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Lima ÉRG, Queiroz MAF, Lima SS, Machado LFA, Cayres-Vallinoto IMV, Vallinoto ACR, Figueiredo FADPL, Guerreiro JF, Guimarães Ishak MDO, Ishak R. CCR5∆32 and SDF1 3'A: Gene Variants, Expression and Influence on Biological Markers for the Clinical Progression to AIDS among HIV-1 Virus Controllers in a Mixed Population of the Amazon Region of Brazil. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24054958. [PMID: 36902388 PMCID: PMC10003039 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054958] [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: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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CCR5Δ32 and SDF1-3'A polymorphisms were investigated in a cohort of viremia controllers, without the use of therapy, along with their influence on CD4+ T lymphocytes (TLs), CD8+ TLs, and plasma viral load (VL). The samples were analyzed from 32 HIV-1-infected individuals classified as viremia controllers 1 and 2 and viremia non-controllers, from both sexes, mostly heterosexuals, paired with 300 individuals from a control group. CCR5∆32 polymorphism was identified by PCR amplification of a fragment of 189 bp for the wild-type allele and 157 bp for the allele with the ∆32 deletion. SDF1-3'A polymorphism was identified by PCR, followed by enzymatic digestion (restriction fragment length polymorphism) with the Msp I enzyme. The relative quantification of gene expression was performed by real-time PCR. The distribution of allele and genotype frequencies did not show significant differences between the groups. The gene expression of CCR5 and SDF1 was not different between the profiles of AIDS progression. There was no significant correlation between the progression markers (CD4+ TL/CD8+ TL and VL) and the CCR5∆32 polymorphism carrier status. The 3'A allele variant was associated with a marked loss of CD4+ TLs and a higher plasma VL. Neither CCR5∆32 nor SDF1-3'A was associated with viremia control or the controlling phenotype.
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- Érica Ribeiro Gomes Lima
- Virus Laboratory, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-110, Brazil
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- Virus Laboratory, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-110, Brazil
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +55-91-98864-4259
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- Virus Laboratory, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-110, Brazil
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- Human and Medical Genetics Laboratory, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-110, Brazil
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- Virus Laboratory, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-110, Brazil
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Singh P, Rajput R, Mehra N, Vajpayee M. Analysis of HLA association among North Indian HIV positive individuals with and without tuberculosis. Meta Gene 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mgene.2020.100673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Roy A, Banerjee R, Basak S. HIV Progression Depends on Codon and Amino Acid Usage Profile of Envelope Protein and Associated Host-Genetic Influence. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1083. [PMID: 28663742 PMCID: PMC5471322 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2017] [Accepted: 05/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Two types of HIV have been characterized: HIV-1 and HIV-2. The present study investigated whether evolutionary selection pressure differs between rapid progressor (RP), slow progressor (SP), and long-term non-progressor (LTNP) of HIV-I infected individuals. An unexpected association between the evolutionary rate of substitution in envelope (env) gene and disease progression is observed. Our present study suggests that env genes of LTNP are subject to unusually strong functional constraint with respect to RP. We also observed that the three categories of env genes i.e., RP, SP, and LTNP, had their own characteristic pattern of amino acid usage and SP and LTNP sequences shared similar patterns of amino acid usage different from RP sequences and evolutionary rate significantly influenced the amino acid usage pattern of the three different types of env gene sequences. It was also noted that the evolutionary rate for the glycosylation sites of LTNP and SP sequences were even significantly less than the RP sequences. Comparative analysis on the influence of human host on the three categories of env genes are well correlated with the rates of disease progression suggesting the adaptive strategies of the viruses for successful residence and infection. Host associated selective constraints appeared most relaxed on the RP sequences and strongest in LTNP sequences. The present study clearly portrays how evolutionary selection pressure differs between three categories of env genes i.e., RP, SP, and LTNP. The env genes, coding for the env glycoproteins, experience severe selection constraints from the host due to their constant exposure to the host immune system. In this perspective it might be suggested that env gene evolution occurs mainly by negative selection with the occurrence of mutation that might not reach fixation in the viral population. This work also confers a deeper insight into the crucial effects of host factors that govern the overall progression of HIV infection.
