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Ahir-Bist S, Chavan V, Padmaja Samant M, Nanavati R, Mehta P, Mania-Pramanik J. Human leukocyte antigens class I and class II alleles associated with vertical human immunodeficiency virus transmission - an exploratory study from Mumbai, India. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2023; 89:159. [PMID: 36331825 DOI: 10.25259/ijdvl_654_19] [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: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Background Human leukocyte antigens (HLA) an important host genetic factor is responsible for influencing human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) transmission and disease progression. Contributions of HLA I and II alleles have not been reported in the Indian population with respect to vertical HIV transmission. Aim In the current study we determined the frequencies of HLA class I and class II alleles in a cohort of children exposed to HIV through their mothers. Method In this exploratory study children perinatally exposed to HIV-1 who fit the study criteria and had completed 18 month follow-up were typed for HLA class I and class II alleles using polymerase chain reaction combined with sequence-specific oligonucleotides probes (PCR-SSOP) and sequence-specific primer (SSP) method. HLA typing was done in 30 positive and 60 HIV negative children along with confounding factors such as treatment regimens, viral load and CD4 count of the mother, feeding option, etc. SPSS software was used for statistical analysis and online docking tools for in-silico analysis. Results HLA-B*40 (p = 0.018) was significantly higher in negative children and was associated with protection, whereas HLA-A*01 (p = 0.05), HLA-B*37 (p = 0.032) and HLA-DRB1*09 (p = 0.017) were associated with transmission. Known protective allele HLA-B*27 was only present in negative children. Many specific haplotypes were exclusively present in the negative children or the positive ones. In-silico analysis was performed to predict the ability of HLA-B*40 to bind to antigenic peptides obtained from HIV-1 sequences in our study group. Limitations Small sample size is a concerning limitation of the study. Nonetheless this is a comprehensive study on HLA alleles in HIV exposed Indian children Conclusion Our study highlights the contribution of HLA class I and II alleles in the Indian children and further adds to understanding the immunogenetic mechanisms. These can be developed as markers for prediction of infection transmission. The observations also contribute to the database of genetic makeup of our population and can help in designing vaccine strategies.
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- Swati Ahir-Bist
- Department of Infectious Diseases Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Infectious Diseases Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E. M Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Neonatology, Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E. M Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E. M Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Infectious Diseases Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Amin O, Powers J, Bricker KM, Chahroudi A. Understanding Viral and Immune Interplay During Vertical Transmission of HIV: Implications for Cure. Front Immunol 2021; 12:757400. [PMID: 34745130 PMCID: PMC8566974 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.757400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Despite the significant progress that has been made to eliminate vertical HIV infection, more than 150,000 children were infected with HIV in 2019, emphasizing the continued need for sustainable HIV treatment strategies and ideally a cure for children. Mother-to-child-transmission (MTCT) remains the most important route of pediatric HIV acquisition and, in absence of prevention measures, transmission rates range from 15% to 45% via three distinct routes: in utero, intrapartum, and in the postnatal period through breastfeeding. The exact mechanisms and biological basis of these different routes of transmission are not yet fully understood. Some infants escape infection despite significant virus exposure, while others do not, suggesting possible maternal or fetal immune protective factors including the presence of HIV-specific antibodies. Here we summarize the unique aspects of HIV MTCT including the immunopathogenesis of the different routes of transmission, and how transmission in the antenatal or postnatal periods may affect early life immune responses and HIV persistence. A more refined understanding of the complex interaction between viral, maternal, and fetal/infant factors may enhance the pursuit of strategies to achieve an HIV cure for pediatric populations.
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- Omayma Amin
- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Center for Childhood Infections and Vaccines of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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Flórez-Álvarez L, Blanquiceth Y, Ramírez K, Ossa-Giraldo AC, Velilla PA, Hernandez JC, Zapata W. NK Cell Activity and CD57 +/NKG2C high Phenotype Are Increased in Men Who Have Sex With Men at High Risk for HIV. Front Immunol 2020; 11:537044. [PMID: 33042136 PMCID: PMC7517039 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.537044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Introduction The HIV-exposed seronegative (HESN) status is for individuals who remain seronegative despite repeated exposure to HIV. One of the main cohorts within this group is men who have sex with men (MSM). Studies of this cohort have revealed different immunological and genetic mechanisms that can explain the phenomenon of natural HIV resistance. NK cells' higher effector capacity is related to natural resistance to HIV. Besides, a new population of NK cells with adaptive features was described recently. These cells are increased in some HESN cohorts and appear to be involved in better control of viral replication in primarily HIV-infected subjects. The present study evaluated the role of NK cells in the natural resistance to HIV-1 infection in MSM. Methodology Phenotypic and functional features were evaluated in NK cells from two groups of MSM, at different risks of HIV infection, according to the number of sexual partners. The production of IFN-γ and β-chemokines was included in the analysis, as well as the cytotoxic capacity and adaptive NK cell frequency. Genetic features, such as HLA and KIR allele frequencies, were also explored. Results High-risk MSM exhibit an increased frequency of fully mature and CD57+/NKG2Chigh NK cells. These individuals also show higher cytotoxic capacity and IFN-γ production in response to K562 stimuli. NK cells with a CD107a+/IFN-γ+ functional profile were found more frequently and displayed higher IFN-γ production capacity among high-risk MSM than among low-risk MSM. The protective allele HLA-B∗18 was only present in the high-risk MSM group as well as HLA-B∗ 39. The protective phenotype KIR3DL1/S1-HLA-B∗Bw4, in a homozygous state, was particularly abundant in the high-risk population. Notably, some of these functional features were related to higher frequencies of mature and CD57+/NKG2Chigh NK cells, which, in turn, were associated with a higher number of sexual partners. Conclusion The changes observed in the NK cell compartment can be driven by the magnitude of sexual exposure and immunological challenges of high-risk individuals, which could influence their resistance/susceptibility to HIV infection.
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- Lizdany Flórez-Álvarez
- Grupo Inmunovirología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
- Grupo Infettare, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo Inmunovirología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo Inmunovirología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo Inmunovirología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo Infettare, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo Inmunovirología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
- Grupo Infettare, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia
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Mycoplasma genitalium infection among HIV-infected pregnant African women and implications for mother-to-child transmission of HIV. AIDS 2019; 33:2211-2217. [PMID: 31385863 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000002335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Many sexually transmitted infections increase risk of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV, but the effect of Mycoplasma genitalium is not known. We hypothesized that M. genitalium infection would be common among HIV-infected pregnant women and could be associated with in-utero and intrapartum MTCT. DESIGN Observational case-cohort study. METHODS The current study used specimens from a Kenyan perinatal MTCT cohort (1999-2005) involving HIV-infected women and their infants, who received short-course zidovudine for prevention of MTCT. Vaginal swabs collected at 32 weeks gestation were tested for M. genitalium using a transcription-mediated amplification assay. Infant perinatal HIV infection was determined at birth and 4 weeks of age by DNA PCR. Using a case-cohort design, a random sample was generated with 3 : 1 control : case ratio; prevalence and correlates of M. genitalium were assessed with chi-squared and t tests; predictors of infant outcomes were analyzed using logistic regression. RESULTS Among 220 HIV-infected pregnant women evaluated, 47 women (21.4%) had M. genitalium. Antenatal M. genitalium infection was associated with higher HIV RNA in plasma (5.0 vs. 4.6 log10 copies/ml in M. genitalium-positive vs. M. genitalium-negative women, P = 0.02) at 32 weeks. Women with M. genitalium were less likely to report prior sexually transmitted infections and genital ulcers (both P = 0.05). There was no association found between exposure to M. genitalium and perinatal MTCT (odds ratio = 0.72, 95% confidence interval 0.35, 1.51, P = 0.39). CONCLUSION Vaginal M. genitalium infection was frequently detected among Kenyan HIV-infected pregnant women and was associated with higher plasma HIV levels, but was not associated with perinatal transmission of HIV.
