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Ngo MH, Pankrac J, Ho RCY, Ndashimye E, Pawa R, Ceccacci R, Biru T, Olabode AS, Klein K, Li Y, Kovacs C, Assad R, Jacobson JM, Canaday DH, Tomusange S, Jamiru S, Anok A, Kityamuweesi T, Buule P, Galiwango RM, Reynolds SJ, Quinn TC, Redd AD, Prodger JL, Mann JFS, Arts EJ. Effective and targeted latency reversal in CD4 + T cells from individuals on long term combined antiretroviral therapy initiated during chronic HIV-1 infection. Emerg Microbes Infect 2024; 13:2327371. [PMID: 38444369 DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2024.2327371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
Abstract
To date, an affordable, effective treatment for an HIV-1 cure remains only a concept with most "latency reversal" agents (LRAs) lacking specificity for the latent HIV-1 reservoir and failing in early clinical trials. We assessed HIV-1 latency reversal using a multivalent HIV-1-derived virus-like particle (HLP) to treat samples from 32 people living with HIV-1 (PLWH) in Uganda, US and Canada who initiated combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) during chronic infection. Even after 5-20 years on stable cART, HLP could target CD4+ T cells harbouring latent HIV-1 reservoir resulting in 100-fold more HIV-1 release into culture supernatant than by common recall antigens, and 1000-fold more than by chemotherapeutic LRAs. HLP induced release of a divergent and replication-competent HIV-1 population from PLWH on cART. These findings suggest HLP provides a targeted approach to reactivate the majority of latent HIV-1 proviruses among individuals infected with HIV-1.
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- Minh Ha Ngo
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
- Special Immunology Unit and Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
- Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- Maple Leaf Medical Clinic and Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Special Immunology Unit and Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Special Immunology Unit and Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Special Immunology Unit and Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Rakai Health Sciences Program, Kalisizo, Uganda
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- Rakai Health Sciences Program, Kalisizo, Uganda
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- Rakai Health Sciences Program, Kalisizo, Uganda
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
- Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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Calado M, Ferreira R, Pires D, Santos-Costa Q, Anes E, Brites D, Azevedo-Pereira JM. Unravelling the triad of neuroinvasion, neurodissemination, and neuroinflammation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in the central nervous system. Rev Med Virol 2024; 34:e2534. [PMID: 38588024 DOI: 10.1002/rmv.2534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
Abstract
Since the identification of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in 1983, many improvements have been made to control viral replication in the peripheral blood and to treat opportunistic infections. This has increased life expectancy but also the incidence of age-related central nervous system (CNS) disorders and HIV-associated neurodegeneration/neurocognitive impairment and depression collectively referred to as HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND). HAND encompasses a spectrum of different clinical presentations ranging from milder forms such as asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment or mild neurocognitive disorder to a severe HIV-associated dementia (HAD). Although control of viral replication and suppression of plasma viral load with combination antiretroviral therapy has reduced the incidence of HAD, it has not reversed milder forms of HAND. The objective of this review, is to describe the mechanisms by which HIV-1 invades and disseminates in the CNS, a crucial event leading to HAND. The review will present the evidence that underlies the relationship between HIV infection and HAND. Additionally, recent findings explaining the role of neuroinflammation in the pathogenesis of HAND will be discussed, along with prospects for treatment and control.
