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Sheng N, Mårell L, Sitaram RT, Svensäter G, Westerlund A, Strömberg N. Human PRH1, PRH2 susceptibility and resistance and Streptococcus mutans virulence phenotypes specify different microbial profiles in caries. EBioMedicine 2024; 101:105001. [PMID: 38364699 PMCID: PMC10878843 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Lifestyle- and sucrose-dependent polymicrobial ecological shifts are a primary cause of caries in populations with high caries prevalence. In populations with low prevalence, PRH1, PRH2 susceptibility and resistance phenotypes may interact with the Streptococcus mutans adhesin cariogenicity phenotype to affect caries progression, but studies are lacking on how these factors affect the microbial profile of caries. METHODS We analysed how the residency and infection profiles of S. mutans adhesin (SpaP A/B/C and Cnm/Cbm) phenotypes and commensal streptococci and lactobacilli influenced caries progression in a prospective case-referent sample of 452 Swedish adolescents with high (P4a), moderate (P6), and low (P1) caries PRH1, PRH2 phenotypes. Isolates of S. mutans from participants were analysed for adhesin expression and glycosylation and in vitro and in situ mechanisms related to caries activity. FINDINGS Among adolescents with the resistant (P1) phenotype, infection with S. mutans high-virulence phenotypes was required for caries progression. In contrast, with highly (P4a) or moderately (P6) susceptible phenotypes, caries developed from a broader polymicrobial flora that included moderately cariogenic oral commensal streptococci and lactobacilli and S. mutans phenotypes. High virulence involved unstable residency and fluctuating SpaP ABC, B-1, or Cnm expression/glycosylation phenotypes, whereas low/moderate virulence involved SpaP A phenotypes with stable residency. Adhesin phenotypes did not display changes in individual host residency but were paired within individuals and geographic regions. INTERPRETATION These results suggest that receptor PRH1, PRH2 susceptibility and resistance and S. mutans adhesin virulence phenotypes specify different microbial profiles in caries. FUNDING Swedish Research Council and funding bodies listed in the acknowledgement section.
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- Nongfei Sheng
- Department of Odontology/Cariology, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Odontology/Cariology, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Orthodontics, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 413 90, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Odontology/Cariology, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden.
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Svanberg C, Ellegård R, Crisci E, Khalid M, Borendal Wodlin N, Svenvik M, Nyström S, Birse K, Burgener A, Shankar EM, Larsson M. Complement-Opsonized HIV Modulates Pathways Involved in Infection of Cervical Mucosal Tissues: A Transcriptomic and Proteomic Study. Front Immunol 2021; 12:625649. [PMID: 34093520 PMCID: PMC8173031 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.625649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Genital mucosal transmission is the most common route of HIV spread. The initial responses triggered at the site of viral entry are reportedly affected by host factors, especially complement components present at the site, and this will have profound consequences on the outcome and pathogenesis of HIV infection. We studied the initial events associated with host-pathogen interactions by exposing cervical biopsies to free or complement-opsonized HIV. Opsonization resulted in higher rates of HIV acquisition/infection in mucosal tissues and emigrating dendritic cells. Transcriptomic and proteomic data showed a significantly more pathways and higher expression of genes and proteins associated with viral replication and pathways involved in different aspects of viral infection including interferon signaling, cytokine profile and dendritic cell maturation for the opsonized HIV. Moreover, the proteomics data indicate a general suppression by the HIV exposure. This clearly suggests that HIV opsonization alters the initial signaling pathways in the cervical mucosa in a manner that promotes viral establishment and infection. Our findings provide a foundation for further studies of the role these early HIV induced events play in HIV pathogenesis.
