Mental Health Weekly Digest
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Mental Health Weekly Digest
We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.
Drug Abuse
Methamphetamine use promotes the spread of virus in HIV-infected users
August 28th, 2006
Researchers at the University at Buffalo have presented the first evidence that the addictive drug methamphetamine, or meth, also commonly known as "speed" or "crystal," increases production of a docking protein that promotes the spread of the HIV-1 virus in infected users. The investigators found that meth increases expression of a receptor called DC-SIGN, a "virus-attachment factor," allowing more of the virus to invade the immune system. "This finding shows that using meth is doubly dangerous," said Madhavan P.N. Nair, PhD, first author on the study, published in the online version of the Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology. ...
Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2006-08-28)
|