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Ramírez de Arellano E, Díez-Fuertes F, Aguilar F, de la Torre Tarazona HE, Sánchez-Lara S, Lao Y, Vicario JL, García F, González-Garcia J, Pulido F, Gutierrez-Rodero F, Moreno S, Iribarren JA, Viciana P, Vilches C, Ramos M, Capa L, Alcamí J, Del Val M. Novel association of five HLA alleles with HIV-1 progression in Spanish long-term non progressor patients. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0220459. [PMID: 31393887 PMCID: PMC6687284 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Certain host genetic variants, especially in the human leucocyte antigen (HLA) region, are associated with different progression of HIV-1-induced diseases and AIDS. Long term non progressors (LTNP) represent only the 2% of infected patients but are especially relevant because of their efficient HIV control. In this work we present a global analysis of genetic data in the large national multicenter cohort of Spanish LTNP, which is compared with seronegative individuals and HIV-positive patients. We have analyzed whether several single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) including in key genes and certain HLA-A and B alleles could be associated with a specific HIV phenotype. A total of 846 individuals, 398 HIV-1-positive patients (213 typical progressors, 55 AIDS patients, and 130 LTNPs) and 448 HIV-negative controls, were genotyped for 15 polymorphisms and HLA-A and B alleles. Significant differences in the allele frequencies among the studied populations identified 16 LTNP-associated genetic factors, 5 of which were defined for the first time as related to LTNP phenotype: the protective effect of HLA-B39, and the detrimental impact of HLA-B18, -A24, -B08 and –A29. The remaining eleven polymorphisms confirmed previous publications, including the protective alleles HLA-B57, rs2395029 (HCP5), HLA bw4 homozygosity, HLA-B52, HLA-B27, CCR2 V64I, rs9264942 (HLA-C) and HLA-A03; and the risk allele HLA bw6 homozygosity. Notably, individual Spanish HIV-negative individuals had an average of 0.12 protective HLA alleles and SNPs, compared with an average of 1.43 protective alleles per LTNP patient, strongly suggesting positive selection of LTNP. Finally, stratification of LTNP according to viral load showed a proportional relationship between the frequency of protective alleles with control of viral load. Interestingly, no differences in the frequency of protection/risk polymorphisms were found between elite controllers and LTNPs maintaining viral loads <2.000 copies/mL throughout the follow-up.
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- Eva Ramírez de Arellano
- National Center for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- National Center for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
- Infectious Diseases Unit, IBIDAPS, HIVACAT, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- National Center for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- National Center for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
- Viral Immunology, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- National Center for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Histocompatibilidad, Centro de Transfusión de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, IBIDAPS, HIVACAT, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- HIV Unit, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Alicante, Spain
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- Laboratory of Immunovirology, Biomedicine Institute of Sevilla, Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, Clinic Unit of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, IBIS/CSIC/SAS/University of Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Inmunogenética e Histocompatibilidad, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- National Center for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
- Viral Immunology, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- National Center for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- National Center for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
- Infectious Diseases Unit, IBIDAPS, HIVACAT, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- National Center for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
- Viral Immunology, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain
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Mekue LM, Nkenfou CN, Ndukong E, Yatchou L, Dambaya B, Ngoufack MN, Kameni JK, Kuiaté JR, Ndjolo A. HLA A*32 is associated to HIV acquisition while B*44 and B*53 are associated with protection against HIV acquisition in perinatally exposed infants. BMC Pediatr 2019; 19:249. [PMID: 31337377 PMCID: PMC6647251 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-019-1620-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecules play a key role in the cellular immune system. They may be determinants of mother-to-child transmission which is the driving force in pediatric HIV infection. We intended to look at the impact of the distribution of these polymorphic HLA genes in the mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV in Cameroon. METHODS A total of 156 mother-baby pairs were enrolled in three hospitals of Yaounde, capital of Cameroon. After the extraction of the DNA from blood samples using the Qiagen Kit as per manufacturer' instructions, the polymorphism of the HLA class 1 ABC was determined using the PCR- sequence specific primers assay. RESULTS The distribution of HLA class 1 revealed that none of the allele studied was associated with transmitters or non-transmitters, so was not implicated in transmission. The regression analysis showed that HLA A*32 [OR 0.062 (CI; 0.0075 to 0.51)] is associated with HIV acquisition while HLA B*44 [OR 0.47 (CI; 0.21 to 1.14)] and HLA B*53 [OR; 0.14 (CI; 0.018 to 1.22)] were implicated in reducing the acquisition of HIV by infants. The homozygosity of locus C [OR 6.99 (CI; 1.81 to 26.88), p = 0.0027] was found as a risk factor for the acquisition, while the A*32-B*44 haplotype [OR 10.1 (CI 1.17 to 87.87), p = 0.03] was a risk factor for the transmission. CONCLUSION This study has found that HLA A*32, B*44 and B*53 have an impact in MTCT outcomes. The homozygosity of locus C and the A*32-B*44 haplotype were risk factors for acquisition and transmission respectively.
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- Linda Mouafo Mekue
- Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 56, Dschang, Cameroon
- Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre, P.O. Box 3077, Yaounde, Cameroon
- Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Health, Institute of Agriculture Research for Development (IRAD), P.O Box 2123, Bambui, Cameroon
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- Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre, P.O. Box 3077, Yaounde, Cameroon
- Higher Teacher Training College, University of Yaounde I, P.O. Box 47, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 56, Dschang, Cameroon
- Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre, P.O. Box 3077, Yaounde, Cameroon
- Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Health, Institute of Agriculture Research for Development (IRAD), P.O Box 2123, Bambui, Cameroon
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- Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre, P.O. Box 3077, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre, P.O. Box 3077, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre, P.O. Box 3077, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 56, Dschang, Cameroon
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- Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre, P.O. Box 3077, Yaounde, Cameroon
- Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Science, University of Yaounde I, P.O BOX 1364, Yaounde, Cameroon
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Angulo JMC, Cuesta TAC, Menezes EP, Pedroso C, Brites C. HLA-B*14 allele predicts HIV-1 mother-to-child-transmission, in Salvador, Brazil. Braz J Infect Dis 2019; 23:71-78. [PMID: 31112676 PMCID: PMC9425689 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2019.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Revised: 04/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Class I human leukocyte antigens, especially the molecules encoded at the B locus (HLA-B), are associated with AIDS progression risk. Different groups of HLA-B alleles have been associated to a protective effect or increasing susceptibility to HIV infection and are expressed from the earliest stages of gestation. Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate which variants of HLA-B are associated with the risk of HIV vertical transmission in infected pregnant women and in their offspring, in a referral center in Salvador Bahia. Methods We performed HLA-B genotyping in 52 HIV-infected mothers and their children exposed to HIV-1 during pregnancy (N = 65) in Salvador, Brazil. We compared the HLA-B alleles frequency in mothers, uninfected and infected children, according to the use of antiretroviral prophylaxis. Results Absence of antiretroviral antenatal and postnatal prophylaxis was significantly associated with vertical transmission of HIV-1 (p = <0.01, and p = <0.01 respectively). Frequency of HLA-B*14 (29.2%, p = 0.002), HLA-B*18 (16.7%, p = 0.04) or HLA-B*14:1 (20.8%, p = 0.01) alleles subgroups were significantly higher in HIV-1 infected children and persisted (HLA-B*14, p = 0.04) even after adjusting for use of antiretroviral prophylaxis. No significant difference in expression of HLA-B alleles was observed among mothers who transmitted the virus compared to those who did not. Conclusions Expression of HLA-B*14 allele in children exposed to HIV-1 is predictive of vertical transmission and reinforces the important role of genetics in mother-to-child transmission.
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- Juan Manuel Cubillos Angulo
- Laboratório de Pesquisa em Infectologia, Salvador, BA, Brazil; Universidade Federal da Bahia, Escola de Medicina Salvador, Complexo Hospitalar Prof. Edgard Santos, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Escola de Medicina Salvador, Complexo Hospitalar Prof. Edgard Santos, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Escola de Medicina Salvador, Complexo Hospitalar Prof. Edgard Santos, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Pesquisa em Infectologia, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Pesquisa em Infectologia, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
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Angulo JMC, Cuesta TAC, Menezes EP, Pedroso C, Brites C. A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW ON THE INFLUENCE OF HLA-B POLYMORPHISMS ON HIV-1 MOTHER-TO-CHILD-TRANSMISSION. Braz J Infect Dis 2019; 23:53-59. [PMID: 30772367 PMCID: PMC9428023 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2018.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2018] [Revised: 12/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Mother-to-child-transmission (MTCT) is the main route of HIV-1 infection in children. Genetic studies suggest HLA-B alleles play an important role on HIV-1 transmission, progression, and control of HIV-1 infection. Objective To evaluate which polymorphisms of HLA-B are involved in HIV-1 MTCT. Methods Two independent reviewers performed a systematic review on search engines PubMed, Europe PMC, Cochrane, Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), and Literatura Latino-americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (Lilacs), using the following key terms: “HIV infection”, “HIV newborn”, “HLA polymorphisms”, “HLA-B”, and “Mother to child transmission”. All studies focusing on evaluation of HIV-1 MTCT, HIV infection evolution, and molecular analyses of HLA-B in children were selected. Results Nine studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Sixteen HLA-B alleles groups were associated with HIV-1 infection; seven of them (43.8%) were related to slow disease progression or reduced risk of MTCT, while six (37.5%) alleles groups were linked to a faster progression of HIV infection in children and to increased risk of MTCT. The available evidence suggest that HLA-B*57 group allele is associated with slow disease progression, while HLA-B*35 group allele is associated to increased risk of MTCT and rapid disease progression in infected children. The role of HLA-B*18, B*58 and B*44 are still controversial because they were associated to both, protection against MTCT, and to higher HIV replicative capacity, in different studies. Conclusion HLA-B*57 group allele can be protective against MTCT while HLA-B*35 groups alleles are consistently associated with HIV-1 MTCT.
