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Mandalawatta HP, Rajendra K, Fairfax K, Hewitt AW. Emerging trends in virus and virus-like particle gene therapy delivery to the brain. MOLECULAR THERAPY. NUCLEIC ACIDS 2024; 35:102280. [PMID: 39206077 PMCID: PMC11350507 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtn.2024.102280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Recent advances in gene therapy and gene-editing techniques offer the very real potential for successful treatment of neurological diseases. However, drug delivery constraints continue to impede viable therapeutic interventions targeting the brain due to its anatomical complexity and highly restrictive microvasculature that is impervious to many molecules. Realizing the therapeutic potential of gene-based therapies requires robust encapsulation and safe and efficient delivery to the target cells. Although viral vectors have been widely used for targeted delivery of gene-based therapies, drawbacks such as host genome integration, prolonged expression, undesired off-target mutations, and immunogenicity have led to the development of alternative strategies. Engineered virus-like particles (eVLPs) are an emerging, promising platform that can be engineered to achieve neurotropism through pseudotyping. This review outlines strategies to improve eVLP neurotropism for therapeutic brain delivery of gene-editing agents.
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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- School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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Klute S, Sparrer KMJ. Friends and Foes: The Ambivalent Role of Autophagy in HIV-1 Infection. Viruses 2024; 16:500. [PMID: 38675843 PMCID: PMC11054699 DOI: 10.3390/v16040500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Autophagy has emerged as an integral part of the antiviral innate immune defenses, targeting viruses or their components for lysosomal degradation. Thus, successful viruses, like pandemic human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1), evolved strategies to counteract or even exploit autophagy for efficient replication. Here, we provide an overview of the intricate interplay between autophagy and HIV-1. We discuss the impact of autophagy on HIV-1 replication and report in detail how HIV-1 manipulates autophagy in infected cells and beyond. We also highlight tissue and cell-type specifics in the interplay between autophagy and HIV-1. In addition, we weigh exogenous modulation of autophagy as a putative double-edged sword against HIV-1 and discuss potential implications for future antiretroviral therapy and curative approaches. Taken together, we consider both antiviral and proviral roles of autophagy to illustrate the ambivalent role of autophagy in HIV-1 pathogenesis and therapy.
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Brandl S, Reindl M. Blood-Brain Barrier Breakdown in Neuroinflammation: Current In Vitro Models. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12699. [PMID: 37628879 PMCID: PMC10454051 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241612699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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The blood-brain barrier, which is formed by tightly interconnected microvascular endothelial cells, separates the brain from the peripheral circulation. Together with other central nervous system-resident cell types, including pericytes and astrocytes, the blood-brain barrier forms the neurovascular unit. Upon neuroinflammation, this barrier becomes leaky, allowing molecules and cells to enter the brain and to potentially harm the tissue of the central nervous system. Despite the significance of animal models in research, they may not always adequately reflect human pathophysiology. Therefore, human models are needed. This review will provide an overview of the blood-brain barrier in terms of both health and disease. It will describe all key elements of the in vitro models and will explore how different compositions can be utilized to effectively model a variety of neuroinflammatory conditions. Furthermore, it will explore the existing types of models that are used in basic research to study the respective pathologies thus far.
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- Clinical Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria;
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Guan Q, Wang X, Cao D, Li M, Luo Z, Mao X. Calcium Phosphate-Based Nanoformulation Selectively Abolishes Phenytoin Resistance in Epileptic Neurons for Ceasing Seizures. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2300395. [PMID: 37029709 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Phenytoin (PHT) is a first-line antiepileptic drug in clinics, which could decrease neuronal bioelectric activity by blocking the voltage-operated sodium channels. However, the intrinsically low blood-brain-barrier (BBB)-crossing capability of PHT and upregulated expression level of the efflux transporter p-glycoprotein (P-gp) coded by the gene Abcb1 in epileptic neurons limit its efficacy in vivo. Herein, a nanointegrated strategy to overcome PHT resistance mechanisms for enhanced antiepileptic efficacy is reported. Specifically, PHT is first incorporated into calcium phosphate (CaP) nanoparticles through biomineralization, followed by the surface modification of the PEGylated BBB-penetrating TAT peptide. The CaP@PHT-PEG-TAT nanoformulation could effectively cross the BBB to be taken in by epileptic neurons. Afterward, the acidic lysosomal environment would trigger their complete degradation to release Ca2+ and PHT into the cytosol. Ca2+ ions would inhibit mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation to reverse cellular hypoxia to block hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (Hif1α)-Abcb1-axis, as well as disrupt adenosine triphosphate generation, leading to simultaneous suppression of the expression and drug efflux capacity of P-gp to enhance PHT retention. This study offers an approach for effective therapeutic intervention against drug-resistant epilepsy.
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- Qiwen Guan
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Engineering Research Center of Applied Technology of Pharmacogenomics of Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
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- School of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- Academician Workstation, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, 410219, China
- The Hunan Provincial University Key Laboratory of the Fundamental and Clinical Research on Functional Nucleic Acid, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, 410219, China
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- School of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- School of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Engineering Research Center of Applied Technology of Pharmacogenomics of Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
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Wang W, Liu D, Wang Y, Li R, Liu J, Liu M, Wang H, Li H. Frequency-dependent functional alterations in people living with HIV with early stage of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder. Front Neurosci 2023; 16:985213. [PMID: 36699529 PMCID: PMC9868721 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.985213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Background HIV enters the brain soon after seroconversion and causes HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND). However, the pathogenesis of this insidious impairment at an early stage remains unclear. Objectives To explore functional integration and segregation changes at the early stages of HAND, voxel-level indices of regional homogeneity (ReHo), the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF), and voxel-mirrored homotopic connectivity (VMHC) under two different frequency bands (slow-5: 0.01-0.027 Hz; slow-4: 0.027-0.073 Hz) were analyzed. Methods Ninety-eight people living with HIV (PLWH) and 44 seronegative controls underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. Furthermore, all PLWHs underwent neuropsychological and daily functioning tests. The main effect of the group and the interaction between the group and frequency band were investigated. Finally, the relationship between the altered indices and the cognitive domains was explored. Results A significant group-by-frequency interaction was demonstrated in the right thalamus for ReHo; for VMHC, the interaction was observed in the bilateral precuneus and paracentral gyrus. The post hoc Bonferroni test indicated that the alteration of ReHo and VMHC could only be detected in slow-5. PLWH showed significantly reduced ALFF in both the frequency bands in the right occipital gyrus and right calcarine. Moreover, some altered functional integration and segregation indices are related to impaired cognitive function. Conclusion People living with HIV displayed aberrant functional integration and segregation at the early stages of HAND, which is linked to cognitive function. The frequency band of slow-5 might be more sensitive for detecting insidious damage at an early stage.
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- Wei Wang
- Department of Radiology, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Second Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Physical Examination Center, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhuhai People’s Hospital, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China,*Correspondence: Huasong Wang,
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China,Hongjun Li,
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Liu HJ, Xu P. Strategies to overcome/penetrate the BBB for systemic nanoparticle delivery to the brain/brain tumor. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2022; 191:114619. [PMID: 36372301 PMCID: PMC9724744 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2022.114619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Revised: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Despite its prevalence in the management of peripheral tumors, compared to surgery and radiation therapy, chemotherapy is still a suboptimal intervention in fighting against brain cancer and cancer brain metastases. This discrepancy is mainly derived from the complicatedly physiological characteristic of intracranial tumors, including the presence of blood-brain barrier (BBB) and limited enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect attributed to blood-brain tumor barrier (BBTB), which largely lead to insufficient therapeutics penetrating to tumor lesions to produce pharmacological effects. Therefore, dependable methodologies that can boost the efficacy of chemotherapy for brain tumors are urgently needed. Recently, nanomedicines have shown great therapeutic potential in brain tumors by employing various transcellular strategies, paracellular strategies, and their hybrids, such as adsorptive-mediated transcytosis, receptor-mediated transcytosis, BBB disruption technology, and so on. It is compulsory to comprehensively summarize these practices to shed light on future directions in developing therapeutic regimens for brain tumors. In this review, the biological and pathological characteristics of brain tumors, including BBB and BBTB, are illustrated. After that, the emerging delivery strategies for brain tumor management are summarized into different classifications and supported with detailed examples. Finally, the potential challenges and prospects for developing and clinical application of brain tumor-oriented nanomedicine are discussed.
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- Hai-Jun Liu
- Department of Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, 715 Sumter, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, 715 Sumter, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
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Chuang CH, Cheng TL, Chen WC, Huang YJ, Wang HE, Lo YC, Hsieh YC, Lin WW, Hsieh YJ, Ke CC, Huang KC, Lee JC, Huang MY. Micro-PET imaging of hepatitis C virus NS3/4A protease activity using a protease-activatable retention probe. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:896588. [PMID: 36406412 PMCID: PMC9672079 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.896588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3/4A protease is an attractive target for direct-acting antiviral agents. Real-time tracking of the NS3/4A protease distribution and activity is useful for clinical diagnosis and disease management. However, no approach has been developed that can systemically detect NS3/4A protease activity or distribution. We designed a protease-activatable retention probe for tracking HCV NS3/4A protease activity via positron emission topography (PET) imaging. A cell-penetrating probe was designed that consisted of a cell-penetrating Tat peptide, HCV NS3/4A protease substrate, and a hydrophilic domain. The probe was labeled by fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) and 124I in the hydrophilic domain to form a TAT-ΔNS3/4A-124I-FITC probe. Upon cleavage at NS3/4A substrate, the non-penetrating hydrophilic domain is released and accumulated in the cytoplasm allowing PET or optical imaging. The TAT-ΔNS3/4A-FITC probe selectively accumulated in NS3/4A-expressing HCC36 (NS3/4A-HCC36) cells/tumors and HCV-infected HCC36 cells. PET imaging showed that the TAT-ΔNS3/4A-124I-FITC probe selectively accumulated in the NS3/4A-HCC36 xenograft tumors and liver-implanted NS3/4A-HCC36 tumors, but not in the control HCC36 tumors. The TAT-ΔNS3/4A-124I-FITC probe can be used to represent NS3/4 protease activity and distribution via a clinical PET imaging system allowing. This strategy may be extended to detect any cellular protease activity for optimization the protease-based therapies.
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- Chih-Hung Chuang
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Biomedical and Environmental Biology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine for International Students, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Center for Cancer Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Ding G, Shao Q, Yu H, Liu J, Li Y, Wang B, Sang H, Li D, Bing A, Hou Y, Xiao Y. Tight Junctions, the Key Factor in Virus-Related Disease. Pathogens 2022; 11:pathogens11101200. [PMID: 36297257 PMCID: PMC9611889 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11101200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Tight junctions (TJs) are highly specialized membrane structural domains that hold cells together and form a continuous intercellular barrier in epithelial cells. TJs regulate paracellular permeability and participate in various cellular signaling pathways. As physical barriers, TJs can block viral entry into host cells; however, viruses use a variety of strategies to circumvent this barrier to facilitate their infection. This paper summarizes how viruses evade various barriers during infection by regulating the expression of TJs to facilitate their own entry into the organism causing infection, which will help to develop drugs targeting TJs to contain virus-related disease.
