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  1. Article ; Online: Different profiles among older adults with HIV according to their chronological age and the year of HIV diagnosis

    Fátima Brañas / Mª José Galindo / Miguel Torralba / Antonio Antela / Jorge Vergas / Margarita Ramírez / Pablo Ryan / Fernando Dronda / Carmen Busca / Isabel Machuca / Mª Jesús Bustinduy / Alfonso Cabello / Matilde Sánchez-Conde / FUNCFRAIL study group

    PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss 3, p e

    The FUNCFRAIL cohort study (GeSIDA 9817).

    2022  Volume 0266191

    Abstract: Background People in their fifties with HIV are considered older adults, but they appear not to be a homogeneous group. Objective To evaluate the differences among older adults with HIV according to their chronological age and the year of HIV diagnosis. ... ...

    Abstract Background People in their fifties with HIV are considered older adults, but they appear not to be a homogeneous group. Objective To evaluate the differences among older adults with HIV according to their chronological age and the year of HIV diagnosis. Methods Cross-sectional study of the FUNCFRAIL cohort. Patients 50 or over with HIV were included and were stratified by both chronological age and the year of HIV diagnosis: before 1996 (long-term HIV survivors [LTHS]) and after 1996. We recorded sociodemographic data, HIV-related factors, comorbidities, frailty, physical function, other geriatric syndromes, and quality of life (QOL). Results We evaluated 801 patients. Of these, 24.7% were women, 47.0% were LTHS, and 14.7% were 65 or over. Of the 65 or over patients, 73% were diagnosed after 1996. Higher rates of comorbidities among LTHS were found, being the more prevalent: COPD, history of cancer, osteoarthritis, depression, and other psychiatric disorders while the more prevalent among the 65 or over patients were: hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, cancer, and osteoarthritis. LTHS showed a significantly worse QOL. There were no differences by the year of HIV diagnosis regarding frailty and functional impairment (SPPB <10) but they were more than twice as prevalent in the 65 or over patients compared to the other chronological age groups. Conclusions A LTHS and a 65 or over person are both "older adults with HIV," but their characteristics and requirements differ markedly. It is mandatory to design specific approaches focused on the real needs of the different profiles.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
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  2. Article ; Online: HIV-reservoir size is not affected either by HCV coinfection or by direct acting antivirals (DAAs) therapy

    Beatriz Álvarez / María A. Navarrete-Muñoz / Veronica Briz / Susana Olmedillas-López / Sara Nistal / Alfonso Cabello / Laura Prieto / Miguel Górgolas / Mariano García-Arranz / José M. Benito / Norma Rallón

    Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2022  Volume 5

    Abstract: Abstract The role of HCV on the HIV reservoir is controversial since the reduction on HIV-DNA levels after HCV eradication with IFNα/RBV treatment seems to be the result of drugs instead of HCV clearance. We assessed whether HCV eradication can decrease ... ...

    Abstract Abstract The role of HCV on the HIV reservoir is controversial since the reduction on HIV-DNA levels after HCV eradication with IFNα/RBV treatment seems to be the result of drugs instead of HCV clearance. We assessed whether HCV eradication can decrease HIV-DNA content in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients treated with direct-acting antivirals, DAAs (IFNα/RBV-free regimens). Cell-associated HIV-DNA was measured by ddPCR in 25 HIV-monoinfected and 25 HIV/HCV-coinfected patients. There were no differences in HIV-DNA levels between groups neither at baseline nor at 12 weeks after DAAs treatment completion. Our results indicate that HCV does not appear to influence the HIV reservoir size and suggest the lack of an anti-HIV action for DAAs.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Portfolio
    Document type Article ; Online
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  3. Article ; Online: Adenosine Deaminase as a Biomarker of Tenofovir Mediated Inflammation in Naïve HIV Patients

    Francisco Miguel Conesa-Buendía / Patricia Llamas-Granda / Patricia Atencio / Alfonso Cabello / Miguel Górgolas / Raquel Largo / Gabriel Herrero-Beaumont / Aránzazu Mediero

    International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 21, Iss 3590, p

    2020  Volume 3590

    Abstract: Plasma levels of adenosine deaminase (ADA), an enzyme that deaminates adenosine to inosine, are increased during inflammation. An increase in ADA activity occurs with lower human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viral load and higher CD4 + T cell counts. We ... ...

    Abstract Plasma levels of adenosine deaminase (ADA), an enzyme that deaminates adenosine to inosine, are increased during inflammation. An increase in ADA activity occurs with lower human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viral load and higher CD4 + T cell counts. We aimed to investigate the role of plasma ADA as a biomarker of inflammation in treatment-naïve HIV patients who received tenofovir or another nucleoside analog for comparison. Ninety-two treatment-naïve patients were included in the study and grouped by treatment, i.e., tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) or Triumeq. ADA activity was measured in plasma and cytokines were analyzed by MILLIPLEX ® MAP-Luminex ® Technology. Plasma concentration of monocytes and neutrophils was measured at 0, 3, and 12 months post-treatment. Treatment-naïve HIV patients had increased ADA concentrations (over 15 U/L) that decreased after treatment with TAF and Triumeq, though this did not occur in TDF-treated patients. However, all groups exhibited a pro-inflammatory systemic profile at 12 months of treatment. Plasma GM-CSF levels decreased after 12 months of treatment in the TDF group, with a concomitant decrease in blood monocyte count, and a negative correlation with ADA values was found. In conclusion, ADA levels may be modulated by antiretroviral therapy in HIV patients, possibly affecting inflammatory status.
    Keywords tenofovir ; adenosine deaminase ; HIV ; biomarker ; inflammation ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5 ; Chemistry ; QD1-999
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
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  4. Article ; Online: 48-Week effectiveness and tolerability of dolutegravir (DTG) + lamivudine (3TC) in antiretroviral-naïve adults living with HIV

    Alfonso Cabello-Ubeda / Juan Carlos López Bernardo de Quirós / Luz Martín Carbonero / Jesús Sanz / Jorge Vergas / Álvaro Mena / Miguel Torralba / Marta Hernández Segurado / Adriana Pinto / Francisco Tejerina / Esmeralda Palmier / Ángela Gutiérrez / Pilar Vázquez / Federico Pulido / Miguel Górgolas

    PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss

    A multicenter real-life cohort

    2022  Volume 11

    Abstract: Background The main international guidelines indicate DTG/3TC therapy as one of the preferred regimens for people living with HIV (PLWH), due to its observed efficacy in randomized clinical trials. However, information in real-life cohorts is relatively ... ...

    Abstract Background The main international guidelines indicate DTG/3TC therapy as one of the preferred regimens for people living with HIV (PLWH), due to its observed efficacy in randomized clinical trials. However, information in real-life cohorts is relatively scarce for first-line use. Methods A retrospective multicenter study of adult PLWH starting DTG+3TC as a first-line regimen before January 31st, 2020. Virological failure (VF) was defined as 2 consecutive HIV RNA viral load (VL) >50 copies/mL. Results 135 participants were included. Treatment was started without knowing baseline drug resistance testing (bDRT) results in 71.9% of cases, with baseline resistance mutations being later confirmed in 17 patients (12.6%), two of them with presence of M184V mutation. Effectiveness at week 48 was 85.2% (CI95%: 78.1–90.7%) (ITT missing = failure [M = F]) and 96.6% (CI 95%: 91.6–99.1%) (per-protocol analysis). Six patients (4.4%) discontinued treatment. One developed not confirmed VF after discontinuing treatment due to poor adherence; no resistance-associated mutations emerged. Three discontinued treatments due to central nervous system side effects (2.2%), and two due to a medical decision after determining the M184V mutation in bDRT. Finally, 14 (10.4%) were lost to follow-up, most of them due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusions In a real-life multicenter cohort of ART-naïve PLWH, treatment initiation with DTG + 3TC showed high effectiveness and favorable safety results, comparable to those of randomized clinical trials, without treatment-emergent resistance being observed through week 48. Starting treatment before receiving the results of baseline drug resistance testing did not have an impact on the regimen’s effectiveness.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 616
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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  5. Article ; Online: Histiocytoid Sweet Syndrome associated with anorectal lymphogranuloma venereum in a patient with HIV infection.

    Al-Hayani, Aws Waleed M / Alemany, Iris Martínez / Santonja, Carlos / Úbeda, Alfonso Cabello / Pérez, Laura Prieto / Ceballos-Rodríguez, María Carmen / Acosta, Irene Carrillo / Hernández-Mora, Miguel de Górgolas / Álvarez, Beatriz Álvarez

    International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases

    2021  Volume 115, Page(s) 106–108

    Abstract: Sweet Syndrome belongs to a group of diseases known as neutrophilic dermatoses. An uncommon variant named Histiocytoid Sweet Syndrome (HSS) can be associated with a variety of conditions, including cancer, infections, drug toxicity and others. Here we ... ...

    Abstract Sweet Syndrome belongs to a group of diseases known as neutrophilic dermatoses. An uncommon variant named Histiocytoid Sweet Syndrome (HSS) can be associated with a variety of conditions, including cancer, infections, drug toxicity and others. Here we present an instance of HSS in an HIV-positive patient in an infectious disease setting.
    MeSH term(s) Chlamydia trachomatis ; HIV Infections/complications ; Homosexuality, Male ; Humans ; Lymphogranuloma Venereum/complications ; Lymphogranuloma Venereum/diagnosis ; Lymphogranuloma Venereum/drug therapy ; Male ; Sweet Syndrome/complications ; Sweet Syndrome/diagnosis ; Sweet Syndrome/drug therapy
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-25
    Publishing country Canada
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1331197-9
    ISSN 1878-3511 ; 1201-9712
    ISSN (online) 1878-3511
    ISSN 1201-9712
    DOI 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.11.030
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  6. Article ; Online: Both HCV Infection and Elevated Liver Stiffness Significantly Impacts on Several Parameters of T-Cells Homeostasis in HIV-Infected Patients

    Clara Restrepo / Beatriz Álvarez / José L Valencia / Marcial García / María A Navarrete-Muñoz / José M Ligos / Alfonso Cabello / Laura Prieto / Sara Nistal / María Montoya / Miguel Górgolas / Norma Rallón / José M Benito

    Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol 9, Iss 2978, p

    2020  Volume 2978

    Abstract: 1) Background: The role of hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection on the T-cell homeostasis disturbances in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients as well as its reversion after HCV eradication with direct acting antivirals (DAAs) therapy ... ...

    Abstract (1) Background: The role of hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection on the T-cell homeostasis disturbances in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients as well as its reversion after HCV eradication with direct acting antivirals (DAAs) therapy has not been yet clarified. We extensively analyzed the effect of HCV co-infection on immune parameters of HIV pathogenesis and its evolution after HCV eradication with DAAs. (2) Methods: Seventy individuals were included in the study—25 HIV-monoinfected patients, 25 HIV/HCV-coinfected patients and 20 HIV and HCV seronegative subjects. All patients were on antiretroviral therapy and undetectable HIV-viremia. Immune parameters, such as maturation, activation, apoptosis, senescence and exhaustion of T-cells were assessed by flow cytometry. Cross-sectional and longitudinal (comparing pre- and post-DAAs data in HIV/HCV coinfected patients) analyses were performed. Univariate and multivariate (general linear model and canonical discriminant analysis -CDA-) analyses were used to assess differences between groups. (3) Results—The CDA was able to clearly separate HIV/HCV coinfected from HIV-monoinfected patients, showing a more disturbed T-cells homeostasis in HIV/HCV patients, especially activation and exhaustion of T-cells. Interestingly, those perturbations were more marked in HIV/HCV patients with increased liver stiffness. Eradication of HCV with DAAs restored some but not all the T-cells homeostasis disturbances, with activation and exhaustion of effector CD8 T-cells remaining significantly increased three months after HCV eradication. (4) Conclusions—HCV co-infection significantly impacts on several immune markers of HIV pathogenesis, especially in patients with increased liver stiffness. Eradication of HCV with DAAs ameliorates but does not completely normalize these alterations. It is of utmost relevance to explore other mechanisms underlying the immune damage observed in HIV/HCV coinfected patients with control of both HIV and HCV replication.
    Keywords HIV/HCV coinfection ; T-cell homeostasis disturbances ; liver stiffness ; immune restoration ; DAAs-based therapy ; Medicine ; R
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
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  7. Article ; Online: Liver Stiffness Hinders Normalization of Systemic Inflammation and Endothelial Activation after Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Eradication in HIV/HCV Coinfected Patients