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- Marta Calado
- Host-Pathogen Interactions Unit, Research Institute for Medicines, iMed-ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions Unit, Research Institute for Medicines, iMed-ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions Unit, Research Institute for Medicines, iMed-ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health, Católica Medical School, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Estrada Octávio Pato, Rio de Mouro, Portugal
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions Unit, Research Institute for Medicines, iMed-ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions Unit, Research Institute for Medicines, iMed-ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Neuroinflammation, Signaling and Neuroregeneration Unit, Research Institute for Medicines, iMed-ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions Unit, Research Institute for Medicines, iMed-ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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Lum KK, Reed TJ, Yang J, Cristea IM. Differential Contributions of Interferon Classes to Host Inflammatory Responses and Restricting Virus Progeny Production. J Proteome Res 2024. [PMID: 38564653 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.3c00826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Fundamental to mammalian intrinsic and innate immune defenses against pathogens is the production of Type I and Type II interferons, such as IFN-β and IFN-γ, respectively. The comparative effects of IFN classes on the cellular proteome, protein interactions, and virus restriction within cell types that differentially contribute to immune defenses are needed for understanding immune signaling. Here, a multilayered proteomic analysis, paired with biochemical and molecular virology assays, allows distinguishing host responses to IFN-β and IFN-γ and associated antiviral impacts during infection with several ubiquitous human viruses. In differentiated macrophage-like monocytic cells, we classified proteins upregulated by IFN-β, IFN-γ, or pro-inflammatory LPS. Using parallel reaction monitoring, we developed a proteotypic peptide library for shared and unique ISG signatures of each IFN class, enabling orthogonal confirmation of protein alterations. Thermal proximity coaggregation analysis identified the assembly and maintenance of IFN-induced protein interactions. Comparative proteomics and cytokine responses in macrophage-like monocytic cells and primary keratinocytes provided contextualization of their relative capacities to restrict virus production during infection with herpes simplex virus type-1, adenovirus, and human cytomegalovirus. Our findings demonstrate how IFN classes induce distinct ISG abundance and interaction profiles that drive antiviral defenses within cell types that differentially coordinate mammalian immune responses.
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- Krystal K Lum
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Washington Road, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Washington Road, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Washington Road, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Washington Road, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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Kumar S, Sinha N, Kodidela S, Godse S, Singla B, Singh UP, Bhat HK. Resveratrol and its analogs suppress HIV replication, oxidative stress, and inflammation in macrophages. NEUROIMMUNE PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS 2023; 2:365-374. [PMID: 38058997 PMCID: PMC10696571 DOI: 10.1515/nipt-2023-0012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Objectives HIV suppression in brain viral reservoirs, especially macrophages, and microglia is critical to suppress HIV neuropathogenesis and subsequently HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND). Since most antiretroviral therapy (ART) drugs do not achieve optimal therapeutic concentrations in the brain and can cause neurotoxicity, an alternative/adjuvant therapy is needed to suppress HIV neuropathogenesis. In this study, our objectives were to examine the anti-HIV, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory potential of resveratrol (RES) and its synthetic analogs 4-(E)-{(p-tolylimino)-methylbenzene-1,2-diol} (TIMBD) and 4-(E)-{(4-hydroxyphenylimino)-methylbenzene,1,2-diol} (HPIMBD) in HIV-infected macrophages. Methods We used HIV replication (viral load), oxidative stress (reactive oxygen species and antioxidant enzymes), and inflammatory response (pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines/chemokines) assays to achieve the objectives of the study. Results Our results showed that RES and its analogs HPIMBD and TIMBD at 25 µM concentration significantly decrease HIV replication in both primary monocyte-derived macrophages and U1-differentiated macrophages. Moreover, RES and its analogs do not induce any cytotoxicity for up to 3 days in these cells. Further, treatment with RES and TIMBD (25 µM) also reduced the levels of reactive oxygen species without affecting the expression of antioxidant enzymes, SOD1, and catalase in U1 macrophages. Besides, RES and HPIMBD treatment inhibited the proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines in U1 macrophages, which was associated with decreased levels of anti-inflammatory cytokines. Importantly, our western blot experiments show that RES also decreases cellular proinflammatory cytokine IL-1β, which is usually elevated in both myeloid and neuronal cells upon HIV infection. Conclusions Taken together, our results suggest that RES and/or its analogs are important adjuvants that may be used not only to suppress HIV but also oxidative stress and inflammation in brain viral reservoirs.
