ACTH/beta-endorphins and ACTH/cortisol ratios as early biological markers in HIV infection.

Neuroendocrinological disorders have been observed in HIV-infected subjects and in their seronegative partners. These could be related to their sexual behavior, as well as to the HIV infection. If this last hypothesis is confirmed, the ACTH/β-endorphin and ACTH/cortisol ratios may be seen as possible early signs of HIV infection