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Wang Y, Li Y, Chen X, Zhao L. HIV-1/HBV Coinfection Accurate Multitarget Prediction Using a Graph Neural Network-Based Ensemble Predicting Model. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24087139. [PMID: 37108305 PMCID: PMC10139236 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24087139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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HIV and HBV infection are both serious public health challenges. There are more than approximately 4 million patients coinfected with HIV and HBV worldwide, and approximately 5% to 15% of those infected with HIV are coinfected with HBV. Disease progression is more rapid in patients with coinfection, which significantly increases the likelihood of patients progressing from chronic hepatitis to cirrhosis, end-stage liver disease, and hepatocellular carcinoma. HIV treatment is complicated by drug interactions, antiretroviral (ARV) hepatotoxicity, and HBV-related immune reconditioning and inflammatory syndromes. Drug development is a highly costly and time-consuming procedure with traditional experimental methods. With the development of computer-aided drug design techniques, both machine learning and deep learning have been successfully used to facilitate rapid innovations in the virtual screening of candidate drugs. In this study, we proposed a graph neural network-based molecular feature extraction model by integrating one optimal supervised learner to replace the output layer of the GNN to accurately predict the potential multitargets of HIV-1/HBV coinfections. The experimental results strongly suggested that DMPNN + GBDT may greatly improve the accuracy of binary-target predictions and efficiently identify the potential multiple targets of HIV-1 and HBV simultaneously.
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- Yishu Wang
- School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
- Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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Vamva E, Ozog S, Leaman DP, Yu-Hong Cheng R, Irons NJ, Ott A, Stoffers C, Khan I, Goebrecht GK, Gardner MR, Farzan M, Rawlings DJ, Zwick MB, James RG, Torbett BE. A lentiviral vector B cell gene therapy platform for the delivery of the anti-HIV-1 eCD4-Ig-knob-in-hole-reversed immunoadhesin. Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev 2023; 28:366-384. [PMID: 36879849 PMCID: PMC9984920 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtm.2023.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Barriers to effective gene therapy for many diseases include the number of modified target cells required to achieve therapeutic outcomes and host immune responses to expressed therapeutic proteins. As long-lived cells specialized for protein secretion, antibody-secreting B cells are an attractive target for foreign protein expression in blood and tissue. To neutralize HIV-1, we developed a lentiviral vector (LV) gene therapy platform for delivery of the anti-HIV-1 immunoadhesin, eCD4-Ig, to B cells. The EμB29 enhancer/promoter in the LV limited gene expression in non-B cell lineages. By engineering a knob-in-hole-reversed (KiHR) modification in the CH3-Fc eCD4-Ig domain, we reduced interactions between eCD4-Ig and endogenous B cell immunoglobulin G proteins, which improved HIV-1 neutralization potency. Unlike previous approaches in non-lymphoid cells, eCD4-Ig-KiHR produced in B cells promoted HIV-1 neutralizing protection without requiring exogenous TPST2, a tyrosine sulfation enzyme required for eCD4-Ig-KiHR function. This finding indicated that B cell machinery is well suited to produce therapeutic proteins. Lastly, to overcome the inefficient transduction efficiency associated with VSV-G LV delivery to primary B cells, an optimized measles pseudotyped LV packaging methodology achieved up to 75% transduction efficiency. Overall, our findings support the utility of B cell gene therapy platforms for therapeutic protein delivery.