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- Juan Manuel Cubillos Angulo
- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Complexo Hospitalar Prof. Edgard Santos, Laboratório de Pesquisa em Infectologia, Salvador, BA, Brazil; Universidade Federal da Bahia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina e Saúde, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Medicina, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Complexo Hospitalar Prof. Edgard Santos, Laboratório de Pesquisa em Infectologia, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Complexo Hospitalar Prof. Edgard Santos, Laboratório de Pesquisa em Infectologia, Salvador, BA, Brazil; Universidade Federal da Bahia, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Medicina, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
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Li L, Liu Y, Gorny MK. Association of Diverse Genotypes and Phenotypes of Immune Cells and Immunoglobulins With the Course of HIV-1 Infection. Front Immunol 2018; 9:2735. [PMID: 30534128 PMCID: PMC6275200 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02735] [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: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Disease progression among HIV-1-infected individuals varies widely, but the mechanisms underlying this variability remains unknown. Distinct disease outcomes are the consequences of many factors working in concert, including innate and adaptive immune responses, cell-mediated and humoral immunity, and both genetic and phenotypic factors. Current data suggest that these multifaceted aspects in infected individuals should be considered as a whole, rather than as separate unique elements, and that analyses must be performed in greater detail in order to meet the requirements of personalized medicine and guide optimal vaccine design. However, the wide adoption of antiretroviral therapy (ART) influences the implementation of systematic analyses of the HIV-1-infected population. Consequently, fewer data will be available for acquisition in the future, preventing the comprehensive investigations required to elucidate the underpinnings of variability in disease outcome. This review seeks to recapitulate the distinct genotypic and phenotypic features of the immune system, focusing in particular on comparing the surface proteins of immune cells among individuals with different HIV infection outcomes.
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- Liuzhe Li
- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Institute of Pathogenic Biology, Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-C and its association with HIV-1 transmission in discordant couple and mother-to-child cohorts. Immunogenetics 2018; 70:633-638. [PMID: 30128812 DOI: 10.1007/s00251-018-1075-1] [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] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecules play a key role in regulating the immune response towards infectious agents like human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1). They have been shown to influence transmission as well as the progression of HIV-1 towards acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Roles of HLA-A and HLA-B have been documented extensively; however, HLA-C has been poorly studied. In the present study, we have evaluated the role of HLA-C in discordant couple and mother-to-child cohorts. HLA-C*07 was higher both in HIV-1-infected spouses and infants as compared to exposed uninfected spouses and infants. However, this was not significant. HLA-C*15 was significantly higher in HIV-1-exposed uninfected babies as compared to infected babies. Lack of treatment in mothers and breastfeeding were significantly associated with HIV-1 transmission. HLA-C*07 may be a susceptible allele in HIV-1 transmission, whereas HLA-C*15 may be a protective allele in mother-to-child cohorts, independent of feeding options and treatment. These findings could be important in targeting immune responses via population-specific vaccine strategies against HIV-1.
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Despite major advances in antiretroviral therapy against HIV-1, an effective HIV vaccine is urgently required to reduce the number of new cases of HIV infections in the world. Vaccines are the ultimate tool in the medical arsenal to control and prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS. Several failed phase-IIb to –III clinical vaccine trials against HIV-1 in the past generated a plethora of information that could be used for better designing of an effective HIV vaccine in the future. Most of the tested vaccine candidates produced strong humoral responses against the HIV proteins; however, failed to protect due to: 1) the low levels and the narrow breadth of the HIV-1 neutralizing antibodies and the HIV-specific antibody-dependent Fc-mediated effector activities, 2) the low levels and the poor quality of the anti-HIV T-cell responses, and 3) the excessive responses to immunodominant non-protective HIV epitopes, which in some cases blocked the protective immunity and/or enhanced HIV infection. The B-cell epitopes on HIV for producing broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) against HIV have been extensively characterized, and the next step is to develop bNAb epitope immunogen for HIV vaccine. The bNAb epitopes are often conformational epitopes and therefore more difficult to construct as vaccine immunogen and likely to include immunodominant non-protective HIV epitopes. In comparison, T-cell epitopes are short linear peptides which are easier to construct into vaccine immunogen free of immunodominant non-protective epitopes. However, its difficulty lies in identifying the T-cell epitopes conserved among HIV subtypes and induce long-lasting, potent polyfunctional T-cell and cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) activities against HIV. In addition, these protective T-cell epitopes must be recognized by the HLA prevalent in the country(s) targeted for the vaccine trial. In conclusion, extending from the findings from previous vaccine trials, future vaccines should combine both T- and B-cell epitopes as vaccine immunogen to induce multitude of broad and potent immune effector activities required for sterilizing protection against global HIV subtypes.
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- Bikash Sahay
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, P.O. Box 110880, Gainesville, FL 32611-0880, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, P.O. Box 110880, Gainesville, FL 32611-0880, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, P.O. Box 110880, Gainesville, FL 32611-0880, USA
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Mouafo LCM, Dambaya B, Ngoufack NN, Nkenfou CN. Host Molecular Factors and Viral Genotypes in the Mother-to-Child HIV-1 Transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa. J Public Health Afr 2017; 8:594. [PMID: 28748061 PMCID: PMC5510234 DOI: 10.4081/jphia.2017.594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Maternal viral load and immune status, timing and route of delivery, viral subtype, and host genetics are known to influence the transmission, acquisition and disease progression of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection. This review summarizes the findings from published works on host molecular factors and virus genotypes affecting mother to child transmission (MTCT) in Africa and identifies the gaps that need to be addressed in future research. Articles in PubMed, Google and AIDSearch and relevant conference abstracts publications were searched. Accessible articles on host factors and viral genetics impacting the MTCT of HIV, done on African populations till 2015 were downloaded. Forty-six articles were found and accessed; 70% described host genes impacting the transmission. The most studied gene was the CCR5 promoter, followed by the CCR2-64I found to reduce MTCT; then SDF1-3’A shown to have no effect on MTCT and others like the DC-SIGNR, CD4, CCL3 and IP-10. The HLA class I was most studied and was generally linked to the protective effect on MTCT. Breast milk constituents were associated to protection against MTCT. However, existing studies in Sub Saharan Africa were done just in few countries and some done without control groups. Contradictory results obtained may be due to different genetic background, type of controls, different socio-cultural and economic environment and population size. More studies are thus needed to better understand the mechanism of transmission or prevention.
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- Linda Chapdeleine M Mouafo
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Dschang, Yaoundé, Cameroon.,Systems Biology Laboratory, Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Systems Biology Laboratory, Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management, Yaoundé, Cameroon.,Department of Animal Sciences, University of Yaounde 1, Cameroon
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- Systems Biology Laboratory, Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management, Yaoundé, Cameroon.,Department of Biochemistry, University of Yaounde 1, Cameroon
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- Systems Biology Laboratory, Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management, Yaoundé, Cameroon.,Higher Teachers' Training College, University of Yaounde 1, Cameroon
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Bardeskar NS, Mania-Pramanik J. HIV and host immunogenetics: unraveling the role of HLA-C. HLA 2016; 88:221-231. [PMID: 27620973 DOI: 10.1111/tan.12882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Accepted: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Host genetic factors play a major role in determining the outcome of many infections including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Multiple host factors have been studied till date showing their varied role in susceptibility or resistance to HIV infection. HLA-C, however, has been recently started gaining interest in researchers mind revealing its polymorphisms to have an important effect on viral load set-points, disease progression as well as transmission. In this review report, we have compiled these significant findings of HLA-C in HIV infection, in an attempt to highlight the need for further research in the area in different ethnic population to establish its role in the infection.
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- N S Bardeskar
- Infectious Diseases Biology Department, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai, 400012, India
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- Infectious Diseases Biology Department, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai, 400012, India.
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Gianesin K, Petrara R, Freguja R, Zanchetta M, Giaquinto C, De Rossi A. Host factors and early treatments to restrict paediatric HIV infection and early disease progression. J Virus Erad 2015; 1:140-7. [PMID: 27482405 PMCID: PMC4946731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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A body of evidence indicates that a threshold level of the virus is required to establish systemic and persistent HIV infection in the host and that this level depends on virus-host interactions. Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV is the main source of paediatric HIV infection and occurs when the host's immune system is still developing. Thus, innate resistance and immunity, rather than adaptive immune response, may be the main drivers in restricting the establishment of HIV reservoirs and the long-lived persistence of HIV infection in infants. Genetic variations in HIV co-receptors and their ligands, as well as in Toll-like receptors and defensins, key elements of innate immunity, have been demonstrated to influence the risk of perinatal HIV infection and disease progression in HIV-infected infants. Early treatments with combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) restrict paediatric infection by reducing the level of the transmitted/infecting virus to below the threshold required for the onset of immune response to the virus and also significantly reduce HIV reservoirs. However, despite long periods with no signs and symptoms of HIV infection, all early cART-treated children who later discontinued cART had a rebound of HIV, except for one case in whom a period of viral remission occurred. Which parameters predict viral remission or viral rebound after cART discontinuation? Could early cART prevent rather than just reduce the establishment of viral reservoirs? And, if so, how? Answers to these questions are also important in order to optimise the use of early cART in infants at high risk of HIV infection.
