AIDS
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Raltegravir intensification shows differing effects on CD8 and CD4 T cells in HIV-infected HAART-suppressed individuals with poor CD4 T-cell recovery.
Immunodiscordant HIV-infected patients show viral suppression during antiretroviral therapy but fail to recover CD4 T cells. Immunodiscordance is characterized by partial CD4 T-cell immunodeficiency and increased inflammation, activation and immunosenescence in both CD4 and CD8 T cells. ⋯ Long-term (48-week) raltegravir intensification failed to counterbalance CD4 T-cell deficiency and its associated features: hyperactivation and death of CD4 T cells. However, raltegravir induced a specific reduction of CD38 expression in CD8 T cells, suggesting a beneficial effect on CD8 T-cell hyperactivation, which has been linked with HIV-associated comorbidities.
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Multicenter Study
Risk factors for chronic kidney disease in a large cohort of HIV-1 infected individuals initiating antiretroviral therapy in routine care.
To examine long-term effects of antiretroviral therapy (ART) on kidney function, we evaluated the incidence and risk factors for chronic kidney disease (CKD) among ART-naive, HIV-infected adults and compared changes in estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFR) before and after starting ART. ⋯ ART was associated with reduced CKD risk in association with CD4 cell restoration and plasma viral load suppression, despite an increased CKD risk that was associated with initial regimens that included tenofovir and rPI.
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Doppler echocardiography is used to screen for HIV-related pulmonary arterial hypertension (HRPAH). We studied patients with HIV infection to determine the accuracy of Doppler echocardiography-estimated pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) compared with PASP measured during right heart catheterization. ⋯ Using Doppler echocardiography-estimated PASP, one in three patients with HRPAH was missed. Doppler echocardiography estimates of PASP are not accurate in patients with HIV.