    Beatriz Álvarez / Clara Restrepo / Marcial García / María A. Navarrete-Muñoz / María A. Jiménez-Sousa / Laura Prieto / Alfonso Cabello / Sara Nistal / Salvador Resino / Miguel Górgolas / Norma Rallón / José M. Benito

    Vaccines, Vol 8, Iss 323, p

    2020  Volume 323

    Abstract: Systemic inflammation, endothelial dysfunction and coagulopathy are of high clinical relevance in the management of people living with HIV (PLWH), and even more in patients coinfected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). It has been suggested a significant ... ...

    Abstract Systemic inflammation, endothelial dysfunction and coagulopathy are of high clinical relevance in the management of people living with HIV (PLWH), and even more in patients coinfected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). It has been suggested a significant impact of HCV coinfection on these conditions. However, HCV can be eradicated in most patients with the new direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) therapy. We have analyzed the effect of HCV on systemic inflammation, endothelial activation and coagulopathy in PLWH and its evolution after HCV eradication with DAAs. Twenty-five HIV/HCV coinfected (HIV/HCV group), 25 HIV monoinfected (HIV group) and 20 healthy controls (HC) were included in the study. All patients were on ART and HIV suppressed. Levels of fourteen markers of systemic inflammation, endothelial activation and coagulopathy (IL-1ß, IL-6, IL-12p70, IL-8, TNFα, D-dimer, Eotaxin, IL-18, IP-10, monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), TNFα receptor 1 (TNFR1), vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1) and intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1)) were measured on plasma at baseline and after DAAs-mediated HCV eradication. Non-parametric tests were used to establish inter/intra-group differences. At baseline, the HIV/HCV group showed increased levels of IL-18 ( p = 0.028), IP-10 ( p < 0.0001), VCAM-1 ( p < 0.0001) and ICAM-1 ( p = 0.045), compared to the HC and HIV groups, with the highest levels for IL18 and IP10 observed in HIV/HCV patients with increased liver stiffness (≥7.1 KPa). Eradication of HCV with DAAs-based therapy restored some but not all the evaluated parameters. VCAM-1 remained significantly increased compared to HC ( p = 0.001), regardless of the level of basal liver stiffness in the HIV/HCV group, and IP-10 remained significantly increased only in the HIV/HCV group, with increased level of basal liver stiffness compared to the HC and to the HIV groups ( p = 0.006 and p = 0.049, respectively). These data indicate that DAAs therapy in HIV/HCV co-infected ...
    Keywords systemic inflammation ; endothelial activation ; HIV/HCV coinfection ; liver stiffness ; HCV eradication ; DAAs ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 360
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
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  8. Article ; Online: Patterns of Sexualized Drug Use among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV

    Pablo Ryan / Helen Dolengevich-Segal / Luis Ramos-Ruperto / Alfonso Cabello / Matilde Sanchez-Conde / Jorge Vergas / Jorge Valencia / Guillermo Cuevas / José Sanz / Javier Curto-Ramos / Javier Pérez-Bootello / Jorge Naharro-Rodriguez / Mar J. F. Ollero / Lucio Garcia Fraile / Leire Pérez-Latorre / Otilia Bisbal / Sara De la Fuente / Juan Emilio Losa / Miguel Cervero /
    Miriam Estebanez / Inés Suarez-Garcia / Alejandra Gimeno / Ignacio Terrancle / Rafael Mican / Alicia González-Baeza

    Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol 12, Iss 23, p

    Insights from a Comprehensive Study—The U-SEX-2 GESIDA 9416 Study

    2023  Volume 7293

    Abstract: Background: Sexualized drug use (SDU) has become a public health concern in recent years. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of SDU in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men living with HIV (HIV + GBMSM) in Madrid during 2019/2020 ... ...

