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Molecular Processes That Handle — And Mishandle — Dietary Lipids, Kevin Jon Williams Oct 2008

Molecular Processes That Handle — And Mishandle — Dietary Lipids, Kevin Jon Williams

Department of Medicine Faculty Papers

Overconsumption of lipid-rich diets, in conjunction with physical inactivity, disables and kills staggering numbers of people worldwide. Recent advances in our molecular understanding of cholesterol and triglyceride transport from the small intestine to the rest of the body provide a detailed picture of the fed/fasted and active/sedentary states. Key surprises include the unexpected nature of many pivotal molecular mediators, as well as their dysregulation — but possible reversibility — in obesity, diabetes, inactivity, and related conditions. These mechanistic insights provide new opportunities to correct dyslipoproteinemia, accelerated atherosclerosis, insulin resistance, and other deadly sequelae of overnutrition and underexertion.


Answering The Cdc's Call For Universal Hiv Testing: Assesing The Impact On A Tertiary Care Referral Center Via A Blinded Seroprevalence Study, Margaret Hoffman-Terry Md, Facp, K Nadeem Ahmed Md, Joseph L. Yozviak Do, Facp, Sherrine Eid Mph, Timothy J. Friel Md, Kimberly A. Pacella, Luther Rhodes Iii Md Oct 2008

Answering The Cdc's Call For Universal Hiv Testing: Assesing The Impact On A Tertiary Care Referral Center Via A Blinded Seroprevalence Study, Margaret Hoffman-Terry Md, Facp, K Nadeem Ahmed Md, Joseph L. Yozviak Do, Facp, Sherrine Eid Mph, Timothy J. Friel Md, Kimberly A. Pacella, Luther Rhodes Iii Md

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.


Pegylated Interferon 2a And 2b In Combination With Ribavirin For The Treatment Of Chronic Hepatitis C In Hiv Infected Patients., Ravinder Dhillon, Simona Rossi, Steven K Herrine Aug 2008

Pegylated Interferon 2a And 2b In Combination With Ribavirin For The Treatment Of Chronic Hepatitis C In Hiv Infected Patients., Ravinder Dhillon, Simona Rossi, Steven K Herrine

Department of Medicine Faculty Papers

Coinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV is an increasingly recognized clinical dilemma, particularly since the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy. Several studies of this population have demonstrated both more rapid progression of liver disease and poorer overall prognosis compared to HCV monoinfected patients. Consensus guidelines, based primarily on the results of 4 major randomized trials, recommend treatment with peginterferon and ribavirin for 48 weeks in coinfected patients. However, this current standard of care is associated with lower response rates to therapy than those seen in monoinfected patients. Important predictors of response include HCV genotype, pretreatment HCV RNA …


Psychiatric Outcomes In A Resident-Run Multidisciplinary Hepatitis C Clinic, Nicole M. Agostino Do, Edward Norris Md, Fapm, Joseph L. Yozviak Do, Facp, Charles M. Brooks Md, Eric J. Gertner Md, Mph, Michael Kaufmann Md Mar 2008

Psychiatric Outcomes In A Resident-Run Multidisciplinary Hepatitis C Clinic, Nicole M. Agostino Do, Edward Norris Md, Fapm, Joseph L. Yozviak Do, Facp, Charles M. Brooks Md, Eric J. Gertner Md, Mph, Michael Kaufmann Md

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.


Hiv-1 Tat And Aids-Associated Cancer: Targeting The Cellular Anti-Cancer Barrier?, Giuseppe Nunnari, Johanna A Smith, René Daniel Jan 2008

Hiv-1 Tat And Aids-Associated Cancer: Targeting The Cellular Anti-Cancer Barrier?, Giuseppe Nunnari, Johanna A Smith, René Daniel

Department of Medicine Faculty Papers

The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is accompanied by a significant increase in the incidence of neoplasms. Several causative agents have been proposed for this phenomenon. These include immunodeficiency and oncogenic DNA viruses and the HIV-1 protein Tat. Cancer in general is closely linked to genomic instability and DNA repair mechanisms. The latter maintains genomic stability and serves as a cellular anti-cancer barrier. Defects in DNA repair pathway are associated with carcinogenesis. This review focuses on newly discovered connections of the HIV-1 protein Tat, as well as cellular co-factors of Tat, to double-strand break DNA repair. We propose that the Tat-induced …