Higher Activation in CD4(+) T Cells But Similar Viral Control Among HIV/Hepatitis C Virus-Coinfected Patients on a Simplification Monotherapy

The aim of this study was to assess whether hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection would affect the clinical and immunological outcome of HIV-infected patients following a simplification strategy. A prospective cohort of HIV-infected patients starting a ritonavir boosted darunavir monotherapy (mtDRV/rtv) was followed for 24 months. HCV infection was evaluated by HCV viremia and hepatic fibrosis. Immune activation was studied as HLA-DR CD38 coexpression on CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells and also the quantification of plasma sCD14 levels. Microbial translocation was studied by the plasma levels of 16S rDNA and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). A total of 150 HIV-infected patients were enrolled in this study, including 46 individuals also infected with HCV (30.6%). HIV/HCV coinfection did not decrease mtDRV/rtv efficacy, since similar rates of HIV-1 intermittent viremia (HCV: 26.6% vs. no-HCV: 34.7%) and episodes of virological failure (HCV: 22.2% vs. no-HCV: 11.2%, p-value = 0.381) were found. No major differences were found between both groups at baseline, although higher HLA-DR(+)CD38(+)CD4(+) T cell counts were found in the coinfected group (HCV: 6.65% vs. no-HCV: 4.55%, p-value = 0.032); this difference was maintained in the 24 months of follow-up. After the 24-month follow-up, both groups, HIV-monoinfected patients and HIV/HCV-coinfected patients, presented similar immune activation and microbial translocation profiles. In conclusion, the use of a simplified mtDRV/rtv strategy compromises neither HIV nor HCV viremic control in coinfected patients, although a higher immune activation of CD4(+) T cells was found.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

Enthalten in:

AIDS research and human retroviruses - 32(2016), 1 vom: 28. Jan., Seite 6-11

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

BenMarzouk-Hidalgo, Omar J [VerfasserIn]
Torres-Cornejo, Almudena [VerfasserIn]
Gutierrez-Valencia, Alicia [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz-Valderas, Rosa [VerfasserIn]
Viciana, Pompeyo [VerfasserIn]
López-Cortés, Luis F [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1
Antiviral Agents
Darunavir
EC 3.2.2.6
HLA-DR Antigens
Journal Article
O3J8G9O825
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Ritonavir
YO603Y8113

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Date Completed 04.01.2017

Date Revised 16.11.2017

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1089/AID.2014.0299

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM253174856