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- Guofei Ding
- Department of Fundamental Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai’an 271018, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
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- Department of Fundamental Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai’an 271018, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
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- Reproductive Center, Taian Central Hospital, Tai’an 271000, China
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- Department of Fundamental Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai’an 271018, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
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- Department of Fundamental Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai’an 271018, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
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- Department of Fundamental Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai’an 271018, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
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- Department of Fundamental Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai’an 271018, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
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- Department of Fundamental Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai’an 271018, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Tai’an 271016, China
- Correspondence: (A.B.); (Y.H.); (Y.X.)
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- Department of Fundamental Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai’an 271018, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
- Correspondence: (A.B.); (Y.H.); (Y.X.)
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- Department of Fundamental Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai’an 271018, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
- Correspondence: (A.B.); (Y.H.); (Y.X.)
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Simonis B, Vignone D, Gonzalez Paz O, Donati E, Falchetti ML, Bombelli C, Cellucci A, Auciello G, Fini I, Galantini L, Syeda RZ, Mazzonna M, Mongiardi MP, Buonocore F, Ceccacci F, Di Marco A, Mancini G. Transport of cationic liposomes in a human blood brain barrier model: Role of the stereochemistry of the gemini amphiphile on liposome biological features. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 627:283-298. [PMID: 35853406 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS The positive charge on liposome surface is known to promote the crossing of the Blood brain barrier (BBB). However, when diastereomeric cationic gemini amphiphiles are among lipid membrane components, also the stereochemistry may affect the permeability of the vesicle across the BBB. EXPERIMENTS Liposomes featuring cationic diasteromeric gemini amphiphiles were formulated, characterized, and their interaction with cell culture models of BBB investigated. FINDINGS Liposomes featuring the gemini amphiphiles were internalized in a monolayer of brain microvascular endothelial cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC) through an energy dependent transport, internalization involving both clathrin- and caveolae-mediated endocytosis. On the same formulations, the permeability was also evaluated across a human derived in vitro BBB transport model. The permeability of liposomes featuring the gemini amphiphiles was significantly higher compared to that of neutral liposomes (DPPC/Cholesterol), that were not able to cross BBB. Most importantly, the permeability was influenced by the stereochemistry of the gemini and pegylation of these formulations did not result in a drastic reduction of the crossing ability. The in vitro iPSC-derived BBB models used in this work represent an important advancement in the drug discovery research of novel brain delivery strategies and therapeutics for central nervous system diseases.
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- Beatrice Simonis
- Sapienza Università di Roma, Dipartimento di Chimica, P.le A. Moro 5, Rome, Italy; CNR-ISB, Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici, Sede Secondaria di Roma-Meccanismi di Reazione c/o Dipartimento di Chimica, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, Rome, Italy
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- CNR-ISB, Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici, Area della Ricerca di Roma 1, Strada Provinciale 35d 9, 00020 Montelibretti, Rome, Italy
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- CNR-IBBC, Istituto di Biochimica e Biologia Cellulare, Via E. Ramarini, 32, 00015 MonterotondoScalo, Rome, Italy
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- CNR-ISB, Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici, Sede Secondaria di Roma-Meccanismi di Reazione c/o Dipartimento di Chimica, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, Rome, Italy
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- IRBM SpA, via Pontina Km 30.600, 00071 Pomezia (Rome), Italy
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- IRBM SpA, via Pontina Km 30.600, 00071 Pomezia (Rome), Italy
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- Sapienza Università di Roma, Dipartimento di Chimica, P.le A. Moro 5, Rome, Italy
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- Sapienza Università di Roma, Dipartimento di Chimica, P.le A. Moro 5, Rome, Italy
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- CNR-ISB, Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici, Area della Ricerca di Roma 1, Strada Provinciale 35d 9, 00020 Montelibretti, Rome, Italy
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- CNR-IBBC, Istituto di Biochimica e Biologia Cellulare, Via E. Ramarini, 32, 00015 MonterotondoScalo, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento per la Innovazione nei sistemi biologici, agroalimentari e forestali, Università della Tuscia (DIBAF), Largo dell'Università snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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- CNR-ISB, Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici, Sede Secondaria di Roma-Meccanismi di Reazione c/o Dipartimento di Chimica, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, Rome, Italy.
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- CNR-ISB, Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici, Area della Ricerca di Roma 1, Strada Provinciale 35d 9, 00020 Montelibretti, Rome, Italy
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Bell RP, Meade CS, Gadde S, Towe SL, Hall SA, Chen NK. Principal component analysis denoising improves sensitivity of MR diffusion to detect white matter injury in neuroHIV. J Neuroimaging 2022; 32:544-553. [PMID: 35023234 PMCID: PMC9090947 DOI: 10.1111/jon.12965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Diffusion-weighted imaging is able to capture important information about cerebral white matter (WM) structure. However, diffusion data can suffer from MRI and biological noise that degrades the quality of the images and makes finding important features difficult. We investigated how effectively local and nonlocal denoising increased the sensitivity to detect differences in cerebral WM in neuroHIV. METHODS We utilized principal component analysis (PCA) denoising to detect WM differences using fractional anisotropy. Local and nonlocal PCA denoising paradigms were implemented that varied in search area and number of components. We examined different-sized WM tracts that consistently show differences between people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (PWH) and HIV-negative individuals (corpus callosum, forceps minor, and right uncinate fasciculus), and size-matched tracts not typically associated with HIV-related differences (spinothalamic, right medial lemniscus, and left occipitopontine). We first conducted a full sample comparison of WM differences between groups, and then randomly reduced the sample to the point where we still found differences in WM. RESULTS Nonlocal PCA denoising allowed us to detect differences after a sample reduction of 35% in the forceps minor, 17% in the right uncinate fasciculus, and 6% in the corpus callosum. CONCLUSIONS PCA denoising had a beneficial effect on detecting significant differences in PWH after sample size reduction. The smaller forceps minor tract and right uncinate fasciculus showed greater sensitivity to PCA denoising than the larger corpus callosum. These results show the importance of identifying the most effective PCA denoising strategy when investigating WM in PWH.
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- Ryan P Bell
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Brain Imaging and Analysis Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Brain Imaging and Analysis Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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Khan IA, Worrad AH, Singh MV, Maggirwar SB, Singh VB. Human immunodeficiency virus-1 Tat exerts its neurotoxic effects by downregulating Sonic hedgehog signaling. J Neurovirol 2022; 28:305-311. [PMID: 35181862 PMCID: PMC9187557 DOI: 10.1007/s13365-022-01061-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 12/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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We previously showed that HIV-1 can alter the expression of tight junction proteins by downregulating Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling, thereby disrupting blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity. In this study, we employed a conditional, CNS specific, Tat transgenic murine model to investigate if HIV-Tat exerts its neurotoxic effects by downregulating Shh signaling. Results indicate that Tat + mice exhibit significantly reduced expression of Shh and Gli1. HIV-Tat induced downregulation of Shh signaling correlated with disruption of BBB function and induced infiltration of peripheral leukocytes into the brain tissue. Further, our in vivo and in vitro experiments suggest that activation of Shh signaling can rescue detrimental effects of Tat on endothelial function by inducing the expression of junctional proteins and by decreasing the levels of inflammatory cytokines/chemokines.
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- Irfan A Khan
- Department of Basic and Clinical Sciences, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, NY, 12208, USA
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Sciences, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, NY, 12208, USA
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- School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052, USA
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Sciences, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, NY, 12208, USA.
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Unleashing cell-penetrating peptide applications for immunotherapy. Trends Mol Med 2022; 28:482-496. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2022.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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About 30 years ago, the discovery of CPP improved the therapeutic approach to treat diseases and extended the range of potential targets to intracellular molecules. There are potential drug candidates for FDA approval based on active studies in basic research, preclinical, and clinical trials. Various attempts by CPP application to control the diseases such as allergy, autoimmunity, cancer, and infection demonstrated a strategy to make a new drug pipeline for successful discovery of a biologic drug for immune modulation. However, there are still no CPP-based drug candidates for immune-related diseases in the clinical stage. To control immune responses successfully, not only increasing delivery efficiency of CPPs but also selecting potential target cells and cargoes could be important issues. In particular, as it becomes possible to control intracellular targets, efforts to find various novel potential target are being attempted. In this chapter, we focused on CPP-based approaches to treat diseases through modulation of immune responses and discussed for perspectives on future direction of the research for successful application of CPP technology to immune modulation and disease therapy in clinical trial.
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- Ja-Hyun Koo
- Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- Research Institute for Convergence of Basic Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Anesten B, Zetterberg H, Nilsson S, Brew BJ, Fuchs D, Price RW, Gisslén M, Yilmaz A. Effect of antiretroviral treatment on blood-brain barrier integrity in HIV-1 infection. BMC Neurol 2021; 21:494. [PMID: 34937542 PMCID: PMC8693475 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-021-02527-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Blood-brain barrier (BBB) injury is prevalent in patients with HIV-associated dementia (HAD) and is a frequent feature of HIV encephalitis. Signs of BBB damage are also sometimes found in neuroasymptomatic HIV-infected individuals without antiretroviral therapy (ART). The aim of this study was to investigate the integrity of the BBB before and after initiation of ART in both neuroasymptomatic HIV infection and in patients with HAD. Methods We determined BBB integrity by measuring cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)/plasma albumin ratios in archived CSF samples prior to and after initiation of ART in longitudinally-followed neuroasymptomatic HIV-1-infected individuals and patients with HAD. We also analyzed HIV RNA in blood and CSF, IgG Index, CSF WBC counts, and CSF concentrations of β2-micoglobulin, neopterin, and neurofilament light chain protein (NfL). Results We included 159 HIV-infected participants; 82 neuroasymptomatic individuals and 77 with HAD. All neuroasymptomatic individuals (82/82), and 10/77 individuals with HAD, were longitudinally followed with a median (interquartile range, IQR) follow-up of 758 (230–1752) days for the neuroasymptomatic individuals, and a median (IQR) follow-up of 241 (50–994) days for the individuals with HAD. Twelve percent (10/82) of the neuroasymptomatic individuals and 80% (8/10) of the longitudinally-followed individuals with HAD had elevated albumin ratios at baseline. At the last follow-up, 9% (7/82) of the neuroasymptomatic individuals and 20% (2/10) of the individuals with HAD had elevated albumin ratios. ART significantly decreased albumin ratios in both neuroasymptomatic individuals and in patients with HAD. Conclusion These findings indicate that ART improves and possibly normalizes BBB integrity in both neuroasymptomatic HIV-infected individuals and in patients with HAD.
