Prolonged Posttreatment Virologic Control and Complete Seroreversion After Advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Infection

Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America 2020..

BACKGROUND: Possible human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 clearance has rarely been reported. In this study, we describe a unique case of an HIV-positive, combination antiretroviral therapy (cART)-experienced woman with prior acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) who has not experienced viral rebound for over 12 years since discontinuing cART.

METHODS: Leukapheresis, colonoscopy, and lymph node excision were performed for detailed examination of virologic (including HIV reservoir) and immunologic features. Comparisons were made with chronically infected patients and healthy controls.

RESULTS: No HIV-specific antibodies were detected in serum. Plasma HIV ribonucleic acid (RNA) levels were <0.2 copies/mL, and, except for low-frequency HIV deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)+ cells in lymph node tissue (1 copy/3 × 106 cells), HIV antigen could not be detected by quantitative virus outgrowth (<0.0025 infectious units/106 CD4+ T cells) or by most measurements of HIV RNA or DNA in blood, lymph node, or gut-associated mononuclear cells. Human immunodeficiency virus-specific T-cell responses were detectable but low. Brain imaging revealed a prior biopsy site and persistent white matter disease since 1996. Human immunodeficiency virus DNA+ cells in the 1996 brain biopsy specimen confirmed her identity and initial HIV diagnosis.

CONCLUSIONS: This represents the first report of complete seroreversion, prolonged posttreatment virus suppression, a profoundly small HIV reservoir, and persistent HIV-specific T cells in an adult with prior AIDS.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

Open forum infectious diseases - 8(2021), 1 vom: 06. Jan., Seite ofaa613

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Uruena, Analia [VerfasserIn]
Cassetti, Isabel [VerfasserIn]
Kashyap, Neena [VerfasserIn]
Deleage, Claire [VerfasserIn]
Estes, Jacob D [VerfasserIn]
Trindade, Christopher [VerfasserIn]
Hammoud, Dima A [VerfasserIn]
Burbelo, Peter D [VerfasserIn]
Natarajan, Ven [VerfasserIn]
Dewar, Robin [VerfasserIn]
Imamichi, Hiromi [VerfasserIn]
Ward, Addison J [VerfasserIn]
Poole, April [VerfasserIn]
Ober, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Rehm, Catherine [VerfasserIn]
Jones, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Liang, C Jason [VerfasserIn]
Chun, Tae-Wook [VerfasserIn]
Nath, Avindra [VerfasserIn]
Lane, H Clifford [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Bryan R [VerfasserIn]
Connors, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Migueles, Stephen A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Functional cure
HIV-1 seroreversion
HIV-specific T cells
Journal Article

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Date Revised 20.04.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/ofid/ofaa613

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM320727521