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- Ayan Roy
- Department of Botany, Bioinformatics Facility, University of North BengalSiliguri, India
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- Structural Biology and Bio-Informatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical BiologyKolkata, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics, Tripura UniversityAgartala, India.,Bioinformatics Centre, Tripura UniversityAgartala, India
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Jiang C, Liu S, Liu S, Li Z, Chen P, Chen L. Association Between the Interleukin-10-1082G/A, -592C/A, -819C/T Gene Polymorphism and HIV-1 Susceptibility: A Meta-Analysis. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2017; 33:61-67. [PMID: 27785918 DOI: 10.1089/aid.2016.0056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The Interleukin-10 (IL-10) gene polymorphism influences the pathogenesis and evolution of HIV-1 disease. Many studies in this regard have evaluated the association between this polymorphism and HIV-1 susceptibility, yet, the exact relationship between them remains ambiguous and contradictory. A systematic literature search was conducted and the found case-control studies assessing the association between IL-10-1082G/A, -592C/A, -819C/T gene polymorphism and HIV-1 susceptibility were analyzed. The pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated by a fixed effect model. In general, no significant relationship was found between IL-10-1082G/A gene polymorphism and susceptibility to HIV-1 infection (A vs. G genotype model: OR = 0.97, 95% CI = 0.81-1.23, p = .775; GG vs. AA+AG model: OR = 0.98, 95% CI = 0.76-1.27, p = .867; GG+AG vs. AA model: OR = 0.97, 95% CI = 0.70-1.35, p = .852; GG vs. AA model: OR = 0.88, 95% CI = 0.67-1.15, p = .348; AG vs. AA model: OR = 0.96, 95% CI = 0.67-1.37, p = .811; GG+AA vs. AG model: OR = 1.03, 95% CI = 0.74-1.43, p = .886). IL-10-529C/A gene polymorphism might lead to a decreased risk of HIV-1 infection (A vs. G genotype model: OR = 0.88, 95% CI = 0.73-1.06, p = .166; GG vs. AA+AG model: OR = 0.94, 95% CI = 0.80-1.11, p = .447; GG+AG vs. AA model: OR = 0.75, 95% CI = 0.61-0.92, p = .005; GG vs. AA model: OR = 0.73, 95% CI = 0.57-0.93, p = .012; AG vs. AA model: OR = 0.74, 95% CI = 0.60-0.92, p = .0.007; GG+AA vs. AG model: OR = 1.11, 95% CI = 0.72-1.71, p = .641). IL-10-819C/T gene polymorphism might lead to an increased risk of HIV-1 infection (A vs. G genotype model: OR = 1.25, 95% CI = 1.04-1.50, p = .019; GG vs. AA+AG model: OR = 1.29, 95% CI = 0.81-2.01, p = .278; GG+AG vs. AA model: OR = 1.42, 95% CI = 1.05-1.93, p = .023; GG vs. AA model: OR = 1.63, 95% CI = 1.11-2.38, p = .012; AG vs. AA model: OR = 1.32, 95% CI = 0.95-1.84, p = .094; GG+AA vs. AG model: OR = 0.92, 95% CI = 0.72-1.19, p = .537). In general, the meta-analysis found no marked association between the IL-10-1082G/A gene polymorphism and HIV-1 susceptibility, IL-10-529C/A gene polymorphism might lead to a decreased risk of HIV-1 infection, and IL-10-819C/T gene polymorphism might lead to an increased risk of HIV-1 infection.
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- Caixiao Jiang
- Hebei Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shijiazhuang, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Shijiazhuang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Liaocheng Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Liaocheng, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Xiangya Medical School, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Bissel SJ, Kofler J, Nyaundi J, Murphey-Corb M, Wisniewski SR, Wiley CA. Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Encephalitis : CSF Biomarkers of SIV Encephalitis. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol 2016; 11:332-47. [PMID: 27059917 PMCID: PMC4871628 DOI: 10.1007/s11481-016-9666-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Antiretroviral therapy has led to increased survival of HIV-infected patients but also increased prevalence of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders. We previously identified YKL40 as a potential cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarker of lentiviral central nervous system (CNS) disease in HIV-infected patients and in the macaque model of HIV encephalitis. The aim of this study was to define the specificity and sensitivity along with the predictive value of YKL40 as a biomarker of encephalitis and to assess its relationship to CSF viral load. CSF YKL40 and SIV RNA concentrations were analyzed over the course of infection in 19 SIV-infected pigtailed macaques and statistical analyses were performed to evaluate the relationship to encephalitis. Using these relationships, CSF alterations of 31 neuroimmune markers were studied pre-infection, during acute and asymptomatic infection, at the onset of encephalitis, and at necropsy. YKL40 CSF concentrations above 1122 ng/ml were found to be a specific and sensitive biomarker for the presence of encephalitis and were highly correlated with CSF viral load. Macaques that developed encephalitis had evidence of chronic CNS immune activation during early, asymptomatic, and end stages of infection. At the onset of encephalitis, CSF demonstrated a rise of neuroimmune markers associated with macrophage recruitment, activation and interferon response. CSF YKL40 concentration and viral load are valuable biomarkers to define the onset of encephalitis. Chronic CNS immune activation precedes the development of encephalitis while some responses suggest protection from CNS lentiviral disease.
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- Stephanie J Bissel
- Department of Pathology, Division of Neuropathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Neuropathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics & Biochemistry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 450 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics & Biochemistry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 450 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Neuropathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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Toxoplasmic encephalitis: role of Human Leucocyte Antigens/alleles associated with rapid progression to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Braz J Infect Dis 2016; 20:115-8. [PMID: 26786385 PMCID: PMC9427609 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2015.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2015] [Revised: 10/23/2015] [Accepted: 10/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background/aims The frequency of Human Leucocyte Antigens/alleles associated with rapid progression from Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome was evaluated in Brazilian patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome with and without Toxoplasmic Encephalitis. Methods 114 patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (41 with Toxoplasmic Encephalitis, 43 with anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies, without Toxoplasmic Eencephalitis, and 30 without anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies circulating and without Toxoplasmic Encephalitis) were studied. Results Human Leucocyte Antigens/alleles associated with rapid progression to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, particularly HLA-B35, -DR3, and -DR1 allele group, were significantly less represented in patients with Toxoplasmic Encephalitis and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Conclusion The presence of these Human Leucocyte Antigens/Alleles that predispose to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome progression was associated with resistance to Toxoplasmic Encephalitis among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 carriers.
