title: Persistence of vaccine immunity against hepatitis B virus and response to revaccination in vertically HIV-infected adolescents on HAART.
abstract: Humoral immune response to vaccine antigens is known to be reduced in perinatally HIV-infected children. Lymphocyte immunophenotyping, humoral immunity to hepatitis B after primary immunization and response to revaccination were evaluated in 40 HIV-infected adolescents on HAART and 23 healthy age-matched controls. Anti-HBs antibody levels >or=10 mIU/mL were found in 18/40 (40.5%) of the HIV-infected adolescents and 18/23 (78.3%) of the HIV-negative adolescents from Control group. Adolescents of HIV group with anti-HBs>or=1 0 mIU/mL presented a higher CD4+ T cell percentage, higher naïve and central memory CD8+ T cell percentages and lower immune activation markers. After revaccination, 12/18 (66.7%) adolescents of HIV group responded. Those adolescents who did not respond to revaccination presented a lower CD4+ T cell percentage, higher immune activation markers and more frequently detectable HIV viral load. We concluded that lower immune activation, higher CD4+ T cell percentage and better control of HIV replication may be associated with hepatitis B vaccine response.
authors: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors: Silvana D
authors: SD
authors: Pessoa
authors: Maristela
authors: M
authors: Miyamoto
authors: Erika
authors: E
authors: Ono
authors: Aída F T B
authors: AF
authors: Gouvêa
authors: Maria Isabel
authors: MI
authors: de Moraes-Pinto
authors: Regina C M
authors: RC
authors: Succi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D016516:CD4-CD8 Ratio; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D006678:HIV / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007117:Immunization, Secondary; D007156:Immunologic Memory; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D013997:Time Factors; D019562:Viral Load; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines