Morphological and Histopathological Study of Autopsied Patients with Atherosclerosis and HIV

• Published in: Current HIV research Vol. 19; no. 2; p. 121
• Main Authors: Oliveira, Mariana Silva, da Silva Torquato, Bianca Gonçalves, Tsuji, Simone Yumi, Aguiar, Laura Sanches, Juliano, Guilherme Ribeiro, da Silveira, Luciano Alves Matias, Miranda Corrêa, Rosana Rosa, Rocha, Lenaldo Branco, da Fonseca Ferraz, Mara Lúcia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 26.02.2021
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aorta - anatomy & histology; Aorta - pathology; Atherosclerosis - etiology; Atherosclerosis - pathology; Autopsy; Female; Fibrillar Collagens - analysis; HIV Infections - complications; HIV Infections - pathology; Humans; Male; Mast Cells - pathology; Middle Aged; Young Adult; atherosclerosis; collagen; Aorta; cardiovascular diseases; HIV; mast cells

Chronic infection by HIV evolves with a vascular inflammatory action causing endothelial dysfunction. The action of the virus, as well as the side effects of antiretroviral drugs, contribute to the progression of cardiovascular diseases. The present study aimed to evaluate the percentage of collagen...