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Hepatitis C virus adaptation to T-cell immune pressure. ScientificWorldJournal 2013; 2013:673240. [PMID: 23554569 PMCID: PMC3608127 DOI: 10.1155/2013/673240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2013] [Accepted: 02/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Replication of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an error-prone process. This high error rate results in the emergence of viral populations (quasispecies) within hosts and contributes to interhost variability. Numerous studies have demonstrated that both viral and host factors contribute to this viral diversity, which can ultimately affect disease outcome. As the host's immune response is an important correlate of infection outcome for HCV, many of these viral variations are strongly influenced by T-cell immune pressure and accordingly constitute an efficient strategy to subvert such pressures (viral adaptations). This paper will review the data on viral diversity observed between and within hosts infected with HCV from the acute to the chronic stage of infection and will focus on viral adaptation to the host's T-cell immune response.
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Nouraie M, Nekhai S, Gordeuk VR. Sickle cell disease is associated with decreased HIV but higher HBV and HCV comorbidities in U.S. hospital discharge records: a cross-sectional study. Sex Transm Infect 2012; 88:528-33. [PMID: 22628662 DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Some studies suggest that HIV infection progresses slowly in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). The authors aimed to determine the relationships between SCD and HIV infection. METHODS National Hospital Discharge Survey data from adult African-Americans in the period of 1997-2009 were analysed. The comorbidities of SCD with HIV infections in hospital discharges were analysed. Multiple logistic regression was used to test the association between SCD and HIV. For comparative purposes, the relationships of SCD with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) were also assessed. RESULTS 423,431 records were divided into two time periods 1997-2003 (53% of records) and 2004-2009 (47% of records). The frequency of HIV diagnosis was lower in patients with SCD (1.5% vs 3.3% in patients without SCD). In logistic regression, SCD diagnosis was associated with an OR of 0.24 (95% CI 0.18 to 0.32) for HIV diagnosis in the first period and with an OR of 0.31 (95% CI 0.22 to 0.42) in the second period. In contrast, SCD was associated with higher risk of HCV (OR=2.01, 95% CI 1.56 to 2.59 in the first period and OR=2.12, 95% CI 1.71 to 2.63 in the second period). SCD was also associated with a higher risk of HBV (OR=1.15, 95% CI 0.72 to 1.83 in the first period and OR=1.82, 95% CI 1.24 to 2.68 in the second period). CONCLUSIONS The lower risk of HIV comorbidity, but not HCV and HBV, with SCD is consistent with the possibility that SCD has a unique effect in altering the risk of HIV infection or progression. Investigation of how the haemolytic and immunological changes of SCD influence HIV might lead to new therapeutic or preventive approaches.
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- Mehdi Nouraie
- Center for Sickle Cell Disease, Howard University, Washington, DC, USA.
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CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cells impair HIV-1-specific CD4 T cell responses by upregulating interleukin-10 production in monocytes. J Virol 2012; 86:6586-94. [PMID: 22496237 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.06251-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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T cell dysfunction in the presence of ongoing antigen exposure is a cardinal feature of chronic viral infections with persistent high viremia, including HIV-1. Although interleukin-10 (IL-10) has been implicated as an important mediator of this T cell dysfunction, the regulation of IL-10 production in chronic HIV-1 infection remains poorly understood. We demonstrated that IL-10 is elevated in the plasma of individuals with chronic HIV-1 infection and that blockade of IL-10 signaling results in a restoration of HIV-1-specific CD4 T cell proliferation, gamma interferon (IFN-γ) secretion, and, to a lesser extent, IL-2 production. Whereas IL-10 blockade leads to restoration of IFN-γ secretion by HIV-1-specific CD4 T cells in all categories of subjects investigated, significant enhancement of IL-2 production and improved proliferation of CD4 T helper cells are restricted to viremic individuals. In peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), this IL-10 is produced primarily by CD14(+) monocytes, but its production is tightly controlled by regulatory T cells (Tregs), which produce little IL-10 directly. When Tregs are depleted from PBMCs of viremic individuals, the effect of the IL-10 signaling blockade is abolished and IL-10 production by monocytes decreases, while the production of proinflammatory cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), increases. The regulation of IL-10 by Tregs appears to be mediated primarily by contact or paracrine-dependent mechanisms which involve IL-27. This work describes a novel mechanism by which regulatory T cells control IL-10 production and contribute to dysfunctional HIV-1-specific CD4 T cell help in chronic HIV-1 infection and provides a unique mechanistic insight into the role of regulatory T cells in immune exhaustion.
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Host Genomic Profiling in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Mol Microbiol 2011. [DOI: 10.1128/9781555816834.ch53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Chatterjee K. Host genetic factors in susceptibility to HIV-1 infection and progression to AIDS. J Genet 2010; 89:109-16. [DOI: 10.1007/s12041-010-0003-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Baker BM, Block BL, Rothchild AC, Walker BD. Elite control of HIV infection: implications for vaccine design. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2009; 9:55-69. [PMID: 19063693 DOI: 10.1517/14712590802571928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND 'Elite controllers' are rare HIV-infected individuals who are able to spontaneously control HIV replication without medication, maintaining viral loads that are consistently below the limits of detection by currently available commercial assays. OBJECTIVE To examine studies of elite controllers that may elucidate mechanisms of HIV immune control useful in designing a vaccine. METHODS Recent literature on HIV controllers and studies that have evaluated aspects of viral and host immunology that correlate with viral control are examined. RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS Although many elements of innate and adaptive immunity are associated with control of HIV infection, the specific mechanism(s) by which elite controllers achieve control remain undefined. Ongoing studies of elite controllers, including those examining host genetic polymorphisms, should facilitate the definition of an effective HIV-specific immune response and guide vaccine design.
