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Trial reportBMC infectious diseases2005

Different patterns of HIV-1 DNA after therapy discontinuation.

Maria Carla Re, Francesca Vitone, Laura Sighinolfi, Pasqua Schiavone, Florio Ghinelli, Davide Gibellini

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Trial report in BMC infectious diseases, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maria Carla ReDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy. mariacarla.re@unibo.it
Francesca Vitone
Laura Sighinolfi
Pasqua Schiavone
Florio Ghinelli
Davide Gibellini
University of Bologna · ITOspedale Sant'Anna · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBy persisting in infected cells for a long period of time, proviral HIV-1 DNA can represent an alternative viral marker to RNA viral load during the follow-up of HIV-1 infected individuals. In the present study sequential blood samples of 10 patients under antiretroviral treatment from 1997 with two NRTIs, who refused to continue any antiviral regimen, were analyzed for 16-24 weeks to study the possible relationship between DNA and RNA viral load.

methodsThe amount of proviral DNA was quantified by SYBR green real-time PCR in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from a selected group of ten patients with different levels of plasmatic viremia (RNA viral load).

resultsVariable levels of proviral DNA were found without any significant correlation between proviral load and plasma HIV-1 RNA levels. Results obtained showed an increase or a rebound in viral DNA in most patients, suggesting that the absence of therapy reflects an increase and/or a persistence of cells containing viral DNA.

conclusionEven though plasma HIV RNA levels remain the basic parameter to monitor the intensity of viral replication, the results obtained seem to indicate that DNA levels could represent an adjunct prognostic marker in monitoring HIV-1 infected subjects.

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AdultAnti-HIV AgentsBiomarkersDNA, ViralDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHIV-1HIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedRNA, ViralViral LoadAnti-HIV AgentsBiomarkersDNA, ViralRNA, Viral

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PMID16156892
PMCPMC1236926
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