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- Ketty Gianesin
- Section of Oncology and Immunology, AIDS Reference Center, Department of Oncology and Immunology,
University of Padua,
Italy
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- Section of Oncology and Immunology, AIDS Reference Center, Department of Oncology and Immunology,
University of Padua,
Italy,Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO)-IRCCS,
Aviano,
Italy
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- Section of Oncology and Immunology, AIDS Reference Center, Department of Oncology and Immunology,
University of Padua,
Italy,Penta Foundation,
Padua,
Italy
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- Penta Foundation,
Padua,
Italy,Department of Mother and Child Health,
University of Padua,
Italy
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- Section of Oncology and Immunology, AIDS Reference Center, Department of Oncology and Immunology,
University of Padua,
Italy,Istituto Oncologico Veneto (IOV)-IRCCS,
Padua,
Italy,Corresponding author: Anita De Rossi,
Section of Oncology and Immunology, AIDS Reference Center, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology,
University of PaduaVia Gattamelata 64,
35128Padua,
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Gianesin K, Petrara R, Freguja R, Zanchetta M, Giaquinto C, De Rossi A. Host factors and early treatments to restrict paediatric HIV infection and early disease progression. J Virus Erad 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30509-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Prentice HA, Price MA, Porter TR, Cormier E, Mugavero MJ, Kamali A, Karita E, Lakhi S, Sanders EJ, Anzala O, Amornkul PN, Allen S, Hunter E, Kaslow RA, Gilmour J, Tang J. Dynamics of viremia in primary HIV-1 infection in Africans: insights from analyses of host and viral correlates. Virology 2013; 449:254-62. [PMID: 24418560 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2013.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2013] [Revised: 10/11/2013] [Accepted: 11/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In HIV-1 infection, plasma viral load (VL) has dual implications for pathogenesis and public health. Based on well-known patterns of HIV-1 evolution and immune escape, we hypothesized that VL is an evolving quantitative trait that depends heavily on duration of infection (DOI), demographic features, human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genotypes and viral characteristics. Prospective data from 421 African seroconverters with at least four eligible visits did show relatively steady VL beyond 3 months of untreated infection, but host and viral factors independently associated with cross-sectional and longitudinal VL often varied by analytical approaches and sliding time windows. Specifically, the effects of age, HLA-B(⁎)53 and infecting HIV-1 subtypes (A1, C and others) on VL were either sporadic or highly sensitive to time windows. These observations were strengthened by the addition of 111 seroconverters with 2-3 eligible VL results, suggesting that DOI should be a critical parameter in epidemiological and clinical studies.
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- Heather A Prentice
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, New York City, NY, USA; Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Human Immunology Laboratory, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- MRC/UVRI Uganda Virus Research Unit on AIDS, Masaka Site, Masaka, Uganda
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- Zambia-Emory HIV Research Project, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Centre for Geographic Medicine Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kilifi, Kenya; Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, University of Oxford, Headington, UK
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- Kenya AIDS Vaccine Initiative (KAVI), Nairobi, Kenya
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- Zambia-Emory HIV Research Project, Lusaka, Zambia; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Human Immunology Laboratory, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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Toll-like receptor variants are associated with infant HIV-1 acquisition and peak plasma HIV-1 RNA level. AIDS 2013; 27:2431-9. [PMID: 24037211 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e3283629117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We evaluated the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in TLRs with infant HIV-1 acquisition and viral control. DESIGN Infant HIV-1 outcomes were assessed in a Kenyan perinatal HIV-1 cohort. METHODS Infants were genotyped for six candidate and 118 haplotype-tagging polymorphisms in TLRs 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9, MYD88 and TIRAP. Cox proportional hazards and linear regression were performed to assess associations with time to HIV-1 acquisition, time to infant mortality, and peak viral load. RESULTS Among 368 infants, 56 (15%) acquired HIV-1 by month 1 and 17 (4.6%) between 1 and 12 months. Infants with the TLR9 1635A (rs352140) variant were more likely to acquire HIV-1 by 1 month [hazard ratio = 1.81, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.05-3.14, P = 0.033] and by 12 months (hazard ratio = 1.62, CI = 1.01-2.60, P = 0.044) in dominant models adjusted for maternal plasma HIV-1 RNA level and genetic ancestry. Among 56 infants infected at 1 month of age or less, at least one copy of the TLR9 1635A allele was associated with a 0.58 log₁₀ copies/ml lower peak viral load (P = 0.002). Female infants with at least one copy of the TLR8 1G (rs3764880) variant had a 0.78 log₁₀ copies/ml higher peak viral load (P = 0.0009) and having at least one copy of the C allele for a haplotype tagging TLR7 variant (rs1634319) was associated with a 0.80 log₁₀ copies/ml higher peak viral load in female infants (P = 0.0003). CONCLUSION In this African perinatal cohort, we found several TLR polymorphisms associated with HIV-1 acquisition and progression. Defining mechanisms for these TLR associations may inform HIV-1 prevention strategies that leverage innate responses.
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Chaudhari DV, Chavan VR, Ahir SP, Kerkar SC, Mehta PR, Mania-Pramanik J. Human leukocyte antigen B distribution in HIV discordant cohort from India. Immunol Lett 2013; 156:1-6. [PMID: 24029662 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2013.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2013] [Revised: 08/29/2013] [Accepted: 09/03/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Limited reports are available on association of HLA-B with HIV infection from India, a home to the third largest population of HIV infected people in the world. This emphasizes the need to have more information specifically the genetic constitution of HIV serodiscordant couples (DCs), where one spouse is seropositive (HSP) while the other remains seronegative (HSN) even after repeated exposure. Hence, aim of this study was to document association of HLA-B with HIV infection in DCs living in Mumbai, India. A cohort was designed to enroll DCs attending the ICTC/Shakti Clinic of KEM Hospital, Mumbai. A group of unexposed volunteers were also enrolled as healthy controls (HC). HLA-B alleles were typed using sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes. Allele frequency comparison was done using 2×2 contingency tables. Results were considered significant, when p<0.05 with two-tailed Fisher's exact test. At HLA-B locus, the frequencies of HLA-B*40;-B*35;-B*07;-B*15;-B*51;-B*44;-B*52;-B*37 and -B*57 were found in decreasing order in the population. Frequency of HLA-B*35 allele was significantly higher (HSP vs HSN; p<0.02 and HSP vs HC; p<0.04) in HSP. HLA-B*40 (HSN vs HSP; p<0.01 and HC vs HSP; p<0.01) and HLA-B*18 (HSN vs HSP; p<0.02) were significantly associated with HSN. Both HSN and HC had similar HLA-B*35 and -B*40 allele frequency. HLA-B*57 allele was observed in 15 individuals (3.69%). However, HLA-B*57:01 which is known to be associated with adverse reactions against Abacavir was observed in 7 of them. HLA-B*39 was observed exclusively in HSP. Our observation in DCs confirmed the association of HLA-B*35 with susceptibility while HLA-B*40 (specifically *B40:06), -B*18 with protection. These identified alleles can be used as possible marker associated with HIV transmission. In India, HLA screening is not carried out before initiation of HIV treatment. However, the presence of HLA-B*57:01 in the population emphasizes the importance of such screening to predict/avoid Abacavir hypersensitivity.