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- B M Baker
- Partners AIDS Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Division of AIDS, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02129, USA
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Therapeutic options aimed at tackling the HIV pandemic face many obstacles. The lack of readily accessible and affordable therapies means that most of those affected go untreated. The array of escape mechanisms used by HIV has undermined the efficiency of many antiviral products and continually represents a barrier to the development of an effective vaccine. Recent developments have seen a shift away from a cytopathic viral model of HIV pathogenesis towards the crucial role of immunopathogenic features--notably generalised immune activation--in the development of AIDS. As conventional vaccine strategies have sought to promote viral neutralisation and suppressive cellular responses, novel strategies that aim to address HIV immunopathogenesis should be sought. We review current opinion on HIV-induced pathogenic immune activation and strategies aimed at eliminating HIV, including a potential role for non-neutralising antibodies as part of a therapeutic vaccine option.
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Cadogan M, Austen B, Heeney JL, Dalgleish AG. HLA homology within the C5 domain promotes peptide binding by HIV type 1 gp120. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2008; 24:845-55. [PMID: 18544021 DOI: 10.1089/aid.2007.0194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The mechanisms by which HIV-1 induces chronic pathogenic immune activation associated with disease progression remain unclear despite many years of AIDS research. One proposal suggests that sequence and structural mimicry between gp120 and HLA may endow HIV with the capacity to arouse alloreactive and autoimmune responses within the susceptible host, fueling disease progression in a manner similar to graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Both gp120 and HLA share a common functional interaction with CD4 but also demonstrate peptide binding properties. Here we report the conserved nature of this feature across HIV-1 envelopes, the crucial role of the HLA homologous C5 region for peptide interactions, and the elimination of this property through specific antibody targeting. Given that the C5 domain mimics a HLA activation domain and the reported clinical benefits associated with nonneutralizing antibodies against this region, targeting the C5 domain may have use as a therapeutic vaccine to protect against disease progression.
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- Martin Cadogan
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, St. George's University of London, London SW17 0RE, UK
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, St. George's University of London, London SW17 0RE, UK
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- Department of Virology, Biomedical Primate Research Centre, Rijswijk 2280-GH, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, St. George's University of London, London SW17 0RE, UK
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Ahuja SK, Kulkarni H, Catano G, Agan BK, Camargo JF, He W, O'Connell RJ, Marconi VC, Delmar J, Eron J, Clark RA, Frost S, Martin J, Ahuja SS, Deeks SG, Little S, Richman D, Hecht FM, Dolan MJ. CCL3L1-CCR5 genotype influences durability of immune recovery during antiretroviral therapy of HIV-1-infected individuals. Nat Med 2008; 14:413-20. [PMID: 18376407 DOI: 10.1038/nm1741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2007] [Accepted: 02/29/2008] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The basis for the extensive variability seen in the reconstitution of CD4(+) T cell counts in HIV-infected individuals receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is not fully known. Here, we show that variations in CCL3L1 gene dose and CCR5 genotype, but not major histocompatibility complex HLA alleles, influence immune reconstitution, especially when HAART is initiated at <350 CD4(+) T cells/mm(3). The CCL3L1-CCR5 genotypes favoring CD4(+) T cell recovery are similar to those that blunted CD4(+) T cell depletion during the time before HAART became available (pre-HAART era), suggesting that a common CCL3L1-CCR5 genetic pathway regulates the balance between pathogenic and reparative processes from early in the disease course. Hence, CCL3L1-CCR5 variations influence HIV pathogenesis even in the presence of HAART and, therefore, may prospectively identify subjects in whom earlier initiation of therapy is more likely to mitigate immunologic failure despite viral suppression by HAART. Furthermore, as reconstitution of CD4(+) cells during HAART is more sensitive to CCL3L1 dose than to CCR5 genotypes, CCL3L1 analogs might be efficacious in supporting immunological reconstitution.
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- Sunil K Ahuja
- Veterans Administration Research Center for AIDS and HIV-1 Infection, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, 7400 Merton Minter, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA.
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Pharmacogenetics holds promise in HIV treatment because of the complexity and potential toxicity of multidrug therapies that are prescribed for long periods. Thus far, few candidate genes have been examined for a limited number of allelic variants, but a number of confirmed associations have already emerged. A change in paradigm emerges from the availability of the HapMap, the wealth of data on less-common genetic polymorphisms, and new genotyping technology. This review presents a comprehensive analysis of the existing literature on pharmacogenetic determinants of antiretroviral drug exposure, drug toxicity, as well as genetic markers associated with the rate of disease progression. It is expected that larger-scale comprehensive genome approaches will profoundly change the landscape of knowledge in the future.
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- A Telenti
- Institute of Microbiology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Kaur G, Singh P, Kumar N, Rapthap CC, Sharma G, Vajpayee M, Wig N, Sharma SK, Mehra NK. Distribution of CCR2 polymorphism in HIV-1-infected and healthy subjects in North India. Int J Immunogenet 2007; 34:153-6. [PMID: 17504503 DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313x.2007.00667.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Substitution of V64I in CCR2 relates to delayed progression to AIDS and protects against HIV-1 infection. We examined the distribution of V64I in HIV-infected and healthy North Indian subjects. No significant difference in the allele or genotype distribution of CCR2 V64I polymorphism was observed, indicating that there is no association between CCR2 V64I polymorphism and susceptibility to HIV infection in North Indian population.
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- G Kaur
- Department of Transplant Immunology and Immunogenetics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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Gaudieri S, DeSantis D, McKinnon E, Moore C, Nolan D, Witt CS, Mallal SA, Christiansen FT. Killer immunoglobulin-like receptors and HLA act both independently and synergistically to modify HIV disease progression. Genes Immun 2006; 6:683-90. [PMID: 16121209 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6364256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Variation in the host response to infection by pathogens including HIV-1 may be conferred by polymorphic genetic factors such as HLA and killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) genes. Here, we examined KIR and HLA genotype effects on pretreatment viral load, rate of CD4(+) T-cell decline and progression to AIDS among adult HIV-1-infected patients within the Western Australian HIV Study Cohort. In this study, carriage of KIR genes within the 'B' haplotype (eg KIR2DS2) was specifically associated with a more rapid CD4(+) T-cell decline over time and progression to AIDS. In contrast, KIR gene repertoire had no effect on pretreatment viral load while selected HLA alleles (eg HLA-B*5701, HLA-B*2705) demonstrated significant protective effects on viremia. Furthermore, interactions between specific HLA and KIR genes did appear to influence HIV disease progression. The results suggest that host genetic variation within the HLA and KIR gene complexes have clinically relevant effects on the course of HIV-1/AIDS, acting independently as well as synergistically to modify disease progression at multiple levels.
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- S Gaudieri
- Centre for Clinical Immunology and Biomedical Statistics, Murdoch University and Royal Perth Hospital, Wellington Street, Perth, Western Australia 6000, Australia
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Susceptibility to HIV-1 and the rate of disease progression reflect the influence of the genetic diversity of the virus as well as the variation in host factors. The virus will co-evolve with the host, escaping and adapting to host-determined influences. Dominant host factors currently identified include diversity in the major histocompatibility complex class I, and alleles of chemokine, chemokine receptor and cytokine genes. Recent work proposes new variants in life cycle genes and in antiviral innate defense, which modify HIV-1 susceptibility. Comparative genomics generates information on host cell barriers that may explain the current distribution of these viruses among human and nonhuman primates. A greater understanding of the genetic basis of human susceptibility to HIV-1 contributes to an understanding of the pathogenesis of the disease, helps identify new targets for prophylaxis and vaccine development and will lead to predictive tools to identify those at risk of rapid disease progression.
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- Amalio Telenti
- University of Lausanne, Institute of Microbiology and University Hospital, Bugnon 48 – CHUV,1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- University of Lausanne, Institute of Microbiology and University Hospital, Bugnon 48 – CHUV,1011 Lausanne, Switzerland and GlaxoSmithKline, Infectious Diseases Medicines Development Center, Greenford, UK
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Bleiber G, May M, Martinez R, Meylan P, Ott J, Beckmann JS, Telenti A. Use of a combined ex vivo/in vivo population approach for screening of human genes involved in the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 life cycle for variants influencing disease progression. J Virol 2005; 79:12674-80. [PMID: 16188970 PMCID: PMC1235818 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.79.20.12674-12680.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Humans differ substantially with respect to susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). We evaluated variants of nine host genes participating in the viral life cycle for their role in modulating HIV-1 infection. Alleles were assessed ex vivo for their impact on viral replication in purified CD4 T cells from healthy blood donors (n = 128). Thereafter, candidate alleles were assessed in vivo in a cohort of HIV-1-infected individuals (n = 851) not receiving potent antiretroviral therapy. As a benchmark test, we tested 12 previously reported host genetic variants influencing HIV-1 infection as well as single nucleotide polymorphisms in the nine candidate genes. This led to the proposition of three alleles of PML, TSG101, and PPIA as potentially associated with differences in progression of HIV-1 disease. In a model considering the combined effects of new and previously reported gene variants, we estimated that their effect might be responsible for lengthening or shortening by up to 2.8 years the period from 500 CD4 T cells/mul to <200 CD4 T cells/mul.
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Fernandes APM, Gonçalves MAG, Machado AA, Miyeko H, Elucir G, Donadi EA, Rodrigues MDLV. [Greater survival among patients with immunogenetic markers of rapid progression to AIDS: subsidies for nursing care]. Rev Lat Am Enfermagem 2005; 13:229-34. [PMID: 15962069 DOI: 10.1590/s0104-11692005000200015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study sought subsidies for improving nursing care programs for AIDS patients and aimed to verify the influence of changes in sexual behavior, including the adoption of safe sex practices, associated with the survival of AIDS patients with immunogenetic markers of rapid disease progression. 27 AIDS patients were interviewed, with genetic predisposition to rapid progression to AIDS. Genes were typified through the polymerase chain reaction. In spite of the presence of immunogenetic factors, associated with individual predisposition to a rapid evolution of the disease, changes in sexual behavior, including safe sex practices and antiretroviral therapy, may be related to greater survival. This suggests that counseling, detection of risk attitudes and health education, focusing on positive health behavior, are tools nursing must use with HIV-positive patients, with a view to better quality of life and greater survival among these individuals, even among those with genetic predisposition to rapid disease progression.
