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Inflammatory and coagulation biomarkers and mortality in patients with HIV infection

Kuller, LH and Tracy, R and Belloso, W and De Wit, S and Drummond, F and Lane, HC and Ledergerber, B and Lundgren, J and Neuhaus, J and Nixon, D and Paton, NI and Neaton, JD (2008) Inflammatory and coagulation biomarkers and mortality in patients with HIV infection. PLoS Medicine, 5 (10). 1496 - 1508. ISSN 1549-1277

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Abstract

Background: In the Strategies for Management of Anti-Retroviral Therapy trial, all-cause mortality was higher for participants randomized to intermittent, CD4-guided antiretroviral treatment (ART) (drug conservation [DC]) than continuous ART (viral suppression [VS]). We hypothesized that increased HIV-RNA levels following ART interruption induced activation of tissue factor pathways, thrombosis, and fibrinolysis. Methods and Findings: Stored samples were used to measure six biomarkers: high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), amyloid A, amyloid P, D-dimer, and prothrombin fragment 1+2. Two studies were conducted: (1) a nested case-control study for studying biomarker associations with mortality, and (2) a study to compare DC and VS participants for biomarker changes. For (1), markers were determined at study entry and before death (latest level) for 85 deaths and for two controls (n = 170) matched on country, age, sex, and date of randomization. Odds ratios (ORs) were estimated with logistic regression. For each biomarker, each of the three upper quartiles was compared to the lowest quartile. For (2), the biomarkers were assessed for 249 DC and 250 VS participants at study entry and 1 mo following randomization. Higher levels of hsCRP, IL-6, and D-dimer at study entry were significantly associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality. Unadjusted ORs (highest versus lowest quartile) were 2.0 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.0-4.1; p = 0.05), 8.3 (95% CI, 3.3-20.8; p < 0.0001), and 12.4 (95% CI, 4.2-37.0; p < 0.0001), respectively. Associations were significant after adjustment, when the DC and VS groups were analyzed separately, and when latest levels were assessed. IL-6 and D-dimer increased at 1 mo by 30% and 16% in the DC group and by 0% and 5% in the VS group (p < 0.0001 for treatment difference for both biomarkers); increases in the DC group were related to HIV-RNA levels at 1 mo (p < 0.0001). In an expanded case-control analysis (four controls per case), the OR (DC/VS) for mortality was reduced from 1.8 (95% CI, 1.1-3.1; p = 0.02) to 1.5 (95% CI, 0.8-2.8) and 1.4 (95% CI, 0.8-2.5) after adjustment for latest levels of IL-6 and D-dimer, respectively. Conclusions: IL-6 and D-dimer were strongly related to all-cause mortality. Interrupting ART may further increase the risk of death by raising IL-6 and D-dimer levels. Therapies that reduce the inflammatory response to HIV and decrease IL-6 and D-dimer levels may warrant investigation. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00027352).


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Item Type: Article
Status: Published
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Kuller, LHkuller@pitt.eduKULLER
Tracy, R
Belloso, W
De Wit, S
Drummond, F
Lane, HC
Ledergerber, B
Lundgren, J
Neuhaus, J
Nixon, D
Paton, NI
Neaton, JD
Contributors:
ContributionContributors NameEmailPitt UsernameORCID
EditorDeeks, StevenUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date: 1 October 2008
Date Type: Publication
Journal or Publication Title: PLoS Medicine
Volume: 5
Number: 10
Page Range: 1496 - 1508
DOI or Unique Handle: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050203
Refereed: Yes
ISSN: 1549-1277
PubMed Central ID: PMC2570418
PubMed ID: 18942885
Date Deposited: 24 Jul 2012 18:48
Last Modified: 02 Nov 2022 11:55
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/13002

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