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- Deepali V Chaudhari
- Department of Infectious Diseases Biology, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (DHR/ICMR), J. M. Street, Parel, Mumbai 400012, Maharashtra, India
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Peterson TA, Kimani J, Wachihi C, Bielawny T, Mendoza L, Thavaneswaran S, Narayansingh MJ, Kariri T, Liang B, Ball TB, Ngugi EN, Plummer FA, Luo M. HLA class I associations with rates of HIV-1 seroconversion and disease progression in the Pumwani Sex Worker Cohort. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 81:93-107. [DOI: 10.1111/tan.12051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2012] [Revised: 11/20/2012] [Accepted: 12/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- T. A. Peterson
- HIV and Human Genetics, National Microbiology Laboratory; Winnipeg; MB; Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology; University of Nairobi; Nairobi; Kenya
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- HIV and Human Genetics, National Microbiology Laboratory; Winnipeg; MB; Canada
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- HIV and Human Genetics, National Microbiology Laboratory; Winnipeg; MB; Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology; University of Manitoba; Winnipeg; MB; Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology; University of Manitoba; Winnipeg; MB; Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology; University of Nairobi; Nairobi; Kenya
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- Department of Medical Microbiology; University of Manitoba; Winnipeg; MB; Canada
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- Department of Community Health; University of Nairobi; Nairobi; Kenya
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Louvain de Souza T, de Souza Campos Fernandes RC, Medina-Acosta E. HIV-1 control in battlegrounds: important host genetic variations for HIV-1 mother-to-child transmission and progression to clinical pediatric AIDS. Future Virol 2012. [DOI: 10.2217/fvl.12.49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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HIV-1 mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is the passing of maternal HIV-1 to the offspring during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and/or breastfeeding. HIV-1 MTCT and the evolution to pediatric AIDS are multifactorial, dynamic and variable phenotypic conditions. Both genetic and nongenetic variables can influence susceptibility to HIV-1 MTCT or the rate of progression to clinical pediatric AIDS. In this review, we summarize the current state of knowledge about the roles of genetic variations seen in host immune response genes, and those that have been independently associated, mostly through population genetics of candidate genes, with interindividual susceptibility to HIV-1 MTCT, and progression to pediatric AIDS. We examine common and rare host genetic variations at coding and noncoding polymorphisms, whether functional or not, in agonists and antagonists of the immune response, which have been implicated in HIV-1 control in battlegrounds of cell entry, replication and evolution to AIDS. Further, we point to over 380 single-nucleotide polymorphisms, mostly within the HLA super region, recently identified in unbiased genome-wide association studies of HIV replication and evolution in adults, still unexplored in the context of HIV-1 MTCT, and which are likely to also influence susceptibility to pediatric HIV-1/AIDS.
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- Thais Louvain de Souza
- Molecular Identification & Diagnosis Unit, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Brazil
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- Municipal Program for the Surveillance of Sexually Transmitted Diseases & Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome of Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil
- Faculty of Medicine of Campos, Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil
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Stephens HAF. Immunogenetic surveillance of HIV/AIDS. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2012; 12:1481-91. [PMID: 22575339 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2012.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2011] [Revised: 04/05/2012] [Accepted: 04/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Evolutionary pressure by viruses is most likely responsible for the extraordinary allelic polymorphism of genes encoding class I human leukocyte antigens (HLA) and killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR). Such genetic diversity has functional implications for the immune response to viruses and generates population-based variations in HLA class I allele frequencies and KIR gene profiles. The HIV-1 virus has relatively recently established itself as a major human pathogen, rapidly diversifying into a variety of phylogenetic subtypes or clades (A-G) and recombinants in different populations. HIV-1 clade C is the most common subtype in circulation accounting for 48% of all infections, followed by HIV-1 clades A and B which are responsible for 13% and 11% of infections in the current pandemic, respectively. Candidate gene studies of large cohorts of predominantly HIV-1 clade B but also clades C and A infected patients, have consistently shown significant associations between certain HLA class I alleles namely HLA-B*57, B*58, B*27, B*51 and relatively low viraemia. However, there is evidence that other associations between HLA-B*15, B*18 or B*53 and levels of HIV-1 viraemia are clade-specific. Recent genome-wide association studies of HIV-1 clade B exposed cohorts have confirmed that HLA-B, which is the most polymorphic locus in the human genome, is the major genetic locus contributing to immune control of viraemia. Moreover, the presence of natural killer cell receptors encoded by KIR-3DL1 and 3DS1 genes together with certain HLA class I alleles carrying the KIR target motif Bw4Ile80, provides an enhanced ability to control HIV-1 viraemia in some individuals. It is likely that rapid co-evolution of HIV-1 immune escape variants together with an adjustment of human immune response gene profiles has occurred in some exposed populations. Taken together, immunogenetic surveillance of HIV-1 exposed cohorts has revealed important correlates of natural immunity, which could provide a rational platform for the design and testing of future vaccines aimed at controlling the current AIDS pandemic.
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- Henry A F Stephens
- UCL Centre for Nephrology and the Anthony Nolan Laboratories, Royal Free Hospital, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, UK.
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Bélec L, Kourtis AP. B lymphocyte-derived humoral immune defenses in breast milk transmission of the HIV-1. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2012; 743:139-60. [PMID: 22454347 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-2251-8_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Laurent Bélec
- Sorbonne Paris Cité (Paris V), and Laboratoire de Virologie, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Université Paris Descartes, 15-20 rue Leblanc, 75 908, Paris Cedex 15, France.
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Breastfeeding and Transmission of HIV-1: Epidemiology and Global Magnitude. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2012; 743:3-25. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-2251-8_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Ellington SR, King CC, Kourtis AP. Host factors that influence mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1: genetics, coinfections, behavior and nutrition. Future Virol 2011; 6:1451-1469. [PMID: 29348780 DOI: 10.2217/fvl.11.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is the most important mode of HIV-1 acquisition among infants and children and it can occur in utero, intrapartum and postnatally through breastfeeding. Great progress has been made in preventing MTCT through use of antiretroviral regimens during gestation, labor/delivery and breastfeeding. The mechanisms of MTCT, however, are multifactorial and remain incompletely understood. This review focuses on select host factors affecting MTCT, in particular genetic factors, coexisting infections, behavioral factors and nutrition. Whereas much emphasis has been placed on decreasing maternal HIV-1 viral load, an important determinant of MTCT, through use of antiretroviral agents, complementary focus on overall maternal health is often neglected. By addressing coinfections in mothers and infants, improving the mother's nutritional status and modifying risky behaviors and practices, not only is maternal and child health improved, but a direct benefit in reducing MTCT can be derived. The study of genetic variations in susceptibility to HIV-1 infection is rapidly evolving, and the future is likely to bring revolutionary changes in HIV-1 prevention by enhancing natural resistance to infection and by individually tailoring pharmacologic regimens.
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- Sascha R Ellington
- Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS K34, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
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- Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS K34, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
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- Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS K34, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
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Phenotypic characterization of HIV-specific CD8+ T cells during early and chronic infant HIV-1 infection. PLoS One 2011; 6:e20375. [PMID: 21655252 PMCID: PMC3105047 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2011] [Accepted: 04/19/2011] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Although CD8(+) T cells play an important role in the containment of adult HIV-1 replication, their role in infant HIV-1 infection is not as well understood. Impaired HIV-specific CD8(+) T cell responses may underlie the persistently high viral loads observed in infants. We examined the frequency and phenotype of infant HIV-specific CD8(+) T cells in 7 HIV-infected antiretroviral therapy-naïve infants during the first 2 years of life, using class I HLA tetramers and IFN-γ-ELISPOT. The frequency (0.088-3.9% of CD3(+)CD8(+) cells) and phenotype (CD27(+)CD28(-), CD45RA(+/-), CD57(+/-), HLA-DR(+), CD95(+)) of infant HIV-specific CD8(+) T cells were similar to reports in adults undergoing early infection. Unlike adults, at 23-24 months post-infection a high frequency of HIV-specific CD8(+) T cells expressed HLA-DR (mean 80%, range 68-85%) and CD95 (mean 88%, range 79-96%), suggesting sustained activation and vulnerability to apoptosis. Despite comparable expansion of HIV-specific CD8(+) T cells of a similar phenotype to adults during early infection, infant T cells failed to contain HIV-1 replication, and remained persistently activated and vulnerable to apoptosis during chronic infection.
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Bulterys M, Ellington S, Kourtis AP. HIV-1 and breastfeeding: biology of transmission and advances in prevention. Clin Perinatol 2010; 37:807-24, ix-x. [PMID: 21078452 DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2010.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Breastfeeding accounts for about 40% of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 worldwide and carries an estimated risk of transmission of 0.9% per month after the first month of breastfeeding. It is recommended that HIV-1-infected women completely avoid breastfeeding in settings where safe feeding alternatives exist. However, as replacement feeding is not safely available in many parts of the world, and because breastfeeding provides optimal nutrition and protection against other infant infections, there is intense ongoing research to make breastfeeding safe for HIV-1-infected mothers in resource-limited settings. More research is needed to determine the optimal duration of breastfeeding, optimal weaning practices, and which individual antiretroviral prophylactic regimen is best for HIV-1-infected mothers and their infants in a particular setting.
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- Division of HIV/AIDS, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
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More than 400,000 children were infected with (HIV-1) worldwide in 2008, or more than 1000 children per day. Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV-1 is the most important mode of HIV acquisition in infants and children. MTCT of HIV-1 can occur in utero, intrapartum, and postnatally through breastfeeding. Great progress has been made in preventing such transmission, through the use of antiretroviral prophylactic regimens to the mother during gestation and labor and delivery and to either mother or infant during breast feeding. The timing and mechanisms of transmission, however, are multifactorial and remain incompletely understood. This article summarizes what is known about the pathogenetic mechanisms and routes of MTCT of HIV-1, and includes virologic, immunologic, genetic, and mucosal aspects of transmission.
