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General Reports
 

           Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Vitamin Supplementation Increases Risk of Subclinical Mastitis in HIV-Infected Women.
Arsenault JE, Aboud S, Manji KP, et al
J Nutr. 2010 Aug 25
Abstract

Studies of Vitamins and Minerals and HIV Transmission and Disease Progression.
Fawzi W, Msamanga G, Spiegelman D, Hunter DJ.
J Nutr. 2005 Apr;135(4):938-44.
Abstract

Supplementation with antioxidant vitamins prevents oxidative modification of DNA in
lymphocytes of HIV-infected patients.
Jaruga P, Jaruga B, Gackowski D,et al
Free Radic Biol Med. 2002 Mar 1;32(5):414-2
Abstract
Carnitine
 

           Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Detecting life-threatening lactic acidosis related to nucleoside-analog treatment of
human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients, and treatment with L-carnitine.
Claessens YE, Cariou A, Monchi M, et al
Crit Care Med. 2003 Apr;31(4):1042-7.
Abstract
 
L-Carnitine in the treatment of HIV-associated lipodystrophy syndrome.
Mauss S, Schmutz G.
HIV Med. 2001 Jan;2(1):59-60.
Abstract
Multivitamins
 

           Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
A randomized trial of multivitamin supplements and HIV disease progression and
mortality.
Fawzi WW, Msamanga GI, Spiegelman D, et al
N Engl J Med. 2004 Jul 1;351(1):23-32.
 Paper
Vitamin A
 

           Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Recommended dose for repair of serum vitamin A levels in patients with HIV infection/
AIDS may be insufficient because of high urinary losses.
Neves FF, Vannucchi H, Jordao Junior AA, Figueiredo JF. 
Nutrition. 2006 Feb 9;
Abstract

Effects of vitamin a supplementation on immune responses and correlation with
clinical outcomes.
Villamor E, Fawzi WW.   
Clin Microbiol Rev. 2005 Jul;18(3):446-64
 Abstract
 
Vitamin A supplementation and genital shedding of herpes simplex virus among
HIV-1-infected women: a randomized clinical trial.
Baeten JM, McClelland RS, Corey L,
J Infect Dis. 2004 Apr 15;189(8):1466-71.
Abstract
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Use of serum retinol-binding protein for prediction of vitamin A deficiency: effects of HIV-1
 infection, protein malnutrition, and the acute phase response.
Baeten JM, Richardson BA, Bankson DD, et al
Am J Clin Nutr. 2004 Feb;79(2):218-25.
Paper
 
Vitamin A deficiency and genital viral burden in women infected with HIV-1.
French AL, Cohen MH, Gange SJ, et al
Lancet. 2002 Apr 6;359(9313):1210-
Abstract
 
Vitamin A supplementation and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 shedding in women:
results of a randomized clinical trial.
Baeten JM, McClelland RS, Overbaugh J, et al
J Infect Dis. 2002 Apr 15;185(8):1187-91
 Abstract
 
              Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters 
 
  POSTER
 Vitamin A supplementation in children with HIV: a systematic review
I.I. Maro, J. Ahmad, R. Larson  |(5th IAS Conference)
PDF Poster    Abstract
Vitamin B2
 

           Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Emerging role of riboflavin in the treatment of nucleoside analogue-induced type B lactic
acidosis.
Dalton SD, Rahimi AR.
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2001 Dec;15(12):611-4.
 Abstract
Vitamin B-3  (Niacin)  
 

           Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Niacin metabolite excretion in alcoholic pellagra and AIDS patients with and without
diarrhea.
Monteiro JP, da Cunha DF, Filho DC
Nutrition. 2004 Sep;20(9):778-82.
Abstract
 
Niacin in HIV-infected individuals with hyperlipidemia receiving potent antiretroviral therapy.
Gerber MT, Mondy KE, Yarasheski KE,
Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Aug 1;39(3):419-25
 Abstract
Vitamin B9
 
           Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Short-term folinic acid supplementation improves vascular reactivity in HIV-infected individuals: A randomized trial.
Grigoletti SS, Guindani G, Moraes RS, et al
Nutrition. 2013 Jun;29(6):886-91..
 Abstract
Vitamin B12
 

           Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Evaluation of the polymorphisms in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene and the
levels of folate and B12 in HIV-infected patients under antiretroviral therapy
Malavazi I, Abrao EP, Mikawa AY,  et al
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2004 Nov-Dec;37(6):469-75
 Abstract
 
Effect of dietary intake and protease inhibitors on serum vitamin B12 levels in a cohort of
human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients.
Woods MN, Tang AM, Forrester J
Clin Infect Dis. 2003;37 Suppl 2:S124-31
 Abstract
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Vitamin B-12 metabolism in HIV-infected patients in the age of highly active antiretroviral
therapy: role of homocysteine in assessing vitamin B-12 status.
Remacha AF, Cadafalch J, Sarda P, et al
Am J Clin Nutr. 2003 Feb;77(2):420
 Paper
Vitamin C
 

           Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  An investigation of the possible interaction between the use of Vitamin C and highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) adherence and effectiveness in treated HIV+ women.
Merenstein D, Wang C, Gandhi M, et al
Complement Ther Med. 2012 Aug;20(4):222-7
 Abstract

AZT induces oxidative damage to cardiac mitochondria: protective effect of
vitamins C and E.
de la Asuncion JG, Del Olmo ML, et al
Life Sci. 2004 Nov 19;76(1):47-56. R
 Abstract
Vitamin D
 

           Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Cholecalciferol Supplementation in HIV-Infected Youth with Vitamin D Insufficiency: Effects on Vitamin D Status and T-Cell Phenotype:
A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Giacomet V, Vigano A, Manfredini V, et al
HIV Clin Trials. 2013 Mar-Apr;14(2):51-60.
Abstract

A WEEK-IN REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
 The Relationship between Vitamin D Status and HIV-Related Complications in HIV-infected Children and Young Adults.
 Eckard AR, Tangpricha V, Seydafkan S, et al
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Jan 28.
 Abstract

Vitamin D deficiency in a cohort of HIV-infected patients: clinical analysis.[Belgium]
Wilmes D, Forget P, Vincent A, Belkhir L,  et al
J Int AIDS Soc. 2012 Nov 11;15(6):18205
 Abstract

Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Response to Vitamin D3 Supplementation 50,000 IU Monthly in Youth with HIV-1 Infection.
 Havens PL, Mulligan K, Hazra R,  et al
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Aug 29
 Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 The Effect of Tenofovir on Vitamin D Metabolism in HIV-Infected Adults Is Dependent on Sex and Ethnicity.
 Klassen K, Martineau AR, Wilkinson RJ, Cooke G, et al
PLoS One. 2012;7(9):e44845.
Paper

Vitamin D deficiency and its association with low bone mineral density, HIV related factors,
hospitalization, and death in a predominantly African American HIV- infected cohort.
Sherwood JE, Mesner OC, Weintrob AC, et al
Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Sep 12.
 Abstract

High Dose Vitamin D3 Supplementation is a Requisite for Modulation of Skin-homing Markers on Regulatory T Cells
in HIV-infected Patients.
Khoo AL, Koenen H, Michels M, et al
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2012 Jun 21.
 Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
 Effects of vitamin D supplementation on the bone specific biomarkers in HIV infected individuals under treatment with efavirenz.
 Etminani-Esfahani M, Khalili H, Jafari S,  et al 
BMC Res Notes. 2012 Apr 26;5(1):204
 Paper

Vitamin D Deficiency is Associated with Silent Coronary Artery Disease in Cardiovascularly Asymptomatic
African Americans with HIV Infection.
Lai H, Gerstenblith G, Fishman EK,  et al   
Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Mar 15.
Abstract

Vitamin D3 Decreases Parathyroid Hormone in HIV-Infected Youth Being Treated With Tenofovir:
A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.
Havens PL, Stephensen CB, Hazra R,  et al
 Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Jan 19.
 Abstract

Vitamin D Levels and Markers of Arterial Dysfunction in HIV.
Shikuma C, Seto T, Liang CY, Bennett K,  et al
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2011 Oct .
 Abstract

Vitamin D Status and its Association with Morbidity Including Wasting and Opportunistic Illnesses in
HIV-Infected Women in Tanzania.
Mehta S, Mugusi FM, Spiegelman D,  et al
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2011 Oct;25(10):579-85.
 Abstract

Risk Factors for Vitamin D Deficiency in HIV-Infected Patients in the South Central United States.
Crutchley RD, Gathe JC, Mayberry C, et al
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2011 Aug 31.
Abstract

Prevalence of hypovitaminosis D and factors associated with vitamin D deficiency and morbidity among HIV-infected patients enrolled in a large Italian cohort.
Vescini F, Cozzi-Lepri A, Borderi M, et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Aug 4
 Abstract

Vitamin D is linked to carotid intima-media thickness and immune reconstitution in
HIV-positive individuals.
Ross AC, Judd S, Kumari M,  et al
Antivir Ther. 2011;16(4):555-63.
 Abstract

Vitamin D status in children and young adults with perinatally acquired HIV infection.
Rutstein R, Downes A, Zemel B, et al 
Clin Nutr. 2011 Jun 2.
 Abstract

Vitamin D in HIV-Infected Patients.
Lake JE, Adams JS.
 Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2011 Jun 7.
 Abstract

Liver-Related Factors Associated with Low Vitamin D Levels in HIV and HIV/HCV Coinfected
Patients and Comparison to General Population.
 Milazzo L, Mazzali C, Bestetti G, et al
 Curr HIV Res. 2011 May 18.
Abstract

Vitamin D deficiency is less common among HIV-infected African-American men
than in a matched NHANES cohort.
Ormesher B, Dhaliwal S, Nylen E, et al
AIDS. 2011 Apr 18
 Abstract

Vitamin D deficiency in HIV-infected and un-infected women in the US.
Adeyemi OM, Agniel D, French AL,  et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Apr 5.
 Abstract

The Rapidly Evolving Research on Vitamin D Among HIV-Infected Populations.
Overton ET, Yin MT.
 Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2011 Feb;13(1):83-93
 Abstract

