Dominant enrichment of phenotypically activated CD38 super(+)HLA-DR super(+)C D8 super(+) T cells, rather than CD38 super(+)HLA-DR super(+)C D4 super(+) T cells, in HIV/HCV coinfected patients on antiretroviral therapy

HIV infection may enhance immune-activation, while little is known regarding the role of HCV infection. This study investigates the impact of HCV in HIV coinfected patients with undetectable viraemia under HAART on the levels of peripheral T cell's immune-activation. We determined T lymphocytes...

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Published in:Journal of medical virology 2016-08, Vol.88 (8), p.1347-1356
Main Authors: d'Ettorre, Gabriella, Ceccarelli, Giancarlo, Serafino, Sara, Giustini, Noemi, Cavallari, Eugenio Nelson, Bianchi, Luigi, Pavone, Paolo, Bellelli, Valeria, Turriziani, Ombretta, Antonelli, Guido, Stroffolini, Tommaso, Vullo, Vincenzo
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Hepatitis C virus
Human immunodeficiency virus
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Summary:HIV infection may enhance immune-activation, while little is known regarding the role of HCV infection. This study investigates the impact of HCV in HIV coinfected patients with undetectable viraemia under HAART on the levels of peripheral T cell's immune-activation. We determined T lymphocytes subsets to characterize immune-activation defined as CD38 and/or HLA-DR expression in chronic monoinfected HCV, HIV, and HIV/HCV coinfected subjects. One hundred and fifty six patients were divided into three groups: (i) 77 HIV+ patients; (ii) 50 HCV+ patients; and (iii) 29 coinfected HIV/HCV patients. The level of CD4 super(+) was significantly higher in HCV+ than in HIV+ or in coinfected HIV/HCV subjects. The frequencies of CD4 super(+)CD38 super(+)/HLA -DR super(-), CD4 super(+)CD38 super(-)/HLA -DR super(+) and CD4 super(+)CD38 super(+)/HLA -DR super(+) in HIV+ patients were comparable to those measured in coinfected patients, but statistically higher than those observed in HCV+ subjects. The percentage of CD8 super(+) was comparable in HIV-1+ patients and coinfected HIV/HCV but the results obtained in both groups were significantly higher compared to the results obtained in HCV patients. The level of CD8 super(+)CD38 super(+)/HLA -DR super(-) showed values lower in HIV+ patients than in that monoinfected HCV and coinfected HIV/HCV patients. The frequencies of CD8 super(+)CD38 super(-)/HLA -DR super(+) were higher in HIV+ patients compared to HCV+ and coinfected HIV/HCV patients. HIV/HCV coinfected group showed highest levels of CD8 super(+)CD38 super(+)/HLA -DR super(+). HIV plays a pivotal role to determine the immune activation in the host. The role of HCV needs of further investigations but our data show that HCV mainly influences the immune-activation of the pool of CD8, but also probably plays a supporting additive effect on CD4 immune-activation. J. Med. Virol. 88:1347-1356, 2016.
ISSN:0146-6615
1096-9071
DOI:10.1002/jmv.24475