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Queiroz ATL, Araújo-Pereira M, Barreto-Duarte B, Gomes-Silva A, Costa AG, Andrade AMS, Miguez-Pinto JP, Spener-Gomes R, Souza AB, Benjamin A, Sant'Anna F, Figueiredo MC, Mave V, Salgame P, Ellner JJ, Sterling TR, Cordeiro-Dos-Santos M, Andrade BB, Rolla VC. Immunologic Biomarkers in Peripheral Blood of Persons With Tuberculosis and Advanced HIV. Front Immunol 2022; 13:890003. [PMID: 35757685 PMCID: PMC9226490 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.890003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is a common opportunistic infection among people living with HIV. Diagnostic tests such as culture, Xpert-MTB-RIF, and ULTRA have low sensitivity in paucibacillary TB disease; a blood biomarker could improve TB diagnostic capabilities. We assessed soluble factors to identify biomarkers associated with TB among persons with advanced HIV. Methods A case-control (1:1) study was conducted, with participants from Rio de Janeiro and Manaus, Brazil. People living with HIV presenting with CD4 count ≤100 cells/mm3 were eligible to participate. Cases had culture-confirmed TB (N=15) (positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis [Mtb]); controls had HIV-infection only (N=15). Study visits included baseline, month 2 and end of TB therapy, during which samples of peripheral blood were obtained. A panel containing 29 biomarkers including cytokines, chemokines and growth factors was utilized to assess candidate biomarkers using Luminex technology in cryopreserved EDTA plasma samples. We used neural network analysis, based on machine learning, to identify biomarkers (single or in combination) that best distinguished cases from controls. Additional multi-dimensional analyses provided detailed profiling of the systemic inflammatory environment in cases and controls. Results Median CD4 count and HIV-1 RNA load values were similar between groups at all timepoints. Persons with TB had lower body mass index (BMI) (median=19.6, Interquartile Range [IQR]=18.6-22.3) than controls (23.7; IQR: 21.8 = 25.5, p=0.004). TB coinfection was also associated with increased frequency of other comorbidities. The overall profile of plasma cytokines, chemokines and growth factors were distinct between the study groups at all timepoints. Plasma concentrations of IL-15 and IL-10 were on average lower in TB cases than in controls. When used in combination, such markers were able to discriminate between TB cases and controls with the highest degree of accuracy at each study timepoint. Conclusion Among persons with advanced HIV, plasma concentrations of IL-15 and IL-10 can be used in combination to identify TB disease regardless of time on anti-TB treatment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Artur T L Queiroz
- Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Salvador, Brazil.,Multinational Organization Network Sponsoring Translational and Epidemiological Research Initiative, Salvador, Brazil
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- Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Salvador, Brazil.,Multinational Organization Network Sponsoring Translational and Epidemiological Research Initiative, Salvador, Brazil.,Curso de Medicina, Universidade Faculdade de Tecnologia e Ciências (UNIFTC), Salvador, Brazil.,Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Salvador, Brazil.,Multinational Organization Network Sponsoring Translational and Epidemiological Research Initiative, Salvador, Brazil.,Curso de Medicina, Universidade Salvador (UNIFACS), Salvador, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Clínica Médica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Pesquisas Médicas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Carlos Borborema, Fundação de Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Brazil
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- Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Salvador, Brazil.,Multinational Organization Network Sponsoring Translational and Epidemiological Research Initiative, Salvador, Brazil.,Curso de Medicina, Universidade Faculdade de Tecnologia e Ciências (UNIFTC), Salvador, Brazil
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- Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Salvador, Brazil.,Multinational Organization Network Sponsoring Translational and Epidemiological Research Initiative, Salvador, Brazil.,Curso de Medicina, Universidade Salvador (UNIFACS), Salvador, Brazil
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- Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Carlos Borborema, Fundação de Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Brazil
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- Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Carlos Borborema, Fundação de Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Byramjee-Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College-Johns Hopkins University Clinical Research Site (BJGMC-JHU CRS), Pune, India.,School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Rutgers- New Jersey Medical School, Center for Emerging Pathogens, Newark, NJ, United States
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- Rutgers- New Jersey Medical School, Center for Emerging Pathogens, Newark, NJ, United States
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Carlos Borborema, Fundação de Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Brazil
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- Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Salvador, Brazil.,Multinational Organization Network Sponsoring Translational and Epidemiological Research Initiative, Salvador, Brazil.,Curso de Medicina, Universidade Faculdade de Tecnologia e Ciências (UNIFTC), Salvador, Brazil.,Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.,Curso de Medicina, Universidade Salvador (UNIFACS), Salvador, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Clínica Médica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States.,Curso de Medicina, Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública (EBMSP), Salvador, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Zhang P, Xiong J, Zeng J, Zhan S, Chen T, Wang Y, Deng G. Clinical Evaluation of Active Tuberculosis-Related Deaths in Shenzhen, China: A Descriptive Study. Int J Gen Med 2021; 14:237-242. [PMID: 33519230 PMCID: PMC7837593 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s291146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Objective The aim of this study was to assess active tuberculosis-related deaths in Shenzhen city of China to identify major causes of mortality in different age groups. Patients and Methods Medical records of mortality cases of patients with active TB diagnosed during 2013-2018 were reviewed. All TB deaths were classified into two broad age groups (the young group: 18-65 years old and the elderly group: >65 years old). Causes of death were analyzed based on medical records. Results A total of 279 mortality cases of active TB were reviewed during the study period. Among them, mean age was 54.0±20.5 years old; 80.6% (225/279) were male. There were 5.7% and 4.6% MDR/XDRTB patients in the young and elderly group. Newly treated TB accounted for 89.6% in the young group and 85.1% in the elderly group. Pulmonary TB was a major infection type in both groups (65.1% vs 77.0%). Advanced TB (23.4%) and HIV co-infection (20.8%) were the leading causes of deaths in the young group, but deaths in the elderly group were mostly associated with underlying diseases, including cardiovascular disease (52.9%), diabetes (33.3%), COPD (16.1%) and cancer (11.5%). Malnutrition was a significant condition in both groups (43.2% vs 35.6%). In terms of respiratory complications, bacterial infection was the leading comorbidity in both groups (27.1% vs 18.4%), followed by septic shock (18.2% vs 12.6%) and respiratory failure (12.0% vs 11.5%). There were no significant statistical differences between the two groups. Conclusion Our findings suggest that screening for HIV co-infection and early diagnosis of TB is vital in lowering TB-related deaths in young patients. Most deaths in elderly TB patients were caused by underlying health conditions or complications other than TB.
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- Peize Zhang
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis, The Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis, The Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis, The Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis, The Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis, The Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis, The Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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