An Abnormal Inflammatory Pattern Associated with Long-Term Non-Progression of HIV Infection Impacts Negatively on Bone Quality

Introduction. Long-term non-progressors (LTNPs) are HIV-infected individuals (HIV+) whose viral replication is controlled. However, these individuals experience complications associated with HIV, among them, bone remodeling impairment. This study aims to perform a comprehensive bone health assessment and its association with the inflammatory status of HIV+ LTNPs. A cross-sectional study was conducted comparing bone strength components (bone mineral density and bone tissue quality) between age-, sex-, and comorbidities-matched groups of HIV+ LTNPs, HIV+ progressors, and HIV-negative individuals. A panel of bone turnover and inflammatory biomarkers was measured in fasting plasma using ELISA. Bone tissue quality was assessed by bone microindentation, a technique that directly measures the bone resistance to fracture and yields a dimensionless quantifiable parameter called bone material strength (BMSi). Thirty patients were included: ten LTNPs, ten HIV+ progressors, and ten HIV-negative individuals. LTNPs showed an abnormal pattern of immune activation that was represented by significantly lower levels of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 (p = 0.03), pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-8 (p = 0.01), and TNF-α (p < 0.001) with respect to the other groups. Regarding bone health, LTNPs presented lower BMSi, and thus, worse bone tissue quality than HIV-negative individuals (83 (78−85) vs. 90 (89−93), respectively; p = 0.003), and also lower BMSi than HIV+ progressors (83 (78−85) vs. 86 (85−89), respectively; p = 0.022). A trend was found of lower BMSi in HIV+ progressors with respect to the HIV-negative individuals (86 (85−89) vs. 90 (89−93), respectively; p = 0.083). No differences were detected in bone mineral density between groups. In conclusion, LTNPs showed a different inflammatory profile, along with worse bone tissue quality, when compared to HIV+ progressors and HIV-negative individuals. This may contribute to increasing evidence that HIV infection itself has a deleterious effect on bone tissue, likely through a persistent altered inflammation status.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

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Journal of clinical medicine - 11(2022), 10 vom: 22. Mai

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Soldado-Folgado, Jade [VerfasserIn]
Chillarón, Juan José [VerfasserIn]
Cañas-Ruano, Esperanza [VerfasserIn]
Arrieta-Aldea, Itziar [VerfasserIn]
González-Mena, Alicia [VerfasserIn]
Blasco-Hernando, Fabiola [VerfasserIn]
Knobel, Hernando [VerfasserIn]
Garcia-Giralt, Natalia [VerfasserIn]
Güerri-Fernández, Robert [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bone metabolism
Cytokines
HIV
Immunoactivation
Inflammation
Journal Article
Microindentation

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Date Revised 08.03.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/jcm11102927

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM341513350