HIV coinfection influences the inflammatory response but not the outcome of cerebral malaria in Malawian children

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Mbale, Emmie W, Moxon, Christopher A, Mukaka, Mavuto, Chagomerana, Maganizo, Glover, Simon, Chisala, Ngawina, Omar, Sofia, Molyneux, Malcolm, Seydel, Karl, Craig, Alister G ORCID: 0000-0003-0914-6164 et al (show 3 more authors) , Taylor, Terrie, Heyderman, Robert S and Mallewa, Macpherson (2016) HIV coinfection influences the inflammatory response but not the outcome of cerebral malaria in Malawian children. JOURNAL OF INFECTION, 73 (3). pp. 189-199.

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Abstract

<h4>Objectives</h4>Study of the effect of HIV on disease progression in heterogeneous severe malaria syndromes with imprecise diagnostic criteria has led to varying results. Characteristic retinopathy refines cerebral malaria (CM) diagnosis, enabling more precise exploration of the hypothesis that HIV decreases the cytokine response in CM, leading to higher parasite density and a poor outcome.<h4>Methods</h4>We retrospectively reviewed data on clinical progression and laboratory parameters in 877 retinopathy-positive CM cases admitted 1996-2011 (14.4% HIV-infected) to a large hospital in Malawi. Admission plasma levels of TNF, interleukin-10, and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule (sICAM-1) were measured by ELISA in 135 retinopathy-positive CM cases.<h4>Results</h4>HIV-infected CM cases had lower median plasma levels of TNF (p = 0.008), interleukin-10 (p = 0.045) and sICAM-1 (p = 0.04) than HIV-uninfected cases. Although HIV-infected children were older and more likely to have co-morbidities, HIV-status did not significantly affect parasite density (p = 0.90) or outcome (24.8% infected, vs. 18.5% uninfected; p = 0.13).<h4>Conclusion</h4>In this well-characterised CM cohort, HIV-coinfection was associated with marked blunting of the inflammatory response but did not affect parasite density or outcome. These data highlight the complex influence of HIV on severe malaria and bring into question systemic inflammation as a primary driver of pathogenesis in human CM.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	publisher: Elsevier articletitle: HIV coinfection influences the inflammatory response but not the outcome of cerebral malaria in Malawian children journaltitle: Journal of Infection articlelink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2016.05.012 content_type: article copyright: © 2016 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The British Infection Association.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Cerebral malaria, HIV, Paediatric, TNF
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	25 Jan 2017 08:45
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 07:20
DOI:	10.1016/j.jinf.2016.05.012
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3005383

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