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- Eirini Vamva
- Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Statistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Immunology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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Dominant Negative Mutants of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Viral Infectivity Factor (Vif) Disrupt Core-Binding Factor Beta-Vif Interaction. J Virol 2022; 96:e0055522. [PMID: 35950859 PMCID: PMC9472641 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00555-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing catalytic polypeptide-like 3 family members (APOBEC3s) are host restriction factors that inhibit viral replication. Viral infectivity factor (Vif), a human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) accessory protein, mediates the degradation of APOBEC3s by forming the Vif-E3 complex, in which core-binding factor beta (CBFβ) is an essential molecular chaperone. Here, we screened nonfunctional Vif mutants with high affinity for CBFβ to inhibit HIV-1 in a dominant negative manner. We applied the yeast surface display technology to express Vif random mutant libraries, and mutants showing high CBFβ affinity were screened using flow cytometry. Most of the screened Vif mutants containing random mutations of different frequencies were able to rescue APOBEC3G (A3G). In the subsequent screening, three of the mutants restricted HIV-1, recovered G-to-A hypermutation, and rescued APOBEC3s. Among them, Vif-6M showed a cross-protection effect toward APOBEC3C, APOBEC3F, and African green monkey A3G. Stable expression of Vif-6M in T lymphocytes inhibited the viral replication in newly HIV-1-infected cells and the chronically infected cell line H9/HXB2. Furthermore, the expression of Vif-6M provided a survival advantage to T lymphocytes infected with HIV-1. These results suggest that dominant negative Vif mutants acting on the Vif-CBFβ target potently restrict HIV-1. IMPORTANCE Antiviral therapy cannot eliminate HIV and exhibits disadvantages such as drug resistance and toxicity. Therefore, novel strategies for inhibiting viral replication in patients with HIV are urgently needed. APOBEC3s in host cells are able to inhibit viral replication but are antagonized by HIV-1 Vif-mediated degradation. Therefore, we screened nonfunctional Vif mutants with high affinity for CBFβ to compete with the wild-type Vif (wtVif) as a potential strategy to assist with HIV-1 treatment. Most screened mutants rescued the expression of A3G in the presence of wtVif, especially Vif-6M, which could protect various APOBEC3s and improve the incorporation of A3G into HIV-1 particles. Transduction of Vif-6M into T lymphocytes inhibited the replication of the newly infected virus and the chronically infected virus. These data suggest that Vif mutants targeting the Vif-CBFβ interaction may be promising in the development of a new AIDS therapeutic strategy.
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Zaongo SD, Ouyang J, Chen Y, Jiao YM, Wu H, Chen Y. HIV Infection Predisposes to Increased Chances of HBV Infection: Current Understanding of the Mechanisms Favoring HBV Infection at Each Clinical Stage of HIV Infection. Front Immunol 2022; 13:853346. [PMID: 35432307 PMCID: PMC9010668 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.853346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) selectively targets and destroys the infection-fighting CD4+ T-lymphocytes of the human immune system, and has a life cycle that encompasses binding to certain cells, fusion to that cell, reverse transcription of its genome, integration of its genome into the host cell DNA, replication of the HIV genome, assembly of the HIV virion, and budding and subsequent release of free HIV virions. Once a host is infected with HIV, the host’s ability to competently orchestrate effective and efficient immune responses against various microorganisms, such as viral infections, is significantly disrupted. Without modern antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV is likely to gradually destroy the cellular immune system, and thus the initial HIV infection will inexorably evolve into acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Generally, HIV infection in a patient has an acute phase, a chronic phase, and an AIDS phase. During these three clinical stages, patients are found with relatively specific levels of viral RNA, develop rather distinctive immune conditions, and display unique clinical manifestations. Convergent research evidence has shown that hepatitis B virus (HBV) co-infection, a common cause of chronic liver disease, is fairly common in HIV-infected individuals. HBV invasion of the liver can be facilitated by HIV infection at each clinical stage of the infection due to a number of contributing factors, including having identical transmission routes, immunological suppression, gut microbiota dysbiosis, poor vaccination immune response to hepatitis B immunization, and drug hepatotoxicity. However, there remains a paucity of research investigation which critically describes the influence of the different HIV clinical stages and their consequences which tend to favor HBV entrenchment in the liver. Herein, we review advances in the understanding of the mechanisms favoring HBV infection at each clinical stage of HIV infection, thus paving the way toward development of potential strategies to reduce the prevalence of HBV co-infection in the HIV-infected population.
