title: Humoral response to hepatitis B vaccination and its relationship with T CD45RA+ (naïve) and CD45RO+ (memory) subsets in HIV-1-infected subjects.
abstract: HIV disease leads to defects in cell-mediated immunity, impairing the immune response to new and recall antigens. We studied 55 HIV 1-infected patients who received of recombinant DNA hepatitis B vaccine and 20 controls. The overall hepatitis B virus (HBV) seroconversion rate was 59%. The median CD4+ T cell count among responders was 452 cell/mm(3), higher than non-responders (359 cells/mm(3)). The HIV plasmaviral loads were higher in non-responders. We concluded that total T CD4 cell count, memory T CD4+ cells and lower plasma viral load among HIV-1-infected subjects treated with HAART could be used to predict the immune response to vaccination with hepatitis B vaccine. Thus, considering cost benefits, HVB vaccination should be preferentially provided to HIV-infected patients with T CD4 cells count over 450 cells/mm(3), preferentially whose under HIV replication controlled.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Alergia e Imunologia Clínica e Experimental, LIM-56, Rua Dr. Enéas de Carvalho, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Paula Rocha
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Veiga
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Casseb
authors.forename: Alberto J S
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Duarte
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000917:Antibody Formation / Q000276:immunology*; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D015153:Blotting, Western; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D015497:HIV-1; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000276:immunology*; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007156:Immunologic Memory / Q000276:immunology*; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology*; D019562:Viral Load; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D012367:RNA, Viral; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens