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Han WM, Hiransuthikul A, Holroyd KB, Apornpong T, Lwin HM, Gatechompol S, Ubolyam S, Kerr S, Avihingsanon A. Impact of steatotic liver disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis on cognitive impairment in people living with HIV: A cross-sectional study. HIV Med 2023; 24:1233-1243. [PMID: 37975283 DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION The link between fatty liver diseases and cognitive impairment among people living with HIV (PLWH) remains unclear. We investigated the association of steatotic liver disease (SLD), advanced liver fibrosis and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with significant activity and liver fibrosis with cognitive impairment in PLWH. METHODS Cognitive performance was assessed for PLWH aged ≥50 years on stable antiretroviral therapy (ART) with the Thai-validated version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and a cut-off of <25/30 was used to define cognitive impairment. SLD and NASH with significant activity and liver fibrosis were defined as having a controlled attenuation parameter value ≥248 dB/m and a FibroScan-AST (FAST) score ≥0.67, respectively. Multivariable logistic regression was employed to investigate the association of cognitive impairment with SLD or NASH. RESULTS Of the 319 PLWH (63.3% male and 98% had HIV-1 RNA ≤50 copies/mL) included, 74 (38%) had SLD. NASH with significant activity and liver fibrosis was present in 66 (20.1%) participants. Some 192 (60.2%) participants had cognitive impairment. In a multivariable analysis, NASH with significant activity and liver fibrosis was significantly associated with cognitive impairment (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 2.01, 95% CI 1.02-3.98, p = 0.04), after adjusting for HIV-related parameters, age, sex, body mass index, employment status, education, income level, smoking, alcohol use, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and HIV-related parameters. The association of a lone diagnosis of SLD and cognitive impairment was not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS NASH with significant activity and liver fibrosis was associated with lower cognitive performance, even after controlling for demographics and HIV disease parameters. Additional research is needed to better understand the underlying mechanisms.
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- Win Min Han
- HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
- Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Center of Excellence in Tuberculosis, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Neurology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
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- HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Tuberculosis, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Tuberculosis, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
- Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Biostatistics Excellence Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Tuberculosis, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Chattranukulchai P, Vassara M, Siwamogsatham S, Buddhari W, Tumkosit M, Ketloy C, Shantavasinkul P, Apornpong T, Lwin HMS, Kerr SJ, Boonyaratavej S, Avihingsanon A. High-Sensitivity Troponins and Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis Evaluated by Coronary Calcium Score Among Older Asians Living With Well-Controlled Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Open Forum Infect Dis 2023; 10:ofad234. [PMID: 37404953 PMCID: PMC10317471 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023] Open
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Background Elevated levels of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) are suggestive of myocardial cell injury and coronary artery disease. We explored the association between hs-cTn and subclinical arteriosclerosis using coronary artery calcification (CAC) scoring among 337 virally suppressed patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who were ≥50 years old and without evidence of known coronary artery disease. Methods Noncontrast cardiac computed tomography and blood sampling for hs-cTn, both subunit I (hs-cTnI) and subunit T (hs-cTnT), were performed. The relationship between CAC (Agatston score) and serum hs-cTn levels was analyzed using Spearman correlation and logistic regression models. Results The patients, of whom 62% were male, had a median age of 54 years and had been on antiretroviral therapy for a median of 16 years; the CAC score was >0 in 50% of patients and ≥100 in 16%. Both hs-cTn concentrations were positively correlated with the Agatston score, with correlation coefficients of 0.28 and 0.27 (P < .001) for hs-cTnI and hs-cTnT, respectively. hs-cTnI and hs-cTnT concentrations of ≥4 and ≥5.3 pg/mL, respectively, provided the best performance for discriminating patients with Agatston scores ≥100, with a sensitivity and specificity of 76% and 60%, respectively, for hs-cTnI and 70% and 50% for hs-cTnT. In multivariable logistic regression analysis, each log unit increase in hs-cTnI level was independently associated with increased odds of having an Agatston score ≥100 (odds ratio, 2.83 [95% confidence interval, 1.69-4.75]; P <.001). Although not an independent predictor, hs-cTnT was also associated with an increased odds of having an Agatston score ≥100 (odds ratio, 1.58 [95% confidence interval, .92-2.73]; P = .10). Conclusions Among Asians aged ≥50 years with well-controlled HIV infection and without established cardiovascular disease, 50% had subclinical arteriosclerosis. Increasing hs-cTnI and hs-cTnT concentrations were associated with an increased risk of severe subclinical arteriosclerosis, and hs-cTn may be a potential biomarker to detect severe subclinical arteriosclerosis.
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- Pairoj Chattranukulchai
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, and Cardiac Center, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, and Cardiac Center, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Hospital and Ambulatory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, and Cardiac Center, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, and Cardiac Center, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Nutrition and Biochemical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
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- HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
- Biostatistics Excellence Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, and Cardiac Center, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Correspondence: Anchalee Avihingsanon, MD, PhD, HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, 104 Ratchadamri Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand (); Pairoj Chattranukulchai, MD, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand ()
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Clauss M, Chelvanambi S, Cook C, ElMergawy R, Dhillon N. Viral Bad News Sent by EVAIL. Viruses 2021; 13:v13061168. [PMID: 34207152 PMCID: PMC8234235 DOI: 10.3390/v13061168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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This article reviews the current knowledge on how viruses may utilize Extracellular Vesicle Assisted Inflammatory Load (EVAIL) to exert pathologic activities. Viruses are classically considered to exert their pathologic actions through acute or chronic infection followed by the host response. This host response causes the release of cytokines leading to vascular endothelial cell dysfunction and cardiovascular complications. However, viruses may employ an alternative pathway to soluble cytokine-induced pathologies-by initiating the release of extracellular vesicles (EVs), including exosomes. The best-understood example of this alternative pathway is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-elicited EVs and their propensity to harm vascular endothelial cells. Specifically, an HIV-encoded accessory protein called the "negative factor" (Nef) was demonstrated in EVs from the body fluids of HIV patients on successful combined antiretroviral therapy (ART); it was also demonstrated to be sufficient in inducing endothelial and cardiovascular dysfunction. This review will highlight HIV-Nef as an example of how HIV can produce EVs loaded with proinflammatory cargo to disseminate cardiovascular pathologies. It will further discuss whether EV production can explain SARS-CoV-2-mediated pulmonary and cardiovascular pathologies.
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- Matthias Clauss
- IU School of Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Occupational Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA;
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- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Department of Medicine, Boston, MA 02115, USA;
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA; (C.C.); (N.D.)
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- IU School of Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Occupational Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA;
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA; (C.C.); (N.D.)
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