CONTENTS

Introduction................................................................................................................................... 171

Markers of Immune Activation.....................................................................................................

Causes and Mechanisms of Immune Activation in HIV Infection............................................... 172

Consequences of Immune Activation........................................................................................... 173

Death Receptor/Ligands and Intrinsic Apoptotic Machinery

in HIV Infection............................................................................................................................. 175

Modulation of HIV-Mediated Immune Activation, AICD, and Effect

of Antiretroviral Therapy.............................................................................................................. 177

Concluding Remarks..................................................................................................................... 177

References..................................................................................................................................... 178