Inverse Relationship of Serum Hepcidin Levels with CD4 Cell Counts in HIV-Infected Patients Selected from an Indonesian Prospective Cohort Study

Wisaksana, Rudi; de Mast, Quirijn; Alisjahbana, Bachti; Jusuf, Hadi; Sudjana, Primal; Indrati, Agnes R.; Sumantri, Rachmat; Swinkels, Dorine; van Crevel, Reinout; van der Ven, Andre

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0079904

Inverse Relationship of Serum Hepcidin Levels with CD4 Cell Counts in HIV-Infected Patients Selected from an Indonesian Prospective Cohort Study

Background Distortion of iron homeostasis may contribute to the pathogenesis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and tuberculosis (TB). We studied the association of the central iron-regulatory hormone hepcidin with the severity of HIV and the association between hepcidin and other ma…