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- Cecilia Svanberg
- Division of Molecular Medicine and Virology, Department of Biomedicine and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Raleigh, NC, Sweden
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- Division of Molecular Medicine and Virology, Department of Biomedicine and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Raleigh, NC, Sweden
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- Division of Molecular Medicine and Virology, Department of Biomedicine and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Raleigh, NC, Sweden
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- Division of Molecular Medicine and Virology, Department of Biomedicine and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Raleigh, NC, Sweden
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- Division of Molecular Medicine and Virology, Department of Biomedicine and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Raleigh, NC, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- National HIV and Retrovirology Labs, JC Wilt Infectious Disease Research Centre, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Center for Global Health and Diseases, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Infection Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, India
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- Division of Molecular Medicine and Virology, Department of Biomedicine and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Raleigh, NC, Sweden
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Strömberg N, Esberg A, Sheng N, Mårell L, Löfgren-Burström A, Danielsson K, Källestål C. Genetic- and Lifestyle-dependent Dental Caries Defined by the Acidic Proline-rich Protein Genes PRH1 and PRH2. EBioMedicine 2017; 26:38-46. [PMID: 29191562 PMCID: PMC5832611 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2017.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2017] [Revised: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Dental caries is a chronic infectious disease that affects billions of people with large individual differences in activity. We investigated whether PRH1 and PRH2 polymorphisms in saliva acidic proline-rich protein (PRP) receptors for indigenous bacteria match and predict individual differences in the development of caries. PRH1 and PRH2 variation and adhesion of indigenous and cariogenic (Streptococcus mutans) model bacteria were measured in 452 12-year-old Swedish children along with traditional risk factors and related to caries at baseline and after 5-years. The children grouped into low-to-moderate and high susceptibility phenotypes for caries based on allelic PRH1, PRH2 variation. The low-to-moderate susceptibility children (P1 and P4a−) experienced caries from eating sugar or bad oral hygiene or infection by S. mutans. The high susceptibility P4a (Db, PIF, PRP12) children had more caries despite receiving extra prevention and irrespective of eating sugar or bad oral hygiene or S. mutans-infection. They instead developed 3.9-fold more caries than P1 children from plaque accumulation in general when treated with orthodontic multibrackets; and had basic PRP polymorphisms and low DMBT1-mediated S. mutans adhesion as additional susceptibility traits. The present findings thus suggest genetic autoimmune-like (P4a) and traditional life style (P1) caries, providing a rationale for individualized oral care. Allelic PRH1, PRH2 variation group children into high, moderate and low susceptibility phenotypes for caries. Low susceptibility phenotypes experience caries from eating sugar and bad oral hygiene and infection by cariogenic S. mutans. High susceptibility phenotypes may represent an autoimmune condition susceptible to bacteria in general.
Dental caries is a chronic infectious disease affecting billions of people with large individual differences in activity. The present study provides the first evidence of variation in specific human genes, PRH1 and PRH2, that matches and predicts individual experiences with caries in children. The high susceptibility phenotype (Db, PIF, PRP12) suggests an autoimmune-like condition, whereas those with low susceptibility (PIF2, PRP12) experiences caries from eating sugar and bad oral hygiene. These genetic and traditional life style sub types of caries suggest novel approaches for their diagnosis, prevention and treatment.
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- Nicklas Strömberg
- Department of Odontology/Cariology, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
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- Department of Odontology/Cariology, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Odontology/Cariology, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Odontology/Cariology, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Odontology/Cariology, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Odontology/Cariology, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden; Department of Women's and Children's Health/International Maternal and Child Health, Uppsala University, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
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Gonzalez SM, Taborda NA, Rugeles MT. Role of Different Subpopulations of CD8 + T Cells during HIV Exposure and Infection. Front Immunol 2017; 8:936. [PMID: 28824656 PMCID: PMC5545716 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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During HIV infection, specific responses exhibited by CD8+ T cells are crucial to establish an early, effective, and sustained viral control, preventing severe immune alterations and organ dysfunction. Several CD8+ T cells subsets have been identified, exhibiting differences in terms of activation, functional profile, and ability to limit HIV replication. Some of the most important CD8+ T cells subsets associated with viral control, production of potent antiviral molecules, and strong polyfunctional responses include Th1-like cytokine pattern and Tc17 cells. In addition, the expression of specific activation markers has been also associated with a more effective response of CD8+ T cells, as evidenced in HLA-DR+ CD38− cells. CD8+ T cells in both, peripheral blood and gut mucosa, are particularly important in individuals with a resistant phenotype, including HIV-exposed seronegative individuals (HESNs), long-term non-progressors (LTNPs) and HIV-controllers. Although the role of CD8+ T cells has been extensively explored in the context of an established HIV-1 infection, the presence of HIV-specific cells with effector abilities and a defined functional profile in HESNs, remain poorly understood. Here, we reviewed studies carried out on different subpopulations of CD8+ T cells in relation with natural resistance to HIV infection and progression.
