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Tang J. Immunogenetic determinants of heterosexual HIV-1 transmission: key findings and lessons from two distinct African cohorts. Genes Immun 2021; 22:65-74. [PMID: 33934119 PMCID: PMC8225584 DOI: 10.1038/s41435-021-00130-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Immunogenetic studies in the past three decades have uncovered a broad range of human genetic factors that seem to influence heterosexual HIV-1 transmission in one way or another. In our own work that jointly evaluated both genetic and nongenetic factors in two African cohorts of cohabiting, HIV-1-discordant couples (donor and recipient pairs) at risk of transmission during quarterly follow-up intervals, relatively consistent findings have been seen with three loci (IL19, HLA-A, and HLA-B), although the effect size (i.e., odds ratio or hazards ratio) of each specific variant was quite modest. These studies offered two critical lessons that should benefit future research on sexually transmitted infections. First, in donor partners, immunogenetic factors (e.g., HLA-B*57 and HLA-A*36:01) that operate directly through HIV-1 viral load or indirectly through genital coinfections are equally important. Second, thousands of single-nucleotide polymorphisms previously recognized as "causal" factors for human autoimmune disorders did not appear to make much difference, which is somewhat puzzling as these variants are predicted or known to influence the expression of many immune response genes. Replicating these observations in additional cohorts is no longer feasible as the field has shifted its focus to early diagnosis, universal treatment, and active management of comorbidities.
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- Jianming Tang
- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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Wiener HW, Shrestha S, Lu H, Karita E, Kilembe W, Allen S, Hunter E, Goepfert PA, Tang J. Immunogenetic factors in early immune control of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection: Evaluation of HLA class I amino acid variants in two African populations. Hum Immunol 2017; 79:166-171. [PMID: 29289742 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2017.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Revised: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Immune control of HIV-1 infection depends heavily on cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses restricted by diverse HLA class I molecules. Recent work has uncovered specific amino acid residues (AARs) that seem to dictate the extent of immune control in African Americans, which prompted us to test these emerging hypotheses in seroconverters (SCs) from southern and eastern Africa. Based on data from 196 Zambians and 76 Rwandans with fully resolved HLA alleles and pre-therapy HIV-1 viral loads (VL) in the first 3- to 36-month of infection (>2300 person-visits), four AARs of primary interest (positions 63, 97, 116 and 245 in the mature HLA-B protein) were found to explain 8.1% and 15.8% of variance in set-point VL for these cohorts (P = .024 and 7.5 × 10-6, respectively). Two AARs not reported previously (167S in HLA-B and 116F in HLA-C) also showed relatively consistent associations with VL (adjusted P = .009-.069), while many population-specific associations were also noted (false discovery rate <0.05). Extensive and often strong linkage disequilibrium among neighboring AAR variants called for more extensive analyses of AAR haplotypes in diverse cohorts before the structural basis of antigen presentation can be fully comprehended.
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- Howard W Wiener
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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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 Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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Zinyama-Gutsire RBL, Chasela C, Kallestrup P, Rusakaniko S, Christiansen M, Ngara B, Gomo E, Ullum H, Erikstrup C, Madsen HO, Stray-Pedersen B, Garred P, Mduluza T. HIV-1 Disease Progression and Survival in an Adult Population in Zimbabwe: Is There an Effect of the Mannose Binding Lectin Deficiency? OMICS-A JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY 2016; 19:542-52. [PMID: 26348711 DOI: 10.1089/omi.2015.0047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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HIV infection remains a major global health burden since its discovery in 1983. Sub-Saharan Africa is the region hardest hit by the HIV/AIDS pandemic where 63% of the 33 million infected people live. While there is marked person-to-person variability in susceptibility, progression, and survival with HIV infection, there is a paucity of predictive diagnostics associated with these clinical endpoints. In this regard, the deficiency in plasma Mannose Binding Lectin (MBL) is a common opsonic defect reported to increase susceptibility infections, including HIV. To the best of our knowledge, we report here the first study on the putative role of MBL deficiency on HIV progression and survival in an African adult population. We hypothesized that MBL deficiency has a role to play in HIV infection by increasing HIV disease progression and decreasing survival. We assessed the role of MBL deficiency on HIV disease progression and survival in a Zimbabwean adult population enrolled in the Mupfure Schistosomiasis and HIV (MUSH) cohort. We analyzed blood samples for MBL levels, MBL2 genotypes, HIV-1 status, viral load, and CD4(+) T cell counts. Participants were followed for 3 years wherein the endpoints were measured at baseline, 6 weeks, and 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months. Disease progression was measured as the rate of decline in CD4(+) T cell counts and the rate of increase in HIV viral load. We assessed 197 HIV positive adults where 83% (164) were women with a median age of 31 years. Prevalence of plasma MBL deficiency (less than 100 μg/L) and MBL2 deficient genetic variants (A/O and O/O genotypes) was 21% (42 out of 197) and 39% (74 out of 190), respectively. We did not observe a significant role to explain individual variation in mortality, change of CD4(+) T cell count, and viral load by MBL plasma deficiency or MBL2 genetic variants from baseline to 3 years follow up period in this adult population. We suggest the need for global OMICS research and that the present findings attest to the large between-population variability in a host of factors that can predispose individuals susceptible to HIV progression and mortality. We therefore cannot recommend at this time the use of plasma MBL levels or MBL2 genetic variants as a prognostic marker in HIV infection, disease progression, and survival in this adult population in Africa.
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- Rutendo B L Zinyama-Gutsire
- 1 Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg, South Africa .,2 Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe , Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, Harare, Zimbabwe .,3 Letten Research Foundation , Harare, Zimbabwe
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- 1 Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg, South Africa .,13 Epidemiology and Strategic Information Unit, Human Sciences Research Council , Gauteng, South Africa
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- 4 Centre for Global Health, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark
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- 3 Letten Research Foundation , Harare, Zimbabwe .,5 College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe , Harare, Zimbabwe
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- 6 Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Immunology and Genetics, Statens Serum Institute , Copenhagen, Denmark
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- 7 Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe Harare , Zimbabwe
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- 8 Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Copenhagen University , Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- 9 Tissue Typing Laboratory, Department of Clinical Immunology, Copenhagen University , Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- 9 Tissue Typing Laboratory, Department of Clinical Immunology, Copenhagen University , Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- 3 Letten Research Foundation , Harare, Zimbabwe .,5 College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe , Harare, Zimbabwe .,10 Division of Women and Children, Rigshospitalet Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo , Oslo, Norway
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- 9 Tissue Typing Laboratory, Department of Clinical Immunology, Copenhagen University , Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- 12 Department of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal , Durban, South Africa
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Role of mannose-binding lectin deficiency in HIV-1 and schistosoma infections in a rural adult population in Zimbabwe. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0122659. [PMID: 25830474 PMCID: PMC4382150 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2014] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Polymorphism in the MBL2 gene lead to MBL deficiency, which has been shown to increase susceptibility to various bacterial, viral and parasitic infections. We assessed role of MBL deficiency in HIV-1 and schistosoma infections in Zimbabwean adults enrolled in the Mupfure Schistosomiasis and HIV Cohort (MUSH Cohort). METHODS HIV-1, S. haematobium and S. mansoni infections were determined at baseline. Plasma MBL concentration was measured by ELISA and MBL2 genotypes determined by PCR. We calculated and compared the proportions of plasma MBL deficiency, MBL2 structural variant alleles B (codon 54A>G), C (codon 57A>G), and D (codon 52T>C) as well as MBL2 promoter variants -550(H/L), -221(X/Y) and +4(P/Q) between HIV-1 and schistosoma co-infection and control groups using Chi Square test. RESULTS We assessed 379 adults, 80% females, median age (IQR) 30 (17-41) years. HIV-1, S. haematobium and S. mansoni prevalence were 26%, 43% and 18% respectively in the MUSH baseline survey. Median (IQR) plasma MBL concentration was 800μg/L (192-1936μg/L). Prevalence of plasma MBL deficiency was 18% with high frequency of the C (codon 57G>A) mutant allele (20%). There was no significant difference in median plasma MBL levels between HIV negative (912μg/L) and HIV positive (688μg/L), p = 0.066. However plasma MBL levels at the assay detection limit of 20μg/L were more frequent among the HIV-1 infected (p = 0.007). S. haematobium and S. mansoni infected participants had significantly higher MBL levels than uninfected. All MBL2 variants were not associated with HIV-1 infection but promoter variants LY and LL were significantly associated with S. haematobium infection. CONCLUSION Our data indicate high prevalence of MBL deficiency, no evidence of association between MBL deficiency and HIV-1 infection. However, lower plasma MBL levels were protective against both S. haematobium and S. mansoni infections and MBL2 promoter and variants LY and LL increased susceptibility to S. haematobium infection.
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Merino AM, Sabbaj S, Easlick J, Goepfert P, Kaslow RA, Tang J. Dimorphic HLA-B signal peptides differentially influence HLA-E- and natural killer cell-mediated cytolysis of HIV-1-infected target cells. Clin Exp Immunol 2013; 174:414-23. [PMID: 23952339 PMCID: PMC3826307 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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As a mechanism of self-protection, signal peptides cleaved from human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I products bind to HLA-E before the complex interacts with the natural killer (NK) cell receptor CD94/NKG2A to inhibit NK-mediated cell lysis. Two types of the signal peptides differ in their position 2 (P2) anchor residue, with P2-methionine (P2-M) having higher HLA-E binding affinity than P2-threonine (P2-T). All HLA-A and HLA-C molecules carry P2-M, whereas HLA-B products have either P2-M or P2-T. Epidemiological evidence suggests that P2-M is unfavourable in the context of HIV-1 infection, being associated with accelerated acquisition of HIV-1 infection in two African cohorts. To begin elucidating the functional mechanism, we studied NK-mediated killing of CD4(+) T cells and monocyte-derived macrophages infected with two laboratory-adapted HIV-1 strains and two transmitted/founder (T/F) viruses. In the presence of target cells derived from individuals with the three HLA-B P2 genotypes (M/M, M/T and T/T), NK-mediated cytolysis was elevated consistently for P2-T in a dose-dependent manner for all cell and virus combinations tested (P = 0·008-0·03). Treatment of target cells with an anti-HLA-E monoclonal antibody restored NK-mediated cytolysis of cells expressing P2-M. Observations on cell lysis were also substantiated by measurements of HIV-1 p24 antigen in the culture supernatants. Overall, our experiments indicate that the anti-HIV-1 function mediated by NK cells is compromised by P2-M, corroborating the association of HLA-B genotype encoding P2-M with accelerated HIV-1 acquisition.
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- A M Merino
- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA; Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Li H, Fu WP, Hong ZH. Replication study in Chinese Han population and meta-analysis supports association between the MBL2 gene polymorphism and HIV-1 infection. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2013; 20:163-70. [PMID: 24035792 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2013.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2013] [Revised: 09/01/2013] [Accepted: 09/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) plays an important role in immunity to HIV-1 infection. The exon1 coding polymorphisms of the MBL2 gene have been implicated in the susceptibility to HIV-1 infection, but the results were controversial. In the present study, a case-control study in a Chinese population was conducted to replicate the association, and then a meta-analysis combing our new data and published data was performed to clarify these findings. In total, 15 studies consisting 2219 HIV-1 patients and 2744 controls were included. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were assessed in the main analyses. By dividing the controls into two groups, healthy controls and HIV-1 exposed but seronegative (HESN) controls, we explored different genetic models and allelic model to detect the association. By using the healthy controls, we found that the MBL2 exon 1 polymorphisms were associated with hosts' susceptibility to HIV-1 infection in dominant model (p=0.01, 95% CI 1.05-1.43), recessive model (p<0.0001, 95% CI 1.35-2.28), allelic model (p<0.0001, 95% CI 1.12-1.37) and O/O vs. A/A model (p<0.00001, 95% CI 1.40-2.38). In the subgroup analysis by ethnicity, significant elevated risks were found in Caucasians (recessive model: p<0.0001, 95% CI 1.36-2.51), but not in Asians (recessive model: p=0.10, 95% CI 0.91-2.77). Collectively, our findings from our case-control replication study and meta-analysis suggested that the MBL2 gene exon 1 coding variants were associated with hosts' susceptibility to HIV-1 infection, especially in Caucasians, but not in Asians.
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- Hui Li
- Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210009, China; The Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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Li H, Fu WP, Hong ZH. The VNTR polymorphism of the CLEC4M gene and susceptibility to HIV-1 infection in Han Chinese population. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2013; 17:137-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2013.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2013] [Revised: 04/05/2013] [Accepted: 04/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Translational potential into health care of basic genomic and genetic findings for human immunodeficiency virus, Chlamydia trachomatis, and human papilloma virus. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 2013:892106. [PMID: 23781508 PMCID: PMC3676999 DOI: 10.1155/2013/892106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2013] [Revised: 05/01/2013] [Accepted: 05/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Individual variations in susceptibility to an infection as well as in the clinical course of the infection can be explained by pathogen related factors, environmental factors, and host genetic differences. In this paper we review the state-of-the-art basic host genomic and genetic findings' translational potential of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) into applications in public health, especially in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of complications of these infectious diseases. There is a significant amount of knowledge about genetic variants having a positive or negative influence on the course and outcome of HIV infection. In the field of Chlamydia trachomatis, genomic advances hold the promise of a more accurate subfertility prediction test based on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). In HPV research, recent developments in early diagnosis of infection-induced cervical cancer are based on methylation tests. Indeed, triage based on methylation markers might be a step forward in a more effective stratification of women at risk for cervical cancer. Our review found an imbalance between the number of host genetic variants with a role in modulating the immune response and the number of practical genomic applications developed thanks to this knowledge.
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Parczewski M. Genomics and transcriptomics in HIV and HIV/HCV coinfection—Review of basic concepts and genome-wide association studies. HIV & AIDS REVIEW 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hivar.2013.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Parczewski M, Bander D, Leszczyszyn-Pynka M, Urbańska A, Socha Ł, Boroń-Kaczmarska A. IL28B CC genotype is associated with higher all-cause mortality in antiretroviral-treated HIV-infected patients. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2012; 28:1640-6. [PMID: 22545770 DOI: 10.1089/aid.2011.0354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Il28B single nucleotide polymorphisms were found to influence interferon λ expression, resulting in changes in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-RNA serum levels as well as the HIV-RNA set point prior to combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). To date, there is limited information on the influence of this polymorphism on survival in HIV-infected, treatment-naïve, and antiretroviral-treated patients. Longitudinal data from 484 patients diagnosed with HIV infection (including 406 on cART) were analyzed to investigate the association between Il28B rs 1979860 variants and all-cause mortality. Kaplan-Meyer and Cox models were used to calculate the hazard ratio associated with IL28B genotypes predictive of a greater likelihood of survival for patients prior to the introduction of cART and for patients on cART. The IL28B genotype frequencies were 41.7% (n=202) for CC, 46.5% (n=225) for CT, and 11.7% (n=57) for TT patients. The CC variant was associated with higher mortality (46 cases, 22.8%) compared to other genotypes [n=31 (13.8%) and n=7 (12.3%) for CT and TT, respectively, p=0.02]. IL28 genotypes did not influence the survival probability prior to treatment initiation (HR 1.04, 95% CI: 0.84-1.24, p=0.68). In antiretroviral-treated patients, after adjustment for gender, baseline CD4 count, CDC category at HIV diagnosis, and age (multivariate HR 1.75, 95% CI: 1.20-2.30, p=0.047), the CC genotype was associated with a decreased probability of survival when compared to the non-CC genotype (univariate HR 1.8, 95% CI: 1.28-2.34, p=0.029). IL28B rs12979860 genotypes influence mortality risk in HIV-infected, antiretroviral-treated patients. The effect may be related to higher baseline plasma HIV viremia and possibly altered immune reconstitution associated with interferon λ expression.
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- Miłosz Parczewski
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
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Prince JL, Claiborne DT, Carlson JM, Schaefer M, Yu T, Lahki S, Prentice HA, Yue L, Vishwanathan SA, Kilembe W, Goepfert P, Price MA, Gilmour J, Mulenga J, Farmer P, Derdeyn CA, Tang J, Heckerman D, Kaslow RA, Allen SA, Hunter E. Role of transmitted Gag CTL polymorphisms in defining replicative capacity and early HIV-1 pathogenesis. PLoS Pathog 2012; 8:e1003041. [PMID: 23209412 PMCID: PMC3510241 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2012] [Accepted: 10/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Initial studies of 88 transmission pairs in the Zambia Emory HIV Research Project cohort demonstrated that the number of transmitted HLA-B associated polymorphisms in Gag, but not Nef, was negatively correlated to set point viral load (VL) in the newly infected partners. These results suggested that accumulation of CTL escape mutations in Gag might attenuate viral replication and provide a clinical benefit during early stages of infection. Using a novel approach, we have cloned gag sequences isolated from the earliest seroconversion plasma sample from the acutely infected recipient of 149 epidemiologically linked Zambian transmission pairs into a primary isolate, subtype C proviral vector, MJ4. We determined the replicative capacity (RC) of these Gag-MJ4 chimeras by infecting the GXR25 cell line and quantifying virion production in supernatants via a radiolabeled reverse transcriptase assay. We observed a statistically significant positive correlation between RC conferred by the transmitted Gag sequence and set point VL in newly infected individuals (p = 0.02). Furthermore, the RC of Gag-MJ4 chimeras also correlated with the VL of chronically infected donors near the estimated date of infection (p = 0.01), demonstrating that virus replication contributes to VL in both acute and chronic infection. These studies also allowed for the elucidation of novel sites in Gag associated with changes in RC, where rare mutations had the greatest effect on fitness. Although we observed both advantageous and deleterious rare mutations, the latter could point to vulnerable targets in the HIV-1 genome. Importantly, RC correlated significantly (p = 0.029) with the rate of CD4+ T cell decline over the first 3 years of infection in a manner that is partially independent of VL, suggesting that the replication capacity of HIV-1 during the earliest stages of infection is a determinant of pathogenesis beyond what might be expected based on set point VL alone. In the majority of HIV-1 cases, a single virus establishes infection. However, mutations in the viral genome accumulate over time in order to avoid recognition by the host immune response. Certain mutations in the main structural protein, Gag, driven by cytotoxic T lymphocytes are detrimental to viral replication, and we showed previously that, upon transmission, viruses with higher numbers of escape mutations in Gag were associated with lower early set point viral loads. We hypothesized that this could be attributed to attenuation of the transmitted virus. Here, we have cloned the gag gene from 149 newly infected individuals from linked transmission pairs into a clade C proviral vector and determined the replicative capacity in vitro. We found that the replicative capacity conferred by the transmitted Gag correlated with set point viral loads in newly infected individuals, as well as with the viral load of the transmitting partner, and we identified previously unrecognized residues associated with increasing and decreasing replicative capacity. Importantly, we demonstrate that transmitted viruses with high replicative capacity cause more rapid CD4+ decline over the first three years, independent of viral load. This suggests that the trajectory of pathogenesis may be affected very early in infection, before adaptive immunity can respond.
