infections worldwide, the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is out of reach of most patients because of the cost in the private sector and the lack of provision of any therapies by the health departments of these countries. In recent years many groups have investigated the outcomes of this infection in patients supplemented with vitamin B2 or
multivitamin supplementation including/excluding vitamin A during pregnancy.' Some studies have shown that high doses of vitamin B6 supplements were associated with improved survival of patients, while zinc supplementation was associated with poorer survival.'
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CITATION: Bouic, P. J. D. et al. 2001. Plant sterol/sterolin supplement use in a cohort of South African HIV-infected patients : effects on immunological and virological surrogate markers. South African Medical Journal, 91(10):848-850.
The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
Keywords
HIV infections, Sterols