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- Sandra Milena Gonzalez
- Grupo Inmunovirología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo Inmunovirología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Medellín, Colombia.,Grupo de Investigaciones Biomédicas Uniremington, Programa de Medicina, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Corporación Universitaria Remington, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo Inmunovirología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Medellín, Colombia
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Ghatge M, Sharma A, Maity S, Kakkar VV, Vangala RK. Danger-recognizing proteins, β-defensin-128 and histatin-3, as potential biomarkers of recurrent coronary events. Int J Mol Med 2017. [PMID: 28627688 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2017.3031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Conventional risk factors have limited ability to predict recurrent events in subjects with first-time coronary artery disease (CAD). This aim of this study was to identify novel biomarkers using comparative global proteome analysis to improve the risk assessment for recurrent coronary events. We used samples from phase-I of the Indian Atherosclerosis Research Study (IARS), consisting of 2,332 subjects, of whom 772 were CAD-affected subjects, including 152 with recurrent events identified during a 5-year follow-up period. Global proteome analysis was performed on serum samples of 85 subjects with recurrent coronary events and 85 age- and gender-matched subjects with first-time CAD using surface-enhanced laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry with CM10 arrays. TagIdent was used for protein identification followed by validation by western blot analysis and ELISA. Data were analyzed by logistic analysis, Cox-regression, hazards ratio, C-statistics and combined-marker risk score using SPSS version-17 and R-package version-2.13.0 software. We identified 16 significantly differentially expressed protein peaks. Of these, 2 peaks corresponding to m/z 8588 and 1864 were identified as β-defensin-128 and histatin-3, belonging to the danger-recognizing peptide family, which exhibited a significant independent association with recurrent events (odds ratios of 7.49 and 1.4, respectively). C-statistics improved significantly from 0.677 for conventional risk factors alone to 0.800 (p-value=0.001) in combination with β-defensin-128 and histatin-3 with a hazards ratio of 1.833. A combined risk score of β-defensin-128 and histatin-3 could reclassify 112 out of the 170 subjects into intermediate- and high-risk groups. On the whole, our data indicate that β-defensin-128 and histatin-3 may be potential biomarkers whch may be used to improve risk the stratification for recurrent coronary events.
