Objective To investigate the relationship between 25 hydroxyvitamin D level and T cell subsets and viral load after highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in AIDS patients. Methods A total of 128 AIDS patients who were diagnosed and treated in our hospital from June 2017 to December 2019 were selected. The levels of 25 hydroxyvitamin D, CD3+ T cell, CD4+ T cell, CD8+ T cell and HIV RNA in peripheral blood were determined, and the correlation was analyzed. Results After therapy, the levels of 25 hydroxyvitamin D, CD3+ T cells, CD4+ T cells and the CD4/CD8 ratio were increased, while CD8+ T cells and HIV RNA levels were decreased in 128 AIDS patients, and the differences were statistically significant compared with those before treatment (P<0.05). For AIDS patients with different 25 hydroxyvitamin D levels, the levels of CD3+ T cells and CD4+ T cells and the CD4/CD8 ratio increased, while CD8+ T cells and HIV RNA levels decreased in 25 hydroxyvitamin D≥30 ng/ml group. The differences were statistically significant compared with 25 hydroxyvitamin D <30 ng/ml group (P<0.05). For AIDS patients with different CD4+ T cell levels, the levels of 25 hydroxyvitamin D, CD3+ T cells and CD4/CD8 ratio increased, while CD8+ T cells and HIV RNA levels decreased in CD4+ T cells ≥500 cells/μl group. The differences were statistically significant compared with CD4+ T cells <500 cells/μl group (P<0.05). For AIDS patients with different HIV RNA levels, the levels of 25 hydroxyvitamin D, CD3+ T cells, CD4+ T cells and CD4/CD8 ratio increased, while CD8+ T cells decreased in HIV RNA<400 copies/ml group. The differences were statistically significant compared with HIV RNA≥400 copies/ml group (P<0.05). After therapy, the level of 25 hydroxyvitamin D was positively correlated with CD3+ T cells (r=0.547, P=0.008), CD4+ T cells (r=0.821, P=0.000), CD4/CD8 ratio (r=0.630, P=0.005), and negatively correlated with CD8+ T cells (r=-0.295, P=0.009) and HIV RNA levels (r=-0.460, P=0.001). After therapy, the level of HIV RNA was negatively correlated with CD3+ T cells (r=-0.702, P=0.004), CD4+ T cells (r=-0.681, P=0.006), CD4/CD8 ratio (r=-0.729, P=0.007), and positively correlated with CD8+ T cells (r=0.392, P=0.008). Conclusions After HAART treatment, 25 hydroxyvitamin D level is positively correlated with CD3+ T cells, CD4+ T cells, CD4/CD8 ratio, and negatively correlated with CD8+ T cells and HIV RNA levels in AIDS patients. |