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- Santosh Kumar
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas-City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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Godse S, Zhou L, Sinha N, Kodidela S, Kumar A, Singh UP, Kumar S. Curcumin enhances elvitegravir concentration and alleviates oxidative stress and inflammatory response. Sci Rep 2023; 13:19864. [PMID: 37964023 PMCID: PMC10645974 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-47226-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023] Open
Abstract
In this study, we investigated the potential of using curcumin (CUR) as an adjuvant to enhance the delivery of antiretroviral drug elvitegravir (EVG) across the BBB, and alleviate oxidative stress and inflammatory response, which are the major hallmark of HIV neuropathogenesis. In a mouse model, we compared the biodistribution of EVG alone and in combination with CUR using intraperitoneal (IP) and intranasal (IN) routes. IN administration showed a significantly higher accumulation of EVG in the brain, while both IP and IN routes led to increased EVG levels in the lungs and liver. The addition of CUR further enhanced EVG brain delivery, especially when administered via the IN route. The expression of neural marker proteins, synaptophysin, L1CAM, NeuN, and GFAP was not significantly altered by EVG or CUR alone or their combination, indicating preserved neural homeostasis. After establishing improved brain concentration and safety of CUR-adjuvanted EVG in mice in acute treatment, we studied the effect of this treatment in HIV-infected U1 macrophages. In U1 macrophages, we also observed that the addition of CUR enhanced the intracellular concentration of EVG. The total area under the curve (AUCtot) for EVG was significantly higher in the presence of CUR. We also evaluated the effects of CUR on oxidative stress and antioxidant capacity in EVG-treated U1 macrophages. CUR reduced oxidative stress, as evidenced by decreased reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels and elevated antioxidant enzyme expression. Furthermore, the combination of CUR and EVG exhibited a significant reduction in proinflammatory cytokines (TNFα, IL-1β, IL-18) and chemokines (RANTES, MCP-1) in U1 macrophages. Additionally, western blot analysis confirmed the decreased expression of IL-1β and TNF-α in EVG + CUR-treated cells. These findings suggest the potential of CUR to enhance EVG permeability to the brain and subsequent efficacy of EVG, including HIV neuropathogenesis.
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- Sandip Godse
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA.
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Godse S, Zhou L, Sinha N, Kodidela S, Kumar A, Singh UP, Kumar S. Curcumin enhances elvitegravir concentration and alleviates oxidative stress and inflammatory response. RESEARCH SQUARE 2023:rs.3.rs-3225072. [PMID: 37609211 PMCID: PMC10441462 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3225072/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
Abstract
In this study, we investigated the potential of using curcumin (CUR) as an adjuvant to enhance the delivery of antiretroviral drug elvitegravir (EVG) across the BBB, and alleviate oxidative stress and inflammatory response, which are the major hallmark of HIV neuropathogenesis. In a mouse model, we compared the biodistribution of EVG alone and in combination with CUR using intraperitoneal (IP) and intranasal (IN) routes. IN administration showed a significantly higher accumulation of EVG in the brain, while both IP and IN routes led to increased EVG levels in the lungs and liver. The addition of CUR further enhanced EVG brain delivery, especially when administered via the IN route. The expression of neural marker proteins, synaptophysin, L1CAM, NeuN, and GFAP was not significantly altered by EVG or CUR alone or their combination, indicating preserved neural homeostasis. After establishing improved brain concentration and safety of CUR-adjuvanted EVG in mice in acute treatment, we studied the effect of this treatment in HIV-infected U1 macrophages. In U1 macrophages, we also observed that the addition of CUR enhanced the intracellular concentration of EVG. The total area under the curve (AUCtot) for EVG was significantly higher in the presence of CUR. We also evaluated the effects of CUR on oxidative stress and antioxidant capacity in EVG-treated U1 macrophages. CUR reduced oxidative stress, as evidenced by decreased reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels and elevated antioxidant enzyme expression. Furthermore, the combination of CUR and EVG exhibited a significant reduction in proinflammatory cytokines (TNFα, IL-1β, IL-18) and chemokines (RANTES, MCP-1) in U1 macrophages. Additionally, western blot analysis confirmed the decreased expression of IL-1β and TNF-α in EVG + CUR-treated cells. These findings suggest the potential of CUR to enhance EVG permeability to the brain and subsequent efficacy of EVG, including HIV neuropathogenesis.
