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HCV monoinfection and HIV/HCV coinfection enhance T-cell immune senescence in injecting drug users early during infection

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Title
HCV monoinfection and HIV/HCV coinfection enhance T-cell immune senescence in injecting drug users early during infection
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Immunity & Ageing, March 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12979-016-0065-0
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Bart P. X. Grady, Nening M. Nanlohy, Debbie van Baarle

Abstract

Injecting drug users (IDU) are at premature risk of developing multimorbidity and mortality from causes commonly observed in the elderly. Ageing of the immune system (immune-senescence) can lead to premature morbidity and mortality and can be accelerated by chronic viral infections. Here we investigated the impact of HCV monoinfection and HIV/HCV coinfection on immune parameters in (ex-) IDU. We analyzed telomere length and expression of activation, differentiation and exhaustion markers on T cells at baseline (t = 1) and at follow-up (t = 2) (median interval 16.9 years) in IDU who were: HCV mono-infected (n = 21); HIV/HCV coinfected (n = 23) or multiple exposed but uninfected (MEU) (n = 8). The median time interval between t = 1 and t = 2 was 16.9 years. Telomere length within CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells decreased significantly over time in all IDU groups (p ≤ 0.012). CD4(+) T-cell telomere length in HCV mono-infected IDU was significantly reduced compared to healthy donors at t = 1 (p < 0.008). HIV/HCV coinfected IDU had reduced CD4(+) and CD8(+) T-cell telomere lengths (p ≤ 0.002) to healthy donors i at t = 1. This was related to persistent levels of immune activation but not due to increased differentiation of T cells over time. Telomere length decrease was observed within all T-cell subsets, but mainly found in immature T cells (CD27(+)CD57(+)) (p ≤ 0.015). HCV mono-infection and HIV/HCV coinfection enhance T-cell immune-senescence. Our data suggest that this occurred early during infection, which warrants early treatment for both HCV and HIV to reduce immune senescence in later life.

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Country Count As %
Canada 1 1%
Unknown 72 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 10 14%
Researcher 9 12%
Student > Doctoral Student 9 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 8 11%
Other 5 7%
Other 13 18%
Unknown 19 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 25 34%
Immunology and Microbiology 8 11%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 7%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 3%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 3%
Other 9 12%
Unknown 22 30%
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