Background: The influence of HIV-1 co-receptor usage on the course of therapy in subjects fully responding to ART has been poorly investigated. Objectives: To explore the relationship between co-receptor tropism and cellular reservoir size, residual viremia and subsequent virological outcome in ART-treated patients with HIV-1 RNA stable <50 copies/mL. Study design: Viral co-receptor usage was predicted by viral env DNA sequencing with geno2pheno interpretation (FPR20%) and classified as R5 and non-R5. Total blood-associated HIV-1 DNA levels (log 10 copies/10 6 leukocytes) were measured by qRT-PCR (5′LTR). Residual plasma viremia was categorized as detectable (1–49 cps/mL) or undetectable (<1 copy/mL). Virological rebounds (any HIV-1 RNA >50 copies/mL) were evaluated over 96 weeks. Results: The study included 116 subjects. Patients with R5 virus (n = 59) and non-R5 virus (n = 57) were homogeneous for the main characteristics except for the lower nadir CD4 cell count in the non-R5 group. Patients with non-R5 variants showed higher levels of HIV-1 DNA as compared to patients with R5 virus: mean 2.47 (95% CI 2.37–2.56) vs 2.17 (2.08–2.26) (p < 0.001). Moreover, a higher proportion of patients in the non-R5 group displayed detectable residual viremia with respect to the R5-group (54.4% vs 32.2%, p =.016). Detectable residual viremia was found to be significantly associated with viral rebounds. Conclusion: The presence of non-R5 viral DNA variants is related to a higher probability of residual viremia and to a larger size of the cellular viral reservoir in this setting. These data highlight a potential role of viral tropism in the monitoring of HIV-1 infection in virologically controlled subject.

Lombardi, F., Belmonti, S., Rapone, L., Borghetti, A., Ciccullo, A., Gagliardini, R., et al. (2018). HIV-1 non-R5 tropism correlates with a larger size of the cellular viral reservoir and a detectable residual viremia in patients under suppressive ART. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY, 103, 57-62 [10.1016/j.jcv.2018.03.013].

HIV-1 non-R5 tropism correlates with a larger size of the cellular viral reservoir and a detectable residual viremia in patients under suppressive ART

Gagliardini, Roberta;Montagnani, Francesca;Rossetti, Barbara;De Luca, Andrea;
2018-01-01

Abstract

Background: The influence of HIV-1 co-receptor usage on the course of therapy in subjects fully responding to ART has been poorly investigated. Objectives: To explore the relationship between co-receptor tropism and cellular reservoir size, residual viremia and subsequent virological outcome in ART-treated patients with HIV-1 RNA stable <50 copies/mL. Study design: Viral co-receptor usage was predicted by viral env DNA sequencing with geno2pheno interpretation (FPR20%) and classified as R5 and non-R5. Total blood-associated HIV-1 DNA levels (log 10 copies/10 6 leukocytes) were measured by qRT-PCR (5′LTR). Residual plasma viremia was categorized as detectable (1–49 cps/mL) or undetectable (<1 copy/mL). Virological rebounds (any HIV-1 RNA >50 copies/mL) were evaluated over 96 weeks. Results: The study included 116 subjects. Patients with R5 virus (n = 59) and non-R5 virus (n = 57) were homogeneous for the main characteristics except for the lower nadir CD4 cell count in the non-R5 group. Patients with non-R5 variants showed higher levels of HIV-1 DNA as compared to patients with R5 virus: mean 2.47 (95% CI 2.37–2.56) vs 2.17 (2.08–2.26) (p < 0.001). Moreover, a higher proportion of patients in the non-R5 group displayed detectable residual viremia with respect to the R5-group (54.4% vs 32.2%, p =.016). Detectable residual viremia was found to be significantly associated with viral rebounds. Conclusion: The presence of non-R5 viral DNA variants is related to a higher probability of residual viremia and to a larger size of the cellular viral reservoir in this setting. These data highlight a potential role of viral tropism in the monitoring of HIV-1 infection in virologically controlled subject.
2018
Lombardi, F., Belmonti, S., Rapone, L., Borghetti, A., Ciccullo, A., Gagliardini, R., et al. (2018). HIV-1 non-R5 tropism correlates with a larger size of the cellular viral reservoir and a detectable residual viremia in patients under suppressive ART. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY, 103, 57-62 [10.1016/j.jcv.2018.03.013].
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