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- Sandip Godse
- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
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- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
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- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
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- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
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- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
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Yuan Z, Huang Y, Sadikot RT. Long Noncoding RNA Metastasis-Associated Lung Adenocarcinoma Transcript 1 Promotes HIV-1 Replication through Modulating microRNAs in Macrophages. J Virol 2023; 97:e0005323. [PMID: 37255470 PMCID: PMC10308927 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00053-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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Macrophages can serve as a reservoir for human immunodeficiency-1 (HIV-1) virus in host cells, constituting a barrier to eradication, even in patients who are receiving antiretroviral therapy. Although many noncoding RNAs have been characterized as regulators in HIV-1/AIDS-induced immune response and pathogenesis, only a few long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have demonstrated a close association with HIV-1 replication, and the molecular mechanisms remain unknown. In this study, we investigated how lncRNA metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 (MALAT1), related microRNAs, and key inflammatory genes alter HIV-1 replication in macrophages. Our data show that HIV-1 infection modulates the expression of miR-155 and miR-150-5p in a time-dependent manner, which is regulated by MALAT1. MALAT1 induced suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 (SOCS1) expression by sponging miR-150-5p in HIV-1-infected macrophages and stimulated inflammatory mediators triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells/cold inducible RNA binding protein (TREM 1/CIRP) ligand/receptor. The RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) assay validated the direct interaction within the MALAT1/miR-150-5p/SOCS1 axis. HIV-1 infection-mediated upregulation of MALAT1, SOCS1, and HIV-1 Gag was attenuated by SN50 (an NF-кB p50 inhibitor). MALAT1 antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) suppressed HIV-1 p24 production and HIV-1 Gag gene expression and decreased expression of miR-155 and SOCS1, as well as the production of proinflammatory cytokines by HIV-1-infected macrophages. In conclusion, HIV-1 infection induces MALAT1, which attenuates miR-150-5p expression and increases SOCS1 expression, promoting HIV-1 replication and reactivation. These data provide new insights into how MALAT1 alters the macrophage microenvironment and subsequently promotes viral replication and suggest a potential role for targeting MALAT1 as a therapeutic approach to eliminate HIV-1 reservoirs. IMPORTANCE Viral reservoirs constitute an obstacle to curing HIV-1 diseases, despite antiretroviral therapy. Macrophages serve as viral reservoirs in HIV infection by promoting long-term replication and latency. Recent studies have shown that lncRNAs can modulate virus-host interactions, but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. In this study, we demonstrate how lncRNA MALAT1 contributes to HIV-1 replication through modulation of the miR-150/SOCS1 axis in human macrophages. Our findings have the potential to identify new therapies for eliminating HIV-1 reservoirs in immune cells.
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- Zhihong Yuan
- VA Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep, Department of Internal Medicine, University of 0Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- VA Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep, Department of Internal Medicine, University of 0Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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Xie L, Wang J, Wang N, Zhu J, Yin Q, Guo R, Duan J, Wang S, Hao C, Shen X. Identification of acute myeloid leukemia by infrared difference spectrum of peripheral blood. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2023; 233:115454. [PMID: 37178631 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2023.115454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
Abstract
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a high mortality and recurrence rates hematologic malignancy. Thus, whatever early detection or subsequent visit are both of high significance. Traditional AML diagnosis is conducted via peripheral blood (PB) smear and bone marrow (BM) aspiration. But BM aspiration is a painful burden for patients especially in early detection or subsequent visit. Herein, the use of PB to evaluate and identify the leukemia characteristics will be an attractive alternative source for early detection or subsequent visit. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) is a time- and cost-effective approach to reveal the disease-related molecular features and variations. However, to the best of our knowledge, there is no attempts using infrared spectroscopic signatures of PB to replace BM for identifying AML. In this work, we are the first to develop a rapid and minimally invasive method to identify AML by infrared difference spectrum (IDS) of PB with only 6 characteristic wavenumbers. We dissect the leukemia-related spectroscopic signatures of three subtypes of leukemia cells (U937, HL-60, THP-1) by IDS, revealing biochemical molecular information about leukemia for the first time. Furthermore, the novel study links cellular features to complex features of blood system which demonstrates the sensitivity and specificity with IDS method. On this basis, BM and PB of AML patients and healthy controls were provided to parallel comparison. The IDS of BM and PB combined with principal component analysis method revealing that the leukemic components in BM and PB can be described by IDS peaks of PCA loadings, respectively. It is demonstrated that the leukemic IDS signatures of BM can be replaced by the leukemic IDS signatures of PB. In addition, the IDS signatures of leukemia cells are reflected in PB of AML patients with peaks of 1629, 1610, 1604, 1536, 1528 and 1404 cm-1 for the first time as well. To this end, we access the leukemic signatures of IDS peaks to compare the PB of AMLs and healthy controls. It is confirmed that the leukemic components can be detected from PB of AML and distinguished into positive (100%) and negative (100%) groups successfully by IDS classifier which is a novel and unique spectral classifier. This work demonstrates the potential use of IDS as a powerful tool to detect leukemia via PB which can release subjects' pain remarkably.