Association of Vitamin D Insufficiency with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in
HIV-Infected Persons.
Choi AI, Lo JC, Mulligan K, et al
 Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Jan 27
 Abstract
Decrease of vitamin D concentration in patients with HIV infection on a Non
Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor containing regimen.
 Conesa-Botella A, Florence E, Lynen L, et al
AIDS Res Ther. 2010 Nov 23;7(1)
 Abstract

Improvement in Vitamin D Deficiency Following Antiretroviral Regime Change:
Results from the MONET Trial.
Fox J, Peters B, Prakash M, et al
 AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2010 Sep 21.
Abstract

Highly Prevalent Vitamin D Deficiency and Insufficiency in an Urban Cohort
of HIV-Infected Men Under Care.
Wasserman P, Rubin DS.
 AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2010 Apr 8
 Abstract

High prevalence of severe vitamin D deficiency in combined antiretroviral therapy-naive
and successfully treated Swiss HIV patients.
Mueller NJ, Fux CA, Ledergerber B, et al 
AIDS. 2010 Feb 15.
Abstract

Hypovitaminosis D and Bone Mineral Density in HIV infected Indian Men
with or without antiretroviral therapy.
Paul TV, Asha HS, Thomas N, et al
Endocr Pract. 2010 Feb 11:1-21.
 Abstract

Is vitamin D deficiency involved in the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome?
Conesa-Botella A, Mathieu C, Colebunders R, et al 
AIDS Res Ther. 2009 Apr 21;6(1):4.
 Abstract

High Frequency of Vitamin D Deficiency in Ambulatory HIV-Positive Patients.
Rodr�guez M, Daniels B, Gunawardene S, Robbins GK. 
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2008 Dec 24
 Abstract
 
Vitamin D intoxication: a cause of hypocalcaemia and acute renal failure in a HIV patient.
Tuon FF, Nihei CH, Gryschek RC, Seguro AC.
Int J STD AIDS. 2008 Feb;19(2):137-8.
 Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Bone mass loss and vitamin D metabolism impairment in HIV patients receiving highly
active antiretroviral therapy.
Madddu G, Spanu A, Solinas P, et al
Q J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2004 Mar;48(1):39-48.
 Paper

HIV-protease inhibitors impair vitamin D bioactivation to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D.
Cozzolino M, Vidal M, Arcidiacono MV, et al
AIDS. 2003 Mar 7;17(4):513-20.
 Abstract
 
              Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters 
 
 
POSTER
 1, 25-Dihydroxyvitamin Levels Remain Normal in HIV+ Women with Hypovitaminosis D on Efavirenz: Data from the Women�s Interagency HIV Study
Oluwatoyin Adeyemi, B Livak, P Tien, et al
(20th CROI)
PDF Poster     Abstract

POSTER
 The Relationship between Vitamin D Status and CVD Risk in HIV+ Children and Young Adults
A Ross, V Tangpricha, S Seydafkan, et al
 (19 CROI)
 PDF Poster       Abstract

POSTER
Changes in peripheral blood immunologic markers with Vitamin D3 supplementation in children,
adolescents and young adults with HIV/AIDS
V. Stallings. Schall, B. Zemel, et al
 (6th IAS Conference)
Poster     Abstract

POSTER
 Highly prevalent vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency among an urban cohort of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected men under care
D. Rubin, P. Wasserman
(5th IAS Conference)
PDF Poster     Abstract

Vitamin D deficiency in the in-patient HIV population: cause or affect?
 Ancock B, Bower M, Gazzard BG, Nelson M 
(Ninth International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection)
Abstract
Vitamin E
 

           Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL TEXT PDF ARTICLE
 Severe hypovitaminosisss D correlates with increased inflammatory markers in HIV infected patients.
Ansemant T, Mahy S, Piroth C,  et al
BMC Infect Dis. 2013 Jan 7
 Paper

AZT induces oxidative damage to cardiac mitochondria: protective effect of
vitamins C and E.
de la Asuncion JG, Del Olmo ML, et al
Life Sci. 2004 Nov 19;76(1):47-56. R
 Abstract
 

Exercise and vitamin E intake are independently associated with metabolic abnormalities
in human virus-positive subjects: a cross-sectional study.
Gavrila A, Tsiodras S, Doweiko J,
Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Jun 15;36(12):1593-60
 Abstract
 
Vitamin E attenuates myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in murine AIDS.
Chen Y, Davis-Gorman G, Watson RR, McDonagh PF.
Cardiovasc Toxicol. 2002;2(2):119-27.
 Abstract
 
An evaluation of antiretroviral therapy associated with alpha-tocopherol supplementation
in HIV-infected patients.
Spada C, Treitinger A, Reis M, et al
Clin Chem Lab Med. 2002 May;40(5):456-9.
Abstract
 
              Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters 
 
  POSTER
Higher Pre-seroconversion Vitamin E Levels Are Associated with More
Rapid HIV-1 Disease Progression
S Graham, J Baeten, B Richardson 
(13 CROI)
 PDF Poster     Abstract

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