Abstract
Aim. To assess the detection rate of human herpes virus DNA (of cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 [HSV-1/2], human herpes virus type 6 [HHV-6], and Epstein-Barr virus) in different biological environments at different stages of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (auto-HSCT) as well as the effect of immune factors on reactivation of viruses under study.
Materials & Methods. From 2019 to 2021 the study enrolled 87 lymphoma patients during and after auto-HSCT. Virological monitoring was performed on biological fluids (blood, saliva, urine, etc.) on therapeutic grounds prior to conditioning regimen on Day 0 as well as on Day +5 and Day +10 after auto-HSCT. On these days (Day 0, Day +5, and Day +10) the immune factors (IgM, IgG, and IgA levels and pattern of lymphocyte subpopulation in peripheral blood) in 15 % (14/87) of patients were assessed in terms of their effect on herpes virus reactivation.
Results. The overall rate of viral DNA detection increased from 26 % (26/87) to 42 % (37/87) of cases in the period of granulocytopoietic recovery. The most frequent were HHV-6 and HSV-1/2 reactivations reported in 23 % (20/87) and 16 % (14/87) of cases, respectively. The median B-lymphocyte proportion in peripheral blood of patients with herpes virus reactivation was 0.26 %, whereas in patients without reactivation it was 6.7 % (p = 0.019). The median absolute B-lymphocyte count in the cohort of patients with detected viral DNAs was 0.001 × 109/L, whereas in patients without them it was 0.098 × 109/L (p = 0.026).
Conclusion. A high rate of herpes virus DNA detection in lymphoma patients after auto-HSCT affected neither transplant engraftment nor transplantation mortality. Immune predictors of virus infection reactivation were the decreasing proportion of B-cells in the total lymphocyte count and the absolute B-lymphocyte count in the peripheral blood prior to auto-HSCT.
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