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- Leiying Xie
- State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China; School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- The Hematological Dept. Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies and School of Life Science and Technology, §School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Xinhua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Kongjiang Road 1665, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Xinhua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Kongjiang Road 1665, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- Xinhua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Kongjiang Road 1665, Shanghai 200092, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China; School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Azevedo-Pereira JM, Pires D, Calado M, Mandal M, Santos-Costa Q, Anes E. HIV/Mtb Co-Infection: From the Amplification of Disease Pathogenesis to an “Emerging Syndemic”. Microorganisms 2023; 11:microorganisms11040853. [PMID: 37110276 PMCID: PMC10142195 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11040853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) are pathogens responsible for millions of new infections each year; together, they cause high morbidity and mortality worldwide. In addition, late-stage HIV infection increases the risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) by a factor of 20 in latently infected people, and even patients with controlled HIV infection on antiretroviral therapy (ART) have a fourfold increased risk of developing TB. Conversely, Mtb infection exacerbates HIV pathogenesis and increases the rate of AIDS progression. In this review, we discuss this reciprocal amplification of HIV/Mtb coinfection and how they influence each other’s pathogenesis. Elucidating the infectious cofactors that impact on pathogenesis may open doors for the design of new potential therapeutic strategies to control disease progression, especially in contexts where vaccines or the sterile clearance of pathogens are not effectively available.
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- José Miguel Azevedo-Pereira
- Host-Pathogen Interactions Unit, Research Institute for Medicines, iMed-ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
- Correspondence: (J.M.A.-P.); (E.A.)
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions Unit, Research Institute for Medicines, iMed-ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health, Católica Medical School, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Estrada Octávio Pato, 2635-631 Rio de Mouro, Portugal
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions Unit, Research Institute for Medicines, iMed-ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions Unit, Research Institute for Medicines, iMed-ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions Unit, Research Institute for Medicines, iMed-ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions Unit, Research Institute for Medicines, iMed-ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
- Correspondence: (J.M.A.-P.); (E.A.)
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Extracellular vesicles released from macrophages modulates interleukin-1β in astrocytic and neuronal cells. Sci Rep 2023; 13:3005. [PMID: 36810605 PMCID: PMC9944928 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-29746-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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We have recently demonstrated that long-term exposure of cigarette smoke condensate (CSC) to HIV-uninfected (U937) and -infected (U1) macrophages induce packaging of pro-inflammatory molecules, particularly IL-1β, in extracellular vesicles (EVs). Therefore, we hypothesize that exposure of EVs derived from CSC-treated macrophages to CNS cells can increase their IL-1β levels contributing to neuroinflammation. To test this hypothesis, we treated the U937 and U1 differentiated macrophages once daily with CSC (10 µg/ml) for 7 days. Then, we isolated EVs from these macrophages and treated these EVs with human astrocytic (SVGA) and neuronal (SH-SY5Y) cells in the absence and presence of CSC. We then examined the protein expression of IL-1β and oxidative stress related proteins, cytochrome P450 2A6 (CYP2A6), superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD1), catalase (CAT). We observed that the U937 cells have lower expression of IL-1β compared to their respective EVs, confirming that most of the produced IL-1β are packaged into EVs. Further, EVs isolated from HIV-infected and uninfected cells, both in the absence and presence of CSC, were treated to SVGA and SH-SY5Y cells. These treatments showed a significant increase in the levels of IL-1β in both SVGA and SH-SY5Y cells. However, under the same conditions, the levels of CYP2A6, SOD1, and catalase were only markedly altered. These findings suggest that the macrophages communicate with astrocytes and neuronal cells via EVs-containing IL-1β in both HIV and non-HIV setting and could contribute to neuroinflammation.