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- Jessica L. Prince
- Emory Vaccine Center at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Emory Vaccine Center at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Emory Vaccine Center at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Zambia-Emory HIV Research Project, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Emory Vaccine Center at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Emory Vaccine Center at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, London, England
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- Emory Vaccine Center at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Emory Vaccine Center at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Microsoft Research, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Zambia-Emory HIV Research Project, Lusaka, Zambia
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Emory Vaccine Center at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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The dynamics of HIV-1 viremia is a complex and evolving landscape with clinical and epidemiological (public health) implications. Most studies have relied on the use of set-point viral load (VL) as a readily available proxy of viral dynamics to assess host and viral correlates. This review highlights recent findings from population-based studies of set-point VL, focusing primarily on robust data related to host genetics. A comprehensive understanding of viral dynamics will clearly need to consider both host and viral characteristics, with close attention to (i) the timing of VL measurements, (ii) the biology of viral evolution, (iii) compartments of active viral replication, (iv) the transmission source partner as the immediate past microenvironment, and (v) proper application of statistical models.
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- Heather A. Prentice
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama;
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; ; Tel.: +1-720-352-3432
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama;
- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama;
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Song W, He D, Brill I, Malhotra R, Mulenga J, Allen S, Hunter E, Tang J, Kaslow RA. Disparate associations of HLA class I markers with HIV-1 acquisition and control of viremia in an African population. PLoS One 2011; 6:e23469. [PMID: 21858133 PMCID: PMC3157381 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2011] [Accepted: 07/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection is mediated by a combination of characteristics of the infectious and the susceptible member of a transmission pair, including human behavioral and genetic factors, as well as viral fitness and tropism. Here we report on the impact of established and potential new HLA class I determinants of heterosexual HIV-1 acquisition in the HIV-1-exposed seronegative (HESN) partners of serodiscordant Zambian couples. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We assessed the relationships of behavioral and clinically documented risk factors, index partner viral load, and host genetic markers to HIV-1 transmission among 568 cohabiting couples followed for at least nine months. We genotyped subjects for three classical HLA class I genes known to influence immune control of HIV-1 infection. From 1995 to December 2006, 240 HESNs seroconverted and 328 remained seronegative. In Cox proportional hazards models, HLA-A*68:02 and the B*42-C*17 haplotype in HESN partners were significantly and independently associated with faster HIV-1 acquisition (relative hazards = 1.57 and 1.55; p = 0.007 and 0.013, respectively) after controlling for other previously established contributing factors in the index partner (viral load and specific class I alleles), in the HESN partner (age, gender), or in the couple (behavioral and clinical risk score). Few if any previously implicated class I markers were associated here with the rate of acquiring infection. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE A few HLA class I markers showed modest effects on acquisition of HIV-1 subtype C infection in HESN partners of discordant Zambian couples. However, the striking disparity between those few markers and the more numerous, different markers found to determine HIV-1 disease course makes it highly unlikely that, whatever the influence of class I variation on the rate of infection, the mechanism mediating that phenomenon is identical to that involved in disease control.
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- Wei Song
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Rwanda-Zambia HIV-1 Research Group, Lusaka, Zambia
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Vaccine Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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Human leukocyte antigen variants B*44 and B*57 are consistently favorable during two distinct phases of primary HIV-1 infection in sub-Saharan Africans with several viral subtypes. J Virol 2011; 85:8894-902. [PMID: 21715491 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00439-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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As part of an ongoing study of early human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in sub-Saharan African countries, we have identified 134 seroconverters (SCs) with distinct acute-phase (peak) and early chronic-phase (set-point) viremias. SCs with class I human leukocyte antigen (HLA) variants B*44 and B*57 had much lower peak viral loads (VLs) than SCs without these variants (adjusted linear regression beta values of -1.08 ± 0.26 log(10) [mean ± standard error] and -0.83 ± 0.27 log(10), respectively; P < 0.005 for both), after accounting for several nongenetic factors, including gender, age at estimated date of infection, duration of infection, and country of origin. These findings were confirmed by alternative models in which major viral subtypes (A1, C, and others) in the same SCs replaced country of origin as a covariate (P ≤ 0.03). Both B*44 and B*57 were also highly favorable (P ≤ 0.03) in analyses of set-point VLs. Moreover, B*44 was associated with relatively high CD4(+) T-cell counts during early chronic infection (P = 0.02). Thus, at least two common HLA-B variants showed strong influences on acute-phase as well as early chronic-phase VL, regardless of the infecting viral subtype. If confirmed, the identification of B*44 as another favorable marker in primary HIV-1 infection should help dissect mechanisms of early immune protection against HIV-1 infection.
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Sezgin E, van Natta ML, Ahuja A, Lyon A, Srivastava S, Troyer JL, O'Brien SJ, Jabs DA. Association of host genetic risk factors with the course of cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus. Am J Ophthalmol 2011; 151:999-1006.e4. [PMID: 21396623 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2010] [Revised: 11/22/2010] [Accepted: 11/24/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the effects of previously reported host genetics factors that influence cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis incidence, progression to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), and efficacy of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for mortality, retinitis progression, and retinal detachment in patients with CMV retinitis and AIDS in the era of HAART. DESIGN Prospective, multicenter, observational study. METHODS Cox proportional hazards model based genetic association tests examined the influence of IL-10R1_S420L, CCR5-Δ32, CCR2-V64I, CCR5 promoter, and SDF-3'A polymorphisms among patients with mortality, retinitis progression, and retinal detachment. Participants were 203 European-American and 117 African-American patients with AIDS and CMV retinitis. RESULTS European-American patients with the CCR5 +.P1.+ promoter haplotype showed increased risk for mortality (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.83; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.00-3.40; P = .05). Although the same haplotype also trended for increased risk for mortality in African-American patients, the result was not significant (HR = 2.28; 95% CI: 0.93-5.60; P = .07). However, this haplotype was associated with faster retinitis progression in African Americans (HR = 5.22; 95% CI: 1.54-17.71; P = .007). Increased risk of retinitis progression was also evident for African-American patients with the SDF1-3'A variant (HR = 3.89; 95% CI: 1.42-10.60; P = .008). In addition, the SDF1-3'A variant increased the retinal detachment risk in this patient group (HR = 3.05; 95% CI: 1.01-9.16; P = .05). CONCLUSION Besides overall immune health, host genetic factors influence mortality, retinitis progression, and retinal detachment in patients with AIDS and CMV retinitis that are receiving HAART.
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Tang J, Malhotra R, Song W, Brill I, Hu L, Farmer PK, Mulenga J, Allen S, Hunter E, Kaslow RA. Human leukocyte antigens and HIV type 1 viral load in early and chronic infection: predominance of evolving relationships. PLoS One 2010; 5:e9629. [PMID: 20224785 PMCID: PMC2835758 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2010] [Accepted: 02/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background During untreated, chronic HIV-1 infection, plasma viral load (VL) is a relatively stable quantitative trait that has clinical and epidemiological implications. Immunogenetic research has established various human genetic factors, especially human leukocyte antigen (HLA) variants, as independent determinants of VL set-point. Methodology/Principal Findings To identify and clarify HLA alleles that are associated with either transient or durable immune control of HIV-1 infection, we evaluated the relationships of HLA class I and class II alleles with VL among 563 seroprevalent Zambians (SPs) who were seropositive at enrollment and 221 seroconverters (SCs) who became seropositive during quarterly follow-up visits. After statistical adjustments for non-genetic factors (sex and age), two unfavorable alleles (A*3601 and DRB1*0102) were independently associated with high VL in SPs (p<0.01) but not in SCs. In contrast, favorable HLA variants, mainly A*74, B*13, B*57 (or Cw*18), and one HLA-A and HLA-C combination (A*30+Cw*03), dominated in SCs; their independent associations with low VL were reflected in regression beta estimates that ranged from −0.47±0.23 to −0.92±0.32 log10 in SCs (p<0.05). Except for Cw*18, all favorable variants had diminishing or vanishing association with VL in SPs (p≤0.86). Conclusions/Significance Overall, each of the three HLA class I genes had at least one allele that might contribute to effective immune control, especially during the early course of HIV-1 infection. These observations can provide a useful framework for ongoing analyses of viral mutations induced by protective immune responses.
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- Jianming Tang
- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America.
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Li Y, Ni R, Song W, Shao W, Shrestha S, Ahmad S, Cunningham CK, Flynn PM, Kapogiannis BG, Wilson CM, Tang J. Clear and independent associations of several HLA-DRB1 alleles with differential antibody responses to hepatitis B vaccination in youth. Hum Genet 2009; 126:685-96. [PMID: 19597844 PMCID: PMC2771141 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-009-0720-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2009] [Accepted: 07/05/2009] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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To confirm and refine associations of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genotypes with variable antibody (Ab) responses to hepatitis B vaccination, we have analyzed 255 HIV-1 seropositive (HIV+) youth and 80 HIV-1 seronegatives (HIV−) enrolled into prospective studies. In univariate analyses that focused on HLA-DRB1, -DQA1, and -DQB1 alleles and haplotypes, the DRB1*03 allele group and DRB1*0701 were negatively associated with the responder phenotype (serum Ab concentration ≥ 10 mIU/mL) (P = 0.026 and 0.043, respectively). Collectively, DRB1*03 and DRB1*0701 were found in 42 (53.8%) out of 78 non-responders (serum Ab <10 mIU/mL), 65 (40.6%) out of 160 medium responders (serum Ab 10–1,000 mIU/mL), and 27 (27.8%) out of 97 high responders (serum Ab >1,000 mIU/mL) (P < 0.001 for trend). Meanwhile, DRB1*08 was positively associated with the responder phenotype (P = 0.010), mostly due to DRB1*0804 (P = 0.008). These immunogenetic relationships were all independent of non-genetic factors, including HIV-1 infection status and immunodeficiency. Alternative analyses confined to HIV+ youth or Hispanic youth led to similar findings. In contrast, analyses of more than 80 non-coding, single nucleotide polymorphisms within and beyond the three HLA class II genes revealed no clear associations. Overall, several HLA-DRB1 alleles were major predictors of differential Ab responses to hepatitis B vaccination in youth, suggesting that T-helper cell-dependent pathways mediated through HLA class II antigen presentation are critical to effective immune response to recombinant vaccines.
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- Yufeng Li
- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL USA
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- Westat, 1650 Research Boulevard, Rockville, MD USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN USA
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- Pediatric, Adolescent, and Maternal AIDS Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1665 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294 USA
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OBJECTIVE In a recent genome-wide association study of HIV-1-infected individuals in the Euro-CHAVI cohort, viral load set-point was strongly associated with genotypes defined by two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (rs9264942 and rs2395029) within the human major histocompatibility complex (MHC) region on chromosome 6. We attempted to confirm this finding in African-Americans and to address whether these SNPs are in linkage disequilibrium with human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I alleles that mediate innate and adaptive immunity. DESIGN Our analyses relied on 121 African-American adolescents with chronic HIV-1 infection and quarterly immunological and virological outcome measures in the absence of therapy. METHODS PCR-based techniques were used to genotype two SNPs along with HLA class I alleles. Their associations with HIV-1 viral load set-point and longitudinal CD4+ and CD8+CD38+ T cell counts were tested in univariate and multivariable models. RESULTS The CC genotype at rs9264942 was associated with reduced viral load, but not with immunological outcomes or category of disease control. Consistent associations of favorable virologic outcomes were observed with B*57 (mostly B*5703) but not with rs2395029G allele at the HCP5 locus, which is in absolute linkage disequilibrium with B*5701 (in individuals of European descent), and not B*5703. CONCLUSION Although rs9264942 and B*57 (but not rs2395029G) are clearly associated with control of viral load set-point among African-Americans, fine-mapping of MHC SNPs in populations of African and European descent should help reveal the causative variants and the underlying functional mechanisms.
