There has been a lot of discussion in the last few months about the significance of elevations in blood lactate levels in HIV-positive people.
Mitochondria are the part of cells that turn fats and sugars into energy.
Of these people, however, only one person reported any symptoms typically associated with lactic acidosis. Another presentation discussed random lactate level screening of a group of 211 people in Amsterdam. The take-home lessons from these presentations appear to be that elevated lactate levels are more common among people on NRTI therapy than previously thought, and may not be very indicative of clinical symptoms. This Ezine has been provided by the Seattle Treatment Education Project .