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Enhancing HIV-1 Neutralization by Increasing the Local Concentration of Membrane-Proximal External Region-Directed Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies. J Virol 2023; 97:e0164722. [PMID: 36541800 PMCID: PMC9888200 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01647-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) against the membrane-proximal external region (MPER) of the gp41 component of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope (Env) are characterized by long, hydrophobic, heavy chain complementarity-determining region 3s (HCDR3s) that interact with the MPER and some viral membrane lipids to achieve increased local concentrations. Here, we show that increasing the local concentration of MPER-directed bNAbs at the cell surface via binding to the high-affinity Fc receptor FcγRI potentiates their ability to prevent viral entry in a manner analogous to the previously reported observation wherein the lipid-binding activity of MPER bNAbs increases their concentration at the viral surface membrane. However, binding of MPER-directed bNAb 10E8 to FcγRI abolishes the neutralization synergy that is seen with the N-heptad repeat (NHR)-targeting antibody D5_AR and NHR-targeting small molecule enfuvirtide (T20), possibly due to decreased accessibility of the NHR in the FcγRI-10E8-MPER complex. Taken together, our results suggest that lipid-binding activity and FcγRI-mediated potentiation function in concert to improve the potency of MPER-directed bNAbs by increasing their local concentration near the site of viral fusion. Therefore, lipid binding may not be a strict requirement for potent neutralization by MPER-targeting bNAbs, as alternative methods can achieve similar increases in local concentrations while avoiding potential liabilities associated with immunologic host tolerance. IMPORTANCE The trimeric glycoprotein Env, the only viral protein expressed on the surface of HIV-1, is the target of broadly neutralizing antibodies and the focus of most vaccine development efforts. Broadly neutralizing antibodies targeting the membrane proximal external region (MPER) of Env show lipid-binding characteristics, and modulating this interaction affects neutralization. In this study, we tested the neutralization potencies of variants of the MPER-targeting antibody 10E8 with different viral-membrane-binding and host FcγRI-binding capabilities. Our results suggest that binding to both lipid and FcγRI improves the neutralization potency of MPER-directed antibodies by concentrating the antibodies at sites of viral fusion. As such, lipid binding may not be uniquely required for MPER-targeting broadly neutralizing antibodies, as alternative methods to increase local concentration can achieve similar improvements in potency.
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Cui J, Meshesha M, Churgulia N, Merlo C, Fuchs E, Breakey J, Jones J, Stivers JT. Replication-competent HIV-1 in human alveolar macrophages and monocytes despite nucleotide pools with elevated dUTP. Retrovirology 2022; 19:21. [PMID: 36114511 PMCID: PMC9482235 DOI: 10.1186/s12977-022-00607-2] [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: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although CD4+ memory T cells are considered the primary latent reservoir for HIV-1, replication competent HIV has been detected in tissue macrophages in both animal and human studies. During in vitro HIV infection, the depleted nucleotide pool and high dUTP levels in monocyte derived macrophages (MDM) leads to proviruses with high levels of dUMP, which has been implicated in viral restriction or reduced transcription depending on the uracil base excision repair (UBER) competence of the macrophage. Incorporated dUMP has also been detected in viral DNA from circulating monocytes (MC) and alveolar macrophages (AM) of HIV infected patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART), establishing the biological relevance of this phenotype but not the replicative capacity of dUMP-containing proviruses. RESULTS As compared to in vitro differentiated MDM, AM from normal donors had sixfold lower levels of dTTP and a sixfold increased dUTP/dTTP, indicating a highly restrictive dNTP pool for reverse transcription. Expression of uracil DNA glycosylase (UNG) was eightfold lower in AM compared to the already low levels in MDM. Accordingly, ~ 80% of HIV proviruses contained dUMP, which persisted for at least 14-days due to low UNG excision activity. Unlike MDM, AM expression levels of UNG and SAM and HD domain containing deoxynucleoside triphosphate triphosphohydrolase 1 (SAMHD1) increased over 14 days post-HIV infection, while dUTP nucleotidohydrolase (DUT) expression decreased. These AM-specific effects suggest a restriction response centered on excising uracil from viral DNA copies and increasing relative dUTP levels. Despite the restrictive nucleotide pools, we detected rare replication competent HIV in AM, peripheral MC, and CD4+ T cells from ART-treated donors. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate that the potential integration block of incorporated dUMP is not realized during in vivo infection of AM and MC due to the near absence of UBER activity. In addition, the increased expression of UNG and SAMHD1 in AM post-infection is too slow to prevent integration. Accordingly, dUMP persists in integrated viruses, which based on in vitro studies, can lead to transcriptional silencing. This possible silencing outcome of persistent dUMP could promote viral latency until the repressive effects of viral dUMP are reversed.
