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CD4+ T cell counts and soluble programmed death-1 at baseline correlated with hepatitis B surface antigen decline in HIV/HBV coinfection during combined antiretroviral therapy

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1178788

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coinfection; HIV; HBV; HBsAg decline; soluble PD-1; immune activation

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This study evaluates the kinetics of HBsAg and the determinants of early HBsAg decline in HIV/HBV coinfected patients during cART. The results show that CD4(+) T cell levels, sPD-1 levels, and immune activation are closely related to the rate of HBsAg decline after cART initiation.
BackgroundSeveral studies have described the rapid decline and clearance of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/hepatitis B virus (HBV) coinfection after initiating combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). Early decline of HBsAg levels is associated with HBsAg seroclearance in the treatment of chronic HBV infection. This study aims to evaluate the HBsAg kinetics and the determinants of early HBsAg decline in patients with HIV/HBV coinfection during cART. MethodsA total of 51 patients with HIV/HBV coinfection were enrolled from a previously established HIV/AIDS cohort and followed for a median of 59.5 months after cART initiation. Biochemical tests, virology and immunology assessments were measured longitudinally. The kinetics of HBsAg during cART were analyzed. Soluble programmed death-1 (sPD-1) levels and immune activation markers (CD38 and HLA-DR) were measured at baseline, 1-year and 3-year during treatment. HBsAg response was defined as a decline of more than 0.5 log(10) IU/ml at 6 months from the baseline after initiation of cART. ResultsHBsAg declined faster (0.47 log(10) IU/mL) in the first six months and attained a decrease of 1.39 log(10) IU/mL after 5-year therapy. Seventeen (33.3%) participants achieved a decline of more than 0.5 log(10) IU/ml at the first 6 months of cART(HBsAg response) of which five patients achieved HBsAg clearance at a median of 11 months (range: 6-51 months). Multivariate logistic analysis showed the lower baseline CD4(+) T cell levels (OR=6.633, P=0.012) and sPD-1 level (OR=5.389, P=0.038) were independently associated with HBsAg response after cART initiation. The alanine aminotransferase abnormality rate and HLA-DR expression were significantly higher in patients who achieved HBsAg response than in those who did not achieve HBsAg response after cART initiation. ConclusionLower CD4 (+) T cells, sPD-1, and immune activation were related to a rapid HBsAg decline in patients with HIV/HBV-coinfection after the initiation of cART. These findings imply that immune disorders induced by HIV infection may disrupt immune tolerance to HBV, leading to a faster decline in HBsAg levels during coinfection.

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