What Are The Dangers Of Mitochondrial Toxicity

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The Dangers of Mitochondrial Toxicity: An Update From the 1st International Workshop on HIV & Aging

This is part of a series of articles summarizing presentations from the 1st International Workshop on HIV & Aging, which took place in Baltimore, Md., from Oct. 4 to Oct. 5, 2010. Jump to the table of contents to see the other articles in this... Read more »

Mitochondrial Toxicity

What Are Mitochondria? What Is Mitochondrial Toxicity? What Are the Signs of MT? How Do ARVs Cause MT? What's Next? What Are Mitochondria? Mitochondria (my-toe- con' -dree-a) are small "organs" in our cells. They are the cell's power plant.... Read more »

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Liver Toxicity

Liver impairment in HIV disease is common and has many possible causes, only one of which are the medications you're taking. Many infections can result in liver damage, including: co-infection with hepatitis viruses opportunistic infections such... Read more »

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Carnitine and Riboflavin to combat mitochondrial toxicity

Are you using carnitine and riboflavin routinely to try to overcome the possible mitochondrial toxicity that hypothetically may contribute to lipodystrophy? If so, what doses of each are you using?...

Response from Alvan Fisher, M.D.

Brown University School of Medicine

No, not routinely.Alvan Fisher, M.D.... Read more »

mitochondrial toxicity

I've been hearing a lot lately about mitochondrial toxicity and I know one of the most common signs of MT is muscle weakness. I'm 52 and have been positive for around 10 years. My viral load is 15,000 and my t-cell count 450. I'm not...

Response from Thomas N. Kakuda, Pharm.D.

University of Minnesota

Gary,Dysfunctional mitochondria in the muscles can lead to a condition known as "mitochondrial myopathy" which manifests itself as muscle weakness and fatigue. The famous cyclist Greg LeMond retired in 1994 due to this disease.... Read more »

mitochondrial toxicity

Which drugs in the na class(including tenofovir)have the least about of mitochondrial toxcity VS. the most,or are they all pretty much the same?...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for the question. The issue of mitochondrial toxicity has gain a lot of recent attention. It is clear that mitochondrial toxicity is associated with lactic acidosis, pancreatitis, and certain types of muscle injury; there is conjecture... Read more »

mitochondrial toxicity

if it is thought that some nukes cause mitochondrial toxicities/deficiencies. can these problems interfere with the muscles ability for strenght and growth, ie. the ability to weight train?reason being is that I have had extensive fat loss on my...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

There have been some reports of impaired/slowed muscle recovery in the setting of mitochondrial toxicity. In addition, I have cared for some patients who report and have exhibited that phenomenon. It seems to be variable and is often not seen so... Read more »

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Toxicity: Your Experiences

Posted by Anonymous

Ok.

I recently tested positive and even though my viral load under 2,000 i have a 389 CD4.

I have been investigating epivir/ziagen and viread..they might be available in a new study on a once daily dosing schedule.

My question is, what do u think about... Read more »

Is gay culture toxic?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Everywhere you turn you see images of young, clean shaven, hairless, "buffed" boys gracing the gay mags and movies. Who actually looks like most of these people? All we are given to watch on tv is Will and Grace. They represent like 5% of the entire... Read more »

A Toxic Combination

Posted by Choosing2Liv, 9 Replies

If my dilemma was:

- just dealing with the virus; or

- just suffering with the guilt of cheating on my wife; or

- just the feelings of rejections by those who said they loved me; or

- just the constant blaming, belittlement and bursts of rage from my... Read more »

DENIALISTS - A DANGEROUS GAME

Posted by Survivor, 3 Replies

Sally, wana play?

Table for one please.. As far out of sight the better.... Read more »

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