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- Madankumar Ghatge
- Tata Proteomics and Coagulation Unit, Thrombosis Research Institute, Bangalore 560099, India
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- Manipal University, Madhav Nagar, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India
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- Tata Proteomics and Coagulation Unit, Thrombosis Research Institute, Bangalore 560099, India
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- Tata Proteomics and Coagulation Unit, Thrombosis Research Institute, Bangalore 560099, India
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Arnold KB, Burgener A, Birse K, Romas L, Dunphy LJ, Shahabi K, Abou M, Westmacott GR, McCorrister S, Kwatampora J, Nyanga B, Kimani J, Masson L, Liebenberg LJ, Abdool Karim SS, Passmore JAS, Lauffenburger DA, Kaul R, McKinnon LR. Increased levels of inflammatory cytokines in the female reproductive tract are associated with altered expression of proteases, mucosal barrier proteins, and an influx of HIV-susceptible target cells. Mucosal Immunol 2016; 9:194-205. [PMID: 26104913 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2015.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2015] [Accepted: 05/04/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Elevated inflammatory cytokines (EMCs) at mucosal surfaces have been associated with HIV susceptibility, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We characterized the soluble mucosal proteome associated with elevated cytokine expression in the female reproductive tract. A scoring system was devised based on the elevation (upper quartile) of at least three of seven inflammatory cytokines in cervicovaginal lavage. Using this score, HIV-uninfected Kenyan women were classified as either having EMC (n=28) or not (n=68). Of 455 proteins quantified in proteomic analyses, 53 were associated with EMC (5% false discovery rate threshold). EMCs were associated with proteases, cell motility, and actin cytoskeletal pathways, whereas protease inhibitor, epidermal cell differentiation, and cornified envelope pathways were decreased. Multivariate analysis identified an optimal signature of 16 proteins that distinguished the EMC group with 88% accuracy. Three proteins in this signature were neutrophil-associated proteases that correlated with many cytokines, especially GM-CSF (granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor), IL-1β (interleukin-1β), MIP-3α (macrophage inflammatory protein-3α), IL-17, and IL-8. Gene set enrichment analyses implicated activated immune cells; we verified experimentally that EMC women had an increased frequency of endocervical CD4(+) T cells. These data reveal strong linkages between mucosal cytokines, barrier function, proteases, and immune cell movement, and propose these as potential mechanisms that increase risk of HIV acquisition.
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- Kelly B Arnold
- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- National HIV and Retrovirology Laboratory, JC Wilt Infectious Disease Research Centre, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada.,Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.,Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine Solna, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- National HIV and Retrovirology Laboratory, JC Wilt Infectious Disease Research Centre, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada.,Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- National HIV and Retrovirology Laboratory, JC Wilt Infectious Disease Research Centre, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada.,Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- National HIV and Retrovirology Laboratory, JC Wilt Infectious Disease Research Centre, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada
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- National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada
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- National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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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, Canada.,Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.,Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), Durban, South Africa
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- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), Durban, South Africa
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- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), Durban, South Africa.,Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, USA
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- Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.,Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), Durban, South Africa.,National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.,University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.,Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), Durban, South Africa
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Cataloguing of Potential HIV Susceptibility Factors during the Menstrual Cycle of Pig-Tailed Macaques by Using a Systems Biology Approach. J Virol 2015; 89:9167-77. [PMID: 26109722 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00263-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2015] [Accepted: 06/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
Abstract
UNLABELLED Our earlier studies with pig-tailed macaques demonstrated various simian-human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV) susceptibilities during the menstrual cycle, likely caused by cyclic variations in immune responses in the female genital tract. There is concern that high-dose, long-lasting, injectable progestin-based contraception could mimic the high-progesterone luteal phase and predispose women to human immunodeficiency type 1 (HIV-1) acquisition and transmission. In this study, we adopted a systems biology approach employing proteomics (tandem mass spectrometry), transcriptomics (RNA microarray hybridization), and other specific protein assays (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and multiplex chemokine and cytokine measurements) to characterize the effects of hormonal changes on the expression of innate factors and secreted proteins in the macaque vagina. Several antiviral factors and pathways (including acute-phase response signaling and complement system) were overexpressed in the follicular phase. Conversely, during the luteal phase there were factors overexpressed (including moesins, syndecans, and integrins, among others) that could play direct or indirect roles in enhancing HIV-1 infection. Thus, our study showed that specific pathways and proteins or genes might work in tandem to regulate innate immunity, thus fostering further investigation and future design of approaches to help counter HIV-1 acquisition in the female genital tract. IMPORTANCE HIV infection in women is poorly understood. High levels of the hormone progesterone may make women more vulnerable to infection. This could be the case during the menstrual cycle, when using hormone-based birth control, or during pregnancy. The biological basis for increased HIV vulnerability is not known. We used an animal model with high risk for infection during periods of high progesterone. Genital secretions and tissues during the menstrual cycle were studied. Our goal was to identify biological factors upregulated at high progesterone levels, and we indeed show an upregulation of genes and proteins which enhance the ability of HIV to infect when progesterone is high. In contrast, during low-progesterone periods, we found more HIV inhibitory factors. This study contributes to our understanding of mechanisms that may regulate HIV infection in females under hormonal influences. Such knowledge is needed for the development of novel prevention strategies.
