| Urinary ascorbic acid and serum concentrations of circulating immune complexes and albumin in HIV infected subjects. (2008) | |||||||||||||
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| The aim of the present study was to determine the presence or absence of ascorbic acid in urine and serum levels of circulating immune complexes (CIC) and albumin in HIV infected subjects. A total of 90 participants (30 Symptomatic HIV infected subjects on antiretroviral therapy (ART), 30 Symptomatic HIV infected subjects not yet on ART and 30 HIV seronegative control subjects) were recruited for the study. Urine samples from participants were used to assess for ascorbic acid while blood samples were used to determine the serum CIC and albumin levels. The result showed that the mean serum concentration of CIC (mg/dl) of Symptomatic HIV subjects on ART was 693±606, for the symptomatic HIV subjects was 535±305 and 84±28 for control subjects (f=19.492; p | |||||||||||||
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