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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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Host genetic influences on highly active antiretroviral therapy efficacy and AIDS-free survival. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2008; 48:263-71. [PMID: 18391751 DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31816fdc5f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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We studied the influence of AIDS restriction genes (ARGs) CCR5-Delta32, CCR2-64I, SDF1-3'A, IL10-5'A, CX3CR1-V249I, CX3CR1-T280M, and MDR1-C3435T and haplotypes of the CCR5 P1 promoter and RANTES variants -403A, In1.1C, 3'222C, and -28G among HIV-1 infected patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) and the Multicenter Hemophilia Cohort Study (MHCS). Our results indicate that several ARGs also influence therapy efficacy (ie, the success in viral suppression) and subsequent progression to AIDS while on HAART. CCR5-Delta32 decreased time to viral suppression (<200 HIV RNA copies/mL, relative hazard [RH]=1.40; P=0.008) and was protective against AIDS (RH=0.11; P=or<0.0001), whereas the CCR5 P1 haplotype was associated with delayed viral suppression (RNA<50 copies/mL, odds ratio [OR]=0.65; P=0.03) and accelerated time to AIDS (RH=2.68; P=0.02). SDF1-3'A reduced viral suppression (OR=0.61; P=0.02) and accelerated AIDS (RH=3.18; P=0.009). Accelerated AIDS progression was also observed with the RANTES haplotype carrying RANTES-IN1.1C and RANTES-3'222C (P=0.005 to 0.007). In contrast, the RANTES haplotype H1, which lacks suspected deleterious single-nucleotide polymorphisms, was protective against AIDS. CX3CR1-V249I seemed to accelerate viral suppression (RNA<50 copies/mL, OR=1.27; P=0.01). ARG influence after HAART suggests residual HIV-1 replication, and spread continues even in patients successfully suppressing detectable viral RNA.
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Shao W, Tang J, Song W, Wang C, Li Y, Wilson CM, Kaslow RA. CCL3L1 and CCL4L1: variable gene copy number in adolescents with and without human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. Genes Immun 2007; 8:224-31. [PMID: 17330138 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6364378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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As members of the chemokine family, macrophage inflammatory protein 1 alpha (MIP-1alpha) and MIP-1beta are unique in that they both consist of non-allelic isoforms encoded by different genes, namely chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 3 (CCL3), CCL4, CCL3-like 1 (CCL3L1) and CCL4L1. The products of these genes and of CCL5 (encoding RANTES, i.e., regulated on activation, normal T expressed and secreted) can block or interfere with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection through competitive binding to chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 5 (CCR5). Our analyses of 411 adolescents confirmed that CCL3 and CCL4 genes occurred invariably as single copies (two per diploid genome), whereas the copy numbers of CCL3L1 and CCL4L1 varied extensively (0-11 and 1-6 copies, respectively). Neither CCL3L1 nor CCL4L1 gene copy number variation showed appreciable impact on susceptibility to or control of HIV-1 infection. Within individuals, linear correlation between CCL3L1 and CCL4L1 copy numbers was moderate regardless of ethnicity (Pearson correlation coefficients=0.63-0.65, P<0.0001), suggesting that the two loci are not always within the same segmental duplication unit. Persistently low serum MIP-1alpha and MIP-1beta (in the pg/ml range) compared with high CCL5 concentration (ng/ml range) implied that multi-copy genes CCL3L1 and CCL4L1 conferred little advantage in the intensity of expression among uninfected or infected adolescents.
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- W Shao
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Viladés C, Broch M, Plana M, Domingo P, Alonso-Villaverde C, Pedrol E, Knobel H, Dalmau D, Peraire J, Gutiérrez C, López A, Sambeat MA, Olona M, Garcia F, Richart C, Gatell JM, Vidal F. Effect of Genetic Variants of CCR2 and CCL2 on the Natural History of HIV-1 Infection. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2007; 44:132-8. [PMID: 17091019 DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31802b3147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Polymorphisms in the genes that encode for the CCR2 chemokine receptor and its natural ligand CCL2 have been shown to influence the natural history of HIV-1 infection, although data are inconsistent. Our aim was to determine whether functionally active CCR2 and CCL2 genetic variants influence the risk of infection and disease progression in a cohort of white Spaniards. PATIENTS AND METHODS This was a multicenter genetic association case-control study. Two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), V64I (G > A) of the CCR2 gene and -2518 (A > G) of the CCL2 gene, were assessed in 318 individuals: 73 HIV-1-infected long-term nonprogressors (LTNPs) of >16 years duration, 109 HIV-1-infected usual progressors (UPs), 36 heavily exposed to HIV-1 but uninfected individuals (EUs), and 100 control subjects. The distribution of the CCR5Delta32 allele was also assessed. Genotyping was performed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) or PCR and automatic sequencing analysis methods on white blood cell DNA. Genotype and allele frequencies were compared by the chi2 test and the Fisher exact test. RESULTS CCR2 genotype distribution and allele frequencies showed nonsignificant differences between groups. The distribution of CCL2 alleles showed no significant differences between groups. HIV-1-infected individuals had, however, a significantly higher prevalence of the variant homozygous CCL2 GG genotype compared with EUs (P = 0.02). This result persisted when we studied only individuals with wild-type CCR5. Genotype and allele distribution of CCL2 was similar in HIV-1-infected UPs and LTNPs. CONCLUSIONS In our cohort of white Spaniards, homozygosity for the variant CCL2-2518GG genotype is overrepresented in HIV-1-infected subjects.
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- Consuelo Viladés
- Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and AIDS Research unit, Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII and Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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Mueller SM, Schaetz B, Eismann K, Bergmann S, Bauerle M, Schmitt-Haendle M, Walter H, Schmidt B, Korn K, Sticht H, Spriewald B, Harrer EG, Harrer T. Dual selection pressure by drugs and HLA class I-restricted immune responses on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 protease. J Virol 2007; 81:2887-98. [PMID: 17202219 PMCID: PMC1866003 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01547-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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To determine the influence of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-specific CD8+ T cells on the development of drug resistance mutations in the HIV-1 protease, we analyzed protease sequences from viruses from a human leukocyte antigen class I (HLA class I)-typed cohort of 94 HIV-1-positive individuals. In univariate statistical analyses (Fisher's exact test), minor and major drug resistance mutations as well as drug-associated polymorphisms showed associations with HLA class I alleles. All correlations with P values of 0.05 or less were considered to be relevant without corrections for multiple tests. A subset of these observed correlations was experimentally validated by enzyme-linked immunospot assays, allowing the definition of 10 new epitopes recognized by CD8+ T cells from patients with the appropriate HLA class I type. Several drug resistance-associated mutations in the protease acted as escape mutations; however, cells from many patients were still able to generate CD8+ T cells targeting the escape mutants. This result presumably indicates the usage of different T-cell receptors by CD8+ T cells targeting these epitopes in these patients. Our results support a fundamental role for HLA class I-restricted immune responses in shaping the sequence of the HIV-1 protease in vivo. This role may have important clinical implications both for the understanding of drug resistance pathways and for the design of therapeutic vaccines targeting drug-resistant HIV-1.
