Anti-cytomegalovirus IgG antibody titer is positively associated with advanced T cell differentiation and coronary artery disease in end-stage renal disease

Feng Jung Yang, Kai Hsiang Shu, Hung Yuan Chen, I. Yu Chen, Fang Yun Lay, Yi Fang Chuang, Chien Sheng Wu, Wan Chuan Tsai, Yu Sen Peng, Shih Ping Hsu, Chih Kang Chiang, George Wang, Yen Ling Chiu*

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Abstract

Background: Accumulating evidence indicates that persistent human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection is associated with several health-related adverse outcomes including atherosclerosis and premature mortality in individuals with normal renal function. Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) exhibit impaired immune function and thus may face higher risk of HCMV-related adverse outcomes. Whether the level of anti-HCMV immune response may be associated with the prognosis of hemodialysis patients is unknown. Results: Among 412 of the immunity in ESRD study (iESRD study) participants, 408 were HCMV seropositive and were analyzed. Compared to 57 healthy individuals, ESRD patients had higher levels of anti-HCMV IgG. In a multivariate-adjusted logistic regression model, the log level of anti-HCMV IgG was independently associated with prevalent coronary artery disease (OR = 1.93, 95% CI = 1.2~ 3.2, p = 0.01) after adjusting for age, sex, hemoglobin, diabetes, calcium phosphate product and high sensitivity C-reactive protein. Levels of anti-HCMV IgG also positively correlated with both the percentage and absolute number of terminally differentiated CD8+ and CD4+ CD45RA+ CCR7- TEMRA cells, indicating that immunosenescence may participate in the development of coronary artery disease. Conclusion: This is the first study showing that the magnitude of anti-HCMV humoral immune response positively correlates with T cell immunosenescence and coronary artery disease in ESRD patients. The impact of persistent HCMV infection should be further investigated in this special patient population.

Original languageEnglish
Article number15
JournalImmunity and Ageing
Volume15
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Jul 2018

Keywords

  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Cytomegalovirus
  • End-stage renal disease
  • Immunology
  • Immunosenescence

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