HIV-1 p24 and CD4+ T cell count during boosted protease-inhibitor monotherapy in HIV-infected patients

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BACKGROUND: Plasma HIV p24 is considered a significant predictor of CD4+ T cell decline and progression to AIDS in HIV-infected patients. We evaluated the p24 levels in patients on triple therapy and after switching to ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitor monotherapy (mtPI/rtv), as well as the relationships with virological and immunological evolution.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Plasma samples from patients participating in two studies of simplification to mtPI/rtv were analysed for presence of p24, using a boosted enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay specific for mature p24. Only patients with available samples at baseline (on triple therapy) and during a follow-up of at least 12 months after switching to mtPI/rtv were included.

RESULTS: A total of 233 samples from 51 patients were analysed. After switching to mtPI/rtv and a median follow-up of 24 months, 14 patients maintained continuous undetectable viraemia, and 37 patients experienced a total of 49 transient viraemic episodes. Unexpectedly, the evolutionary p24 patterns were uniform for most patients, both before and after switching to mtPI/rtv, independently of the virological behaviour, fitting into one of three categories: persistent undetectable p24 levels, positive p24, matching only with the viraemic episodes, and persistent detectable p24 levels. The last group showed lower CD4+ T cell counts and percentages, as well as lower CD4+/CD8+ T cell ratios after 12 and 24 months of follow up.

CONCLUSION: Treatment simplification to mtPI/rtv does not influence the behaviour of p24 in plasma. Patients with continuous positive p24, despite undetectable viraemia, showed worse immunological evolution.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:35

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Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica - 35(2017), 3 vom: 15. März, Seite 174-178

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Benmarzouk-Hidalgo, Omar Jesus [VerfasserIn]
Torres-Cornejo, Almudena [VerfasserIn]
Gutierrez-Valencia, Alicia [VerfasserIn]
Viciana, Pompeyo [VerfasserIn]
López-Cortés, Luis Fernando [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Boosted protease inhibitors
CD4 T(+) cell count
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Inhibidores de la proteasa potenciados
Journal Article
Monoterapia
Monotherapy
O3J8G9O825
P24
Recuento de CD4(+)
Ritonavir

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Date Completed 24.05.2018

Date Revised 24.05.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.eimc.2016.02.001

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM258416637