In vivo effect of two first-line ART regimens on inflammatory mediators in male HIV patients

Background Persistent immune activation and inflammation are lying behind HIV-infection even in the setting of ART mediated viral suppression. The purpose of this study is to define the in vivo effect of two first-line ART regimens on certain inflammatory mediators in male HIV patients. Methods Male, naive, HIV-infected volunteers were assigned either to tenofovir-DF/emtricitabine/efavirenz (Group_T) or abacavir/lamivudine/efavirenz (Group_A). Platelet Activating Factor (PAF) levels and metabolic enzymes together with HIV-implicated cytokines (IL-1beta, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12p70, TNFa) and VEGF were determined for a 12-month period. Differences within each group were determined by non-parametric Friedman and Wilcoxon test, while the differences between the groups were checked by ANOVA repeated measures. Results Both ART regimens present pronounced effect on inflammatory mediators, resulting in decreased PAF levels and Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) activity for tenofovir-containing regimen and same as baseline PAF levels with a peak though at the $ 3^{rd} $ month as well as elevated Lp-PLA2 activity for abacavir-containing regimen. Conclusions Studies regarding the effect of first-line ART regimens on inflammation may be beneficial in preventing chronic morbidities during HIV-treatment. From this point of view, the present study suggests an anti-inflammatory effect of tenofovir-containing ART, while the temporary increase of PAF levels in abacavir-containing ART may be the link between the reported cardiovascular risk and abacavir administration..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Lipids in health and disease - 13(2014), 1 vom: 29. Mai

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Papakonstantinou, Vasiliki D [VerfasserIn]
Chini, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Mangafas, Nikos [VerfasserIn]
Stamatakis, George M [VerfasserIn]
Tsogas, Nickolaos [VerfasserIn]
Tsoupras, Alexandros B [VerfasserIn]
Psarra, Katherina [VerfasserIn]
Fragopoulou, Elizabeth [VerfasserIn]
Antonopoulou, Smaragdi [VerfasserIn]
Gargalianos, Panagiotis [VerfasserIn]
Demopoulos, Constantinos A [VerfasserIn]
Lazanas, Marios-C [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Abacavir
Cardiovascular disease
Cytokines
Efavirenz
Human immunodeficiency virus
Inflammation
Platelet activating factor
Tenofovir-DF

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© Papakonstantinou et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2014

doi:

10.1186/1476-511X-13-90

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

SPR029239133