PMID- 23002445 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130110 LR - 20220408 IS - 1537-6613 (Electronic) IS - 0022-1899 (Print) IS - 0022-1899 (Linking) VI - 206 IP - 11 DP - 2012 Dec 1 TI - Elevated interleukin 8 and T-helper 1 and T-helper 17 cytokine levels prior to antiretroviral therapy in participants who developed immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome during ACTG A5164. PG - 1715-23 LID - 10.1093/infdis/jis604 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) reflects an aberrant immune response that can develop in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART). Its pathogenesis remains unclear. METHODS: We performed a nested case-control study using specimens from ACTG A5164. We compared plasma biomarkers and T-cell subsets in 19 IRIS and 39 control participants at study entry, ART initiation, and IRIS and used conditional logistic regression to develop IRIS predictive models. We evaluated the effect of corticosteroids on biomarker levels. RESULTS: Eleven and 8 participants developed paradoxical and unmasking IRIS, respectively, none while still receiving corticosteroids. Compared to controls, cases displayed elevations at study entry in interleukin (IL) 8, T-helper (Th) 1 (IL-2, interferon [IFN]-gamma, tumor necrosis factor [TNF]) and Th17 (IL-17) cytokine levels that persisted through ART initiation and IRIS. In logistic regression, baseline higher IFN-gamma and TNF were strong predictors of IRIS. Participants who received corticosteroids and later developed IRIS had marked increases in IL-6, IL-8, and IFN-gamma at the time of IRIS. T-cell activation markers did not differ in cases and controls prior to ART but were increased in cases at the time of IRIS. CONCLUSIONS: Increased IL-8, Th1, and Th17 cytokine levels in IRIS patients precede ART initiation and could help identify patient populations at higher risk for IRIS. FAU - Grant, Philip M AU - Grant PM AD - Division of Infectious Diseases, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-5107, USA. pmgrant@stanford.edu FAU - Komarow, Lauren AU - Komarow L FAU - Lederman, Michael M AU - Lederman MM FAU - Pahwa, Savita AU - Pahwa S FAU - Zolopa, Andrew R AU - Zolopa AR FAU - Andersen, Janet AU - Andersen J FAU - Asmuth, David M AU - Asmuth DM FAU - Devaraj, Sridevi AU - Devaraj S FAU - Pollard, Richard B AU - Pollard RB FAU - Richterman, Aaron AU - Richterman A FAU - Kanthikeel, Sudheesh AU - Kanthikeel S FAU - Sereti, Irini AU - Sereti I LA - eng GR - AI68636/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - AI38858/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AI077501/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - ImNIH/Intramural NIH HHS/United States GR - U01 AI038858/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - U01 AI068636/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 AI073961/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - AI6863/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - UM1 AI068636/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 AI050410/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural DEP - 20120921 PL - United States TA - J Infect Dis JT - The Journal of infectious diseases JID - 0413675 RN - 0 (Anti-HIV Agents) RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Interleukin-8) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Anti-HIV Agents/*adverse effects/*therapeutic use MH - Biomarkers MH - Case-Control Studies MH - Cytokines/*blood/genetics/metabolism MH - Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects/immunology MH - HIV Infections/*drug therapy MH - Humans MH - Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome/*metabolism MH - Interleukin-8/*blood/genetics/metabolism MH - Logistic Models MH - Middle Aged MH - Risk Factors PMC - PMC3488199 EDAT- 2012/09/25 06:00 MHDA- 2013/01/11 06:00 PMCR- 2013/12/01 CRDT- 2012/09/25 06:00 PHST- 2012/09/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/09/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/01/11 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/12/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jis604 [pii] AID - 10.1093/infdis/jis604 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Infect Dis. 2012 Dec 1;206(11):1715-23. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jis604. Epub 2012 Sep 21.