Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT: Background
Limited data are available on the long-term clinical and immunologic consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with HIV (PWH).Methods
We measured SARS-CoV-2-specific humoral and cellular responses in people with and without HIV recovering from COVID-19 ( n = 39 and n = 43, respectively) using binding antibody, surrogate virus neutralization, intracellular cytokine staining, and inflammatory marker assays. We identified individuals experiencing postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) and evaluated immunologic parameters. We used linear regression and generalized linear models to examine differences by HIV status in the magnitude of inflammatory and virus-specific antibody and T-cell responses, as well as differences in the prevalence of PASC.Results
Among PWH, we found broadly similar SARS-CoV-2-specific antibody and T-cell responses as compared with a well matched group of HIV-negative individuals. PWH had 70% lower relative levels of SARS-CoV-2-specific memory CD8 + T cells ( P = 0.007) and 53% higher relative levels of PD-1+ SARS-CoV-2-specific CD4 + T cells ( P = 0.007). Higher CD4 + /CD8 + ratio was associated with lower PD-1 expression on SARS-CoV-2-specific CD8 + T cells (0.34-fold effect, P = 0.02). HIV status was strongly associated with PASC (odds ratio 4.01, P = 0.008), and levels of certain inflammatory markers (IL-6, TNF-alpha, and IP-10) were associated with persistent symptoms.Conclusion
We identified potentially important differences in SARS-CoV-2-specific CD4 + and CD8 + T cells in PWH and HIV-negative participants that might have implications for long-term immunity conferred by natural infection. HIV status strongly predicted the presence of PASC. Larger and more detailed studies of PASC in PWH are urgently needed.
SUBMITTER: Peluso MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9444925 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Peluso Michael J MJ Spinelli Matthew A MA Deveau Tyler-Marie TM Forman Carrie A CA Munter Sadie E SE Mathur Sujata S Tang Alex F AF Lu Scott S Goldberg Sarah A SA Arreguin Mireya I MI Hoh Rebecca R Tai Viva V Chen Jessica Y JY Martinez Enrique O EO Yee Brandon C BC Chenna Ahmed A Winslow John W JW Petropoulos Christos J CJ Sette Alessandro A Weiskopf Daniella D Kumar Nitasha N Lynch Kara L KL Hunt Peter W PW Durstenfeld Matthew S MS Hsue Priscilla Y PY Kelly J Daniel JD Martin Jeffrey N JN Glidden David V DV Gandhi Monica M Deeks Steven G SG Rutishauser Rachel L RL Henrich Timothy J TJ
AIDS (London, England) 20220718 12
<h4>Background</h4>Limited data are available on the long-term clinical and immunologic consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with HIV (PWH).<h4>Methods</h4>We measured SARS-CoV-2-specific humoral and cellular responses in people with and without HIV recovering from COVID-19 ( n = 39 and n = 43, respectively) using binding antibody, surrogate virus neutralization, intracellular cytokine staining, and inflammatory marker assays. We identified individuals experiencing postacute sequelae ...[more]