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- Birgitta Anesten
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE-415 50, Gothenburg, Sweden. .,Department of Infectious Diseases, Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden.,Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden.,Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK.,UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL, London, UK.,Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Disease, Hong Kong, China
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- Mathematical Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology, St.Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Department of HIV Medicine and Peter Duncan Neurosciences Unit, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Division of Biological Chemistry, Biocenter, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE-415 50, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Infectious Diseases, Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE-415 50, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Infectious Diseases, Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Human immunodeficiency virus type-1(HIV-1)-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) remains an important neurological manifestation in HIV-1-infected (HIV+) patients. Furthermore, the HIV-1 matrix protein p17 (p17) detection in the central nervous system (CNS) and its ability to form toxic assemblies in the brain has been recently confirmed. Here we show for the first time using both an in vitro blood-brain barrier (BBB) model and in vivo biodistribution studies in healthy mice that p17 can cross the BBB. There is fast brain uptake with 0.35 ± 0.19% of injected activity per gram of tissue (I.A./g) two minutes after administration, followed by brain accumulation with 0.28 ± 0.09% I.A./g after 1 h. The interaction of p17 with the chemokine receptor 2 (CXCR2) at the surface of brain endothelial cells triggers transcytosis. The present study supports the hypothesis of a direct role of free p17 in neuronal dysfunction in HAND by demonstrating its intrinsic ability to reach the CNS. IMPORTANCE The number of patients affected by HIV-1-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) ranges from 30 to 50% of HIV-infected (HIV+) patients. The mechanisms leading to HAND development need to be elucidated, but the role of secreted viral proteins, chemokines, and proinflammatory molecules appears to be clear. In particular, the blood-brain barrier (BBB) represents a route for entry into the central nervous system (CNS) thus playing an important role in HAND. Several findings suggest a key role for the HIV-1 matrix protein p17 (p17) as a microenvironmental factor capable of inducing neurocognitive disorders. Here we show, the ability of the p17 to cross the BBB and to reach the CNS thus playing a crucial role in neuronal dysfunction in HAND.
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Bang S, Song JK, Shin SW, Lee KH. Human serum albumin fusion protein as therapeutics for targeting amyloid beta in Alzheimer's diseases. Neurosci Lett 2021; 767:136298. [PMID: 34673147 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2021.136298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by amyloid beta (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. AD drug development has been limited due to the presence of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which prevents efficient uptake of therapeutics into the brain. To solve this problem, we used trans-activator of transcription (TAT)-transducing domain and added the human serum albumin (HSA) carrier to increase the half-life of the drug within the body. In addition, we included the protein of interest for lowering Aβ deposition and/or neurofibrillary tangles. We made HSA fusion protein (designated AL04) which contains Cystatin C (CysC) as core mechanism of action moiety in the construct containing tandem repeat TAT (dTAT). After purification of 80KDa AL04, we investigate the therapeutic potential of AL04 in vitro and AD mouse model Tg2576. We evaluated the permeability of AL04 through the BBB using a cell-basedhuman BBB model and show that dTAT plays a role in facilitating the delivery of 80 kDa protein. We found out that AL04 attenuates Aβ-induced neurotoxicity in PC12 cells. In Tg2576 mice brain, Aβ plaques were dramatically reduced in AL04 treated mice. These data suggest that BBB-crossing albumin fusion protein AL04 with CysC active moiety can be a disease modifying treatment for AD.
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Sonti S, Sharma AL, Tyagi M. HIV-1 persistence in the CNS: Mechanisms of latency, pathogenesis and an update on eradication strategies. Virus Res 2021; 303:198523. [PMID: 34314771 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2021.198523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Despite four decades of research into the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1), a successful strategy to eradicate the virus post-infection is lacking. The major reason for this is the persistence of the virus in certain anatomical reservoirs where it can become latent and remain quiescent for as long as the cellular reservoir is alive. The Central Nervous System (CNS), in particular, is an intriguing anatomical compartment that is tightly regulated by the blood-brain barrier. Targeting the CNS viral reservoir is a major challenge owing to the decreased permeability of drugs into the CNS and the cellular microenvironment that facilitates the compartmentalization and evolution of the virus. Therefore, despite effective antiretroviral (ARV) treatment, virus persists in the CNS, and leads to neurological and neurocognitive deficits. To date, viral eradication strategies fail to eliminate the virus from the CNS. To facilitate the improvement of the existing elimination strategies, as well as the development of potential therapeutic targets, the aim of this review is to provide an in-depth understanding of HIV latency in CNS and the onset of HIV-1 associated neurological disorders.
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- Shilpa Sonti
- Center for Translational Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, 1020 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Center for Translational Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, 1020 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
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Rhea EM, Logsdon AF, Hansen KM, Williams LM, Reed MJ, Baumann KK, Holden SJ, Raber J, Banks WA, Erickson MA. The S1 protein of SARS-CoV-2 crosses the blood-brain barrier in mice. Nat Neurosci 2021; 24:368-378. [PMID: 33328624 PMCID: PMC8793077 DOI: 10.1038/s41593-020-00771-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 253] [Impact Index Per Article: 84.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
It is unclear whether severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, which causes coronavirus disease 2019, can enter the brain. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 binds to cells via the S1 subunit of its spike protein. We show that intravenously injected radioiodinated S1 (I-S1) readily crossed the blood-brain barrier in male mice, was taken up by brain regions and entered the parenchymal brain space. I-S1 was also taken up by the lung, spleen, kidney and liver. Intranasally administered I-S1 also entered the brain, although at levels roughly ten times lower than after intravenous administration. APOE genotype and sex did not affect whole-brain I-S1 uptake but had variable effects on uptake by the olfactory bulb, liver, spleen and kidney. I-S1 uptake in the hippocampus and olfactory bulb was reduced by lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation. Mechanistic studies indicated that I-S1 crosses the blood-brain barrier by adsorptive transcytosis and that murine angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 is involved in brain and lung uptake, but not in kidney, liver or spleen uptake.
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- Elizabeth M. Rhea
- Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA USA,Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA USA
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- Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA USA,Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA USA
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- Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA USA
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- Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA USA
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- Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA USA,Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA USA
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- Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA USA
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- Department of Behavioral Neurosciences, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR USA
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- Department of Behavioral Neurosciences, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR USA,Department of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Radiation Medicine; Division of Neuroscience, Departments of Neurology and Radiation Medicine, ONPRC, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR USA
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- Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA USA,Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA USA,Corresponding author: WAB, 1/810C, 1660 S Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108 Phone: 206 764 2701,
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- Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA USA,Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA USA
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Chen Q, Wu Y, Yu Y, Wei J, Huang W. Rho-kinase inhibitor hydroxyfasudil protects against HIV-1 Tat-induced dysfunction of tight junction and neprilysin/Aβ transfer receptor expression in mouse brain microvessels. Mol Cell Biochem 2021; 476:2159-2170. [PMID: 33548010 PMCID: PMC8057965 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-021-04056-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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HIV-1 transactivator protein (Tat) induces tight junction (TJ) dysfunction and amyloid-beta (Aβ) clearance dysfunction, contributing to the development and progression of HIV-1-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND). The Rho/ROCK signaling pathway has protective effects on neurodegenerative disease. However, the underlying mechanisms of whether Rho/ROCK protects against HIV-1 Tat-caused dysfunction of TJ and neprilysin (NEP)/Aβ transfer receptor expression have not been elucidated. C57BL/6 mice were administered sterile saline (i.p., 100 μL) or Rho-kinase inhibitor hydroxyfasudil (HF) (i.p., 10 mg/kg) or HIV-1 Tat (i.v., 100 μg/kg) or HF 30 min before being exposed to HIV-1 Tat once a day for seven consecutive days. Evans Blue (EB) leakage was detected via spectrophotometer and brain slides in mouse brains. The protein and mRNA levels of zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1), occludin, NEP, receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE), and low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) in mouse brain microvessels were, respectively, analyzed by Western blotting and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analyses. Exposure of the mice to HIV-1 Tat increased the amount of EB leakage, EB fluorescence intensity, blood–brain barrier (BBB) permeability, as well as the RAGE protein and mRNA levels, and decreased the protein and mRNA levels of ZO-1, occludin, NEP, and LRP1 in mouse brain microvessels. However, these effects were weakened by Rho-kinase inhibitor HF. Taken together, these results provide information that the Rho/ROCK signaling pathway is involved in HIV-1 Tat-induced dysfunction of TJ and NEP/Aβ transfer receptor expression in the C57BL/6 mouse brain. These findings shed some light on potentiality of inhibiting Rho/Rock signaling pathway in handling HAND.
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- Qiangtang Chen
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, #6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China.,Department of Neurology, The First People's Hospital of Qinzhou, Qinzhou, 535099, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, #6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, #6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, #6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, #6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China.
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Thangaraj A, Chivero ET, Tripathi A, Singh S, Niu F, Guo ML, Pillai P, Periyasamy P, Buch S. HIV TAT-mediated microglial senescence: Role of SIRT3-dependent mitochondrial oxidative stress. Redox Biol 2020; 40:101843. [PMID: 33385630 PMCID: PMC7779826 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2020.101843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The advent of combined antiretroviral treatment (cART) as a treatment for HIV-1 infection has not only resulted in a dramatic decrease in the peripheral viral load but has also led to increased life expectancy of the infected individuals. Paradoxically, increased lifespan is accompanied with higher prevalence of age-related comorbidities, including HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND). Present study was aimed at exploring the role of HIV TAT protein in mediating microglial mitochondrial oxidative stress, ultimately resulting in neuroinflammation and microglial senescence. Our findings demonstrated that exposure of mouse primary microglial cells (mPMs) to HIV TAT protein resulted in a senescence-like phenotype, that was characterized by elevated expression of both p16 and p21 proteins, increased numbers of senescence-associated-β-galactosidase positive cells, augmented cell-cycle arrest, increased release of proinflammatory cytokines and decreased telomerase activity. Additionally, exposure of mPMs to HIV TAT also resulted downregulation of SIRT3 with a concomitant increase in mitochondrial oxidative stress. Dual luciferase reporter assay identified miR-505 as a novel target of SIRT3, which was upregulated in mPMs exposed to HIV TAT. Furthermore, transient transfection of mPMs with either the SIRT3 plasmid or miRNA-505 inhibitor upregulated the expression of SIRT3 and mitochondrial antioxidant enzymes, with a concomitant decrease in microglial senescence. These in vitro findings were also validated in the prefrontal cortices and striatum of HIV transgenic rats as well as cART-treated HIV-infected individuals. In summary, this study underscores a yet undiscovered novel mechanism(s) underlying HIV TAT-mediated induction of senescence phenotype in microglia, involving the miR-505-SIRT3 axis-mediated induction of mitochondrial oxidative stress. HIV TAT induces senescence-like phenotype in microglia. HIV TAT decreases SIRT3 with concomitant increase of mitochondrial ROS. Overexpression of SIRT3 attenuated HIV TAT-mediated microglial senescence. miR-505 negatively regulate SIRT3 expression. miR-505 inhibition prevents SIRT3-mediated mitochondria stress and glial senescence.