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Susceptible and protective HLA class 1 alleles against dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever patients in a Malaysian population. PLoS One 2010; 5. [PMID: 20927388 PMCID: PMC2946915 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2010] [Accepted: 08/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background The human leukocyte antigen alleles have been implicated as probable genetic markers in predicting the susceptibility and/or protection to severe manifestations of dengue virus (DENV) infection. In this present study, we aimed to investigate for the first time, the genotype variants of HLA Class 1(-A and -B) of DENV infected patients against healthy individuals in Malaysia. Methodology/Principal Findings This study was carried out with 92 dengue disease patients and 95 healthy controls from three different ethnic groups (Malay, Chinese and Indian) in Malaysia. All patients with clinical and laboratory confirmation of DENV infection were typed for the HLA-A and B loci, using polymerase chain reaction-sequence specific primer techniques. In our total population, a significant increase for HLA-B*53 (P = 0.042, Pc = 1.008) allele and a significant decrease for A*03 (P = 0.015, Pc = 0.18, OR = 5.23, 95% CI = 1.19–23.02) and B*18 (P = 0.017, Pc = 0.408) alleles were noted in DHF patients as compared to healthy donors. We also observed that in the Malay DHF patients, allele B*13 (P = 0.049, Pc = 1.176, OR = 0.18, 95% CI = 0.03–0.90) was present at a significantly higher frequency in this population while allele HLA-B*18 (P = 0.024, Pc = 0.576) was seen to be negatively associated with DHF. Conclusions/Significance These are the first findings on genetic polymorphisms in our population and we conclude that: (1) In our total population, HLA-B*53 probably involve in disease susceptibility, while the HLA-A*03 and HLA-B*18 may confer protection from progression to severe disease; (2) In the Malay population, HLA-B*13 and B*18 are probably associated in disease susceptibility and protection, respectively. These results could furnish as a valuable predictive tool to identify ethnically different individuals at risk and/or protection from severe forms of DENV infection and would provide valuable informations for the design of future dengue vaccine.
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Mackelprang RD, Carrington M, John-Stewart G, Lohman-Payne B, Richardson BA, Wamalwa D, Gao X, Majiwa M, Mbori-Ngacha D, Farquhar C. Maternal human leukocyte antigen A*2301 is associated with increased mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission. J Infect Dis 2010; 202:1273-7. [PMID: 20812845 DOI: 10.1086/656318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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We examined associations between maternal human leukocyte antigen (HLA) and vertical human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) transmission in a perinatal cohort of 277 HIV-infected women in Nairobi. HLA class I genes were amplified by using sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes, and analyses were performed using logistic regression. Maternal HLA-A*2301 was associated with increased transmission risk before and after adjusting for maternal viral load (unadjusted: odds ratio [OR], 3.21; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.42-7.27; P = .005; Pcorr = 0.04; adjusted: OR, 3.07; 95% CI, 1.26-7.51; P =.01; Pcorr is not significant). That maternal HLA-A*2301 was associated with transmission independent of plasma HIV-1 RNA levels suggests that HLA may alter infectivity through mechanisms other than influencing HIV-1 load.
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- Romel D Mackelprang
- Departments of 1Epidemiology, 2Medicine, 3Global Health, and 4Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; 5Cancer and Inflammation Program, Laboratory of Experimental Immunology, SAIC-Frederick, Inc, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, Maryland; and 6Department of Paediatrics, University of Nairobi, Kenya
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We evaluated the possible association of human leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G) 3777G>C and 14-bp deletion/insertion (D/I) polymorphisms haplotypes and combined genotypes with perinatal HIV transmission in Brazilian children. The 3777G>C polymorphism alone has no effect on HIV vertical transmission but, when linked with the D allele, exerts a positive role in the protection. Indeed, we identified the DC HLA-G haplotype as significantly associated with a protective effect towards HIV vertical transmission.
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Association between HLA-G 3'UTR 14-bp polymorphism and HIV vertical transmission in Brazilian children. AIDS 2009; 23:177-82. [PMID: 19098486 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e32832027bf] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of our study was to verify the possible association between an HLA-G 14-bp deletion/insertion polymorphism and perinatal HIV transmission in Brazilian children. DESIGN We analyzed the 14-bp deletion/insertion polymorphisms in seronegative (i.e., exposed uninfected, N = 71) and seropositive (exposed infected, N = 175) Brazilian children born from HIV-positive mothers and in healthy controls (n = 175). METHODS HLA-G 14-bp deletion/insertion polymorphism (rs16375) was detected by PCR amplification of the target sequence followed by agarose gel electrophoresis. All the samples were also analyzed by direct sequencing in order to validate the genotyping results. RESULTS HIV-exposed uninfected children showed significant differences in their allele and genotype frequencies of the HLA-G 14-bp polymorphism when compared to both seropositive children and healthy controls. The 14-bp-deleted (D) allele was more frequent in exposed uninfected children (79%) than in healthy controls (60%) and HIV-positive children (58%); the higher percentage of the D allele found in the exposed uninfected children with respect to HIV-positive individuals was significantly associated with a reduced risk of vertical transmission. This effect was ascribable to the presence of the D/D homozygous genotype. CONCLUSION Our findings support the possible role for the HLA-G 14-bp deletion/insertion polymorphism in the HIV vertical transmission in Brazilian children. The presence of the D allele and D/D genotype is associated with a protective effect toward HIV perinatal infection.
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Tang J, Shao W, Yoo YJ, Brill I, Mulenga J, Allen S, Hunter E, Kaslow RA. Human leukocyte antigen class I genotypes in relation to heterosexual HIV type 1 transmission within discordant couples. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 181:2626-35. [PMID: 18684953 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.4.2626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Differences in immune control of HIV-1 infection are often attributable to the highly variable HLA class I molecules that present viral epitopes to CTL. In our immunogenetic analyses of 429 HIV-1 discordant Zambian couples (infected index partners paired with cohabiting seronegative partners), several HLA class I variants in index partners were associated with contrasting rates and incidence of HIV-1 transmission within a 12-year study period. In particular, A*3601 on the A*36-Cw*04-B*53 haplotype was the most unfavorable marker of HIV-1 transmission by index partners, while Cw*1801 (primarily on the A*30-Cw*18-B*57 haplotype) was the most favorable, irrespective of the direction of transmission (male to female or female to male) and other commonly recognized cofactors of infection, including age and GUI. The same HLA markers were further associated with contrasting viral load levels in index partners, but they had no clear impact on HIV-1 acquisition by the seronegative partners. Thus, HLA class I gene products not only mediate HIV-1 pathogenesis and evolution but also influence heterosexual HIV-1 transmission.
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- Jianming Tang
- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
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Mackelprang RD, John-Stewart G, Carrington M, Richardson B, Rowland-Jones S, Gao X, Mbori-Ngacha D, Mabuka J, Lohman-Payne B, Farquhar C. Maternal HLA homozygosity and mother-child HLA concordance increase the risk of vertical transmission of HIV-1. J Infect Dis 2008; 197:1156-61. [PMID: 18462163 DOI: 10.1086/529528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mother-child human leukocyte antigen (HLA) concordance and maternal HLA homozygosity may increase the risk of vertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) risk by reducing infant immune responses. METHODS We analyzed mother-child HLA concordance and maternal HLA homozygosity in a Kenyan perinatal cohort receiving antenatal zidovudine. HLA concordance was scored as the number of shared class I alleles, and relative risk estimates were adjusted for maternal HIV-1 load. RESULTS Among 277 mother-infant pairs, HIV-1 transmission occurred in 58 infants (21%), with in utero transmission in 21 (36%), peripartum transmission in 26 (45%), and transmission via breast-feeding in 11 (19%). With increased concordance, we observed a significant increase in the risk of transmission overall (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 1.3 [95% confidence interval {CI}, 1.0-1.7]; P = .04 in utero (adjusted odds ratio, 1.72 [95% CI, 1.0-1.7]; P = .04), and via breast-feeding (aHR, 1.6 [95% CI, 1.0-2.5]; P = .04). Women with homozygosity had higher plasma HIV-1 RNA levels at 32 weeks of gestation (5.1 vs. 4.8 log(10) copies/mL; P = .03) and an increased risk of transmission overall (aHR, 1.7 [95% CI, 1.1-2.7]; P = .03) and via breast-feeding (aHR, 5.8 [95% CI, 1.9-17.7]; P = .002). CONCLUSION The risks of overall, in utero, and breast milk HIV-1 transmission increased with HLA concordance and homozygosity. The increased risk may be due to reduced alloimmunity or less diverse protective immune responses.