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- Junru Cui
- grid.21107.350000 0001 2171 9311Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205-2185 USA
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- grid.21107.350000 0001 2171 9311Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205-2185 USA
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- grid.21107.350000 0001 2171 9311Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205-2185 USA
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- grid.21107.350000 0001 2171 9311Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 E. Monument Street/5th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
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- grid.21107.350000 0001 2171 9311Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Drug Development Unit, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Blalock 569, Baltimore, MD 21287 USA
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- grid.21107.350000 0001 2171 9311Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Drug Development Unit, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Blalock 569, Baltimore, MD 21287 USA
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- grid.21107.350000 0001 2171 9311Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 E. Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
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- grid.21107.350000 0001 2171 9311Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205-2185 USA
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Chronic Low Dose Morphine Does Not Alter Two In Vitro BBB Models. Brain Sci 2022; 12:brainsci12070888. [PMID: 35884695 PMCID: PMC9312884 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12070888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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The blood–brain barrier (BBB) mediates cellular and molecular passage between the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral circulation. Compromised BBB integrity has been linked to neurocognitive deficits in multiple diseases and various infections, including those associated with HIV-1 infection. Understanding the impact of exposure to pharmaceuticals, such as those utilized for pain management by patients suffering from CNS disease, on BBB regulation and function is clinically important. In this study, we modelled two different BBB systems; a primary human co-culture and a cell line monoculture. These systems were both exposed to three daily repeat doses of morphine and examined for alterations to BBB integrity via permeability, PBMC transmigration, and chemokine gradient changes. We did not find any significant changes to either BBB system with repeat morphine dosing, suggesting that repeat morphine exposure may not play a significant role in BBB changes.
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Bandyopadhyay P, Pramanick I, Biswas R, PS S, Sreedharan S, Singh S, Rajmani RS, Laxman S, Dutta S, Singh A. S-Adenosylmethionine-responsive cystathionine β-synthase modulates sulfur metabolism and redox balance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabo0097. [PMID: 35749503 PMCID: PMC9232105 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abo0097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Methionine and cysteine metabolisms are important for the survival and pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). The transsulfuration pathway converts methionine to cysteine and represents an important link between antioxidant and methylation metabolism in diverse organisms. Using a combination of biochemistry and cryo-electron microscopy, we characterized the first enzyme of the transsulfuration pathway, cystathionine β-synthase (MtbCbs) in Mtb. We demonstrated that MtbCbs is a heme-less, pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-containing enzyme, allosterically activated by S-adenosylmethionine (SAM). The atomic model of MtbCbs in its native and SAM-bound conformations revealed a unique mode of SAM-dependent allosteric activation. Further, SAM stabilized MtbCbs by sterically occluding proteasomal degradation, which was crucial for supporting methionine and redox metabolism in Mtb. Genetic deficiency of MtbCbs reduced Mtb survival upon homocysteine overload in vitro, inside macrophages, and in mice coinfected with HIV. Thus, the MtbCbs-SAM axis constitutes an important mechanism of coordinating sulfur metabolism in Mtb.