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- Annadurai Thangaraj
- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5880, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5880, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5880, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5880, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5880, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5880, USA
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- Division of Neurobiology, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5880, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5880, USA.
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Torkzaban B, Natarajaseenivasan K, Mohseni Ahooyi T, Shekarabi M, Amini S, Langford TD, Khalili K. The lncRNA LOC102549805 (U1) modulates neurotoxicity of HIV-1 Tat protein. Cell Death Dis 2020; 11:835. [PMID: 33033233 PMCID: PMC7546609 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-020-03033-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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HIV-1 Tat is a potent neurotoxic protein that is released by HIV-1 infected cells in the brain and perturbs neuronal homeostasis, causing a broad range of neurological disorders in people living with HIV-1. Furthermore, the effects of Tat have been addressed in numerous studies to investigate the molecular events associated with neuronal cells survival and death. Here, we discovered that exposure of rat primary neurons to Tat resulted in the up-regulation of an uncharacterized long non-coding RNA (lncRNA), LOC102549805 (lncRNA-U1). Our observations showed that increased expression of lncRNA-U1 in neurons disrupts bioenergetic pathways by dysregulating homeostasis of Ca2+, mitigating mitochondrial oxygen reduction, and decreasing ATP production, all of which point mitochondrial impairment in neurons via the Tat-mediated lncRNA-U1 induction. These changes were associated with imbalances in autophagy and apoptosis pathways. Additionally, this study showed the ability of Tat to modulate expression of the neuropeptide B/W receptor 1 (NPBWR1) gene via up-regulation of lncRNA-U1. Collectively, our results identified Tat-mediated lncRNA-U1 upregulation resulting in disruption of neuronal homeostasis.
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- Bahareh Torkzaban
- Department of Neuroscience, Center for Neurovirology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 3500 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Center for Neurovirology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 3500 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Center for Neurovirology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 3500 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Center for Neurovirology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 3500 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Center for Neurovirology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 3500 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Center for Neurovirology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 3500 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Center for Neurovirology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 3500 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA.
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Priyanka, Wadhwa R, Chaudhuri R, Nag TC, Seth P. Novel role of mortalin in attenuating HIV-1 Tat-mediated astrogliosis. J Neuroinflammation 2020; 17:276. [PMID: 32951595 PMCID: PMC7504834 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-020-01912-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection, activation of astrocytes induces imbalance in physiological functions due to perturbed astrocytic functions that unleashes toxicity on neurons. This leads to inflammatory response finally culminating into neurocognitive dysfunction. In neuroAIDS, HIV-1 protein, transactivator of transcription (Tat) is detected in the cerebrospinal fluid of infected patients. Mortalin, a multifunctional protein, has anti-inflammatory role following its activation in various stress conditions. Recent studies demonstrate downregulation of mortalin in neurodegenerative diseases. Here, we explored the mechanisms of mortalin in modulating HIV-1 Tat-mediated neuroinflammation. METHODS Expression of mortalin in autopsy section in normal and diseased individuals were examined using immunohistochemistry. To decipher the role of mortalin in HIV-1 Tat-induced activation, human fetal brain-derived astrocytes were transiently transfected with Tat and mortalin using expression vectors. HIV-1 Tat-mediated damage was analyzed using RT-PCR and western blotting. Modulatory role of mortalin was examined by coexpressing it with Tat, followed by examination of mitochondrial morphodynamics using biochemical assay and confocal and electron microscopy. Extracellular ATP release was monitored using luciferase assay. Neuroinflammation in astrocytes was examined using flow cytometry, dye based study, immunocytochemistry, immunoprecipitation, and western blotting. Indirect neuronal damage was also analyzed. RESULTS HIV-1 Tat downregulates the expression of mortalin in astrocytes, and this is corroborated with autopsy sections of HIV-1 patients. We found that overexpression of mortalin with Tat reduced inflammation and also rescued astrocytic-mediated neuronal death. Using bioinformatics, we discovered that binding of mortalin with Tat leads to Tat degradation and rescues the cell from neuroinflammation. Blocking of proteosomal pathway rescued the Tat degradation and revealed the ubiquitination of Tat. CONCLUSION Overall, our data demonstrated the protective role of mortalin in combating HIV-1 Tat-mediated damage. We also showed that mortalin could degrade Tat through direct binding with HIV-1 Tat. Overexpression of mortalin in the presence of Tat could significantly reduce cytotoxic effects of Tat in astrocytes. Indirect neuronal death was also found to be rescued. Our in vitro findings were validated as we found attenuated expression of mortalin in the autopsy sections of HIV-1 patients.
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- Priyanka
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, National Brain Research Centre, NH-8, Nainwal Road, Manesar, Gurgaon, Haryana, 122052, India
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- AIST-INDIA DAILAB, DBT-AIST International Center for Translational and Environmental (DAICENTER), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, 305-8565, Japan
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, National Brain Research Centre, NH-8, Nainwal Road, Manesar, Gurgaon, Haryana, 122052, India
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, National Brain Research Centre, NH-8, Nainwal Road, Manesar, Gurgaon, Haryana, 122052, India.
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Sharma V, Bryant C, Montero M, Creegan M, Slike B, Krebs SJ, Ratto-Kim S, Valcour V, Sithinamsuwan P, Chalermchai T, Eller MA, Bolton DL. Monocyte and CD4+ T-cell antiviral and innate responses associated with HIV-1 inflammation and cognitive impairment. AIDS 2020; 34:1289-1301. [PMID: 32598115 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000002537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Mechanisms underlying immune activation and HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) in untreated chronic infection remain unclear. The objective of this study was to identify phenotypic and transcriptional changes in blood monocytes and CD4 T cells in HIV-1-infected and uninfected individuals and elucidate processes associated with neurocognitive impairment. DESIGN A group of chronically HIV-1-infected Thai individuals (n = 19) were selected for comparison with healthy donor controls (n = 10). Infected participants were further classified as cognitively normal (n = 10) or with HAND (n = 9). Peripheral monocytes and CD4 T cells were phenotyped by flow cytometry and simultaneously isolated for multiplex qPCR-targeted gene expression profiling directly ex vivo. The frequency of HIV-1 RNA-positive cells was estimated by limiting dilution cell sorting. RESULTS Expression of genes and proteins involved in cellular activation and proinflammatory immune responses was increased in monocytes and CD4 T cells from HIV-1-infected relative to uninfected individuals. Gene expression profiles of both CD4 T cells and monocytes correlated with soluble markers of inflammation in the periphery (P < 0.05). By contrast, only modest differences in gene programs were observed between cognitively normal and HAND cases. These included increased monocyte surface CD169 protein expression relative to cognitively normal (P = 0.10), decreased surface CD163 expression relative to uninfected (P = 0.02) and cognitively normal (P = 0.06), and downregulation of EMR2 (P = 0.04) and STAT1 (P = 0.02) relative to cognitively normal. CONCLUSION Our data support a model of highly activated monocytes and CD4 T cells associated with inflammation in chronic HIV-1 infection, but impaired monocyte anti-inflammatory responses in HAND compared with cognitively normal.
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- Vishakha Sharma
- aU.S. Military HIV Research Program, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring bHenry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda cThe EMMES Corporation, Rockville, Maryland dMemory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA eFaculty of Medicine, Phramongkutklao Hospital fSEARCH, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
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Jin H, Li D, Lin MH, Li L, Harrich D. Tat-Based Therapies as an Adjuvant for an HIV-1 Functional Cure. Viruses 2020; 12:v12040415. [PMID: 32276443 PMCID: PMC7232260 DOI: 10.3390/v12040415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 04/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV) establishes a chronic infection that can be well controlled, but not cured, by combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). Interventions have been explored to accomplish a functional cure, meaning that a patient remains infected but HIV is undetectable in the blood, with the aim of allowing patients to live without cART. Tat, the viral transactivator of transcription protein, plays a critical role in controlling HIV transcription, latency, and viral rebound following the interruption of cART treatment. Therefore, a logical approach for controlling HIV would be to block Tat. Tackling Tat with inhibitors has been a difficult task, but some recent discoveries hold promise. Two anti-HIV proteins, Nullbasic (a mutant of Tat) and HT1 (a fusion of HEXIM1 and Tat functional domains) inhibit viral transcription by interfering with the interaction of Tat and cellular factors. Two small molecules, didehydro-cortistatin A (dCA) and triptolide, inhibit Tat by different mechanisms: dCA through direct binding and triptolide through enhanced proteasomal degradation. Finally, two Tat-based vaccines under development elicit Tat-neutralizing antibodies. These vaccines have increased the levels of CD4+ cells and reduced viral loads in HIV-infected people, suggesting that the new vaccines are therapeutic. This review summarizes recent developments of anti-Tat agents and how they could contribute to a functional cure for HIV.
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- Hongping Jin
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia; (H.J.); (D.L.); (M.-H.L.)
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia; (H.J.); (D.L.); (M.-H.L.)
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia; (H.J.); (D.L.); (M.-H.L.)
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia;
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia; (H.J.); (D.L.); (M.-H.L.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +617-3845-3679
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Sarma A, Das MK. Nose to brain delivery of antiretroviral drugs in the treatment of neuroAIDS. MOLECULAR BIOMEDICINE 2020; 1:15. [PMID: 34765998 PMCID: PMC7725542 DOI: 10.1186/s43556-020-00019-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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NeuroAIDS (Neuro Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) or HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) associated neuronal abnormality is continuing to be a significant health issue among AIDS patients even under the treatment of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). Injury and damage to neurons of the brain are the prime causes of neuroAIDS, which happens due to the ingress of HIV by direct permeation across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) or else via peripherally infected macrophage into the central nervous system (CNS). The BBB performs as a stringent barricade for the delivery of therapeutics drugs. The intranasal route of drug administration exhibits as a non-invasive technique to bypass the BBB for the delivery of antiretroviral drugs and other active pharmaceutical ingredients inside the brain and CNS. This method is fruitful for the drugs that are unable to invade the BBB to show its action in the CNS and thus erase the demand of systemic delivery and thereby shrink systemic side effects. Drug delivery from the nose to the brain/CNS takes very less time through both olfactory and trigeminal nerves. Intranasal delivery does not require the involvement of any receptor as it occurs by an extracellular route. Nose to brain delivery also involves nasal associated lymphatic tissues (NALT) and deep cervical lymph nodes. However, very little research has been done to explore the utility of nose to brain delivery of antiretroviral drugs in the treatment of neuroAIDS. This review focuses on the potential of nasal route for the effective delivery of antiretroviral nanoformulations directly from nose to the brain.