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Lingappa J, Kuffner T, Tappero J, Whitworth W, Mize A, Kaiser R, McNicholl J. HLA-DQ6 and ingestion of contaminated water: possible gene-environment interaction in an outbreak of Leptospirosis. Genes Immun 2004; 5:197-202. [PMID: 15014429 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6364058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Leptospirosis is a zoonosis that can cause severe multisystem disease. While host gene-environment interactions likely modify infectious disease susceptibility, including for leptopsirosis, this has not been documented. In a 1998 leptospirosis outbreak investigation among triathletes in a lake swim, swallowing lake-water was a disease risk-factor. We used genomic DNA from 85 anonymized blood-sample remainders from that investigation to examine the association of laboratory-confirmed leptospirosis with gene polymorphisms (TNF-alpha alleles and serologically defined genotypes for HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DQB1). HLA-DQ6-positive triathletes had increased risk of laboratory-confirmed leptospirosis (OR=2.8, P=0.04) compared to DQ6-negatives. DQ6-positive triathletes swallowing lake-water had greatest risk (OR 8.46, P< or =0.001). This first report of a genetic risk-factor affecting susceptibility to leptospirosis is also the first documented gene-environment interaction (DQ6 and swallowed water) affecting infectious disease susceptibility. Based on these preliminary findings, we hypothesize a role for superantigens in leptospirosis and underscore the importance of outbreak investigations for understanding infectious disease gene-environment interactions.
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- J Lingappa
- Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
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van Heeswijk RPG. Optimized antiretroviral therapy: the role of therapeutic drug monitoring and pharmacogenomics. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2004; 1:75-81. [PMID: 15482103 DOI: 10.1586/14787210.1.1.75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The identification of relationships between plasma concentrations of protease inhibitors and later, the non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors and their efficacy and toxicity has caused a growing interest in the concept of therapeutic drug monitoring in the treatment of HIV infection. Some evidence suggests a beneficial effect of therapeutic drug monitoring of protease inhibitors. More recently, plasma protease inhibitor concentrations have been combined with viral susceptibility into one parameter, the inhibitory quotient, which may be a better predictor of the response to therapy, especially in pretreated patients. This paper reviews the current literature on therapeutic drug monitoring and the inhibitory quotient in the management of HIV infection and speculates on the future role of pharmacogenomics in this therapeutic area.
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- Rolf P G van Heeswijk
- Clinical Investigation Unit, Division of Infectious Diseases, The Ottawa Hospital, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada.
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Ciuffi A, Bleiber G, Muñoz M, Martinez R, Loeuillet C, Rehr M, Fischer M, Günthard HF, Oxenius A, Meylan P, Bonhoeffer S, Trono D, Telenti A. Entry and transcription as key determinants of differences in CD4 T-cell permissiveness to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection. J Virol 2004; 78:10747-54. [PMID: 15367641 PMCID: PMC516423 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.78.19.10747-10754.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Isolated primary human cells from different donors vary in their permissiveness-the ability of cells to be infected and sustain the replication of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). We used replicating HIV-1 and single-cycle lentivirus vectors in a population approach to identify polymorphic steps during viral replication. We found that phytohemagglutinin-stimulated CD4(+) CD45RO(+) CD57(-) T cells from healthy blood donors (n = 128) exhibited a 5.2-log-unit range in virus production. For 20 selected donors representing the spectrum of CD4 T-cell permissiveness, we could attribute up to 42% of the total variance in virus production to entry factors and 48% to postentry steps. Efficacy at key intracellular steps of the replicative cycle (reverse transcription, integration, transcription and splicing, translation, and budding and release) varied from 0.71 to 1.45 log units among donors. However, interindividual differences in transcription efficiency alone accounted for 64 to 83% of the total variance in virus production that was attributable to postentry factors. While vesicular stomatitis virus G protein-mediated fusion was more efficacious than CCR5/CD4 entry, the latter resulted in greater transcriptional activity per proviral copy. The phenotype of provirus transcription was stable over time, indicating that it represents a genetic trait.
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- Angela Ciuffi
- Institute of Microbiology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
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Nolan D, Gaudieri S, John M, Mallal S. Impact of host genetics on HIV disease progression and treatment: new conflicts on an ancient battleground. AIDS 2004; 18:1231-40. [PMID: 15362655 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200406180-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Tang J, Kaslow RA. The impact of host genetics on HIV infection and disease progression in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy. AIDS 2004; 17 Suppl 4:S51-60. [PMID: 15080180 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200317004-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Jianming Tang
- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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O'Brien SJ, Nelson GW. Human genes that limit AIDS. Nat Genet 2004; 36:565-74. [PMID: 15167933 DOI: 10.1038/ng1369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 245] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2004] [Accepted: 04/18/2004] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Discernable genetic variation among people and populations has an important role in infectious disease epidemics, including that of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Genetic association analysis of several large AIDS cohorts implicate 14 AIDS restriction genes, polymorphic variants in loci that regulate HIV-1 cell entry, acquired and innate immunity, and cytokine defenses to HIV-1. The influence and translational impact of these genes on individual and population sensitivity to AIDS is considerable.
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- Stephen J O'Brien
- Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland, USA.
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Buchinsky FJ, Derkay CS, Leal SM, Donfack J, Ehrlich GD, Post JC. Multicenter initiative seeking critical genes in respiratory papillomatosis. Laryngoscope 2004; 114:349-57. [PMID: 14755217 PMCID: PMC6141032 DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200402000-00032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine the host genes that govern susceptibility to recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP). RRP is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) 6 and 11. Millions of babies are exposed during the birthing process, but relatively few develop the disease and the aggressiveness of the course is highly variable. Genetically encoded host susceptibility is postulated. Determining the host genes that govern susceptibility will enhance our understanding not only of RRP but also of host-viral interaction in general. STUDY DESIGN A genome-wide association study on familial triads consisting of an RRP-affected child and his or her parents. Using the HapMap data from the human genome project, we will identify those alleles that are over-transmitted by the parents to their affected offspring as compared to those alleles that are under-transmitted. METHODS Approximately 400 patients and their parents will be recruited through a collaboration between the Center for Genomic Sciences and the RRP Task Force. DNA will be extracted from blood specimens and viral typing will be performed on biopsy specimens. Patients will be genotyped using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers and compared to their respective parents' genotype using the transmission disequilibrium test. Both a genome scan and a candidate gene approach will be utilized. RESULTS Institutional Review Board authorization has been obtained at three hospitals and the process is underway at 18 more. Patient and parent recruitment has begun. Specimens have been forwarded to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where the DNA has been extracted and is being stored. CONCLUSIONS A novel approach combining a nationwide patient resource and the mapping power of the sub-centimorgan human haplotype map has been developed to elucidate the biological mechanisms of RRP by determining the genetically encoded susceptibilities of host-virus interaction.
