Depression Correlates with Increased Plasma Levels of Inflammatory Cytokines and a Dysregulated Oxidant/Antioxidant Balance in HIV-1-Infected Subjects Undergoing Antiretroviral Therapy

Yainyrette Rivera-Rivera¹, Yashira García¹, Valerie Toro², Nydia Cappas², Pablo López², Yasuhiro Yamamura³ and Vanessa Rivera-Amill^1*

¹Department of Microbiology, Ponce Health Sciences University-School of Medicine/ Ponce Research Institute, USA

²Department of Clinical Psychology, Ponce Health Sciences University-School of Medicine/ Ponce Research Institute, USA

³AIDS Research Program, Ponce Health Sciences University-School of Medicine/ Ponce Research Institute, USA

^*Corresponding Author: Vanessa Rivera-Amill, Department of Microbiology and RCMI AIDS Program, Ponce Health Sciences University-School of Medicine/ Ponce Research Institute, 395 Research Building Zona Industrial Reparada 2, Ponce PR 00716-2347, USA, Tel: 787- 840-2575, Fax: 787-841-5150 Email: