title: Long-term follow-up of HIV positive asymptomatic patients having received cyclosporin A.
abstract: The data of the 27 asymptomatic HIV-1 seropositive patients with CD4+ cell count between 300 and 600/microliters treated by Cyclosporin A (CSA) (7.5 mg/kg/day) in our institution between October 1985 and 1987 were reviewed in October 1993. Hemoglobin concentration, platelet count, total lymphocytes, CD4+ and CD8+ cell counts and serum core protein p24 antigenemia, as well as creatininemia measured before CSA onset, at CSA cessation and twice a year were recorded as well as clinical signs and CSA toxicities. In October 1993 median duration of CSA treatment was 11 months, median follow-up after CSA cessation was 45 months and median total follow-up was 67 months. Toxicities of CSA were those commonly encountered in other pathologies. Under CSA no patient progressed toward clinical AIDS (1987 definition). The mean CD4+ cell count of the 27 patients remained unchanged (gain of 1 cell/year) under CSA treatment, while it decreased at a rate of 50 cells/year after CSA cessation (p < 0,005). On the other hand CSA treatment had no significant impact on the evolution of total lymphocyte count, CD8+ cell counts, and P24 antigenémia.
authors.affiliation: Département de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Laennec, Faculté Necker, Paris, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Jais
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tourani
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Even
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Andrieu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine