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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 April 2025
Objectives/Goals: To determine the heterogeneity in CD4:CD8 ratio in a well-characterized cohort of PWH and to investigate the predictors of intestinal CD4:CD8 ratio reconstitution (CD4:CD8>1) and its impact on systemic inflammation. Methods/Study Population: We enrolled 52 PWH on ART and with peripheral HIV-RNA Results/Anticipated Results: PWH had a lower CD4:CD8 ratio both in the peripheral blood [p1. This subset of PWH was more likely female (62% vs. 38%, p = 0.0158), diagnosed with HIV for a longer time [p = 0.0347] have longer duration of most recent viral suppression [p = 0.0365] higher CD4+ T cells at enrollment [p = 0.0262] and higher CD4+ T cell nadir. Multiple logistic regression showed that duration of HIV infection [OR 1.13 (95% C.I. 1.02–1.3)] and CD4 = T cell nadir[OR 1.01 (95% C.I. 1.001–1.016)] were associated with colonic CD4:CD8 >1. Colonic CD4:CD8 ratio partially correlated with the peripheral blood CD4:CD8 ratio (r = 0.274, p = 0.068) and with the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-20 (r = -0.413, p = 0.036) and SLAMF-1 (r = -0.329, p = 0.074). Discussion/Significance of Impact: In PWH, CD4:CD8 ratio