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Genital tract inflammation during early HIV-infection predicts higher plasma viral load set point in women.

dc.contributor.authorRoberts, Lindi.
dc.contributor.authorPassmore, Jo-Ann Shelley.
dc.contributor.authorMlisana, Koleka Patience.
dc.contributor.authorWilliamson, Carolyn.
dc.contributor.authorLittle, Francesca.
dc.contributor.authorBebell, Lisa M.
dc.contributor.authorWalzl, Gerhard.
dc.contributor.authorAbrahams, Melissa-Rose.
dc.contributor.authorWoodman, Zenda.
dc.contributor.authorAbdool Karim, Quarraisha.
dc.contributor.authorAbdool Karim, Salim Safurdeen.
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-23T07:00:59Z
dc.date.available2012-11-23T07:00:59Z
dc.date.created2011
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractBackground. The biggest challenge in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) prevention in Africa is the high HIV-1 burden in young women. In macaques, proinflammatory cytokine production in the genital tract is necessary for target cell recruitment and establishment of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection following vaginal inoculation. The purpose of this study was to assess if genital inflammation during early HIV-1 infection predisposes women to rapid disease progression. Methods. Inflammatory cytokine concentrations were measured in cervicovaginal lavage (CVL) from 49 women 6, 17, 30, and 55 weeks after HIV-1 infection and from 22 of these women before infection. Associations between genital inflammation and viral load set point and blood CD4 cell counts 12 months after infection were investigated. Results. Elevated genital cytokine concentrations 6 and 17 weeks after HIV-1 infection were associated with higher viral load set points and, to a lesser extent, with CD4 depletion. CVL cytokine concentrations during early infection did not differ relative to preinfection but were elevated in women who had vaginal discharge, detectable HIV-1 RNA in their genital tracts, and lower blood CD4 counts. Conclusion. Genital inflammation during early HIV-1 infection was associated with higher viral load set point and CD4 depletion, which are markers of rapid disease progression. Strategies aimed at reducing genital inflammation during early HIV-1 infection may slow disease progression.en
dc.identifier.citationRoberts, L. et al. 2012. Genital tract inflammation during early HIV-infection predicts higher plasma viral load set point in women. J Infect Dis. 205 (2), pp. 194-203.en
dc.identifier.issn0022-1899
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jir715en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/7955
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherOxford University Press.en
dc.subjectGenerative organs, Female--Infections.en
dc.subjectAIDS (Disease) in women--Prevention.en
dc.titleGenital tract inflammation during early HIV-infection predicts higher plasma viral load set point in women.en
dc.typePeer reviewed journal articleen

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