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- Silvere D. Zaongo
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing, China
- Clinical Research Center, Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing, China
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- Clinical Research Center, Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing, China
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- Clinical Research Center, Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing, China
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- Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, You’an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing, China
- Clinical Research Center, Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing, China
- *Correspondence: Yaokai Chen,
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Kubczak M, Michlewska S, Karimov M, Ewe A, Noske S, Aigner A, Bryszewska M, Ionov M. Unmodified and tyrosine-modified polyethylenimines as potential carriers for siRNA: Biophysical characterization and toxicity. Int J Pharm 2022; 614:121468. [PMID: 35031413 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.121468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Polyethylenimines (PEIs) are being explored as efficient non-viral nanocarriers for nucleic acid delivery in vitro and in vivo. To address limitations regarding PEI efficacy and biocompatibility, modifications of the chemical structure of linear and branched PEIs have been introduced, including grafting with tyrosine. The aim has been to compare linear and branched polyethylenimines of a wider range of different molecular mass with their tyrosine-modified derivatives. To do so, physico-chemical and biological properties of the polymers were investigated. Even in the absence of a negatively charged nucleic acid counterpart, PEIs form particle structures with defined size and surface potential. Tyrosine modification of PEI led to significantly reduced toxicity, while simultaneously increasing interaction with cellular membranes. All the effects were also dependent on the PEI molecular weight and structure (i.e., linear vs. branched). Especially in the case of linear PEIs, the improved membrane interaction also translated into slightly enhanced hemolysis, whereas their genotoxic potential was essentially abolished. Due to the improvement of properties critical for nano-vector efficacy and biocompatibility, our data demonstrate that tyrosine-modified PEIs are very promising and safe nanocarriers for the delivery of small RNAs, like siRNAs and miRNAs.
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- Małgorzata Kubczak
- Department of General Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Poland.
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- Department of General Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Poland; Laboratory of Microscopic Imaging and Specialized Biological Techniques, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Poland
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- Rudolf-Boehm-Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig University, Germany
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- Rudolf-Boehm-Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig University, Germany
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- Rudolf-Boehm-Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig University, Germany
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- Rudolf-Boehm-Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig University, Germany
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- Department of General Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of General Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Poland
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Chen Y, Jin H, Tang X, Li L, Geng X, Zhu Y, Chong H, He Y. Cell membrane-anchored anti-HIV single-chain antibodies and bifunctional inhibitors targeting the gp41 fusion protein: new strategies for HIV gene therapy. Emerg Microbes Infect 2021; 11:30-49. [PMID: 34821542 PMCID: PMC8735881 DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2021.2011616] [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] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Emerging studies indicate that infusion of HIV-resistant cells could be an effective strategy to achieve a sterilizing or functional cure. We recently reported that glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored nanobody or a fusion inhibitory peptide can render modified cells resistant to HIV-1 infection. In this study, we comprehensively characterized a panel of newly isolated HIV-1-neutralizing antibodies as GPI-anchored inhibitors. Fusion genes encoding the single-chain variable fragment (scFv) of 3BNC117, N6, PGT126, PGT128, 10E8, or 35O22 were constructed with a self-inactivating lentiviral vector, and they were efficiently expressed in the lipid raft sites of target cell membrane without affecting the expression of HIV-1 receptors (CD4, CCR5 and CXCR4). Significantly, transduced cells exhibited various degrees of resistance to cell-free HIV-1 infection and cell-associated HIV-1 transmission, as well as viral Env-mediated cell–cell fusion, with the cells modified by GPI-10E8 showing the most potent and broad anti-HIV activity. In mechanism, GPI-10E8 also interfered with the processing of viral Env in transduced cells and attenuated the infectivity of progeny viruses. By genetically linking 10E8 with a fusion inhibitor peptide, we subsequently designed a group of eight bifunctional constructs as cell membrane-based inhibitors, designated CMI01∼CMI08, which rendered cells completely resistant to HIV-1, HIV-2, and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV). In human CD4+ T cells, GPI-10E8 and its bifunctional derivatives blocked both CCR5- and CXCR4-tropic HIV-1 isolates efficiently, and the modified cells displayed robust survival selection under HIV-1 infection. Therefore, our studies provide new strategies for generating HIV-resistant cells, which can be used alone or with other gene therapy approaches.
