Abstract

Diarrhea is prevalent in 50-90 percent of AIDS patients. Strong evidence supports cytokines as causative agents. Thalidomide inhibits TNF-alpha production. Hypothesis: that thalidomide may inhibit refractory diarrhea in AIDS by inhibition of TNF-alpha production. Investigators will compare TNF levels of GI mucosa and sera before and after 8 weeks of thalidomide use and will monitor frequency of bowel movements. Progress report and summary of findings: Five patients have been entered into the study. There has been extensive tissue diagnosis, and dietary and nutritional assessment. Data is being analyzed.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
General Clinical Research Centers Program (M01)
Project #
5M01RR000047-39
Application #
6263932
Study Section
Project Start
1998-12-01
Project End
1999-11-30
Budget Start
1998-10-01
Budget End
1999-09-30
Support Year
39
Fiscal Year
1999
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Department
Type
DUNS #
201373169
City
New York
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
10065

  Publications

de Simone, Giovanni; Wang, Wenyu; Best, Lyle G et al. (2017) Target organ damage and incident type 2 diabetes mellitus: the Strong Heart Study. Cardiovasc Diabetol 16:64
Gerber, Linda M; Sievert, Lynnette L; Schwartz, Joseph E (2017) Hot flashes and midlife symptoms in relation to levels of salivary cortisol. Maturitas 96:26-32
De Marco, Marina; Gerdts, Eva; Mancusi, Costantino et al. (2017) Influence of Left Ventricular Stroke Volume on Incident Heart Failure in a Population With Preserved Ejection Fraction (from the Strong Heart Study). Am J Cardiol 119:1047-1052
Schachterle, William; Badwe, Chaitanya R; Palikuqi, Brisa et al. (2017) Sox17 drives functional engraftment of endothelium converted from non-vascular cells. Nat Commun 8:13963
Haring, Bernhard; Wang, Wenyu; Fretts, Amanda et al. (2017) Red meat consumption and cardiovascular target organ damage (from the Strong Heart Study). J Hypertens 35:1794-1800
Beheshtian, Azadeh; Shitole, Sanyog G; Segal, Alan Z et al. (2016) Lipoprotein (a) level, apolipoprotein (a) size, and risk of unexplained ischemic stroke in young and middle-aged adults. Atherosclerosis 253:47-53
Leung, Vivien; Chiu, Ya-Lin; Kotler, Donald P et al. (2016) Effect of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone and Rosiglitazone for HIV-Associated Abdominal Fat Accumulation on Adiponectin and other Markers of Inflammation. HIV Clin Trials 17:55-62
de Simone, Giovanni; Roman, Mary J; De Marco, Marina et al. (2015) Hemodynamic Correlates of Abnormal Aortic Root Dimension in an Adult Population: The Strong Heart Study. J Am Heart Assoc 4:e002309
Bhatia, Rajeev; Lesser, Daniel J; Oliveira, Flavia G S A et al. (2015) Body Fat Composition: A Predictive Factor for Sleep Related Breathing Disorder in Obese Children. J Clin Sleep Med 11:1039-45
Shayan, Gilda; Adamiak, Basia; Choe, Leila H et al. (2014) Longitudinal effects of intravenous immunoglobulin on Alzheimer's cerebrospinal fluid proteome. Electrophoresis 35:1821-7

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