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Urquijo-Sánchez S, Taborda-Vanegas NA, Rugeles-López MT. Factores solubles con actividad antiviral: en búsqueda de nuevos blancos terapéuticos para la infección por el VIH-1. IATREIA 2014. [DOI: 10.17533/udea.iatreia.18039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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Los mecanismos innatos antivirales han resultado de gran interés debido a su uso potencial para la prevención y tratamiento de la infección por el VIH. En particular, los factores solubles antivirales han sido objeto de múltiples investigaciones por su capacidad de inhibir diferentes pasos del ciclo replicativo viral y de potenciar la respuesta inmune del hospedero. Entre estos factores solubles se destacan TRIM-5α, APOBEC3G, SAMHD1, ELAFIN, SERPINA1 y SLPI, que actúan directamente sobre la partícula viral o la célula, o promueven la producción de moléculas involucradas en la respuesta inmune contra el virus. Algunos de ellos se han correlacionado con un bajo riesgo de adquirir la infección por el VIH o con una lenta progresión a sida. La exploración de los mecanismos antivirales de estas proteínas es requisito para el desarrollo de nuevas alternativas terapéuticas.
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Ellegård R, Crisci E, Burgener A, Sjöwall C, Birse K, Westmacott G, Hinkula J, Lifson JD, Larsson M. Complement opsonization of HIV-1 results in decreased antiviral and inflammatory responses in immature dendritic cells via CR3. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2014; 193:4590-601. [PMID: 25252956 PMCID: PMC4201991 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1401781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 08/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Immature dendritic cells (iDCs) in genital and rectal mucosa may be one of the first cells to come into contact with HIV-1 during sexual transmission of virus. HIV-1 activates the host complement system, which results in opsonization of virus by inactivated complement fragments, for example, iC3b. We investigated antiviral and inflammatory responses induced in human iDCs after exposure to free HIV-1 (F-HIV), complement-opsonized HIV-1 (C-HIV), and complement and Ab-opsonized HIV-1 (CI-HIV). F-HIV gave rise to a significantly higher expression of antiviral factors such as IFN-β, myxovirus resistance protein A, and IFN-stimulated genes, compared with C-HIV and CI-HIV. Additionally, F-HIV induced inflammatory factors such as IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α, whereas these responses were weakened or absent after C-HIV or CI-HIV exposure. The responses induced by F-HIV were TLR8-dependent with subsequent activation of IFN regulatory factor 1, p38, ERK, PI3K, and NF-κB pathways, whereas these responses were not induced by C-HIV, which instead induced activation of IFN regulatory factor 3 and Lyn. This modulation of TLR8 signaling was mediated by complement receptor 3 and led to enhanced infection. The impact that viral hijacking of the complement system has on iDC function could be an important immune evasion mechanism used by HIV-1 to establish infection in the host.
