title: Polymorphisms of Cx(3)CR1 and CXCR6 receptors in relation to HAART therapy of HIV type 1 patients.
abstract: The chemokine polymorphisms CXCR6-3E/K, In1.1T/C, H7 haplotype, CX(3)CR1-V249I, and CX(3)CR1-T280M have been shown to affect the course of HIV infection. We studied their influence on immunologic and virologic response to HAART in a group of 143 HIV-1 patients. We performed Kaplan-Meier analysis using the following end-point criteria: (1) time from HAART initiation to undetectable viral load (VL < 50 copies/ml), (2) maximum duration of viral suppression, (3) time from HAART administration until CD4 elevation above 200 cells/microl for patients with baseline CD4 below 200 cells/microl and above 500 cells/microl for patients with baseline CD4 between 200 and 500 cells/microl, respectively, and (4) time from HAART initiation until CD4 reduction below baseline values. Our results revealed an improved immunologic response to HAART in patients with the CX(3)CR1-249I or CX(3)CR1-280M allele. On the contrary, patients with initial VL suppression due to HAART showed a faster virologic failure in the presence of the CXCR6-3K allele. The In1.1T/C polymorphism and H7 haplotype did not reveal any specific effect on HAART response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Passam
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sourvinos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Krambovitis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyakis
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Stavrianeas
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zagoreos
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Spandidos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000483:Alleles; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D000073883:CX3C Chemokine Receptor 1; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000821:virology; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D000075744:Receptors, CXCR6; D019707:Receptors, Chemokine / Q000235:genetics*; D011991:Receptors, Virus / Q000235:genetics*; D019562:Viral Load
chemical_list: D000073883:CX3C Chemokine Receptor 1; C095235:CX3CR1 protein, human; C106330:CXCR6 protein, human; D000075744:Receptors, CXCR6; D019707:Receptors, Chemokine; D011991:Receptors, Virus