Mitochondrial damage in adipose tissue of untreated HIV-infected patients.

Naive patients not on treatment also have some changes in their mitochondria.  So boys and girls, take your carnitine, coenzyme q-10 and B vitamins to protect your tiny energy factories that seem to be affected by the virus and its treatments.  Decrease in mitochondria or its DNA has been linked to aging and other diseases.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21150553

We saw a great presentation from Dr Wallace, expert on mitochondria, at the Aging and HIV Conference in Baltimore this past October.  Here is an interview with him

http://www.eatg.org/eatg/Global-HIV-News/Treatment/HIV-Aging-Mitochondrial-damage-An-expert-interview-with-Douglas-G.-Wallace-PhD

Updates From the 1st International Workshop on HIV & Aging- By Nelson Vergel

Here is an update I just wrote for thebody.com on the recent Aging and HIV Conference



http://www.thebody.com/content/art59048.html