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- Anupam Sarma
- Drug Delivery Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam 786004 India.,Pratiksha Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guwahati, Assam 781026 India
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- Drug Delivery Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam 786004 India
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Niknam P, Raoufy MR, Fathollahi Y, Javan M. Modulating proteoglycan receptor PTPσ using intracellular sigma peptide improves remyelination and functional recovery in mice with demyelinated optic chiasm. Mol Cell Neurosci 2019; 99:103391. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2019.103391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Revised: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Link RW, Mele AR, Antell GC, Pirrone V, Zhong W, Kercher K, Passic S, Szep Z, Malone K, Jacobson JM, Dampier W, Wigdahl B, Nonnemacher MR. Investigating the distribution of HIV-1 Tat lengths present in the Drexel Medicine CARES cohort. Virus Res 2019; 272:197727. [PMID: 31437485 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2019.197727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/18/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) encodes for Tat, a multi-functional regulatory protein involved in transcriptional enhancement and in causing neurotoxicity/central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction. This study examines Sanger sequencing of HIV-1 subtype B Tat from 2006 to 2014 within the Drexel University College of Medicine CNS AIDS Research and Eradication Study (CARES) Cohort to investigate Tat length in patients. The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) database was used as a comparator. Miscoded stop codons were present in the CARES Cohort and LANL and protein variability was highly similar. Tat proteins in CARES and LANL were predominantly 101 residues. There was no observed correlation between Tat length and clinical parameters within the CARES Cohort. Unique Tat lengths found in the CARES Cohort and not in LANL were 31, 36, and 39 residues. When CARES patients were longitudinally examined, sequence lengths of 101 had a low probability of reducing to below 48, and sequences had a high probability of increasing to above 86 residues during their next visit, when below 48 residues in length. This suggests that Tat length is conserved to retain the majority of the proteins function highlighting its importance in viral replication.
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- Robert W Link
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Center for Molecular Virology and Translational Neuroscience, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Center for Molecular Virology and Translational Neuroscience, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Center for Molecular Virology and Translational Neuroscience, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Center for Molecular Virology and Translational Neuroscience, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Center for Molecular Virology and Translational Neuroscience, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Center for Molecular Virology and Translational Neuroscience, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Center for Molecular Virology and Translational Neuroscience, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Medicine, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Medicine, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Comprehensive NeuroAIDS Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Center for Translational AIDS Research, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Disease, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Center for Molecular Virology and Translational Neuroscience, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Center for Molecular Virology and Translational Neuroscience, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Center for Clinical and Translational Medicine, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Center for Molecular Virology and Translational Neuroscience, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Smith LK, Kuhn TB, Chen J, Bamburg JR. HIV Associated Neurodegenerative Disorders: A New Perspective on the Role of Lipid Rafts in Gp120-Mediated Neurotoxicity. Curr HIV Res 2019; 16:258-269. [PMID: 30280668 PMCID: PMC6398609 DOI: 10.2174/1570162x16666181003144740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Revised: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The implementation of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) as the primary means of treatment for HIV infection has achieved a dramatic decline in deaths attributed to AIDS and the reduced incidence of severe forms of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) in infected individuals. Despite these advances, milder forms of HAND persist and prevalence of these forms of neurocognitive impairment are rising with the aging population of HIV infected individuals. HIV enters the CNS early in the pathophysiology establishing persistent infection in resident macrophages and glial cells. These infected cells, in turn, secrete neurotoxic viral proteins, inflammatory cytokines, and small metabolites thought to contribute to neurodegenerative processes. The viral envelope protein gp120 has been identified as a potent neurotoxin affecting neurodegeneration via indirect and direct mechanisms involving interactions with chemokine co-receptors CCR5 and CXCR4. This short review focuses on gp120 neurotropism and associated mechanisms of neurotoxicity linked to chemokine receptors CCR5 and CXCR4 with a new perspective on plasma membrane lipid rafts as an active participant in gp120-mediated neurodegeneration underlying HIV induced CNS pathology.
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- Lisa K Smith
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States
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- Department of Biology and Wildlife, Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
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Gerena Y, Menéndez-Delmestre R, Delgado-Nieves A, Vélez J, Méndez-Álvarez J, Sierra-Pagan JE, Skolasky RL, Henderson L, Nath A, Wojna V. Release of Soluble Insulin Receptor From Neurons by Cerebrospinal Fluid From Patients With Neurocognitive Dysfunction and HIV Infection. Front Neurol 2019; 10:285. [PMID: 30972014 PMCID: PMC6443904 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Previously, we found that high levels of soluble insulin receptor (sIR) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of an HIV-infected women cohort were associated with the presence and severity of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND). In this study we investigated if CSF from this population, HIV-1 Tat, and selected cytokines induces sIR secretion from human neuronal cells. Twenty-three (23) HIV-seropositive women stratified by cognitive status and five HIV- seronegative women were evaluated. Soluble IR levels were measured in the extracellular medium of neuronal cells (SH-SY5Y) that were exposed (for 24 h) to the CSF of patients. The levels of sIR, HIV-1 Tat, and cytokine levels (IL-2, IL4, IL-6, IFNγ, TNFα, and IL-10) were quantified in the CSF of participants by ELISA and flow cytometry. Neuronal secretion of sIR was measured after exposure (24 h) to HIV-1 Tat (0.5–250 nM), or specific cytokines. The effects of TNFα and HIV-1 Tat on sIR secretion were also evaluated in the presence of R7050 (TNFα antagonist; 10 nM). Neurons exposed to the CSF of HIV-infected women had higher sIR levels according to the severity of neurocognitive impairment of the participant. Increased CSF sIR levels were associated with the presence and severity of HAND and were positively correlated with CSF HIV-1 Tat levels in HIV-infected women with cognitive impairment. CSF levels of IL-2, IFNγ, and TNFα were significantly increased with HAND. However, only TNFα (5 pg/mL) and HIV-1 Tat (100 nM) induced a significant increase in neuronal sIR secretion after 24 h exposure, an effect that was antagonized when each were combined with R7050. Our data suggests that TNFα and HIV-1 Tat from the CSF of HIV-infected women may regulate the secretion of sIR from neuronal cells and that the effect of HIV-1 Tat on sIR secretion may depend on TNFα receptor activation.
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- Yamil Gerena
- NeuroHIV Research Program, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, United States
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- NeuroHIV Research Program, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, United States
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- NeuroHIV Research Program, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, United States
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- NeuroHIV Research Program, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, United States
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- NeuroHIV Research Program, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Section of Infections of the Nervous System, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Section of Infections of the Nervous System, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- NeuroHIV Research Program, Division of Neurology, Internal Medicine Department, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, United States
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Bhalerao A, Cucullo L. Impact of Tobacco Smoke in HIV Progression: a Major Risk Factor for the Development of NeuroAIDS and Associated of CNS Disorders. JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-HEIDELBERG 2019; 28:259-270. [PMID: 33738180 DOI: 10.1007/s10389-019-01062-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Aim With the advent of highly active and combination antiretroviral therapy have substantially increased the life expectancy of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, this has brought into sharp contrast the incidence of several 'Non-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) diseases such as NeuroAIDS which identifies a group of neurological disorders caused primarily by HIV-mediated damage to the central and peripheral nervous systems. Given the patients depleted immune condition, the use and abuse of drug and addictive substances such as tobacco smoking can further deteriorates their overall health and accelerate the progression and severity of the disease. In this review we detail the pathogenesis, progression and characteristics of HIV and the impact of tobacco smoking as a risk factor for the progression of the disease to NeuroAIDS. This is a poorly understood aspect of HIV-related complications that needs to be addressed. Subjects and methods Review of theoretical approaches and knowledge synthesis. Results Tobacco smoking is highly prevalent in HIV patients when compared to the general population. The oxidative damage and inflammatory stress caused by chronic smoking on the cerebrovascular system have been well established. Considering that HIV patients have an impaired immune system and smokers per se are more susceptible to viral and bacterial inflammatory neuropathologies than non-smokers, it is conceivable that tobacco smoking as a risk factor for the progression of HIV into NeuroAIDS and related neurological impairments. Conclusion Tobacco smoke (TS) may bring about a synergistic effect in the context of persistent inflammatory state and cerebrovascular damage which facilitate HIV infection and progression to NeuroAIDS when compared to non-smokers.
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- Aditya Bhalerao
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX 79106, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX 79106, USA.,Center for Blood Brain Barrier Research, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX 79106, USA
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Yao M, Sun H, Yuan Q, Li N, Li H, Tang Y, Leung GK, Wu W. Targeting proteoglycan receptor PTPσ restores sensory function after spinal cord dorsal root injury by activation of Erks/CREB signaling pathway. Neuropharmacology 2019; 144:208-218. [PMID: 30393073 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2018.10.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Revised: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Dorsal root injury commonly results in irreversible loss of sensory functions because of the limited intrinsic regenerative capacity of adult sensory axons and the growth-inhibitory environment at the dorsal root entry zone (DREZ) between the dorsal root and the spinal cord. Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) are the dominant suppressors of axonal regeneration, acting via neuronal receptors including protein tyrosine phosphatase-σ (PTPσ). ISP (Intracellular Sigma Peptide) is a small peptide mimetic of the PTPσ wedge region that has been developed to target PTPσ and relieve CSPG inhibition. Extracellular regulated kinases (Erks) and cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) are signaling molecules downstream of CSPGs and PTPσ; they are expressed in neurons and essential for axon growth. In this study, we observed that ISP administration could promote sensory function restoration in adult rats after dorsal spinal root crush injury. Our results show that systemic ISP administration would not only significantly increase sensory axon regeneration and functional recovery, but also activate Erk and CREB signaling pathway. Furthermore, ISP has also been verified to increase dorsal root ganglion axonal remyelination in vitro. These results suggest that modulation of PTPσ by ISP represents a promising therapeutic strategy for sensory neuronal injuries.
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- Min Yao
- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China; Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China; The National Key Clinical Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine Sciences, Xiangnan University, Chenzhou, 423000, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China; Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration (GHMICR), Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China; Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration (GHMICR), Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China; Re-Stem Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Suzhou, 215300, China.
