Soluble T-Cell Immunoglobulin Mucin Domain-3 Is Associated With Hepatitis C Virus Coinfection and Low-Grade Inflammation During Chronic Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Author(s) -
Hedda Hoel,
Thor Ueland,
Malene HoveSkovsgaard,
Hans Jakob Hartling,
Marco Gelpi,
Thomas Benfield,
Henrik Ullum,
Annika E. Michelsen,
Pål Aukrust,
Susanne Dam Nielsen,
Marius Trøseid
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofaa033
Subject(s) - coinfection , medicine , immunology , cohort , hepatitis c virus , immune system , inflammation , viremia , antibody , virus , virology
Levels of sTim-3 decreased after ART initiation. In a cross-sectional cohort, levels of sTIM-3 were higher in PWH than in controls and were independently associated with HCV coinfection and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, representing a potential link between immune exhaustion, inflammation, and risk of comorbidities.
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