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

Journal of Infectious Diseases, ISSN: 1537-6613, Vol: 220, Issue: 6, Page: 1029-1033
2019
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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.

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Kroeze, Stefanie; Wit, Ferdinand W; Rossouw, Theresa M; Steel, Helen C; Kityo, Cissy M; Siwale, Margaret; Akanmu, Sulaimon; Mandaliya, Kishor; de Jager, Marleen; Ondoa, Pascale; Reiss, Peter; Rinke de Wit, Tobias F; Kootstra, Neeltje; Hamers, Raph L

Oxford University Press (OUP)

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