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- Sandra M Mueller
- Immunodeficiency Center of the Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Erlangen, Krankenhausstrasse 12, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
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Nolan D, Gaudieri S, Mallal S. Host genetics and viral infections: immunology taught by viruses, virology taught by the immune system. Curr Opin Immunol 2006; 18:413-21. [PMID: 16777398 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2006.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2006] [Accepted: 05/31/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Viruses are prototypic obligate intracellular pathogens, and are therefore, by necessity, highly pre-adapted to surviving the host immune response. Nevertheless, host genetic factors remain an important determinant of disease outcome, particularly in the case of viruses that have encountered humans in the more recent past (e.g. human immunodeficiency virus). Recent studies have identified an increasingly rich network of functionally relevant polymorphic immune factors, including major MHC alleles, killer immunoglobulin-like receptors and functional chemokine receptor polymorphisms. Moreover, genetic variation is increasingly appreciated beyond the single genotype level, incorporating extended haplotypes as well as regions of segmental genetic duplication. These issues can be considered within an evolutionary perspective that acknowledges the crucial role of adaptive host-viral relationships in shaping both host and pathogen genetic diversity.
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- David Nolan
- Centre for Clinical Immunology and Biomedical Statistics, Royal Perth Hospital and Murdoch University, Level 2, North Block, Perth, Western Australia
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Shao W, Lazaryan A, Dorak MT, Penman-Aguilar A, Wilson CM, Margolick JB, Goedert JJ, Prins M, Tang J, Kaslow RA. Cohort- and time-specific associations of CTLA4 genotypes with HIV-1 disease progression. AIDS 2006; 20:1583-90. [PMID: 16868438 DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000238403.08497.3f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND CTLA4 in the chromosome 2q33 region encodes cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) associated antigen 4, which downregulates CTL responses. We examined the relationships between common CTLA4 variants and several outcomes of HIV-1 infection in adults and adolescents. METHODS We studied 765 HIV-1-infected persons: 558 Caucasian seroconverters from three cohorts (MACS, ACS, and DCG) and 207 infected adolescents (mostly female) from another cohort (REACH) of mixed ethnicity. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in CTLA4 promoter (-1147C/T, -658C/T, -318C/T), coding sequence (49A/G) and the 3' untranslated region (CT60A/G) were resolved by PCR-based techniques. Repeated measures and survival analyses were used to test allelic and haplotypic associations with HIV-1 viral load (VL) and time to AIDS, respectively. RESULTS Individuals carrying -318T or the (-1147) T-(-318) T haplotype had elevated HIV-1 VL in MACS and REACH but reduced VL in DCG and ACS participants. Time-dependent associations of CTLA4-318T with VL were observed in MACS and REACH (P = 0.03-0.09). In Cox regression models adjusted for age and established contributory markers in CCR5 and HLA class I genes, CTLA4-318T was associated with rapid progression to AIDS in MACS (relative hazard 1.69; 95% confidence interval, 1.15-2.49; P < 0.01) as opposed to a non-significant slower disease progression in ACS and no appreciable association in DCG. CONCLUSIONS Association of CTLA4 genotypes with clinical and virological outcomes following HIV-1 infection appeared to vary with time and among the cohorts. Further analyses in conjunction with other biologically and positionally related genes, such as CD28 and ICOS, may help explain the disparate findings.
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0022, USA
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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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Vidal F, Viladés C, Domingo P, Broch M, Pedrol E, Dalmau D, Knobel H, Peraire J, Gutiérrez C, Sambeat MA, Fontanet A, Deig E, Cairó M, Montero M, Richart C, Mallal S. Spanish HIV-1-infected long-term nonprogressors of more than 15 years have an increased frequency of the CX3CR1 249I variant allele. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2006; 40:527-31. [PMID: 16284527 DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000186362.50457.e0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The influence of the polymorphisms of the CX3CR1 chemokine receptor gene on the natural history of HIV-1 infection is controversial. This study aimed to determine whether functionally active CX3CR1 genetic variants are associated with long-term nonprogressive infection of >15 years in HIV-1-infected Spanish patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Two single-nucleotide polymorphisms, V249I (G > A) and T280M (C > T), of the CX3CR1 gene were assessed in 271 Spaniards. These included 60 HIV-1-infected patients who were long-term nonprogressors (LTNPs) of >15 years, 109 HIV-1-infected patients who were usual progressors (UPs), and 102 control subjects. The CCR5Delta32 was also assessed. Genotyping was performed using polymerase chain reaction and automatic sequencing analysis methods on white cell DNA. Genotype and allele frequencies were compared by the chi test and the Fisher exact test. RESULTS The frequencies of the 249I variant allele were 42% for LTNPs, 24.5% for UPs, and 35% for healthy controls; the differences between LTNPs and UPs were significant (odds ratio 0.46; 95% CI: 0.27 to 0.75; P = 0.0017). For 280M the distribution was 16% for LTNPs, 14% for UPs, and 17% for healthy controls (P = NS). The haplotype 249I280T was significantly more common in LTNPs than in UPs (P = 0.0007). These results persisted after excluding from the analysis the individuals carrying the CCR5Delta32. CONCLUSIONS CX3CR1 249I variant allele is more frequent in Spanish HIV-1-infected LTNPs of >15 years. This effect is independent of the presence of the CCR5Delta32 allele.
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- Francesc Vidal
- Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII and Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Gaudieri S, DeSantis D, McKinnon E, Moore C, Nolan D, Witt CS, Mallal SA, Christiansen FT. Killer immunoglobulin-like receptors and HLA act both independently and synergistically to modify HIV disease progression. Genes Immun 2006; 6:683-90. [PMID: 16121209 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6364256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Variation in the host response to infection by pathogens including HIV-1 may be conferred by polymorphic genetic factors such as HLA and killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) genes. Here, we examined KIR and HLA genotype effects on pretreatment viral load, rate of CD4(+) T-cell decline and progression to AIDS among adult HIV-1-infected patients within the Western Australian HIV Study Cohort. In this study, carriage of KIR genes within the 'B' haplotype (eg KIR2DS2) was specifically associated with a more rapid CD4(+) T-cell decline over time and progression to AIDS. In contrast, KIR gene repertoire had no effect on pretreatment viral load while selected HLA alleles (eg HLA-B*5701, HLA-B*2705) demonstrated significant protective effects on viremia. Furthermore, interactions between specific HLA and KIR genes did appear to influence HIV disease progression. The results suggest that host genetic variation within the HLA and KIR gene complexes have clinically relevant effects on the course of HIV-1/AIDS, acting independently as well as synergistically to modify disease progression at multiple levels.
