Plasma Biomarkers of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Related Systemic Inflammation and Immune Activation in Sub-Saharan Africa Before and During Suppressive Antiretroviral Therapy.

Kroeze S., Wit FW., Rossouw TM., Steel HC., Kityo CM., Siwale M., Akanmu S., Mandaliya K., de Jager M., Ondoa P., Reiss P., Rinke de Wit TF., Kootstra N., Hamers RL.

We evaluated immune biomarker profiles in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adults (n = 398) from 5 African countries. Although all biomarkers decreased after antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation, levels of C-X-C chemokine ligand 10 (CXCL10), lipopolysaccharide-binding protein, C-reactive protein, soluble CD163, and soluble scavenger receptor CD14 were significantly higher during ART than in an HIV-uninfected reference group (n = 90), indicating persistent monocyte/macrophage activation, inflammation, and microbial translocation. Before ART initiation, high HIV viral load was associated with elevated CXCL10 and tuberculosis coinfection was associated with elevated soluble CD14. High pre-ART levels of each biomarker strongly predicted residual immune activation during ART. Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2, lipopolysaccharide-binding protein, C-reactive protein, and interleukin 6 were differentially expressed between countries. Further research is needed on the clinical implications of residual immune dysregulation.

DOI

10.1093/infdis/jiz252

Type

Journal article

Journal

The Journal of infectious diseases

Publication Date

08/2019

Volume

220

Pages

1029 - 1033

Addresses

Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development and Department of Global Health, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Keywords

Humans, HIV-1, Tuberculosis, HIV Infections, Inflammation, C-Reactive Protein, Acute-Phase Proteins, Carrier Proteins, Membrane Glycoproteins, Receptors, Cell Surface, Antigens, CD, Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic, Interleukin-6, Anti-HIV Agents, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Viral Load, Cohort Studies, Adult, Africa South of the Sahara, Female, Male, Chemokine CCL2, Chemokine CXCL10, Coinfection, Biomarkers, Lipopolysaccharide Receptors

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