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- Farrel J Buchinsky
- Center for Genomic Sciences, Allegheny Singer Research Institute, 320 E. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212-4772, USA.
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Reed SM, Bayly WM, Sellon DC. Mechanisms of Infectious Disease. EQUINE INTERNAL MEDICINE 2004. [PMCID: PMC7278211 DOI: 10.1016/b0-72-169777-1/50004-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Hersberger M, Marti-Jaun J, Hänseler E, Speck RF. Rapid detection of the CCR2-V64I, CCR5-A59029G and SDF1-G801A polymorphisms by tetra-primer PCR. Clin Biochem 2003; 35:399-403. [PMID: 12270771 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-9120(02)00333-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To develop tetra-primer PCR assays for detection of the CCR2-V64I, CCR5-A59029G and SDF1-G801A polymorphisms associated with HIV pathogenesis. DESIGN AND METHODS For each assay, two primers for the amplification of the gene locus are combined in one tube with two primers for the subsequent allele specific amplification (ASA). In the first set of cycles, pre-amplification of the gene region of interest is ensured by the gene specific primers. In the second set of cycles, lowering the annealing temperature allows ASA on the newly produced template. RESULTS Analysis of 90 DNA samples resulted in allele frequencies for CCR2-V64I, CCR5-A59029G and SDF1-G801A which are similar to other Caucasian cohorts. Furthermore, re-analysis of sequenced genomic DNA by tetra-primer PCR analysis (7-11 times) always showed identical results. CONCLUSION Our set of single-tube assays allows rapid and reproducible genotyping of the CCR2-V64I, CCR5-A59029G and SDF1-G801A polymorphisms. These inexpensive but accurate assays are valuable for screening these polymorphisms in cohorts of HIV-infected patients.
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- Martin Hersberger
- Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Hygiene, University Hospital of Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Fernandes AP, Gonçalves MA, Zavanella RB, Figueiredo JF, Donadi EA, Rodrigues ML. HLA markers associated with progression to AIDS are also associated with susceptibility to cytomegalovirus retinitis. AIDS 2003; 17:2133-6. [PMID: 14502022 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200309260-00020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Genetic resistance to infectious diseases is likely to involve a complex array of immune-response and other genes with variants that impose subtle but significant consequences on gene expression or protein function. We have gained considerable insight into the genetic determinants of HIV-1 disease, and the HLA class I genes appear to be highly influential in this regard. Numerous reports have identified a role for HLA genotype in AIDS outcomes, implicating many HLA alleles in various aspects of HIV disease. Here we review the HLA associations with progression to AIDS that have been consistently affirmed and discuss the underlying mechanisms behind some of these associations based on functional studies of immune cell recognition.
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- Mary Carrington
- Basic Research Program, SAIC-Frederick, Inc, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland 21702, USA.
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Lipsitch M, Bergstrom CT, Antia R. Effect of human leukocyte antigen heterozygosity on infectious disease outcome: the need for allele-specific measures. BMC MEDICAL GENETICS 2003; 4:2. [PMID: 12542841 PMCID: PMC149356 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-4-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2002] [Accepted: 01/24/2003] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Doherty and Zinkernagel, who discovered that antigen presentation is restricted by the major histocompatibility complex (MHC, called HLA in humans), hypothesized that individuals heterozygous at particular MHC loci might be more resistant to particular infectious diseases than the corresponding homozygotes because heterozygotes could present a wider repertoire of antigens. The superiority of heterozygotes over either corresponding homozygote, which we term allele-specific overdominance, is of direct biological interest for understanding the mechanisms of immune response; it is also a leading explanation for the observation that MHC loci are extremely polymorphic and that these polymorphisms have been maintained through extremely long evolutionary periods. Recent studies have shown that in particular viral infections, heterozygosity at HLA loci was associated with a favorable disease outcome, and such findings have been interpreted as supporting the allele-specific overdominance hypothesis in humans. METHODS An algebraic model is used to define the expected population-wide findings of an epidemiologic study of HLA heterozygosity and disease outcome as a function of allele-specific effects and population genetic parameters of the study population. RESULTS We show that overrepresentation of HLA heterozygotes among individuals with favorable disease outcomes (which we term population heterozygote advantage) need not indicate allele-specific overdominance. On the contrary, partly due to a form of confounding by allele frequencies, population heterozygote advantage can occur under a very wide range of assumptions about the relationship between homozygote risk and heterozygote risk. In certain extreme cases, population heterozygote advantage can occur even when every heterozygote is at greater risk of being a case than either corresponding homozygote. CONCLUSION To demonstrate allele-specific overdominance for specific infections in human populations, improved analytic tools and/or larger studies (or studies in populations with limited HLA diversity) are necessary.