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Peptide-based targeted therapeutics: Focus on cancer treatment. J Control Release 2018; 292:141-162. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2018.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 11/03/2018] [Accepted: 11/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Okamoto M, Hidaka A, Toyama M, Baba M. Galectin-3 is involved in HIV-1 expression through NF-κB activation and associated with Tat in latently infected cells. Virus Res 2018; 260:86-93. [PMID: 30481548 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2018.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Revised: 09/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Galectin-3 (Gal-3) is involved in many biological processes and pathogenesis of diseases in part through nuclear factor (NF)-κB activation. We demonstrated that Gal-3 expression was significantly induced by tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α or phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate in OM-10.1 and ACH-2 cells, which are considered as a model of HIV-1 latently infected cells. The expression of Gal-3 was also associated with their viral production. However, the induction of Gal-3 by TNF-α was not observed in their uninfected parental cells. Knockdown of Gal-3 resulted in the suppression of NF-κB activation and HIV-1 replication in the latently infected cells. The expression level of Gal-3 was highly correlated with that of HIV-1 Tat in the latently infected cells stimulated with TNF-α. Furthermore, colocalization and possible interaction of Gal-3 and Tat were observed in the stimulated cells. These results suggent that Gal-3 expression is closely correlated with HIV-1 expression in latently infected cells through NF-κB activation and the interaction with Tat.
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- Mika Okamoto
- Division of Antiviral Chemotherapy, Center for Chronic Viral Diseases, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan
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- Division of Antiviral Chemotherapy, Center for Chronic Viral Diseases, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan
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- Division of Antiviral Chemotherapy, Center for Chronic Viral Diseases, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan
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- Division of Antiviral Chemotherapy, Center for Chronic Viral Diseases, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan.
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Rubin LH, Sacktor N, Creighton J, Du Y, Endres CJ, Pomper MG, Coughlin JM. Microglial activation is inversely associated with cognition in individuals living with HIV on effective antiretroviral therapy. AIDS 2018; 32:1661-1667. [PMID: 29746297 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000001858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Despite viral suppression, HIV-associated cognitive impairment persists and may be partially due to persistent immune signalling by cells of the myeloid-lineage. Here, we aimed to understand the contribution of activated microglia located in vulnerable brain regions (e.g. frontal, subcortical) of HIV-infected, virally suppressed (HIV+VS) individuals in relation to cognitive and motor function. DESIGN Twenty-one HIV+VS individuals underwent PET with [11C]DPA-713 to image the translocator protein 18 kDa (TSPO), a marker of microglial activation, and completed a comprehensive neuropsychological test battery. METHODS Multivariable linear regressions were used to examine the contribution of [11C]DPA-713 binding to cognitive performance. RESULTS Higher [11C]DPA-713 binding was associated with lower cognition among HIV+VS individuals. [11C]DPA-713 binding in middle frontal gyrus/frontal cortex, hippocampus/temporal cortex and occipital cortex was inversely associated with performance on a number of cognitive domains, including verbal memory, processing speed/attention/concentration, executive function, working memory and motor function. [C]DPA-713 binding in parietal cortex, cerebellum and thalamus was associated with only specific cognitive domains including visual construction and verbal memory. Binding was not associated with global cognitive performance. CONCLUSION The findings add to the growing body of evidence that immune-mediated brain injury may contribute to domain specific, HIV-associated, cognitive vulnerabilities despite viral suppression.
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Thangaraj A, Periyasamy P, Liao K, Bendi VS, Callen S, Pendyala G, Buch S. HIV-1 TAT-mediated microglial activation: role of mitochondrial dysfunction and defective mitophagy. Autophagy 2018; 14:1596-1619. [PMID: 29966509 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2018.1476810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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While the advent of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has dramatically increased the life expectancy of HIV-1 infected individuals, paradoxically, however, the prevalence of HIV-1-associated neurocognitive disorders is on the rise. Based on the premise that the cytotoxic HIV-1 protein, transactivator of transcription (TAT), a known activator of glial cells that is found to persist in the central nervous system (CNS) despite cART, we sought to explore the role of defective mitophagy in HIV-1 TAT-mediated microglial activation. Our results demonstrated that exposure of mouse primary microglia to HIV-1 TAT resulted in cellular activation involving altered mitochondrial membrane potential that was accompanied by accumulation of damaged mitochondria. Exposure of microglia to HIV-1 TAT resulted in increased expression of mitophagy signaling proteins, such as PINK1, PRKN, and DNM1L, with a concomitant increase in the formation of autophagosomes, as evidenced by increased expression of BECN1 and MAP1LC3B-II. Intriguingly, exposure of cells to HIV-1 TAT also resulted in increased expression of SQSTM1, signifying thereby a possible blockade of the mitophagy flux, leading, in turn, to the accumulation of mitophagosomes. Interestingly, HIV-1 TAT-mediated activation of microglia was associated with decreased rate of extracellular acidification and mitochondrial oxygen consumption and increased expression of proinflammatory cytokines, such as Tnf, Il1b, and Il6. HIV-1 TAT-mediated defective mitophagy leading to microglial activation was further validated in vivo in the brains of HIV-1 transgenic rats. In conclusion, HIV-1 TAT activates microglia by increasing mitochondrial damage via defective mitophagy. ABBREVIATIONS 3-MA: 3-methyladenine; Δψm: mitochondrial membrane potential; ACTB: actin, beta; AIF1: allograft inflammatory factor 1; ATP: adenosine triphosphate; BAF: bafilomycin A1; BECN1: beclin 1, autophagy related; cART: combined antiretroviral therapy; CNS: central nervous system; DNM1L: dynamin 1 like; DMEM: Dulbecco modified Eagle medium; DAPI: 4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole; ECAR: extracellular acidification rate; FBS: fetal bovine serum; FCCP: trifluoromethoxy carbonylcyanide phenylhydrazone; GAPDH: glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; HAND: HIV-1-associated neurocognitive disorders; HIV-1 TAT: human immunodeficiency virus-1 transactivator of transcription; IL1B: interleukin 1, beta; IL6: interleukin 6; ITGAM: integrin subunit alpha M; MAP1LC3B: microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 beta; mPMs: mouse primary microglial cells; MRC: maximal respiratory capacity; mt-CO1: mitochondrially encoded cytochrome c oxidase; mt-ND6: mitochondrially encoded NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase core subunit 6; NFKB1: nuclear factor kappa B subunit 1; NLRP3: NLR family pyrin domain containing 3; OCR: oxygen consumption rate; PBS: phosphate-buffered saline; PINK1: PTEN induced putative kinase 1; PRKN: parkin RBR E3 ubiquitin protein ligase; ROS: reactive oxygen species; siRNA: small interfering RNA; SQSTM1: sequestosome 1; TNF: tumor necrosis factor.
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- Annadurai Thangaraj
- a Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha , NE , USA
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- a Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha , NE , USA
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- a Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha , NE , USA
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- a Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha , NE , USA
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- a Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha , NE , USA
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- b Department of Anesthesiology , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha , NE , USA
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- a Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha , NE , USA
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Kumar S, Maurya VK, Dandu HR, Bhatt ML, Saxena SK. Global Perspective of Novel Therapeutic Strategies for the Management of NeuroAIDS. Biomol Concepts 2018; 9:33-42. [PMID: 29742062 DOI: 10.1515/bmc-2018-0005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 04/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Among Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected individuals, around two-thirds of patients present with neuroAIDS, where HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND), and HIV-associated dementia (HAD) are the most prevailing neurological complications. The neuropathology of neuroAIDS can be characterized by the presence of HIV infected macrophages and microglia in the brain, with the formation of multinucleated giant cells. Global predominant subtypes of HIV-1 clade B and C infections influence the differential effect of immune and neuronal dysfunctions, leading to clade-specific clinical variation in neuroAIDS patient cohorts. Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) enhances the survival rate among AIDS patients, but due to the inability to cross the Blood-Brain-Barrier (BBB), incidence of neuroAIDS during disease progression may be envisaged. The complex structure of blood-brain-barrier, and poor pharmacokinetic profile coupled with weak bio-distribution of antiretroviral drugs, are the principle barriers for the treatment of neuroAIDS. In the combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) era, the frequency of HAD has decreased; however the incidence of asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment (ANI) and minor neurocognitive disorder (MND) remains consistent. Therefore, several effective novel nanotechnology based therapeutic approaches have been developed to improve the availability of antiretroviral drugs in the brain for the management of neuroAIDS.
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- Swatantra Kumar
- Center for Advanced Research (CFAR)-Stem Cell/Cell Culture Unit, King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow, 226003, India
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- Center for Advanced Research (CFAR)-Stem Cell/Cell Culture Unit, King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow, 226003, India
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- Center for Advanced Research (CFAR)-Stem Cell/Cell Culture Unit, King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow, 226003, India
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- Center for Advanced Research (CFAR)-Stem Cell/Cell Culture Unit, King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow, 226003, India
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- Center for Advanced Research (CFAR)-Stem Cell/Cell Culture Unit, King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow, 226003, India.,CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, UppalRoad, Hyderabad, 500007, India
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Mele AR, Marino J, Chen K, Pirrone V, Janetopoulos C, Wigdahl B, Klase Z, Nonnemacher MR. Defining the molecular mechanisms of HIV-1 Tat secretion: PtdIns(4,5)P 2 at the epicenter. Traffic 2018; 19:10.1111/tra.12578. [PMID: 29708629 PMCID: PMC6207469 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) transactivator of transcription (Tat) protein functions both intracellularly and extracellularly. Intracellularly, the main function is to enhance transcription of the viral promoter. However, this process only requires a small amount of intracellular Tat. The majority of Tat is secreted through an unconventional mechanism by binding to phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PtdIns(4,5)P2 ), a phospholipid in the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane that is required for secretion. This interaction is mediated by the basic domain of Tat (residues 48-57) and a conserved tryptophan (residue 11). After binding to PtdIns(4,5)P2 , Tat secretion diverges into multiple pathways, which we categorized as oligomerization-mediated pore formation, spontaneous translocation and incorporation into exosomes. Extracellular Tat has been shown to be neurotoxic and toxic to other cells of the central nervous system (CNS) and periphery, able to recruit immune cells to the CNS and cerebrospinal fluid, and alter the gene expression and morphology of uninfected cells. The effects of extracellular Tat have been examined in HIV-1-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND); however, only a small number of studies have focused on the mechanisms underlying Tat secretion. In this review, the molecular mechanisms of Tat secretion will be examined in a variety of biologically relevant cell types.
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- Anthony R Mele
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Center for Molecular Virology and Translational Neuroscience, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Center for Molecular Virology and Translational Neuroscience, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biology, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Center for Molecular Virology and Translational Neuroscience, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biology, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Center for Molecular Virology and Translational Neuroscience, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biology, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Center for Molecular Virology and Translational Neuroscience, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Clark E, Nava B, Caputi M. Tat is a multifunctional viral protein that modulates cellular gene expression and functions. Oncotarget 2018; 8:27569-27581. [PMID: 28187438 PMCID: PMC5432358 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.15174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2016] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The human immunodeficiency virus type I (HIV-1) has developed several strategies to condition the host environment to promote viral replication and spread. Viral proteins have evolved to perform multiple functions, aiding in the replication of the viral genome and modulating the cellular response to the infection. Tat is a small, versatile, viral protein that controls transcription of the HIV genome, regulates cellular gene expression and generates a permissive environment for viral replication by altering the immune response and facilitating viral spread to multiple tissues. Studies carried out utilizing biochemical, cellular, and genomic approaches show that the expression and activity of hundreds of genes and multiple molecular networks are modulated by Tat via multiple mechanisms.
