Clinical, Immunological and Treatment-Related Factors Associated with Normalised CD4+/CD8+ T-Cell Ratio: Effect of Naïve and Memory T-Cell Subsets

Willard Tinago, Elizabeth Coghlan, Alan Macken, Julie McAndrews, Brenda Doak, Charlotte Prior-Fuller, John S Lambert, Gerard J Sheehan, Patrick W G Mallon and on behalf of the Mater Immunology Study Group

PLOS ONE, 2014, vol. 9, issue 5, 1-9

Abstract: Background: Although effective antiretroviral therapy(ART) increases CD4+ T-cell count, responses to ART vary considerably and only a minority of patients normalise their CD4+/CD8+ ratio. Although retention of naïve CD4+ T-cells is thought to predict better immune responses, relationships between CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell subsets and CD4+/CD8+ ratio have not been well described. Methods: A cross-sectional study in a cohort of ambulatory HIV+ patients. We used flow cytometry on fresh blood to determine expanded CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell subsets; CD45RO+CD62L+(central memory), CD45RO+CD62L-(effector memory) and CD45RO-CD62L+(naïve) alongside routine T-cell subsets(absolute, percentage CD4+ and CD8+ counts), HIVRNA and collected demographic and treatment data. Relationship between CD4+/CD8+ T-cell ratio and expanded T-cell subsets was determined using linear regression analysis. Results are median[IQR] and regression coefficients unless stated. Results: We recruited 190 subjects, age 42(36–48) years, 65% male, 65.3% Caucasian, 91% on ART(52.6% on protease inhibitors), 78.4% with HIVRNA 1. Of the expanded CD4+ T-cell subsets, 27.3(18.0–38.3)% were naïve, 36.8(29.0–40.0)% central memory and 27.4(20.0–38.5)% effector memory. Of the CD8+ T-cells subsets, 16.5(10.2–25.5)% were naïve, 19.9(12.7–26.6)% central memory and 41.0(31.8–52.5)% effector memory. In the multivariable adjusted analysis, total cumulative-ART exposure(+0.15,p = 0.007), higher nadir CD4+ count(+0.011,p 1 had significantly higher median %CD8+ naive T-cells; 25.4(14.0–36.0)% versus 14.4(9.4–21.6)%, p

Date: 2014
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