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Farquhar C, VanCott T, Bosire R, Bermudez C, Mbori-Ngacha D, Lohman-Payne B, Nduati R, Otieno P, John-Stewart G. Salivary human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1-specific immunoglobulin A in HIV-1-exposed infants in Kenya. Clin Exp Immunol 2008; 153:37-43. [PMID: 18505437 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2008.03664.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Humoral immunity, and specifically immunoglobulin A (IgA) that is directed against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1, may contribute to protection against HIV-1 acquisition at mucosal surfaces. HIV-1-specific IgA has been detected in genital tract secretions of HIV-1-uninfected commercial sex workers with HIV-1 exposure, and may be produced in parotid saliva by infants exposed orally to HIV-1 during delivery and breastfeeding. To explore this hypothesis, we collected saliva from 145 infants aged < or = 6 months enrolled in a perinatal HIV-1 transmission study in Nairobi and from 55 control infants without HIV-1 exposure who were born to HIV-1-seronegative mothers. Among the 145 infants, 115 (79%) remained uninfected during the 12-month study period and 30 (21%) became HIV-1-infected during follow-up. Nine (8%) of the 115 HIV-1-exposed, uninfected infants had detectable levels of HIV-1 gp160-specific IgA compared with four (13%) of 30 infected infants and none of 55 control infants (P = 0.47 and P = 0.03 respectively). Among the nine HIV-1-exposed, uninfected infants with positive assays, median age was 1 month and none acquired HIV-1 during follow-up. We conclude that HIV-1-specific salivary IgA responses may be generated by very young infants exposed perinatally to maternal HIV-1. Mucosal responses would be an appropriate target for paediatric vaccines against breast milk HIV-1 transmission.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98104-2499, USA.
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Alves C, Veiga S, Toralles MBP, Lopes ACV. O papel do complexo principal de histocompatibilidade na fisiologia da gravidez e na patogênese de complicações obstétricas. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE SAÚDE MATERNO INFANTIL 2007. [DOI: 10.1590/s1519-38292007000400002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Este trabalho tem por objetivo discutir a estrutura e função dos Antígenos Leucocitários Humanos (HLA), seus métodos de detecção, nomenclatura e os mecanismos imunopatológicos que o associam com a fisiologia da gestação e morbidades obstétricas. Sabe-se que o equilíbrio imunológico entre mãe e concepto é imprescindível na manutenção da gravidez. Moléculas do HLA - notadamente o HLA-G expresso na interface materno-fetal - exercem função importante na tolerância imunológica materna, evitando rejeição fetal e algumas complicações obstétricas. Além disso, o HLA permeia diversas etapas do desenvolvimento conceptual como clivagem, formação do trofoblasto e implantação. Para revisão, foram pesquisados os bancos de dados MEDLINE e LILACS, utilizando os descritores: "HLA antigens"; "pregnancy"; "embryonic development"; "pregnancy complication"; "abortion, habitual"; "pre-eclampsia". O conhecimento sobre a influência do HLA na gravidez é necessário para melhor manejo da gestação e patologias obstétricas auto-imunes, favorecendo intervenções precoces e terapêutica específica, reduzindo a morbimortalidade materna e perinatal.
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Balkus J, Bosire R, John-Stewart G, Mbori-Ngacha D, Schiff MA, Wamalwa D, Gichuhi C, Obimbo E, Wariua G, Farquhar C. High uptake of postpartum hormonal contraception among HIV-1-seropositive women in Kenya. Sex Transm Dis 2007; 34:25-9. [PMID: 16691159 PMCID: PMC3387272 DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000218880.88179.36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to determine patterns of contraceptive utilization among sexually active HIV-1-seropositive women postpartum and to identify correlates of hormonal contraception uptake. GOAL The goal of this study was to improve delivery of family planning services to HIV-1-infected women in resource-limited settings. STUDY DESIGN HIV-1-infected pregnant women were followed prospectively in a perinatal HIV-1 transmission study. Participants were referred to local clinics for contraceptive counseling and management. RESULTS Among 319 HIV-1-infected women, median time to sexual activity postpartum was 2 months and 231 (72%) women used hormonal contraception for at least 2 months during follow-up, initiating use at approximately 3 months postpartum (range, 1-11 months). Overall, 101 (44%) used DMPA, 71 (31%) oral contraception, and 59 (25%) switched methods during follow-up. Partner notification, infant mortality, and condom use were similar between those using and not using contraception. CONCLUSIONS Using existing the healthcare infrastructure, it is possible to achieve high levels of postpartum hormonal contraceptive utilization among HIV-1-seropositive women.
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98104, USA.
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Drake AL, John-Stewart GC, Wald A, Mbori-Ngacha DA, Bosire R, Wamalwa DC, Lohman-Payne BL, Ashley-Morrow R, Corey L, Farquhar C. Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 and Risk of Intrapartum Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission. Obstet Gynecol 2007; 109:403-9. [PMID: 17267842 DOI: 10.1097/01.aog.0000251511.27725.5c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection was associated with risk of intrapartum human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) transmission and to define correlates of HSV-2 infection among HIV-1-seropositive pregnant women. METHODS We performed a nested case control study within a perinatal cohort in Nairobi, Kenya. Herpes simplex virus type 2 serostatus and the presence of genital ulcers were ascertained at 32 weeks of gestation. Maternal cervical and plasma HIV-1 RNA and cervical HSV DNA were measured at delivery. RESULTS One hundred fifty-two (87%) of 175 HIV-1-infected mothers were HSV-2-seropositive. Among the 152 HSV-2-seropositive women, nine (6%) had genital ulcers at 32 weeks of gestation, and 13 (9%) were shedding HSV in cervical secretions. Genital ulcers were associated with increased plasma HIV-1 RNA levels (P=.02) and an increased risk of intrapartum HIV-1 transmission (16% of transmitters versus 3% of nontransmitters had ulcers; P = .003), an association which was maintained in multivariable analysis adjusting for plasma HIV-1 RNA levels (P=.04). We found a borderline association for higher plasma HIV-1 RNA among women shedding HSV (P=.07) and no association between cervical HSV shedding and either cervical HIV-1 RNA levels or intrapartum HIV-1 transmission (P=.4 and P=.5, [corrected] respectively). CONCLUSION Herpes simplex virus type 2 is the leading cause of genital ulcers among women in sub-Saharan Africa and was highly prevalent in this cohort of pregnant women receiving prophylactic zidovudine. After adjusting for plasma HIV-1 RNA levels, genital ulcers were associated with increased risk of intrapartum HIV-1 transmission. These data suggest that management of HSV-2 during pregnancy may enhance mother-to-child HIV-1 prevention efforts. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE II.
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- Alison L Drake
- Departments of Epidemiology and Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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Indolfi G, Moriondo M, Galli L, Azzari C, Poggi GM, Resti M, de Martino M. Mother-to-infant transmission of multiple blood-borne viral infections from multi-infected mothers. J Med Virol 2007; 79:743-7. [PMID: 17457925 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Infants born from mothers with multiple blood-borne viral infections are at risk of multiple transmissions. Whether the risk of transmission of multiple infections increases with the number of viruses infecting the mother is still unknown. The aim of this study was to describe the risk of mother-to-infant transmission of multiple infections from multi-infected mothers. Sixty-four pregnant women infected by at least two viruses among human immunodeficiency virus-type 1 (HIV-1), hepatitis C virus, TT virus, and GB virus type C, together with their 64 infants, were studied. Maternal blood samples were collected in the third trimester of pregnancy and all infants were prospectively followed for evaluation of transmission within 3 months after birth and two times in the subsequent 24 months. Transmission of single and of dual infection from mothers infected by two viruses was, respectively, 10/40 (25%) and 5/40 (12.5%) and from mothers infected by three viruses 9/20 (45%) and 2/20 (10%). One (25%) infant infected by one virus was born from the four mothers infected by four viruses. Transmission of single or dual infection was not significantly associated with the number of viruses infecting the mother (P = 0.9) in the linear regression analysis. Present study suggests the absence of a synergistic effect from viral interactions toward mother-to-infant transmission of multiple infections and supports the hypothesis that transmission from multi-infected mothers is the result of the specific interaction between each virus and the host. These observations may be of clinical relevance in perinatal counseling.
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- Giuseppe Indolfi
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Vertical exposure to HIV occurs at a time when functional capacity of the infant's immune system is attenuated through immaturity. Immune response capability is rooted in host genetic makeup, and the broad and fine specificity of innate and adaptive immune responses, respectively, shape the outcomes of HIV encounter in some instances and imprint viral changes through selective immune pressure in others. Findings from recent studies have profound implications for understanding immune pathogenesis of pediatric HIV infection and, in particular, highlight the importance of host genetics of both mother and child in determining whether an exposed child acquires HIV infection or not and, if infected, the rate of disease progression. This review focuses on the key host molecules, the CC chemokine CCL3 and HLA, which have taken center stage in these new developments.