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- Marc Lipsitch
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Zoology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Tang J, Wilson CM, Meleth S, Myracle A, Lobashevsky E, Mulligan MJ, Douglas SD, Korber B, Vermund SH, Kaslow RA. Host genetic profiles predict virological and immunological control of HIV-1 infection in adolescents. AIDS 2002; 16:2275-84. [PMID: 12441799 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200211220-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the correlation between host genetic profiles and virological and immunological outcomes among HIV-1-seropositive participants from the Reaching for Excellence in Adolescent Care and Health (REACH) cohort. METHODS HLA class I and chemokine coreceptor (CCR) alleles and haplotypes were resolved in 227 HIV-1-seropositive adolescents (ages 13-18 years; 75% females; 71% African-Americans) and 183 HIV-seronegative individuals, with quarterly follow-up visits between 1996 and 2000. Each HLA and CCR variant with consistent risk and protective effect on HIV-1 pathogenesis was assigned a score of -1 and +1, respectively. All individual markers and genetic scores were analyzed in relation to plasma viral load (VL) and CD4 T lymphocytes during a 6-12-month interval when no antiretroviral therapy was taken. RESULTS HLA-B*57 alone was a strong predictor of VL (P < 0.0001), but composite genetic profiles found in over 50% of patients consistently outperformed the individual component markers in multivariable analyses with or without adjustment for gender, race, age, and membership of clinical patient groups. Adolescents (n = 37) with a favorable combination of VL (< 1000 copies/ml) and CD4 T cell counts (> 450 x 10(6) cells/l) consistently had more positive (+1 to +2) than negative (-1 to -4) HLA and CCR scores compared with those (n = 56) with an unfavorable combination (VL > 16,000 copies/ml and CD4 cells < 450 x 10(6) cells/l) or the remainder (n = 134) of the cohort (overall P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION A generalizable genetic scoring algorithm based on seven HLA class I and CCR markers is highly predictive of viremia and immunodeficiency in HIV-1-infected adolescents.
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- Jianming Tang
- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 39294-0022, USA
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Mingjia L, Short R. How oestrogen or progesterone might change a woman's susceptibility to HIV-1 infection. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2002; 42:472-5. [PMID: 12495087 DOI: 10.1111/j.0004-8666.2002.00472.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Worldwide, 18.5 million women are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1). At least 80% of these HIV infections have occurred as a result of sexual intercourse with an infected male partner. This review focuses on how HIV-1 enters the human female reproductive tract, and how oestrogen or progesterone, by altering the cervicovaginal epithelium, might change a woman's susceptibility to HIV infection. Experiments on hysterectomised Rhesus monkeys suggest that the vagina, rather than the cervix or uterus, is the main site of viral entry. If ovariectomised monkeys are given systemic oestrogen treatment, this makes them completely resistant to infection by intravaginally administered simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), whereas progesterone-treated animals, like the untreated controls, are extremely susceptible. Some studies have also shown that women on systemic long-acting gestagen-only contraceptives have a thinner vaginal epithelium and hence might be more susceptible to HIV infection; this is certainly true of post-menopausal women. The beneficial effects of oestrogen are thought to be due to increased thickness and cornification of the cervicovaginal epithelium, which prevents the virus from coming into contact with the target Langerhans cells (LCs). Topical vaginal oestrogen treatment is widely used as a safe and effective way of thickening and keratinising the vaginal epithelium in post-menopausal women. Perhaps this could be an exciting new way of protecting women from HIV infection.
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- Li Mingjia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
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Martin MP, Gao X, Lee JH, Nelson GW, Detels R, Goedert JJ, Buchbinder S, Hoots K, Vlahov D, Trowsdale J, Wilson M, O'Brien SJ, Carrington M. Epistatic interaction between KIR3DS1 and HLA-B delays the progression to AIDS. Nat Genet 2002; 31:429-34. [PMID: 12134147 DOI: 10.1038/ng934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 884] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Natural killer (NK) cells provide defense in the early stages of the innate immune response against viral infections by producing cytokines and causing cytotoxicity. The killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) on NK cells regulate the inhibition and activation of NK-cell responses through recognition of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I molecules on target cells KIR and HLA loci are both highly polymorphic, and some HLA class I products bind and trigger cell-surface receptors specified by KIR genes. Here we report that the activating KIR allele KIR3DS1, in combination with HLA-B alleles that encode molecules with isoleucine at position 80 (HLA-B Bw4-80Ile), is associated with delayed progression to AIDS in individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). In the absence of KIR3DS1, the HLA-B Bw4-80Ile allele was not associated with any of the AIDS outcomes measured. By contrast, in the absence of HLA-B Bw4-80Ile alleles, KIR3DS1 was significantly associated with more rapid progression to AIDS. These observations are strongly suggestive of a model involving an epistatic interaction between the two loci. The strongest synergistic effect of these loci was on progression to depletion of CD4(+) T cells, which suggests that a protective response of NK cells involving KIR3DS1 and its HLA class I ligands begins soon after HIV-1 infection.
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- Maureen P Martin
- Basic Research Program, SAIC Frederick, Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201, USA
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- Amalio Telenti
- Division of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, CHUV 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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The human major histocompatibility complex HLA has been implicated repeatedly as a regulator of the outcome of HIV exposure and infection. A new study of long-term survivors who naturally depress HIV-1 replication and avoid the signs of AIDS for years after infection suggests that homozygosity for a group of HLA-B locus alleles termed Bw4 confers resistance, ostensibly by regulating natural killer cell-ligand interactions. However, close inspection of the accumulated evidence raises some questions and urges validation of the potential Bw4 effects in additional studies.
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