Title |
Delayed acquisition of Plasmodium falciparum antigen-specific CD4+ T cell responses in HIV-exposed uninfected Malawian children receiving daily cotrimoxazole prophylaxis
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Published in |
Malaria Journal, May 2016
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DOI | 10.1186/s12936-016-1318-2 |
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Authors |
Herbert Longwe, Kamija S. Phiri, Nyanyiwe M. Mbeye, Thandile Gondwe, Wilson L. Mandala, Kondwani C. Jambo |
Abstract |
Cotrimoxazole (CTX) prophylaxis, recommended in HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) children primarily against HIV-related opportunistic infections, has been shown to have some efficacy against Plasmodium falciparum malaria. The effects of CTX prophylaxis on the acquisition of P. falciparum antigen specific CD4(+) T cells-mediated immunity in HEU children is still not fully understood. Peripheral blood was collected from HEU and HIV-unexposed uninfected (HUU) children at 6, 12 and 18 months of age. Proportion of CD4(+) T cells subsets were determined by immunophenotyping. P. falciparum antigen-specific CD4(+) T cells responses were measured by intracellular cytokine staining assay. There were no differences in the proportions of naïve, effector and memory CD4(+) T cell subsets between HEU and HUU children at all ages. There was a trend showing acquisition of P. falciparum-specific IFN-γ and TNF-producing CD4(+) T cells with age in both HUU and HEU children. There was, however, lower frequency of P. falciparum-specific IFN-γ-producing CD4(+) T cells in HEU compared to HUU at 6 and 12 months, which normalized 6 months after stopping CTX prophylaxis. The results demonstrate that there is delayed acquisition of P. falciparum-specific IFN-γ-producing CD4(+) T cells in HEU children on daily cotrimoxazole prophylaxis, which is evident at 6 and 12 months of age in comparison to HUU age-matched controls. However, whether this delayed acquisition of P. falciparum-specific IFN-γ-producing CD4(+) T cells leads to higher risk to malaria disease remains unknown and warrants further investigation. |
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