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- S Gaudieri
- Centre for Clinical Immunology and Biomedical Statistics, Murdoch University and Royal Perth Hospital, Wellington Street, Perth, Western Australia 6000, Australia
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Stilianakis NI, Schenzle D. On the intra-host dynamics of HIV-1 infections. Math Biosci 2005; 199:1-25. [PMID: 16343556 DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2005.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2004] [Revised: 05/23/2005] [Accepted: 09/21/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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An extension of a previously proposed theory for the pathogenesis of AIDS is presented and analyzed using a mathematical modelling approach. This theory is based on the observation that human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) predominantly infects and replicates in (CD4+)-T cells, and that the infection process within an infected individual is characterized by ongoing generation and selection of HIV variants with increasing reproductive capacity. This evolutionary process is considered to be the reason for the gradual loss of immunocompetence and the final destruction of the immune system observed in most patients. The extension presented here incorporates the effect of the permanently increasing susceptibility of (CD4+)-T cell clones, as a result of the evolutionary process. The presented model reproduces and possibly explains a wide variety of findings about the HIV infection process. Numerical results indicate that the effect of the initial dose is minimal, and restricted to the primary phase of infection. According to the model predictions the impact of the HIV evolutionary speed is crucial for the progression to disease. An important progression determinant is the initial infection rate, being a component of the viral reproductive capacity. An influential role in disease progression seems to be played by the initial (CD4+)-T cell count.
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- Nikolaos I Stilianakis
- Department of Biometry and Epidemiology, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Waldstr. 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
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Soriano A, Lozano F, Oliva H, García F, Nomdedéu M, De Lazzari E, Rodríguez C, Barrasa A, Lorenzo JI, Del Romero J, Plana M, Miró JM, Gatell JM, Vives J, Gallart T. Polymorphisms in the interleukin-4 receptor alpha chain gene influence susceptibility to HIV-1 infection and its progression to AIDS. Immunogenetics 2005; 57:644-54. [PMID: 16189667 DOI: 10.1007/s00251-005-0041-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2005] [Accepted: 08/08/2005] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Interleukin (IL) 4 is a key T helper-2 cytokine that downregulates and upregulates CCR5 and CXCR4, respectively, the main coreceptors for HIV. Our objective is to investigate whether single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the IL-4 receptor alpha chain gene (IL4RA) affect HIV infection and its progression to AIDS. The I50V SNP in exon 5 and the haplotypes of six SNPs in exon 12 (E375A, C406R, S411L, S478P, Q551R, and V554I) were studied by polymerase chain reaction and sequencing in 30 HIV+ long-term nonprogressors (LTNP), 36 HIV+ typical progressors (TP), 55 highly exposed but uninfected individuals (EU), 25 EU-sexuals (EU-Sex; mostly women) and 30 EU-hemophiliacs (EU-Hem; hepatitis C virus+), and 97 healthy controls (HC), all Caucasians and lacking CCR5Delta32 homozygosity. V50 homozygosity was increased in LTNP (44%) compared with the other groups [p = 0.005; relative risk ratio = 3.4, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.12-10.6, p = 0.03]. The most common (C) exon 12 haplotype, ECSSQV, predominated in all groups, but uncommon (U) haplotypes were increased in HIV+ individuals (n = 64), especially in those (51 of 64) infected via parenteral exposure (35.3%) compared with HC (20.4%) and EU-Hem (18.4%) [p = 0.01; odds ratio (OR) = 2.14, 95% CI = 1.25-3.67, p = 0.01]. EU-Sex also had an increased frequency of U-haplotypes (34.8%) (OR = 2.10, 95% CI = 1.03-4.21, p = 0.01) as well as an increased frequency of CU + UU genotypes (60.9%) compared with HC (38.2%) and EU-Hem (26.6%) (p = 0.043). Distributions of genotypes fitted Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Data suggest that V50 homozygosity associates with slow progression and that exon 12 U-haplotypes might be associated with both susceptibility to infection via parenteral route and resistance to infection via sexual exposure. Further studies are required to confirm these findings.
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- Alex Soriano
- Service of Infectious Diseases and AIDS Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain.
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Melief CJM. Immunogenetics: Safety in numbers. Eur J Hum Genet 2005; 13:795-6. [PMID: 15886714 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Gonzalez E, Kulkarni H, Bolivar H, Mangano A, Sanchez R, Catano G, Nibbs RJ, Freedman BI, Quinones MP, Bamshad MJ, Murthy KK, Rovin BH, Bradley W, Clark RA, Anderson SA, O'connell RJ, Agan BK, Ahuja SS, Bologna R, Sen L, Dolan MJ, Ahuja SK. The influence of CCL3L1 gene-containing segmental duplications on HIV-1/AIDS susceptibility. Science 2005; 307:1434-40. [PMID: 15637236 DOI: 10.1126/science.1101160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 829] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Segmental duplications in the human genome are selectively enriched for genes involved in immunity, although the phenotypic consequences for host defense are unknown. We show that there are significant interindividual and interpopulation differences in the copy number of a segmental duplication encompassing the gene encoding CCL3L1 (MIP-1alphaP), a potent human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1)-suppressive chemokine and ligand for the HIV coreceptor CCR5. Possession of a CCL3L1 copy number lower than the population average is associated with markedly enhanced HIV/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) susceptibility. This susceptibility is even greater in individuals who also possess disease-accelerating CCR5 genotypes. This relationship between CCL3L1 dose and altered HIV/AIDS susceptibility points to a central role for CCL3L1 in HIV/AIDS pathogenesis and indicates that differences in the dose of immune response genes may constitute a genetic basis for variable responses to infectious diseases.
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- Enrique Gonzalez
- Veterans Administration Research Center for AIDS and HIV-1 Infection, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, and Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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Nolan D, Gaudieri S, John M, Mallal S. Impact of host genetics on HIV disease progression and treatment: new conflicts on an ancient battleground. AIDS 2004; 18:1231-40. [PMID: 15362655 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200406180-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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