Concerns about HAART (Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy)

Mitochondria

Mitochondria are the essential energy-regulating organelles found in every living cell of humans except for red blood cells. They maintain their own DNA and replicate on their own, although their DNA protection and repair mechanisms are not as good as the nucleus. Many AIDS drugs have direct or indirect effects on DNA, and consequently mitochondria are often damaged by them. This damage has severe consequences.