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  • Title: Determinants of CD4+ T cell recovery during suppressive antiretroviral therapy: association of immune activation, T cell maturation markers, and cellular HIV-1 DNA.
    Author: Goicoechea M, Smith DM, Liu L, May S, Tenorio AR, Ignacio CC, Landay A, Haubrich R.
    Journal: J Infect Dis; 2006 Jul 01; 194(1):29-37. PubMed ID: 16741879.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Suboptimal CD4+ T cell recovery during antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a common clinical dilemma. METHODS: We analyzed viral and immunologic predictors of CD4+ T cell recovery in 116 human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected subjects who had suppressed viremia (< or = 50 copies/mL) while receiving ART. Successive measurements of T cell immunophenotypes and cellular HIV-1 DNA levels were obtained before and during receipt of ART. On the basis of increases in the CD4+ T cell count, subjects were classified as immunologically concordant (demonstrating an increase of > or = 100 CD4+ T cells/mm3) or discordant (demonstrating an increase of <100 CD4+ T cells/mm3) after 48 weeks of ART. RESULTS: In adjusted analyses, CD4+ and CD8+ T cell activation at baseline was negatively associated with immunologic concordance at week 48 of ART (odds ratio [OR], 0.80 [P = .04] and 0.67 [P = .02], respectively). High memory (CDRA(-)CD62L-) CD8+ T cell counts at baseline (OR, 0.33 [P = .05]) predicted less CD4+ T cell recovery, whereas increased naive CD4+ T cell counts were associated with higher increases in CD4+ T cells (OR, 1.19 [P = .052]). Neither the cell-associated HIV-1 DNA level at baseline (P = .32) nor the cell-associated HIV-1 DNA level at week 48 of ART (P = .42) was associated with immunologic concordance during ART. CONCLUSIONS: These results support the potential clinical usefulness of the baseline determination of immune activation and maturation subsets in the prediction of CD4+ T cell recovery during viral suppression. Furthermore, identification of individuals with reduced potential for CD4+ T cell recovery during ART may provide a rationale for the initiation of early therapy for some patients.
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