PMID- 26867220 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160725 LR - 20201215 IS - 1932-6203 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6203 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 2 DP - 2016 TI - Non-Classical Monocytes and Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1) Correlate with Coronary Artery Calcium Progression in Chronically HIV-1 Infected Adults on Stable Antiretroviral Therapy. PG - e0149143 LID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0149143 [doi] LID - e0149143 AB - BACKGROUND: Persistent inflammation and immune activation has been hypothesized to contribute to increased prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in patients with chronic HIV infection. In this study, we examined the correlation of peripheral monocyte subsets and soluble biomarkers of inflammation to coronary artery calcium (CAC) progression, as measured by cardiac computed tomography scan. METHODS: We conducted a longitudinal analysis utilizing baseline data of 78 participants with HIV infection on stable antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the Hawaii Aging with HIV-Cardiovascular study who had available baseline monocyte subset analysis as well as CAC measurement at baseline and at 2-year follow up. Monocyte phenotypes were assessed from cryopreserved blood by flow cytometry and plasma was assayed for soluble biomarkers using antibody-coated beads in a high sensitivity Milliplex Luminex platform. Change in CAC over 2 years was analyzed as the primary outcome variable. RESULTS: Of all monocyte subsets and biomarkers tested, higher non-classical monocyte percentage (rho = 0.259, p = 0.022), interleukin (IL)-6 (rho = 0.311, p = 0.012), and monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1 (rho = 0.524, p = <0.001) were significantly correlated to higher 2-year CAC progression in unadjusted Spearman's correlation. Non-classical monocyte percentage (rho = 0.247, p = 0.039), and MCP-1 (rho = 0.487, p = <0.001), remained significantly correlated to 2-year CAC progression, while IL-6 was not (rho = 0.209, p = 0.120) after adjustment for age, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, total/HDL cholesterol ratio, smoking history, and BMI. CONCLUSION: The percentage of non-classical monocytes and plasma MCP-1 levels were independently associated with CAC progression and may be related to the progression of atherosclerosis and increased CVD risk associated with chronic HIV infection on stable ART. FAU - Zungsontiporn, Nath AU - Zungsontiporn N AD - Hawaii Center for AIDS, Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. FAU - Tello, Raquel R AU - Tello RR AD - Hawaii Center for AIDS, Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. FAU - Zhang, Guangxiang AU - Zhang G AD - Department of Tropical Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. FAU - Mitchell, Brooks I AU - Mitchell BI AD - Hawaii Center for AIDS, Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. AD - Department of Tropical Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. FAU - Budoff, Matthew AU - Budoff M AD - Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America. FAU - Kallianpur, Kalpana J AU - Kallianpur KJ AD - Hawaii Center for AIDS, Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. FAU - Nakamoto, Beau K AU - Nakamoto BK AD - Hawaii Center for AIDS, Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. AD - Straub Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. FAU - Keating, Sheila M AU - Keating SM AD - Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco, California, United States of America. FAU - Norris, Philip J AU - Norris PJ AD - Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco, California, United States of America. AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America. AD - Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America. FAU - Ndhlovu, Lishomwa C AU - Ndhlovu LC AD - Hawaii Center for AIDS, Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. AD - Department of Tropical Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. FAU - Souza, Scott A AU - Souza SA AD - Hawaii Center for AIDS, Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. FAU - Shikuma, Cecilia M AU - Shikuma CM AD - Hawaii Center for AIDS, Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. FAU - Chow, Dominic C AU - Chow DC AD - Hawaii Center for AIDS, Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. LA - eng GR - R01HL095135/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - U54 MD007584/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 HL095135/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - K23 HL088981/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - U54MD007584/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States GR - K23HL088981/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20160211 PL - United States TA - PLoS One JT - PloS one JID - 101285081 RN - 0 (Anti-Retroviral Agents) RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (CCL2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - SY7Q814VUP (Calcium) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aging MH - Anti-Retroviral Agents/therapeutic use MH - Biomarkers/blood MH - Calcinosis/physiopathology MH - Calcium/*metabolism MH - Cardiovascular Diseases/*complications/drug therapy MH - Chemokine CCL2/*blood MH - Comorbidity MH - Coronary Vessels/pathology/*physiopathology MH - Disease Progression MH - Female MH - HIV Infections/*blood/complications/drug therapy MH - HIV-1 MH - Hawaii MH - Humans MH - Inflammation MH - Longitudinal Studies MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Monocytes/*cytology MH - Phenotype MH - Tomography, X-Ray Computed PMC - PMC4750941 COIS- Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2016/02/13 06:00 MHDA- 2016/07/28 06:00 PMCR- 2016/02/11 CRDT- 2016/02/12 06:00 PHST- 2015/11/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/01/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/02/12 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/02/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/07/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/02/11 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PONE-D-15-48598 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0149143 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS One. 2016 Feb 11;11(2):e0149143. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149143. eCollection 2016.