Psychological stress is associated with arterial inflammation in people living with treated HIV infection

In conclusion, psychological stress was associated with systemic and carotid arterial inflammation in this group of PLWH with treated infection. These data provide preliminary evidence for a link between psychological stress, inflammation, and atherosclerosis as potential drivers of excess cerebrovascular risk among PLWH.PMID:37369339 | DOI:10.1016/j.bbi.2023.06.019

Source: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - June 27, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Felicia C Chow Nidhi S Mundada Shady Abohashem Renaud La Joie Leonardo Iaccarino Victor M Arechiga Shreya Swaminathan Gil D Rabinovici Elissa S Epel Ahmed Tawakol Priscilla Y Hsue Source Type: research