    Abstract Background: Sexualized drug use (SDU) has become a public health concern in recent years. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of SDU in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men living with HIV (HIV + GBMSM) in Madrid during 2019/2020 and compare it with data from 2016/2017 in order to detect changes in patterns. Methods: We analyzed the frequency of SDU in a sample of HIV + GBMSM attending HIV clinics, who participated in an anonymous online survey regarding sexual behavior and recreational drug use. The association between SDU, sexual risk behaviors, and STIs was evaluated. Results: This study included 424 HIV + GBMSM, with a mean age of 40 (10.43) years. Overall, 94% (396) reported being sexually active. Additionally, 33% (140) had been diagnosed with an STI within the previous year. Moreover, 54% (229) had used drugs in the last year, 25% (107) engaged in SDU, and 16% (17) reported engagement in slamsex. After adjusting for confounding factors, SDU was associated with STIs, fisting, unprotected anal intercourse, and having >24 sexual partners in the last year. According to the DUDIT test scores, 80% (81) probably had problematic drug use (≥6 points), and 8% (8) probable drug dependence (≥25 points). When comparing the U-SEX-1 (2016/2017) data with the U-SEX-2 (2019/2020) data, no significant differences were found in the proportion of participants practicing SDU or slamming. Conclusions: The prevalence of SDU among HIV + GBMSM has remained high in recent years and without significant changes. The risk of problematic drug use among those who practice SDU is high. We observed a clear association between SDU, high-risk sexual behaviors, and STIs.
    Keywords MSM ; high-risk sexual behaviors ; HIV ; sexualized drug use ; chemsex ; sexually transmitted infections ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 360
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
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  9. Article ; Online: Chagas' heart disease: Descriptive analysis of 141 patients in a hospital of Madrid, Spain.

    Acosta, Irene Carrillo / Pérez-Tanoira, Ramón / Prieto-Pérez, Laura / Úbeda, Alfonso Cabello / Álvarez Álvarez, Beatriz / Antoranz, Patricia Atencio / Fernández Guerrero, Manuel / Fernández Roblas, Ricardo / Orejas, Miguel / Tomás, Marta / Cariñanos, Irune / Górgolas, Miguel

    Travel medicine and infectious disease

    2020  Volume 37, Page(s) 101690

    Abstract: Background: Spain is the European country with the highest number of Trypanosoma cruzi infected patients. Due to the cardiac complications that these patients can develop, it is of paramount importance to evaluate the value of the different heart ... ...

    Abstract Background: Spain is the European country with the highest number of Trypanosoma cruzi infected patients. Due to the cardiac complications that these patients can develop, it is of paramount importance to evaluate the value of the different heart diagnostic tools.
    Method: In this observational study, we describe the main characteristics and data from electrocardiogram, chest X-ray, echocardiogram and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of 141 patients with Chagas' disease attended in a tertiary university hospital in Madrid from 2009 to 2018.
    Results: A total of 50 patients (35.4%) had at least one abnormal cardiac test: 34.2% altered electrocardiogram (40/117), 24.5% altered echocardiogram (27/110) and 9.2% abnormal cardiac MRI (13/41). Of those 13 with a pathological MRI, 53.8% had normal results for any other test. The most frequent alterations observed were hypokinesia with decreased LVEF (left ventricular ejection fraction), dilatation of cavities and cardiac fibrosis. Two thirds of patients with abnormal cardiac test were asymptomatic. Altered echocardiogram was found in 43.8% of patients ≥50 years compared to 16.6% under 50 years (p = 0.003).
    Conclusions: A transthoracic echocardiogram and a MRI of the heart added a 23.8% increment in diagnosing cardiac pathological findings.
    MeSH term(s) Chagas Cardiomyopathy ; Chagas Disease ; Europe ; Heart Diseases ; Hospitals ; Humans ; Spain ; Stroke Volume ; Ventricular Function, Left
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-04-22
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Observational Study
    ZDB-ID 2170891-5
    ISSN 1873-0442 ; 1477-8939
    ISSN (online) 1873-0442
    ISSN 1477-8939
    DOI 10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101690
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  10. Article ; Online: Disminución del nivel de conciencia, fiebre y disnea en una paciente infectada con el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana

    María del Carmen Muñoz-Egea / Alfonso Cabello-Úbeda / Ricardo Fernández-Roblas / Ignacio Gadea

    Revista Argentina de Microbiología, Vol 46, Iss 3, Pp 271-

    2014  Volume 272

    Keywords Microbiology ; QR1-502 ; Science ; Q
    Language Spanish
    Publishing date 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Asociación Argentina de Microbiología
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