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- Yue Chen
- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Center for AIDS Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Center for AIDS Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Center for AIDS Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Center for AIDS Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Center for AIDS Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Center for AIDS Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Center for AIDS Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Chitena L, Masisi K, Masisi K, Kwape TE, Gaobotse G. Application of Stem Cell Therapy during the treatment of HIV/AIDS and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Curr Stem Cell Res Ther 2021; 17:633-647. [PMID: 35135463 DOI: 10.2174/1574888x16666210810104445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Treating diseases such as Muscular dystrophy (MD) and HIV/AIDS poses several challenges to the rapidly evolving field of regenerative medicine. Previously, stem cell therapy has been said to affect the clinical courses of HIV/AIDS and MD, but, in practice, eradication or control of these diseases was not achievable. The introduction of gene editing into stem cell therapy has stimulated HIV/AIDS and MD cell therapy research studies substantially. Here, we review current methods of treating HIV/AIDS and MD using stem cell therapy. This review also details the use of different types of cells and methods in cell therapy and the modeling of new cell-based therapies to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy. We speculate that the effective use stem cell therapy in conjunction with other treatment therapies such as steroids and rehabilitation could improve livelihood.
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- Lorraine Chitena
- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Private Bag 16, Palapye. Botswana
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Private Bag 16, Palapye. Botswana
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Private Bag 16, Palapye. Botswana
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Private Bag 16, Palapye. Botswana
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Private Bag 16, Palapye. Botswana
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Beretta M, Mouquet H. [CRISPR-Cas9 editing of HIV-1 neutralizing human B cells]. Med Sci (Paris) 2020; 35:993-996. [PMID: 31903905 DOI: 10.1051/medsci/2019196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Les anticorps (ou immunoglobulines, Ig) produits par les lymphocytes B sont essentiels aux réponses immunitaires induites par les infections et les vaccins. Les anticorps sont des glycoprotéines hétérodimériques résultant de l’association de deux chaînes lourdes (IgH), et de deux chaînes légères (IgL) d’immunoglobuline. Les chaînes IgH et IgL possèdent des régions « hypervariables », également appelées en anglais complementarity determining regions (CDR), situées dans leurs domaines variables, VH et VL, qui, en se combinant, forment le site de liaison à l’antigène ou paratope.
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- Maxime Beretta
- Laboratoire d'Immunologie Humorale, Département d'Immunologie, Institut Pasteur, Inserm U1222, 28 rue du Docteur Roux, 75015 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d'Immunologie Humorale, Département d'Immunologie, Institut Pasteur, Inserm U1222, 28 rue du Docteur Roux, 75015 Paris, France
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Paximadis M, Perez Patrigeon S, Rajasuriar R, Tatoud R, Scully E, Arbuthnot P. Hepatitis B and HIV-1 2019 IAS Cure Forum: lessons and benefits from interdisciplinary research. J Virus Erad 2019; 5:234-244. [PMID: 31754448 PMCID: PMC6844409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- M Paximadis
- Centre for HIV and STIs, Cell Biology,
National Institute for Communicable Diseases and University of the Witwatersrand,
Johannesburg,
South Africa
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- Division of Infectious Diseases,
Queen's University,
Kingston,
Ontario,
Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya and the Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA),
University of Malaya,
Malaysia
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- International AIDS Society,
Geneva,
Switzerland,Corresponding author: Roger Tadoud
Avenue de France 23,
1202 Geneva,
Switzerland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine,
Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore,
MD,
USA
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- Wits/SAMRC Antiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit, School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Science,
University of the Witwatersrand,
Johannesburg,
South Africa