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- Evan Clark
- Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA
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- Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA
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- Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA
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Wang X, Huang H, Zhang L, Bai Y, Chen H. PCM and TAT co-modified liposome with improved myocardium delivery: in vitro and in vivo evaluations. Drug Deliv 2017; 24:339-345. [PMID: 28165817 PMCID: PMC8241121 DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2016.1253121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Revised: 10/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/23/2016] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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In this study, PCM and TAT co-modified liposome was developed as a novel drug carrier for myocardium delivery with evaluation of its in vitro and in vivo properties. Liposomes containing fluorescent probe coumarin-6 were prepared by thin-film hydration. The PCM ligands specifically bind to the PCM receptors in the extracellular connective tissue of primary myocardium cells (MCs), while the TAT ligands functioned as a classical cell penetrating peptide to make liposomes internalized by MCs. The unmodified liposome (L), PCM-modified liposome (PL), TAT-modified liposome (TL) and PCM and TAT co-modified liposome (PTL) were prepared and characterized. The cellular uptake and intracellular distribution of various liposomes by MCs demonstrated that PTL had the best delivery capability. Peptide inhibition assay indicated that the uptake of PL could be inhibited by PCM. However, TAT could almost not suppress the uptake of TL. In addition, the CCK-8 experiments showed that liposomes had low cytotoxicity. In vivo fluorescent images of frozen sections and HPLC-fluorescence analysis further demonstrated that PTL had highest myocardium distribution. The results of this study demonstrated that PCM and TAT co-modifying could improve the myocardial targeting ability of liposome.
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- Xin Wang
- Department of pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China and
- Chongqing Research Center for Pharmaceutical Engineering, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Department of pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China and
- Chongqing Research Center for Pharmaceutical Engineering, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Department of pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China and
- Chongqing Research Center for Pharmaceutical Engineering, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Department of pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China and
- Chongqing Research Center for Pharmaceutical Engineering, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Department of pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China and
- Chongqing Research Center for Pharmaceutical Engineering, Chongqing, P. R. China
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Phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-bisphosphate-mediated pathophysiological effect of HIV-1 Tat protein. Biochimie 2017; 141:80-85. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2017.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 05/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Canonical and Non-Canonical Autophagy in HIV-1 Replication Cycle. Viruses 2017; 9:v9100270. [PMID: 28946621 PMCID: PMC5691622 DOI: 10.3390/v9100270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2017] [Revised: 09/19/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Autophagy is a lysosomal-dependent degradative process essential for maintaining cellular homeostasis, and is a key player in innate and adaptive immune responses to intracellular pathogens such as human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). In HIV-1 target cells, autophagy mechanisms can (i) selectively direct viral proteins and viruses for degradation; (ii) participate in the processing and presentation of viral-derived antigens through major histocompatibility complexes; and (iii) contribute to interferon production in response to HIV-1 infection. As a consequence, HIV-1 has evolved different strategies to finely regulate the autophagy pathway to favor its replication and dissemination. HIV-1 notably encodes accessory genes encoding Tat, Nef and Vpu proteins, which are able to perturb and hijack canonical and non-canonical autophagy mechanisms. This review outlines the current knowledge on the complex interplay between autophagy and HIV-1 replication cycle, providing an overview of the autophagy-mediated molecular processes deployed both by infected cells to combat the virus and by HIV-1 to evade antiviral response.
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Wang J, Zhang Y, Xu Q, Qiu J, Zheng H, Ye X, Xue Y, Yin Y, Zhang Z, Liu Y, Hao Y, Wei Q, Wang W, Mori K, Izumo S, Kubota R, Shao Y, Xing HQ. Menin mediates Tat-induced neuronal apoptosis in brain frontal cortex of SIV-infected macaques and in Tat-treated cells. Oncotarget 2017; 8:18082-18094. [PMID: 28178646 PMCID: PMC5392309 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.14993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 01/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The molecular mechanisms involved in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) remain poorly understood. It has been recently reported that HIV-1 Tat transactivation requires menin, suggesting that menin may be involved in HAND pathogenesis. But the role of menin is not clear. Here, we found that protein level of menin was increased in simian-human immunodeficiency chimeric virus (SHIV)-SF162.P4 and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) sm543-3-infected rhesus macaques compared with the controls by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and western blot. Menin mainly expressed in the frontal cortex neurons of the brain, more importantly, the number of menin-staining cells was positively correlated with cleaved-caspase-3-positive cells while it was negatively correlated with a neuron-specific nuclear protein NeuN-positive cells, suggesting that expression of menin may induce neuronal apoptosis. Further studies showed that menin level was significantly increased during Tat-induced apoptosis, while downregulation of menin by pll3.7-MEN1-shRNA attenuated the Tat-induced cleavage of caspase-3 and caspase-8 in SY5Y cells and primary neuron cultures. Together, our findings reveal a pro-apoptotic role of menin in the brains of the SIV-infected macaques and the cultured neurons, indicating that targeting menin may be potential to block the HIV-1 Tat induced neuronal damage in HAND.
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- Jun Wang
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disease and Aging Research, Institute of Neuroscience, Department of Pathology, Basic Medicine, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disease and Aging Research, Institute of Neuroscience, Department of Pathology, Basic Medicine, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disease and Aging Research, Institute of Neuroscience, Department of Pathology, Basic Medicine, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disease and Aging Research, Institute of Neuroscience, Department of Pathology, Basic Medicine, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disease and Aging Research, Institute of Neuroscience, Department of Pathology, Basic Medicine, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disease and Aging Research, Institute of Neuroscience, Department of Pathology, Basic Medicine, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China
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- The Fifth People's Hospital of Wuxi, Affiliated to Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- Institute of Laboratory Animal Sciences of Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing 100021, China
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- Institute of Laboratory Animal Sciences of Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing 100021, China
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- AIDS Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Disease, Tokyo 862-1640, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Pathology, Center for Chronic Viral Diseases, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Pathology, Center for Chronic Viral Diseases, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disease and Aging Research, Institute of Neuroscience, Department of Pathology, Basic Medicine, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China
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Joshi S, Cooke JRN, Ellis JA, Emala CW, Bruce JN. Targeting brain tumors by intra-arterial delivery of cell-penetrating peptides: a novel approach for primary and metastatic brain malignancy. J Neurooncol 2017; 135:497-506. [PMID: 28875440 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-017-2615-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Computational modeling shows that intra-arterial delivery is most efficient when the delivered drugs rapidly and avidly bind to the target site. The cell-penetrating peptide trans-activator of transcription (TAT) is a candidate carrier molecule that could mediate such specificity for brain tumor chemotherapeutics. To test this hypothesis we first performed in vitro studies testing the uptake of TAT by one primary and three potentially metastatic brain cancer cell lines (9L, 4T-1, LLC, SKOV-3). Then we performed in vivo studies in a rat model where TAT was delivered either intra-arterially (IA) or intravenously (IV) to 9L brain tumors. We observed robust uptake of TAT by all tumor cell lines in vitro. Flow cytometry and confocal microscopy revealed a rapid uptake of fluorescein-labeled TAT within 5 min of exposure to the cancer cells. IA injections done under transient cerebral hypoperfusion (TCH) generated a four-fold greater tumor TAT concentration compared to conventional IV injections. We conclude that it is feasible to selectively target brain tumors with TAT-linked chemotherapy by the IA-TCH method.
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- Shailendra Joshi
- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, 630 West 168th Street, P&S Box 46, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, 630 West 168th Street, P&S Box 46, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, 630 West 168th Street, P&S Box 46, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW As of the year 2016, an estimated 50% of the United States' HIV-Positive population is aged 50 years or older. Due to a combination of increased rates of infection in older adults, and successful anti-retroviral (ART) regimens allowing HIV-positive adults to survive for decades with the disease, we are now faced with a steadily graying HIV-positive population, with only limited knowledge of how the cognitive and physiological effects of aging intersect with those of chronic HIV-infection. RECENT FINDINGS Age-related changes to mood, cognition, and neurological health may be experienced differently in those living with HIV, and research concerning quality of life, mental health, and cognitive aging needs to account for and explore these factors more carefully in the coming years. SUMMARY This review will explore the topic of cognitive aging with HIV: 1. Central nervous system (CNS) infection of HIV and how the virus affects brain integrity and function; 2. Cognitive and behavioral symptoms of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND); 3. Neurobiological theories of Cognitive Aging and how these processes may be exacerbated by HIV-infection; 4: Clinical implications and complications of aging with HIV and factors that may result in poorer cognitive outcomes.
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- Vanderbilt University Center for Cognitive Medicine.,Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (VA TVHS GRECC)
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Gougeon ML. Alarmins and central nervous system inflammation in HIV-associated neurological disorders. J Intern Med 2017; 281:433-447. [PMID: 27862491 DOI: 10.1111/joim.12570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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In the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), HIV-1-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) persist in infected individuals with adequate immunological and virological status. Risk factors for cognitive impairment include hepatitis C virus co-infection, host genetic factors predisposing to HAND, the early establishment of the virus in the CNS and its persistence under HAART; thus, the CNS is an important reservoir for HIV. Microglial cells are permissive to HIV-1, and NLRP3 inflammasome-associated genes were found expressed in brains of HIV-1-infected persons, contributing to brain disease. Inflammasomes can be triggered by alarmins or danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), which directly stimulate the production of proinflammatory mediators by glial cells, contribute to blood-brain barrier injury through induction of release of various proteases and allow the passage of infected macrophages, and trigger IL-1β release from primed cells. Amongst alarmins involved in HIV-1-induced neuropathogenesis, IL-33 and high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) are of particular interest. Neurocognitive alterations were recently associated with dysregulation of the IL-33/ST2 axis in the CNS, leading to the induction of neuronal apoptosis, decrease in synaptic function and neuroinflammation. Specific biomarkers, including HMGB1 and anti-HMGB1 antibodies, have been identified in cerebrospinal fluid from patients with HAND, correlated with immune activation and identifying a very early stage of neurocognitive impairment that precedes changes in metabolites detected by magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Moreover, HMGB1 plays a crucial role in HIV-1 persistence in dendritic cells and in the constitution of viral reservoirs. In this review, the mechanisms whereby alarmins contribute to HIV-1-induced CNS inflammation and neuropathogenesis will be discussed.
