Circulating LOXL2 Levels Reflect Severity of Intestinal Fibrosis and GALT CD4+ T Lymphocyte Depletion in Treated HIV Infection
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Background: Incomplete immune reconstitution may occur despite successful antiretroviral therapy (ART). Gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) fibrosis may contribute via local CD4+ T lymphocyte depletion, intestinal barrier disruption, microbial translocation, and immune activation.
Methods: In a cross-sectional analysis, we measured circulating fibrosis biomarker levels on cryopreserved plasma from adult HIV-infected (HIV+) SCOPE study participants on suppressive ART who also had fibrosis quantification on recto-sigmoid biopsies. Relationships among biomarker levels, clinical and demographic variables, GALT lymphoid aggregate (LA) collagen deposition, and LA CD4+ T lymphocyte density were analyzed using simple regression. Biomarker levels were also compared to levels in HIV+ viremic SCOPE participants and a convenience sample of HIV-uninfected (HIV-) samples.
Results: HIV+ aviremic participants (n=39) were 92% male and 41% non-white, with median age 48 years, CD4+ T lymphocyte count 277 cells/mm3, and 17 years since HIV diagnosis. Most biomarkers were lower in HIV− (n=36) vs HIV+ aviremic individuals, although CXCL4 levels were higher. HIV+ viremic individuals (N=18) had higher median TGF-ß3, CIC-C1Q, and TIMP-1 (P<0.05) and lower LOXL2 levels (P=0.08) than HIV+ aviremic individuals. Only higher LOXL2 levels correlated with more GALT collagen deposition (R=0.44, P=0.007) and lower LA CD4+ T lymphocyte density (R=−0.32, P=0.05) among aviremic individuals.
Conclusions: Circulating LOXL2 levels may be a noninvasive measure of intestinal fibrosis and GALT CD4+T lymphocyte depletion in treated HIV infection. LOXL2 crosslinks elastin and collagen, and elevated LOXL2 levels occur in pathologic states, making LOXL2 inhibition a potential interventional target for intestinal fibrosis and its sequelae.
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