Glossary

interferon – see pegylated interferon.

lactic acidosis – dangerous build up of lactate in the blood.

encephalopathy – degenerative brain function or disease

bilateral – both sides.

CCR5 inhibitor – type of HIV drug (an entry inhibitor) that blocks HIV from getting into a CD4 cell. CCR5 is a co-receptor on the surface of a CD4 cell that HIV uses to attach itself to the cell. CCR5 inhibitors block that process. Maraviroc is currently the only approved CCR5 inhibitor.

Drug targets in the virus life cycle.