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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2023

Longitudinal patterns of inflammatory mediators after acute HIV infection correlate to intact and total reservoir.

Jozefien De Clercq, Marie-Angélique De Scheerder, Virginie Mortier, Chris Verhofstede, Stefaan J Vandecasteele, Sabine D Allard, Coca Necsoi, Stéphane De Wit, Sarah Gerlo, Linos Vandekerckhove

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Jozefien De ClercqHIV Cure Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Marie-Angélique De ScheerderDepartment of General Internal Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
Virginie MortierDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Aids Reference Laboratory, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Chris VerhofstedeDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Aids Reference Laboratory, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Stefaan J VandecasteeleDepartment of Nephrology and Infectious Diseases, AZ Sint-Jan, Bruges, Belgium.
Sabine D AllardDepartment of Internal Medicine, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Coca NecsoiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Stéphane De WitDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Sarah GerloHIV Cure Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Linos VandekerckhoveHIV Cure Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Ghent University · BEGhent University Hospital · BEAZ Sint-Jan · BECentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Pierre · BEUniversité Libre de Bruxelles · BEVrije Universiteit Brussel · BE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Despite the beneficial effects of antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation during acute HIV infection (AHI), residual immune activation remains a hallmark of treated HIV infection. Methods: Plasma concentrations of 40 mediators were measured longitudinally in 39 early treated participants of a Belgian AHI cohort (HIV+) and in 21 HIV-negative controls (HIV-). We investigated the association of the inflammatory profile with clinical presentation, plasma viral load, immunological parameters, and in-depth characterization of the HIV reservoir. Results: While levels of most soluble mediators normalized with suppressive ART, we demonstrated the persistence of a pro-inflammatory signature in early treated HIV+ participants in comparison to HIV- controls. Examination of these mediators demonstrated a correlation with their levels during AHI, which seemed to be viremia-driven, and suggested involvement of an activated myeloid compartment, IFN-γ-signaling, and inflammasome-related pathways. Interestingly, some of these pro-inflammatory mediators correlated with a larger reservoir size and slower reservoir decay. In contrast, we also identified soluble mediators which were associated with favorable effects on immunovirological outcomes and reservoir, both during and after AHI. Conclusion: These data highlight how the persistent pro-inflammatory profile observed in early ART treated individuals is shaped during AHI and is intertwined with viral dynamics.

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HIV InfectionsInflammation MediatorsCognitionHumansInflammasomesPlasmaInflammasomesInflammation Mediatorsacute HIV infectionchemokinescytokinesearly ARTHIV reservoirinflammationplasma soluble mediators

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PMID38250083
PMCPMC10796502
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