S-EPMC6446135 - Maraviroc Intensification Modulates Atherosclerotic Progression in HIV-Suppressed Patients at High Cardiovascular Risk. A Randomized, Crossover Pilot Study. - OmicsDI

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Maraviroc Intensification Modulates Atherosclerotic Progression in HIV-Suppressed Patients at High Cardiovascular Risk. A Randomized, Crossover Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: Background:Experimental CCR5 antagonism with maraviroc in atherosclerosis-prone mice and preliminary data in humans suggest an anti-atherosclerotic effect of the drug. We assessed the impact of maraviroc treatment in persons living with HIV on subclinical indicators of atherosclerosis. Methods:Persons living with HIV on effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) including only protease inhibitors were recruited if they had a Framingham risk score >20% and brachial flow-mediated dilation (bFMD) <4%, as indices of high cardiovascular risk. Maraviroc (300 mg per os for 24 weeks) was administered, in addition to ongoing ART, to all patients using a crossover design. Brachial FMD, carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV), and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) were measured as markers of atherosclerosis. Vascular competence-as expressed by the ratio of circulating endothelial microparticles (EMPs) to endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs)-and markers of systemic inflammation and monocyte and platelet activation were assessed. Results:Maraviroc treatment significantly improved bFMD, cfPWV, and cIMT by 66%, 11%, and 13%, respectively (P = .002, P = .022, P = .038, respectively). We also found a beneficial effect of maraviroc on the EMP/EPC ratio (P < .001) and platelet/leucocyte aggregates (P = .013). No significant changes in markers of systemic inflammation, monocyte activation, and microbial translocation were observed. Conclusions:Maraviroc led to significant improvements in several markers for cardiovascular risk, endothelial dysfunction, arterial stiffness, and early carotid atherosclerosis, which was accompanied by an increase of vascular competence, without seeming to affect systemic inflammation. Our data support the need for larger studies to test for any effects of maraviroc on preventing atherosclerosis-driven pathologies.

SUBMITTER: Francisci D

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6446135 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Maraviroc Intensification Modulates Atherosclerotic Progression in HIV-Suppressed Patients at High Cardiovascular Risk. A Randomized, Crossover Pilot Study.

Francisci Daniela D Pirro Matteo M Schiaroli Elisabetta E Mannarino Massimo R MR Cipriani Sabrina S Bianconi Vanessa V Alunno Alessia A Bagaglia Francesco F Bistoni Onelia O Falcinelli Emanuela E Bury Loredana L Gerli Roberto R Mannarino Elmo E De Caterina Raffaele R Baldelli Franco F

Open forum infectious diseases 20190307 4

<h4>Background</h4>Experimental CCR5 antagonism with maraviroc in atherosclerosis-prone mice and preliminary data in humans suggest an anti-atherosclerotic effect of the drug. We assessed the impact of maraviroc treatment in persons living with HIV on subclinical indicators of atherosclerosis.<h4>Methods</h4>Persons living with HIV on effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) including only protease inhibitors were recruited if they had a Framingham risk score >20% and brachial flow-mediated dilati ...[more]

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