Daniel Roger Zapata

Mr. Daniel Roger Zapata


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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19 March 2025 in Microorganisms
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BMBegoña Monge Maillo
Begoña Monge Maillo
DZDaniel Roger Zapata
Daniel Roger Zapata
FDFernando Dronda
Fernando Dronda
Eugenia CarrilloEugenia Carrillo
Eugenia Carrillo
JMJavier Moreno
Javier Moreno
RLRogelio López-Vélez
Rogelio López-Vélez
Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has reduced the incidence of VL/HIV dramatically. However, HAART only partially prevents relapses, with one-year relapse rates ranging from 30 to 60%. Consequently, secondary prophylaxis is recommended for patients with <200 CD4+ cells/μL. In clinical practice, characterizing cellular immune response could help estimate the risk of relapse in VL/HIV coinfected patients. In this study, the lymphoproliferative response after stimulation with soluble Leishmania antigen was assessed in 2022 and 2023 in three cases of VL/HIV coinfection with long-term follow-up (17, 8 and 19 years). PCR and rK-39 results for Leishmania, HIV viral load, CD4 cell count, proliferation index, IFN-γ, IL-2, IP-10, IL-10 and TNF-α were determined. Heterogeneous results were obtained, with only one patient having developed specific cellular immunity against Leishmania. No cases of relapse were observed. The heterogeneity of lymphoproliferative test results in the three cases described highlights the need to identify surrogate markers of cure to guide maintenance or withdrawal of prophylaxis.