[Immunorecovery after prolonged HIV-related immunosuppression: opportunities of the new antiretroviral classes].
Treatment of multi-drug experienced patients is an important concern in the management of HIV-1 disease, partially solved by the availability of new drugs acting at different phases of viral replication. Immune recovery during cART is linked both to the activity of antiviral drugs, as well as to the regenerative capability of thymus and bone marrow. We report a patient with a 22-year-old HIV-1 disease and an AIDS diagnosis for 15 years, with extensive resistance to all antiretroviral drugs, who never had treatment interruption, except for short spells due to adverse effects. This decision was supported by both findings elsewhere that interruptions of cART in experienced patients with advanced disease are strongly associated with more rapid disease progression and by our evaluation of his bone marrow activity. The colony-forming cells assay performed in the patient showed residual clonogenic capability, increased in vitro by addition of protease inhibitors and IL-2. A new therapeutic scheme including darunavir and maraviroc allowed dramatic changes leading both to a quick reduction in plasmatic viral load with an impressive immune reconstitution and an improvement in clinical conditions.
Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy.
Antonella
A
Esposito
Wilma
W
Leti
Alessandra
A
Fantauzzi
Daniele
D
Pastori
Antonella
A
Isgro
Fernando
F
Aiuti
Ivano
I
Mezzaroma
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000145:classification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology; D003510:Cyclohexanes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000069454:Darunavir; D024921:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Viral; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D000077592:Maraviroc; D008875:Middle Aged; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology; D014230:Triazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019562:Viral Load
D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D003510:Cyclohexanes; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors; D007376:Interleukin-2; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; D013449:Sulfonamides; D014230:Triazoles; D000077592:Maraviroc; D000069454:Darunavir