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- Rada Ellegård
- Division of Molecular Virology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, 581 85 Linköping, Sweden
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- Division of Molecular Virology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, 581 85 Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0J9, Canada; National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 3R2, Canada
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- Division of Rheumatology/Autoimmunity and Immune Regulation Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, 581 85 Linköping, Sweden; and
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0J9, Canada; National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 3R2, Canada
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- National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 3R2, Canada
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- Division of Molecular Virology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, 581 85 Linköping, Sweden
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- Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick National Laboratory, Frederick, MD 21702
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- Division of Molecular Virology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, 581 85 Linköping, Sweden;
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Romas LM, Hasselrot K, Aboud LG, Birse KD, Ball TB, Broliden K, Burgener AD. A comparative proteomic analysis of the soluble immune factor environment of rectal and oral mucosa. PLoS One 2014; 9:e100820. [PMID: 24978053 PMCID: PMC4076261 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [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: 02/06/2014] [Accepted: 05/30/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Objective Sexual transmission of HIV occurs across a mucosal surface, which contains many soluble immune factors important for HIV immunity. Although the composition of mucosal fluids in the vaginal and oral compartments has been studied extensively, the knowledge of the expression of these factors in the rectal mucosa has been understudied and is very limited. This has particular relevance given that the highest rates of HIV acquisition occur via the rectal tract. To further our understanding of rectal mucosa, this study uses a proteomics approach to characterize immune factor components of rectal fluid, using saliva as a comparison, and evaluates its antiviral activity against HIV. Methods Paired salivary fluid (n = 10) and rectal lavage fluid (n = 10) samples were collected from healthy, HIV seronegative individuals. Samples were analyzed by label-free tandem mass spectrometry to comprehensively identify and quantify mucosal immune protein abundance differences between saliva and rectal fluids. The HIV inhibitory capacity of these fluids was further assessed using a TZM-bl reporter cell line. Results Of the 315 proteins identified in rectal lavage fluid, 72 had known immune functions, many of which have described anti-HIV activity, including cathelicidin, serpins, cystatins and antileukoproteinase. The majority of immune factors were similarly expressed between fluids, with only 21 differentially abundant (p<0.05, multiple comparison corrected). Notably, rectal mucosa had a high abundance of mucosal immunoglobulins and antiproteases relative to saliva, Rectal lavage limited HIV infection by 40–50% in vitro (p<0.05), which is lower than the potent anti-HIV effect of oral mucosal fluid (70–80% inhibition, p<0.005). Conclusions This study reveals that rectal mucosa contains many innate immune factors important for host immunity to HIV and can limit viral replication in vitro. This indicates an important role for this fluid as the first line of defense against HIV.
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- Laura M. Romas
- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine Solna, Unit of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Center for Molecular Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
- National Laboratory for HIV Immunology, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada
- Department of Immunology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- National Laboratory for HIV Immunology, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
- National Laboratory for HIV Immunology, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada
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Immune correlates of HIV exposure without infection in foreskins of men from Rakai, Uganda. Mucosal Immunol 2014; 7:634-44. [PMID: 24150258 PMCID: PMC3997757 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2013.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2013] [Revised: 08/21/2013] [Accepted: 09/09/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) susceptibility is heterogenous, with some HIV-exposed but seronegative (HESN) individuals remaining uninfected despite repeated exposure. Previous studies in the cervix have shown that reduced HIV susceptibility may be mediated by immune alterations in the genital mucosa. However, immune correlates of HIV exposure without infection have not been investigated in the foreskin. We collected sub-preputial swabs and foreskin tissue from HESN (n=20) and unexposed control (n=57) men undergoing elective circumcision. Blinded investigators assayed swabs for HIV-neutralizing IgA, innate antimicrobial peptides, and cytokine levels. Functional T-cell subsets from foreskin tissue were assessed by flow cytometry. HESN foreskins had elevated α-defensins (3,027 vs. 1,795 pg ml(-1), P=0.011) and HIV-neutralizing IgA (50.0 vs. 13.5% of men, P=0.019). Foreskin tissue from HESN men contained a higher density of CD3 T cells (151.9 vs. 69.9 cells mm(-2), P=0.018), but a lower proportion of these was Th17 cells (6.12 vs. 8.04% of CD4 T cells, P=0.007), and fewer produced tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) (34.3 vs. 41.8% of CD4 T cells, P=0.037; 36.9 vs. 45.7% of CD8 T cells, P=0.004). A decrease in the relative abundance of susceptible CD4 T cells and local TNFα production, in combination with HIV-neutralizing IgA and α-defensins, may represent a protective immune milieu at a site of HIV exposure.
