Single-cell Analysis of Subcutaneous Fat Reveals Pro-fibrotic Cells that Correlate with Visceral Adiposity in HIV.

Abstract

Cardiometabolic diseases are common in persons with HIV (PWH) on antiretroviral therapy (ART), which has been attributed to preferential lipid storage in visceral adipose tissue (VAT) compared with subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT). However, the relationship of SAT-specific cellular and molecular programs with VAT volume is poorly understood in PWH.