Impact of HCV elimination on metabolism markers in people living with HIV

Abstract Coinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) alter lipid and glucose metabolism mediated by cytokines release. Our aim was to assess the evolution in metabolic plasmatic markers of people living with HIV (PLHIV) after HCV elimination either spontaneously o...

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Main Authors: Andrés Deza de la Casa, Sergio Grande-García, Sonia Arca-Lafuente, Manuel Llamas-Adán, Violeta Lara-Aguilar, Luz Martín Carbonero, María Lagarde, Pablo Ryan, Ignacio de los Santos, Amanda Fernández-Rodríguez, Verónica Briz, Multidisciplinary HIV/Hepatitis Viral Coinfection Group (COHIVEP)
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author Andrés Deza de la Casa
Sergio Grande-García
Sonia Arca-Lafuente
Manuel Llamas-Adán
Violeta Lara-Aguilar
Luz Martín Carbonero
María Lagarde
Pablo Ryan
Ignacio de los Santos
Amanda Fernández-Rodríguez
Verónica Briz
Multidisciplinary HIV/Hepatitis Viral Coinfection Group (COHIVEP)
author_facet Andrés Deza de la Casa
Sergio Grande-García
Sonia Arca-Lafuente
Manuel Llamas-Adán
Violeta Lara-Aguilar
Luz Martín Carbonero
María Lagarde
Pablo Ryan
Ignacio de los Santos
Amanda Fernández-Rodríguez
Verónica Briz
Multidisciplinary HIV/Hepatitis Viral Coinfection Group (COHIVEP)
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description Abstract Coinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) alter lipid and glucose metabolism mediated by cytokines release. Our aim was to assess the evolution in metabolic plasmatic markers of people living with HIV (PLHIV) after HCV elimination either spontaneously or with direct active antivirals (DAAs). Multicenter prospective study of 116 HIV patients: i) HCV chronically infected patients (CHC) = 45; ii) Spontaneous clarifiers (SC) = 36; and iii) HIV control group = 35. HCV-exposed patients were all studied at baseline and 48 weeks after achieving sustained virological response (SVR). Plasma levels of 14 metabolic biomarkers were measured. Differences between groups were evaluated by statistical methods. At baseline, CHC patients showed higher levels of adiponectin, NGAL and sICAM-1, than the control group. After achieving SVR, the CHC group showed a significant decrease in the 3 cytokines that were increased at baseline: adiponectin, NGAL and sICAM. In contrast, there was an increase in cortisol. After the end of the follow-up CHC showed normalization of all measured markers that were increased at baseline. Any changes were observed in the same follow-up period for the SC group. Chronically coinfected HIV + /HCV + patients showed altered levels in lipid and glucose metabolism compared to HIV monoinfected subjects and spontaneous clearers. The elimination of chronic HCV infection by DAAs normalized the metabolism profile except for cortisol that remains increased after reaching RSV compared to levels observed in the HCV-/HIV + group. Spontaneous clarification of HCV did not modify metabolism biomarkers in these patients.
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spelling doaj-art-fa320318eb324ff0b2a6f9021fbc73df2025-08-20T03:16:34ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-05-0115111010.1038/s41598-025-99107-4Impact of HCV elimination on metabolism markers in people living with HIVAndrés Deza de la Casa0Sergio Grande-García1Sonia Arca-Lafuente2Manuel Llamas-Adán3Violeta Lara-Aguilar4Luz Martín Carbonero5María Lagarde6Pablo Ryan7Ignacio de los Santos8Amanda Fernández-Rodríguez9Verónica Briz10Multidisciplinary HIV/Hepatitis Viral Coinfection Group (COHIVEP)Viral Hepatitis Reference and Research Laboratory, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIViral Hepatitis Reference and Research Laboratory, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIViral Hepatitis Reference and Research Laboratory, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIViral Hepatitis Reference and Research Laboratory, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIViral Hepatitis Reference and Research Laboratory, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos IIICentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario La Paz (IdiPAZ)Viral Hepatitis Reference and Research Laboratory, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIViral Hepatitis Reference and Research Laboratory, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIAbstract Coinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) alter lipid and glucose metabolism mediated by cytokines release. Our aim was to assess the evolution in metabolic plasmatic markers of people living with HIV (PLHIV) after HCV elimination either spontaneously or with direct active antivirals (DAAs). Multicenter prospective study of 116 HIV patients: i) HCV chronically infected patients (CHC) = 45; ii) Spontaneous clarifiers (SC) = 36; and iii) HIV control group = 35. HCV-exposed patients were all studied at baseline and 48 weeks after achieving sustained virological response (SVR). Plasma levels of 14 metabolic biomarkers were measured. Differences between groups were evaluated by statistical methods. At baseline, CHC patients showed higher levels of adiponectin, NGAL and sICAM-1, than the control group. After achieving SVR, the CHC group showed a significant decrease in the 3 cytokines that were increased at baseline: adiponectin, NGAL and sICAM. In contrast, there was an increase in cortisol. After the end of the follow-up CHC showed normalization of all measured markers that were increased at baseline. Any changes were observed in the same follow-up period for the SC group. Chronically coinfected HIV + /HCV + patients showed altered levels in lipid and glucose metabolism compared to HIV monoinfected subjects and spontaneous clearers. The elimination of chronic HCV infection by DAAs normalized the metabolism profile except for cortisol that remains increased after reaching RSV compared to levels observed in the HCV-/HIV + group. Spontaneous clarification of HCV did not modify metabolism biomarkers in these patients.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-99107-4HCV/HIVDAAsSpontaneous viral clearanceMetabolism markers
spellingShingle Andrés Deza de la Casa
Sergio Grande-García
Sonia Arca-Lafuente
Manuel Llamas-Adán
Violeta Lara-Aguilar
Luz Martín Carbonero
María Lagarde
Pablo Ryan
Ignacio de los Santos
Amanda Fernández-Rodríguez
Verónica Briz
Multidisciplinary HIV/Hepatitis Viral Coinfection Group (COHIVEP)
Impact of HCV elimination on metabolism markers in people living with HIV
Scientific Reports
HCV/HIV
DAAs
Spontaneous viral clearance
Metabolism markers
title Impact of HCV elimination on metabolism markers in people living with HIV
title_full Impact of HCV elimination on metabolism markers in people living with HIV
title_fullStr Impact of HCV elimination on metabolism markers in people living with HIV
title_full_unstemmed Impact of HCV elimination on metabolism markers in people living with HIV
title_short Impact of HCV elimination on metabolism markers in people living with HIV
title_sort impact of hcv elimination on metabolism markers in people living with hiv
topic HCV/HIV
DAAs
Spontaneous viral clearance
Metabolism markers
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-99107-4
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