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- CAROLINE T. TIEMESSEN
- C.T. Tiemessen, AIDS Virus Research Unit, National Institute for Communicable Diseases and University of the Witwatersand, Private Bag X4, Sandringham, 2131, South Africa. Phone: (+27-11) 386-6366/6400; Fax: (+27-11) 386-6465 E-mail:
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- L. Kuhn, Gertrude H. Sergievsky Centre, College of Physicians and Surgeons; and Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 630 West 168 Street, New York, NY 10032. Phone: (212) 305-2398; Fax: (212) 305-2426 E-mail;
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Polymorphism at human leukocyte antigen class I loci accounts for a portion of the individual variability in susceptibility to, and evolution of, HIV-1 infection. Evaluation of the impact of class I polymorphism has improved, with refined techniques for genotyping, quantifying peptide binding characteristics of class I molecules, and measuring cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses. RECENT FINDINGS Most class I alleles that are particularly advantageous or disadvantageous in controlling HIV/AIDS are human leukocyte antigen-B locus products. Some act more uniformly than others, across racial and viral subtype boundaries, and different alleles may exert their effects at different times during the course of infection. Disease progression may be retarded by alleles of less common supertypes. The virus mutates to escape host pressure exerted by class 1 programmed cytotoxic T lymphocytes, and may or may not revert to its earlier form, depending on the toll taken on its replication capacity. SUMMARY Large virologically and immunologically well defined cohorts will be critical for increasingly comprehensive evaluation of the multiple small effects conferred by these highly polymorphic loci. Elucidating these effects at the population, clinical, cellular, and molecular levels poses a formidable challenge, but the reward could be vaccine constructs customized to the genetic profiles of individual populations, along with more effective individualized therapeutic intervention.
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Farquhar C, Nduati R, Haigwood N, Sutton W, Mbori-Ngacha D, Richardson B, John-Stewart G. High maternal HIV-1 viral load during pregnancy is associated with reduced placental transfer of measles IgG antibody. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2006; 40:494-7. [PMID: 16280707 PMCID: PMC3382062 DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000168179.68781.95] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Studies among HIV-1-infected women have demonstrated reduced placental transfer of IgG antibodies against measles and other pathogens. As a result, infants born to women with HIV-1 infection may not acquire adequate passive immunity in utero and this could contribute to high infant morbidity and mortality in this vulnerable population. METHODS To determine factors associated with decreased placental transfer of measles IgG, 55 HIV-1-infected pregnant women who were enrolled in a Nairobi perinatal HIV-1 transmission study were followed. Maternal CD4 count, HIV-1 viral load, and HIV-1-specific gp41 antibody concentrations were measured antenatally and at delivery. Measles IgG concentrations were assayed in maternal blood and infant cord blood obtained during delivery to calculate placental antibody transfer. RESULTS Among 40 women (73%) with positive measles titers, 30 (75%) were found to have abnormally low levels of maternofetal IgG transfer (<95%). High maternal HIV-1 viral load at 32 weeks' gestation and at delivery was associated with reductions in placental transfer (P < 0.0001 and P = 0.0056, respectively) and infant measles IgG concentrations in cord blood (P < 0.0001 and P = 0.0073, respectively). High maternal HIV-1-specific gp41 antibody titer was also highly correlated with both decreased placental transfer (P = 0.0080) and decreased infant IgG (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS This is the first study to evaluate the relationship between maternal HIV-1 viremia, maternal HIV-1 antibody concentrations, and passive immunity among HIV-1-exposed infants. These data support the hypothesis that high HIV-1 viral load during the last trimester may impair maternofetal transfer of IgG and increases risk of measles and other serious infections among HIV-1-exposed infants.
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- Carey Farquhar
- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104-2499, USA.
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The biological correlates of an effective immune response that could contain or prevent HIV infection remain elusive despite substantial scientific accomplishments in understanding the interactions among the virus, the individual and the community. The observation that some individuals appear to possess resistance to HIV infection or its consequences has generated a host of epidemiologic investigations to identify biological or behavioral characteristics of these individuals. These data might hold the keys to developing appropriate strategies for mimicking the effective responses of those who appear immune. In this paper we review genetic mechanisms including the role of chemokines and their receptors, cytokines, host genetic immune response to HIV infection, local immune response correlating with behavioral variables, co-infection and immune based mechanisms that have been elucidated so far. We offer suggestions for how to use these observations as platforms for future research to further understand natural resistance to HIV infection through cohort studies, population genotype sampling, mathematical modeling of virus-host interactions and behavioral analyses.
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, 650 First Avenue, Room 560, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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Foster C, Lyall EGH. Children with HIV: improved mortality and morbidity with combination antiretroviral therapy. Curr Opin Infect Dis 2005; 18:253-9. [PMID: 15864104 DOI: 10.1097/01.qco.0000168387.24142.cf] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Advances in the management of children with vertical HIV-1 infection in the developing and developed worlds are discussed in reference to literature published in 2003/4. Studies in mother-to-child transmission are beyond the scope of this review. RECENT FINDINGS Improvements in mortality and morbidity from HIV-1 infection following combination antiretroviral therapy are extremely encouraging. There is an increase in the understanding of the immune response to HIV-1 in infants and children and a possible future role for immunomodulatory therapies. Preliminary data are available on the timing of initiation of antiretroviral therapy, the optimization of drug combinations and the clinical interpretation of genotypic resistance testing and therapeutic drug monitoring. Evidence is emerging that early antiretroviral therapy can protect the central nervous system in infants. In resource-limited settings, mortality and morbidity remain extremely high but low-cost health interventions such as prophylactic co-trimoxazole can reduce mortality prior to the expansion of antiretroviral therapy programmes. SUMMARY Further randomized controlled trials assessing antiretroviral therapy combinations with a sustained virological/immunological response with minimal toxicities are required. The roles of therapeutic drug monitoring and resistance testing require further elucidation. The expansion of antiretroviral therapy programmes is essential for children with HIV living in resource-limited settings.
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Affiliation(s)
- Caroline Foster
- St Marys Hospital NHS Trust and Imperial College, London, UK
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Goldman AS, Goldman LR, Goldman DA. What caused the epidemic of Pneumocystis pneumonia in European premature infants in the mid-20th century? Pediatrics 2005; 115:e725-36. [PMID: 15867015 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-2157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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An epidemic of interstitial pneumonia principally involving premature infants occurred in Germany and nearby European countries between the 1920s and 1960s. Fatalities were due to Pneumocystis. Because the principal defenses against Pneumocystis are T cells, an acquired T-cell deficiency was postulated. A number of potential causes including malnutrition were considered. All were implausible except for a retrovirus that was benign in adults but virulent in premature infants. Furthermore, we suspect that the virus was imported into Germany from former German African colonies. Premature infants were vulnerable because of the developmental status of their T cells. Given the practices in that part of Europe at that time, the virus was most likely transmitted by contaminated blood transfusions and subsequent contamination of reusable needles and syringes used in injections. Although the epidemic ended 4 decades ago, a search for the postulated retrovirus can be conducted if tissues from affected infants are available.
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MESH Headings
- Blood Transfusion/instrumentation
- Cameroon/ethnology
- Cytomegalovirus Infections/complications
- Cytomegalovirus Infections/transmission
- Disease Outbreaks/history
- Disease Susceptibility
- Emigration and Immigration
- Equipment Contamination
- Europe/epidemiology
- Female
- Germany/epidemiology
- History, 20th Century
- Humans
- Immunity, Cellular
- Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/ethnology
- Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/etiology
- Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/history
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Premature
- Infant, Premature, Diseases/epidemiology
- Infant, Premature, Diseases/history
- Infant, Premature, Diseases/immunology
- Lung Diseases, Interstitial/epidemiology
- Lung Diseases, Interstitial/etiology
- Lung Diseases, Interstitial/history
- Lung Diseases, Interstitial/immunology
- Lung Diseases, Interstitial/microbiology
- Male
- Malnutrition/complications
- Malnutrition/epidemiology
- Milk, Human/cytology
- Milk, Human/virology
- Pneumonia, Pneumocystis/epidemiology
- Pneumonia, Pneumocystis/history
- Pneumonia, Pneumocystis/immunology
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/epidemiology
- Retroviridae Infections/complications
- Retroviridae Infections/epidemiology
- Retroviridae Infections/ethnology
- Retroviridae Infections/history
- Retroviridae Infections/immunology
- Retroviridae Infections/transmission
- Togo/ethnology
- Transfusion Reaction
- Travel
- Virulence
- Warfare
- Xenobiotics/adverse effects
- Zinc/deficiency
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Affiliation(s)
- Armond S Goldman
- University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0369, USA.
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