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A Membrane-Anchored Short-Peptide Fusion Inhibitor Fully Protects Target Cells from Infections of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1), HIV-2, and Simian Immunodeficiency Virus. J Virol 2019; 93:JVI.01177-19. [PMID: 31462566 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01177-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Emerging studies demonstrate that the antiviral activity of viral fusion inhibitor peptides can be dramatically improved when being chemically or genetically anchored to the cell membrane, where viral entry occurs. We previously reported that the short-peptide fusion inhibitor 2P23 and its lipid derivative possess highly potent antiviral activities against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), HIV-2, and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV). To develop a sterilizing or functional-cure strategy, here we genetically linked 2P23 and two control peptides (HIV-1 fusion inhibitor C34 and hepatitis B virus [HBV] entry inhibitor 4B10) with a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) attachment signal. As expected, GPI-anchored inhibitors were efficiently expressed on the plasma membrane of transduced TZM-bl cells and primarily directed to the lipid raft site without interfering with the expression of CD4, CCR5, and CXCR4. GPI-anchored 2P23 (GPI-2P23) completely protected TZM-bl cells from infections of divergent HIV-1, HIV-2, and SIV isolates as well as a panel of enfuvirtide (T20)-resistant mutants. GPI-2P23 also rendered the cells resistant to viral envelope-mediated cell-cell fusion and cell-associated virion-mediated cell-cell transmission. Moreover, GPI-2P23-modified human CD4+ T cells (CEMss-CCR5) fully blocked both R5- and X4-tropic HIV-1 isolates and displayed a robust survival advantage over unmodified cells during HIV-1 infection. In contrast, it was found that GPI-anchored C34 was much less effective in inhibiting HIV-2, SIV, and T20-resistant HIV-1 mutants. Therefore, our studies have demonstrated that genetically anchoring a short-peptide fusion inhibitor to the target cell membrane is a viable strategy for gene therapy of both HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections.IMPORTANCE Antiretroviral therapy with multiple drugs in combination can efficiently suppress HIV replication and dramatically reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with AIDS-related illness; however, antiretroviral therapy cannot eradiate the HIV reservoirs, and lifelong treatment is required, which often results in cumulative toxicities, drug resistance, and a multitude of complications, thus necessitating the development of sterilizing-cure or functional-cure strategies. Here, we report that genetically anchoring the short-peptide fusion inhibitor 2P23 to the cell membrane can fully prevent infections from divergent HIV-1, HIV-2, and SIV isolates as well as a panel of enfuvirtide-resistant mutants. Membrane-bound 2P23 also effectively blocks HIV-1 Env-mediated cell-cell fusion and cell-associated virion-mediated cell-cell transmission, renders CD4+ T cells nonpermissive to infection, and confers a robust survival advantage over unmodified cells. Thus, our studies verify a powerful strategy to generate resistant cells for gene therapy of both the HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections.
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Paximadis M, Perez Patrigeon S, Rajasuriar R, Tatoud R, Scully E, Arbuthnot P. Hepatitis B and HIV-1 2019 IAS Cure Forum: lessons and benefits from interdisciplinary research. J Virus Erad 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30027-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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De Martini W, Rahman R, Ojegba E, Jungwirth E, Macias J, Ackerly F, Fowler M, Cottrell J, Chu T, Chang SL. Kinases: Understanding Their Role in HIV Infection. WORLD JOURNAL OF AIDS 2019; 9:142-160. [PMID: 32257606 PMCID: PMC7118713 DOI: 10.4236/wja.2019.93011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Antiviral drugs currently on the market primarily target proteins encoded by specific viruses. The drawback of these drugs is that they lack antiviral mechanisms that account for resistance or viral mutation. Thus, there is a pressing need for researchers to explore and investigate new therapeutic agents with other antiviral strategies. Viruses such as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) alter canonical signaling pathways to create a favorable biochemical environment for infectivity. We used Qiagen Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) software to review the function of several cellular kinases and the resulting perturbed signaling pathways during HIV infection such as NF-κB signaling. These host cellular kinases such as ADK, PKR, MAP3K11 are involved during HIV infection at various stages of the life cycle. Additionally IPA analysis indicated that these modified host cellular kinases are known to have interactions with each other especially AKT1, a serine/threonine kinase involved in multiple pathways. We present a list of cellular host kinases and other proteins that interact with these kinases. This approach to understanding the relationship between HIV infection and kinase activity may introduce new drug targets to arrest HIV infectivity.