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- M-L Gougeon
- Institut Pasteur, Antiviral Immunity, Biotherapy and Vaccine Unit, Infection and Epidemiology Department, Paris, France
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Ganief T, Gqamana P, Garnett S, Hoare J, Stein DJ, Joska J, Soares N, Blackburn JM. Quantitative proteomic analysis of HIV-1 Tat-induced dysregulation in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells. Proteomics 2017; 17. [PMID: 28101920 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201600236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Revised: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 01/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Despite affecting up to 70% of HIV-positive patients and being the leading cause of dementia in patients under 40 years, the molecular mechanisms involved in the onset of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) are not well understood. To address this, we performed SILAC-based quantitative proteomic analysis on HIV-Tat treated SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells. Isolated protein was fractionated by SDS-PAGE and analyzed by nLC-MS/MS on an Orbitrap Velos. Using MaxQuant, we identified and quantified 3077 unique protein groups, of which 407 were differentially regulated. After applying an additional standard deviation-based cutoff, 29 of these were identified as highly significantly and stably dysregulated. GO term analysis shows dysregulation in both protein translation machinery as well as cytoskeletal regulation that have both been implicated in other dementias. In addition, several key cytoskeletal regulatory proteins such as ARHGEF17, the Rho GTPase, SHROOM3, and CMRP1 are downregulated. Together, these data demonstrate that HIV-Tat can dysregulate neuronal cytoskeletal regulatory proteins that could lead to the major HAND clinical manifestation-synapse loss.
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- Tariq Ganief
- Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town, South Africa.,MRC Unit on Anxiety and Stress Disorders, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa.,Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Bhargavan B, Kanmogne GD. Differential Mechanisms of Inflammation and Endothelial Dysfunction by HIV-1 Subtype-B and Recombinant CRF02_AG Tat Proteins on Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells: Implications for Viral Neuropathogenesis. Mol Neurobiol 2017; 55:1352-1363. [PMID: 28127697 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-017-0382-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2016] [Accepted: 01/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The recombinant HIV-1 CRF02_AG is prevalent in West-Central Africa but its effects on the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) are not known. We analyzed the effects of Tat from HIV-1 subtype-B (Tat.B) and CRF02_AG (Tat.AG) on primary human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMEC), the major BBB component. Exposure of HBMEC to Tat.B increased IL-6 expression and transcription by 9- (P < 0.001) and 113-fold (P < 0.001), respectively, whereas Tat.AG increased IL-6 expression and transcription by 2.7-3.8-fold and 35.7-fold (P < 0.001), respectively. Tat.B induced IL-6 through the interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase (IRAK)-1/4/mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase(MKK)/C-jun N-terminal kinase(JNK) pathways, in an activator protein-1(AP1)- and nuclear factor-kappaB (NFκB)-independent manner, whereas Tat.AG effects occurred via MKK/JNK/AP1/NFκB pathways. Tat-induced effects were associated with activation of c-jun (serine-63) and SAPK/JNK (Thr183/Tyr185). We demonstrated increased expression of transcription factors associated with these pathways (Jun, RELB, CEBPA), with higher levels in Tat.B-treated cells compared to Tat.AG. Functional studies showed that Tat.B and Tat.AG decreased the expression of tight junction proteins claudin-5 and ZO-1 and decreased the trans-endothelial electric resistance (TEER); Tat.B induced greater reduction in TEER, claudin-5, and ZO-1, compared to Tat.AG. Overall, our data showed increased inflammation and BBB dysfunction with Tat.B, compared to Tat.AG. This suggests these two HIV-1 subtypes differentially affect the BBB and central nervous system; our data provides novel insights into the molecular basis of these differential Tat-mediated effects.
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- Biju Bhargavan
- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5800, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5800, USA.
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Wang N, Jin X, Zhu X. Construction of biomimetic long-circulation delivery platform encapsulated by zwitterionic polymers for enhanced penetration of blood–brain barrier. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra01532a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A core–shell protein-based long circulation delivery platform has been constructed for enhanced penetration of the blood–brain barrier.
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- Nan Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- P. R. China
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Peptide Pharmacological Approaches to Treating Traumatic Brain Injury: a Case for Arginine-Rich Peptides. Mol Neurobiol 2016; 54:7838-7857. [PMID: 27844291 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-016-0287-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has a devastating effect on victims and their families, and has profound negative societal and economic impacts, a situation that is further compounded by the lack of effective treatments to minimise injury after TBI. The current strategy for managing TBI is partly through preventative measures and partly through surgical and rehabilitative interventions. Secondary brain damage remains the principal focus for the development of a neuroprotective therapeutic. However, the complexity of TBI pathophysiology has meant that single-action pharmacological agents have been largely unsuccessful in combatting the associated brain injury cascades, while combination therapies to date have proved equally ineffective. Peptides have recently emerged as promising lead agents for the treatment of TBI, especially those rich in the cationic amino acid, arginine. Having been shown to lessen the impact of ischaemic stroke in animal models, there are reasonable grounds to believe that arginine-rich peptides may have neuroprotective therapeutic potential in TBI. Here, we review a range of peptides previously examined as therapeutic agents for TBI. In particular, we focus on cationic arginine-rich peptides -- a new class of agents that growing evidence suggests acts through multiple neuroprotective mechanisms.
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Anesten B, Yilmaz A, Hagberg L, Zetterberg H, Nilsson S, Brew BJ, Fuchs D, Price RW, Gisslén M. Blood-brain barrier integrity, intrathecal immunoactivation, and neuronal injury in HIV. NEUROLOGY-NEUROIMMUNOLOGY & NEUROINFLAMMATION 2016; 3:e300. [PMID: 27868081 PMCID: PMC5104266 DOI: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000000300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 09/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Objective: Although blood–brain barrier (BBB) impairment has been reported in HIV-infected individuals, characterization of this impairment has not been clearly defined. Methods: BBB integrity was measured by CSF/plasma albumin ratio in this cross-sectional study of 631 HIV-infected individuals and 71 controls. We also analyzed CSF and blood HIV RNA and neopterin, CSF leukocyte count, and neurofilament light chain protein (NFL) concentrations. The HIV-infected participants included untreated neuroasymptomatic patients, patients with untreated HIV-associated dementia (HAD), and participants on suppressive antiretroviral treatment (ART). Results: The albumin ratio was significantly increased in patients with HAD compared to all other groups. There were no significant differences between untreated neuroasymptomatic participants, treated participants, and controls. BBB integrity, however, correlated significantly with CSF leukocyte count, CSF HIV RNA, serum and CSF neopterin, and age in untreated neuroasymptomatic participants. In a multiple linear regression analysis, age, CSF neopterin, and CSF leukocyte count stood out as independent predictors of albumin ratio. A significant correlation was found between albumin ratio and CSF NFL in untreated neuroasymptomatic patients and in participants on ART. Albumin ratio, age, and CD4 cell count were confirmed as independent predictors of CSF NFL in multivariable analysis. Conclusions: BBB disruption was mainly found in patients with HAD, where BBB damage correlated with CNS immunoactivation. Albumin ratios also correlated with CSF inflammatory markers and NFL in untreated neuroasymptomatic participants. These findings give support to the association among BBB deterioration, intrathecal immunoactivation, and neuronal injury in untreated neuroasymptomatic HIV-infected individuals.
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- Birgitta Anesten
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine (B.A., A.Y., L.H., M.G.), and Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (H.Z.), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Molecular Neuroscience (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK; Mathematical Sciences (S.N.), Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden; Departments of Neurology and HIV Medicine (B.J.B.), St Vincent's Hospital and Peter Duncan Neurosciences Unit, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Division of Biological Chemistry (D.F.), Biocenter, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria; and Department of Neurology (R.W.P.), University of California San Francisco
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine (B.A., A.Y., L.H., M.G.), and Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (H.Z.), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Molecular Neuroscience (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK; Mathematical Sciences (S.N.), Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden; Departments of Neurology and HIV Medicine (B.J.B.), St Vincent's Hospital and Peter Duncan Neurosciences Unit, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Division of Biological Chemistry (D.F.), Biocenter, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria; and Department of Neurology (R.W.P.), University of California San Francisco
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine (B.A., A.Y., L.H., M.G.), and Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (H.Z.), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Molecular Neuroscience (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK; Mathematical Sciences (S.N.), Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden; Departments of Neurology and HIV Medicine (B.J.B.), St Vincent's Hospital and Peter Duncan Neurosciences Unit, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Division of Biological Chemistry (D.F.), Biocenter, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria; and Department of Neurology (R.W.P.), University of California San Francisco
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine (B.A., A.Y., L.H., M.G.), and Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (H.Z.), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Molecular Neuroscience (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK; Mathematical Sciences (S.N.), Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden; Departments of Neurology and HIV Medicine (B.J.B.), St Vincent's Hospital and Peter Duncan Neurosciences Unit, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Division of Biological Chemistry (D.F.), Biocenter, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria; and Department of Neurology (R.W.P.), University of California San Francisco
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine (B.A., A.Y., L.H., M.G.), and Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (H.Z.), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Molecular Neuroscience (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK; Mathematical Sciences (S.N.), Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden; Departments of Neurology and HIV Medicine (B.J.B.), St Vincent's Hospital and Peter Duncan Neurosciences Unit, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Division of Biological Chemistry (D.F.), Biocenter, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria; and Department of Neurology (R.W.P.), University of California San Francisco
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine (B.A., A.Y., L.H., M.G.), and Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (H.Z.), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Molecular Neuroscience (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK; Mathematical Sciences (S.N.), Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden; Departments of Neurology and HIV Medicine (B.J.B.), St Vincent's Hospital and Peter Duncan Neurosciences Unit, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Division of Biological Chemistry (D.F.), Biocenter, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria; and Department of Neurology (R.W.P.), University of California San Francisco
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine (B.A., A.Y., L.H., M.G.), and Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (H.Z.), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Molecular Neuroscience (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK; Mathematical Sciences (S.N.), Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden; Departments of Neurology and HIV Medicine (B.J.B.), St Vincent's Hospital and Peter Duncan Neurosciences Unit, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Division of Biological Chemistry (D.F.), Biocenter, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria; and Department of Neurology (R.W.P.), University of California San Francisco
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine (B.A., A.Y., L.H., M.G.), and Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (H.Z.), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Molecular Neuroscience (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK; Mathematical Sciences (S.N.), Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden; Departments of Neurology and HIV Medicine (B.J.B.), St Vincent's Hospital and Peter Duncan Neurosciences Unit, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Division of Biological Chemistry (D.F.), Biocenter, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria; and Department of Neurology (R.W.P.), University of California San Francisco
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine (B.A., A.Y., L.H., M.G.), and Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (H.Z.), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Molecular Neuroscience (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK; Mathematical Sciences (S.N.), Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden; Departments of Neurology and HIV Medicine (B.J.B.), St Vincent's Hospital and Peter Duncan Neurosciences Unit, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Division of Biological Chemistry (D.F.), Biocenter, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria; and Department of Neurology (R.W.P.), University of California San Francisco
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