Title
Evidence of ongoing immune reconstitution in subjects with sustained viral suppression following 6 years of lopinavir-ritonavir treatment
Date Issued
01 March 2007
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Landay A.
Da Silva B.A.
King M.S.
Albrecht M.
Benson C.
Eron J.
Glesby M.
Gulick R.
Hicks C.
Kessler H.
Murphy R.
Thompson M.
Wolfe P.
McMillan F.I.
Hanna G.J.
Baylor College of Medicine
Publisher(s)
Oxford University Press
Abstract
Background. We evaluated the immunologic impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy in subjects who maintained human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) suppression through 6 years of receiving a lopinavir-ritonavir- based regimen. Methods. A total of 100 antiretroviral-naive subjects with any CD4+ T cell count initiated therapy with lopinavirritonavir, stavudine, and lamivudine. Sixty-three subjects who remained in the study for 6 years were assessed. Laboratory measurements included plasma HIV-1 RNA levels, multiparameter flow cytometry of immune cells, and markers of maturation and activation. Results. After 6 years, 62 of 63 subjects had plasma HIV-1 RNA levels <50 copies/mL. The mean increase in CD4+ T cell count was 528 cells/ftL (P < .001), and 81% of subjects had CD4+ T cell counts >500 cells/μL, compared with 21% of subjects at baseline. The mean ratio of CD4+ T cell count to CD8+ T cell count increased from 0.38 at baseline to 0.96 at year 6 (P < .001). The percentage of subjects with cell counts below the lower limit of normal at year 6, compared with at baseline, was significantly decreased for total T cells, B cells, and natural killer cells. At year 6, the median CD4+ T cell activation level was 3.4%, and the median CD8+ T cell activation level was 5.8%. Conclusions. The receipt of a lopinavir-ritonavir-based regimen resulted in ongoing immune reconstitution through 6 years of therapy in a cohort of HIV-1-infected, antiretroviral-naive subjects with suppressed HIV-1 RNA levels. Normalization of activation marker expression on CD4+ and CD8 + T cell subsets was demonstrated. © 2007 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.
Start page
749
End page
754
Volume
44
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Enfermedades infecciosas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-33847047871
PubMed ID
Source
Clinical Infectious Diseases
ISSN of the container
10584838
Sponsor(s)
Potential conflicts of interest. A.L.L. has received speaker honoraria from Abbott, GlaxoSmithKline, and Pfizer. B.D.S., M.K., F.M., and G.H. hold stock and/or stock options in Abbott. M.A.A. and C.A.B. have received research funding from Abbott. J.E. has received research funding through the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from Abbott, Merck, and Panacos; has received speaker honoraria from Monogram Biosciences, Roche, and TiboTec; and is an ad-hoc consultant to Abbott, Bristol Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, and Virco. M.A.G. has received research funding through Cornell University from Abbott and Serono, speaker honoraria from Abbott, and is an ad hoc consultant to Serono. R.G. has received research funding through Cornell University from Abbott, Boerhinger-Ingelheim, Gilead, Merck, Panacos, Pfizer, Serono, Schering Plough, and Tibotec; has received speaker honoraria from Abbott, Gilead, and Monogram; and is an ad hoc consultant to Abbott, Boerhinger-Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Panacos, Pfizer, Serono, Schering Plough, and Tibotec. C.B.H. has received research funding through Duke University from Abbott and Tibotec, has received speaker honoraria from Abbott, and has served on an advisory board for Abbott. H.A.K. has received research funding through Rush University from Abbott, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, Bristol Myers-Squibb, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Ti-botec, Ortho-Biotech, and Thera Technologies; has received speaker honoraria from Gilead and Boehringer-Ingelheim; has been an ad hoc consultant to GlaxoSmithKline, Gilead, and Bristol-Myers-Squibb; and has stock ownership in Abbott, GlaxoSmithKline, Bristol-Myers-Squibb, and Merck. R.L.M. has received research funding through Northwestern University from Abbott and speaker honoraria from Abbott. M.T. has received research funding through AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta from Abbott, Achillon, Agouron/Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Boeringer-Ingleheim,Bristol-Myers-Squibb, ConjuChem, GlaxoSmithKline, Gilead, Merck, Panacos, Progenics, Roche, Serono, TheraTechnologies, Tibotec, and Trimeris; speaker honoraria, lecture sponsorships, and honoraria for continuing medical education from Abbott, Agouron/Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Boer-inger-Ingleheim, Bristol-Myers-Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, Gilead, Merck, Roche, Serono, Tibotec, and Trimeris; and has been an ad hoc consultant for Abbott, Aguron/Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline, Gilead, Ser-ono, and Tibotec. A.C.W. has received research grant funding through Baylor College of Medicine from Abbott, GlaxoSmithKline, and Merck. P.R.W. has received research funding through Pacific Oaks research from Abbott Laboratories, Bristol-Myers-Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, Gilead, Pfizer, Schering, Roche, Tanox, and Tibotec; has been an ad hoc consultant for Abbott and Gilead; and owns stock in Merck. All authors had independence in the analysis and interpretation of all study data, without restrictions imposed by the sponsors.
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