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- William De Martini
- Department of Biological Sciences, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, USA
- Institute of NeuroImmune Pharmacology, South Orange, NJ, USA
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Sousa Â, Almeida AM, Faria R, Konate K, Boisguerin P, Queiroz JA, Costa D. Optimization of peptide-plasmid DNA vectors formulation for gene delivery in cancer therapy exploring design of experiments. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2019; 183:110417. [PMID: 31408780 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.110417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
The field of gene therapy still attracts great interest due to its potential therapeutic effect towards the most deadly diseases, such as cancer. For cancer gene therapy to be feasible and viable in a clinical setting, the design and development of a suitable gene delivery system is imperative. Peptide based vectors, in particular, reveal to be promising for therapeutic gene release. Following this, two different peptides, RALA and WRAP5, have been investigated mainly regarding their ability to form complexes with a p53 encoding plasmid (pDNA) with suitable properties for gene delivery. To address this issue, and after an initial screening study focused on the dependence of pDNA complexation capacity with the nitrogen to phosphate groups (N/P) ratio, a design of experiments (DoE) tool has been employed. For each peptide/pDNA system, parameters such as, the buffer pH and the N/P ratio were considered the DoE inputs and the vector size, zeta potential and pDNA complexation capacity (CC) were monitored as DoE outputs. The main goal was to find the optimal experimental conditions to minimize particle sizes, as well as, to maximize the positive surface charges of the formulated nanosystems and maximize the pDNA CC. Through the DoE method applied, the optimal RALA/pDNA and WRAP5/pDNA formulations were revealed and show interesting features related to peptide structure and pDNA complexation ability. This work illustrates the great utility of experimental design tools in optimizing the formulation of peptide/pDNA vectors in a minimum number of experiments providing relevant knowledge for the development of more suitable and efficient gene delivery systems. The new insights achieved on these carriers clearly instigate deeper research on gene therapy.
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- Ângela Sousa
- CICS-UBI - Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI - Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI - Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal
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- Centre de Recherche en Biologie cellulaire de Montpellier, CNRS UMR 5237, Université de Montpellier, 1919 Route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Biologie cellulaire de Montpellier, CNRS UMR 5237, Université de Montpellier, 1919 Route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- CICS-UBI - Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI - Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal.
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Arjmand B, Larijani B, Sheikh Hosseini M, Payab M, Gilany K, Goodarzi P, Parhizkar Roudsari P, Amanollahi Baharvand M, Hoseini Mohammadi NS. The Horizon of Gene Therapy in Modern Medicine: Advances and Challenges. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1247:33-64. [PMID: 31845133 DOI: 10.1007/5584_2019_463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Gene therapy as a novel study in molecular medicine will have a significant impact on human health in the near future. In recent years, the scope of gene therapy has been developed and is now beginning to revolutionize therapeutic approaches. Accordingly, many types of diseases are now being studied and treated in clinical trials through various gene delivery vectors. The emergence of recombinant DNA technology which provides the possibility of fetal genetic screening and genetic counseling is a good case in point. Therefore, gene therapy advances are being applied to correct inherited genetic disorders such as hemophilia, cystic fibrosis, and familial hypercholesterolemia as well as acquired diseases like cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and infectious diseases like HIV. As a result, gene therapy approaches have the ability to help the vast majority of newborns with different diseases. Since these ongoing treatments and clinical trials are being developed, many more barriers and challenges have been created. In order to continue this positive growth, these challenges need to be recognized and addressed. Accordingly, safety, efficiency and also risks and benefits of gene therapy trials for each disease should be considered. As a result, sustained manufacturing of the therapeutic gene product without any harmful side effects is the least requirement for gene therapy. Herein, different aspects of gene therapy, an overview of the progress, and also the prospects for the future have been discussed for the successful practice of gene therapy.
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- Babak Arjmand
- Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. .,Metabolomics and Genomics Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Metabolomics and Genomics Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Obesity and Eating Habits Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.,Integrative Oncology Department, Breast Cancer Research Center, Motamed Cancer Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Metabolomics and Genomics Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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