The Deleterious Influence of Tenofovir-Based Therapies on the Progression of Atherosclerosis in HIV-Infected Patients

We investigated the potential differential effects of antiretroviral therapies on unbalanced chemokine homeostasis and on the progression of atherosclerosis in HIV-infected patients. A two-year prospective study was performed in 67 consecutive HIV-infected patients initiating antiretroviral therapy...

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Main Authors: Gerard Aragonès, Pedro Pardo-Reche, Laura Fernández-Sender, Anna Rull, Raúl Beltrán-Debón, Esther Rodríguez-Gallego, Jordi Camps, Jorge Joven, Carlos Alonso-Villaverde
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Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/372305
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Pedro Pardo-Reche
Laura Fernández-Sender
Anna Rull
Raúl Beltrán-Debón
Esther Rodríguez-Gallego
Jordi Camps
Jorge Joven
Carlos Alonso-Villaverde
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Jorge Joven
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description We investigated the potential differential effects of antiretroviral therapies on unbalanced chemokine homeostasis and on the progression of atherosclerosis in HIV-infected patients. A two-year prospective study was performed in 67 consecutive HIV-infected patients initiating antiretroviral therapy with abacavir/lamivudine or tenofovir/emtricitabine. Circulating levels of inflammatory biomarkers, progression of subclinical atherosclerosis and expression levels of selected chemokines genes in circulating leukocytes were assessed. Control subjects showed significantly lower plasma concentrations of CRP, tPA, IL-6, and MCP-1 than HIV-infected patients at a baseline. After two years of followup, the observed decreases in plasma inflammatory biomarker levels were only significant for MCP-1, tPA, and IL-6. The decrease in plasma MCP-1 concentration was associated with the progression of atherosclerosis, and this effect was negligible only in patients receiving TDF-based therapy. Multivariate analysis confirmed that treatment with TDF was positively and significantly associated with a higher likelihood of subclinical atherosclerosis progression. However, the expression levels of selected genes in blood cells only showed associations with the viral load and total and HDL-cholesterol levels. Current antiretroviral treatments may partially attenuate the influence of HIV infection on certain inflammatory pathways, though patients receiving TDF therapy must be carefully monitored with respect to the presence and/or progression of atherosclerosis.
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spelling doaj-art-ccff7ae448534ceab2d2136d27cc401f2025-08-20T03:19:32ZengWileyMediators of Inflammation0962-93511466-18612012-01-01201210.1155/2012/372305372305The Deleterious Influence of Tenofovir-Based Therapies on the Progression of Atherosclerosis in HIV-Infected PatientsGerard Aragonès0Pedro Pardo-Reche1Laura Fernández-Sender2Anna Rull3Raúl Beltrán-Debón4Esther Rodríguez-Gallego5Jordi Camps6Jorge Joven7Carlos Alonso-Villaverde8Unitat de Recerca Biomèdica (URB-CRB), Hospital Universitari Sant Joan, Institut Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43201 Reus, SpainServei de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan, Institut Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43204 Reus, SpainServei de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan, Institut Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43204 Reus, SpainUnitat de Recerca Biomèdica (URB-CRB), Hospital Universitari Sant Joan, Institut Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43201 Reus, SpainUnitat de Recerca Biomèdica (URB-CRB), Hospital Universitari Sant Joan, Institut Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43201 Reus, SpainUnitat de Recerca Biomèdica (URB-CRB), Hospital Universitari Sant Joan, Institut Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43201 Reus, SpainUnitat de Recerca Biomèdica (URB-CRB), Hospital Universitari Sant Joan, Institut Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43201 Reus, SpainUnitat de Recerca Biomèdica (URB-CRB), Hospital Universitari Sant Joan, Institut Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43201 Reus, SpainUnitat de Recerca Biomèdica (URB-CRB), Hospital Universitari Sant Joan, Institut Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43201 Reus, SpainWe investigated the potential differential effects of antiretroviral therapies on unbalanced chemokine homeostasis and on the progression of atherosclerosis in HIV-infected patients. A two-year prospective study was performed in 67 consecutive HIV-infected patients initiating antiretroviral therapy with abacavir/lamivudine or tenofovir/emtricitabine. Circulating levels of inflammatory biomarkers, progression of subclinical atherosclerosis and expression levels of selected chemokines genes in circulating leukocytes were assessed. Control subjects showed significantly lower plasma concentrations of CRP, tPA, IL-6, and MCP-1 than HIV-infected patients at a baseline. After two years of followup, the observed decreases in plasma inflammatory biomarker levels were only significant for MCP-1, tPA, and IL-6. The decrease in plasma MCP-1 concentration was associated with the progression of atherosclerosis, and this effect was negligible only in patients receiving TDF-based therapy. Multivariate analysis confirmed that treatment with TDF was positively and significantly associated with a higher likelihood of subclinical atherosclerosis progression. However, the expression levels of selected genes in blood cells only showed associations with the viral load and total and HDL-cholesterol levels. Current antiretroviral treatments may partially attenuate the influence of HIV infection on certain inflammatory pathways, though patients receiving TDF therapy must be carefully monitored with respect to the presence and/or progression of atherosclerosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/372305
spellingShingle Gerard Aragonès
Pedro Pardo-Reche
Laura Fernández-Sender
Anna Rull
Raúl Beltrán-Debón
Esther Rodríguez-Gallego
Jordi Camps
Jorge Joven
Carlos Alonso-Villaverde
The Deleterious Influence of Tenofovir-Based Therapies on the Progression of Atherosclerosis in HIV-Infected Patients
Mediators of Inflammation
title The Deleterious Influence of Tenofovir-Based Therapies on the Progression of Atherosclerosis in HIV-Infected Patients
title_full The Deleterious Influence of Tenofovir-Based Therapies on the Progression of Atherosclerosis in HIV-Infected Patients
title_fullStr The Deleterious Influence of Tenofovir-Based Therapies on the Progression of Atherosclerosis in HIV-Infected Patients
title_full_unstemmed The Deleterious Influence of Tenofovir-Based Therapies on the Progression of Atherosclerosis in HIV-Infected Patients
title_short The Deleterious Influence of Tenofovir-Based Therapies on the Progression of Atherosclerosis in HIV-Infected Patients
title_sort deleterious influence of tenofovir based therapies on the progression of atherosclerosis in hiv infected patients
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/372305
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