Clinical Immunology Division, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Microbiology Department, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
J Clin Virol. 2010 Jul;48(3):168-72. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2010.03.020. Epub 2010 Apr 18.
Studies in primary HIV-1 infection and advanced HIV-1 disease have demonstrated that HIV-1 DNA associated with peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC HIV-1 DNA) has predictive value for disease progression.
To analyse in asymptomatic HIV-1 chronic infection the predictive value of PBMC HIV-1 DNA for virological failure.
In 115 individuals who had previously participated in study STIR-2102, we retrospectively analysed the PBMC HIV-1 DNA by quantitative real-time PCR. Antiretroviral naïve patients (baseline pre-ART) received 6 weeks of ART prior to randomisation (baseline post-ART). The predictive value of PBMC HIV-1 DNA, HIV-1 RNA in plasma and CD4+ T cells, at baselines pre-ART and post-ART, was determined by Kaplan-Meier and Proportional Hazards Regression analyses.
At baseline post-ART, 82% of patients showed suppression of HIV-1 RNA, however they maintained significant amounts of HIV-1 DNA (geometric mean: 690 copies/10(6) PBMC). Pre-ART and post-ART levels of HIV-1 DNA and pre-ART levels of HIV-1 RNA showed predictive value (Log-Rank test: p<0.001, p<0.001, p=0.003, respectively). In a multivariate model post-ART PBMC HIV-1 DNA was the stronger predictive variable (adjusted HR, 2.51 [95% CI, 1.33-4.73, p=0.004]) independently of HIV-1 RNA (HR 1.74 [95% CI, 1.16-2.61, p=0.007]).
PBMC HIV-1 DNA is an effective prognostic marker for virological outcome in individuals with asymptomatic HIV-1 chronic infection.
在原发性 HIV-1 感染和晚期 HIV-1 疾病的研究中,已经证明与外周血单核细胞(PBMC HIV-1 DNA)相关的 HIV-1 DNA 对疾病进展具有预测价值。
分析无症状 HIV-1 慢性感染中 PBMC HIV-1 DNA 对病毒学失败的预测价值。
我们回顾性地分析了 115 名曾参与 STIR-2102 研究的个体的 PBMC HIV-1 DNA,通过实时定量 PCR 进行分析。未接受过抗逆转录病毒治疗的患者(基线前 ART)在随机分组前接受 6 周的 ART(基线后 ART)。通过 Kaplan-Meier 和比例风险回归分析,确定基线前 ART 和基线后 ART 时的 PBMC HIV-1 DNA、血浆 HIV-1 RNA 和 CD4+ T 细胞的预测价值。
在基线后 ART 时,82%的患者显示出 HIV-1 RNA 的抑制,但仍保持大量的 HIV-1 DNA(几何平均值:690 拷贝/10^6 PBMC)。基线前 ART 和基线后 ART 时的 HIV-1 DNA 水平和基线前 ART 时的 HIV-1 RNA 水平具有预测价值(对数秩检验:p<0.001,p<0.001,p=0.003)。在多变量模型中,基线后 ART 的 PBMC HIV-1 DNA 是更强的预测变量(调整后的 HR,2.51[95%CI,1.33-4.73,p=0.004]),独立于 HIV-1 RNA(HR 1.74[95%CI,1.16-2.61,p=0.007])。
PBMC HIV-1 DNA 是无症状 HIV-1 慢性感染个体病毒学结局的有效预后标志物。