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Birse KM, Burgener A, Westmacott GR, McCorrister S, Novak RM, Ball TB. Unbiased proteomics analysis demonstrates significant variability in mucosal immune factor expression depending on the site and method of collection. PLoS One 2013; 8:e79505. [PMID: 24244515 PMCID: PMC3828359 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2013] [Accepted: 09/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Female genital tract secretions are commonly sampled by lavage of the ectocervix and vaginal vault or via a sponge inserted into the endocervix for evaluating inflammation status and immune factors critical for HIV microbicide and vaccine studies. This study uses a proteomics approach to comprehensively compare the efficacy of these methods, which sample from different compartments of the female genital tract, for the collection of immune factors. Matching sponge and lavage samples were collected from 10 healthy women and were analyzed by tandem mass spectrometry. Data was analyzed by a combination of differential protein expression analysis, hierarchical clustering and pathway analysis. Of the 385 proteins identified, endocervical sponge samples collected nearly twice as many unique proteins as cervicovaginal lavage (111 vs. 61) with 55% of proteins common to both (213). Each method/site identified 73 unique proteins that have roles in host immunity according to their gene ontology. Sponge samples enriched for specific inflammation pathways including acute phase response proteins (p = 3.37×10−24) and LXR/RXR immune activation pathways (p = 8.82×10−22) while the role IL-17A in psoriasis pathway (p = 5.98×10−4) and the complement system pathway (p = 3.91×10−3) were enriched in lavage samples. Many host defense factors were differentially enriched (p<0.05) between sites including known/potential antimicrobial factors (n = 21), S100 proteins (n = 9), and immune regulatory factors such as serpins (n = 7). Immunoglobulins (n = 6) were collected at comparable levels in abundance in each site although 25% of those identified were unique to sponge samples. This study demonstrates significant differences in types and quantities of immune factors and inflammation pathways collected by each sampling technique. Therefore, clinical studies that measure mucosal immune activation or factors assessing HIV transmission should utilize both collection methods to obtain the greatest representation of immune factors secreted into the female genital tract.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kenzie M. Birse
- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Proteomics Group, National Lab for HIV Immunology, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Proteomics Group, National Lab for HIV Immunology, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- National Lab for HIV Immunology, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Mass Spectrometry Core Facility, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Mass Spectrometry Core Facility, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Proteomics Group, National Lab for HIV Immunology, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
- National Lab for HIV Immunology, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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A systems biology examination of the human female genital tract shows compartmentalization of immune factor expression. J Virol 2013; 87:5141-50. [PMID: 23449785 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.03347-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Many mucosal factors in the female genital tract (FGT) have been associated with HIV susceptibility, but little is known about their anatomical distribution in the FGT compartments. This study comprehensively characterized global immune factor expression in different tissue sites of the lower and upper FGT by using a systems biology approach. Tissue sections from the ectocervix, endocervix, and endometrium from seven women who underwent hysterectomy were analyzed by a combination of quantitative mass spectrometry and immunohistochemical staining. Of the >1,000 proteins identified, 281 were found to be differentially abundant in different tissue sites. Hierarchical clustering identified four major functional pathways distinguishing compartments, including innate immune pathways (acute-phase response, LXR/RXR) and development (RhoA signaling, gluconeogenesis), which were enriched in the ectocervix/endocervix and endometrium, respectively. Immune factors important for HIV susceptibility, including antiproteases, immunoglobulins, complement components, and antimicrobial factors, were most abundant in the ectocervix/endocervix, while the endometrium had a greater abundance of certain factors that promote HIV replication. Immune factor abundance is heterogeneous throughout the FGT and shows unique immune microenvironments for HIV based on the exposure site. This may have important implications for early events in HIV transmission and site-specific susceptibility to HIV in the FGT.
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