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- Parijat Bandyopadhyay
- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
- Centre for Infectious Disease Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, Bangalore, Karnataka 560065, India
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- Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, Bangalore, Karnataka 560065, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
- Centre for Infectious Disease Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, Bangalore, Karnataka 560065, India
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- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
- Centre for Infectious Disease Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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Peters RJ, Stevenson M. Irreversible Loss of HIV-1 Proviral Competence in Myeloid Cells upon Suppression of NF-κB Activity. J Virol 2022; 96:e0048422. [PMID: 35604217 PMCID: PMC9215224 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00484-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Although antiretroviral therapy (ART) sustains potent suppression of plasma viremia in people with HIV-1 infection (PWH), reservoirs of viral persistence rekindle viral replication and viremia if ART is halted. Understanding the nature of viral reservoirs and their persistence mechanisms remains fundamental to further research aiming to eliminate them and achieve ART-free viral remission or virological cure. CD4+ T-cell models have helped to define the mechanisms that regulate HIV-1 latency as well as to identify potential latency manipulators, and we similarly hoped to extend this understanding to macrophages given the increasing evidence of a role for myeloid cells in HIV-1 persistence under ART (T. Igarashi, C. R. Brown, Y. Endo, A. Buckler-White, et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 98:658-663, 2001, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.98.2.658; J. M. Orenstein, C. Fox, and S. M. Wahl, Science 276:1857-1861, 1997, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.276.5320.1857). In the pursuit of a primary cell model of macrophage latency using monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs), we observed that NF-κB inhibition, originally intended to promote synchronous entry into a latent state, led to an irreversible loss of proviral competence. Proviruses were refractory to latency reversal agents (LRAs), yet host cell functions such as phagocytic capacity and cytokine production remained intact. Even after NF-κB inhibition was relieved and NF-κB action was restored, proviruses remained refractory to reactivation. Agents that interfere with the NF-κB-HIV-1 axis in myeloid cells may provide an approach with which to render myeloid cell reservoirs inert. IMPORTANCE Although HIV-1 infection can be suppressed using antiretroviral therapy, it cannot yet be cured. This is because HIV-1 integrates itself into host cells and may become dormant but also remains ready to emerge from such reservoirs when antiretroviral therapy stops. The CD4+ T cell has been the most actively investigated cell type in reservoir research due to its prominent role in hosting HIV-1; however, HIV-1 can infect and fall latent in myeloid cells, and therefore, their role must also be assessed in pursuit of a cure. Here, we show that caffeic acid and resveratrol, two nontoxic chemicals, both of which interfere with the same set of host mechanisms, can each prevent HIV-1 reactivation from latency in myeloid cells even after either chemical is removed and previous cell functionality is restored. Strategies to interfere with latency underlie the future of HIV-1 cure research, and our findings help to focus such strategies on an important but often neglected cell type.
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- Rebecca J. Peters
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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HIV Latency in Myeloid Cells: Challenges for a Cure. Pathogens 2022; 11:pathogens11060611. [PMID: 35745465 PMCID: PMC9230125 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11060611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) treatment has been highly successful in controlling plasma viremia to undetectable levels. However, a complete cure for HIV is hindered by the presence of replication-competent HIV, integrated in the host genome, that can persist long term in a resting state called viral latency. Resting memory CD4+ T cells are considered the biggest reservoir of persistent HIV infection and are often studied exclusively as the main target for an HIV cure. However, other cell types, such as circulating monocytes and tissue-resident macrophages, can harbor integrated, replication-competent HIV. To develop a cure for HIV, focus is needed not only on the T cell compartment, but also on these myeloid reservoirs of persistent HIV infection. In this review, we summarize their importance when designing HIV cure strategies and challenges associated to their identification and specific targeting by the “shock and kill” approach.
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Research Progress on the Relationship between the NLRP3 Inflammasome and Immune Reconstitution in HIV-Infected Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy. COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE 2022; 2022:3179200. [PMID: 35309841 PMCID: PMC8930245 DOI: 10.1155/2022/3179200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is characterized not only by severe immunodeficiency but also by persistent inflammation and immune activation. These characteristics persist in people living with HIV (PLHIV) receiving effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) and are associated with morbidity and mortality in nonacquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) events. ART can inhibit HIV replication and promote immune reconstitution, which is currently the most effective way to control AIDS. However, despite effective long-term ART and overall suppression of plasma HIV RNA level, PLHIV still shows chronic low-level inflammation. The exact mechanisms that trigger chronic inflammation are unknown. Activation of the inflammasome is essential for the host response to pathogens, and some recent studies have confirmed the role of the inflammasome in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases. The NLRP3 inflammasome has been widely studied, which is a pyrin domain-containing protein 3 belonging to the family of nucleotide-binding and oligomerization domain-like receptors (NLRs). Recent studies suggest that inflammasome-mediated pyroptosis is associated with CD4+ T cell loss in the absence of persistent infectious HIV replication. This article reviews the mechanism of the NLRP3 inflammasome and its correlation with immune reconstitution in PLHIV treated with ART.
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Kumar G, Cottalorda-Dufayard J, Garraffo R, De Salvador-Guillouët F, Cua E, Roger PM. Raltegravir Inclusion Decreases CD4 T-Cells Intra-Cellular Viral Load and Increases CD4 and CD28 Positive T-Cells in Selected HIV Patients. Cells 2022; 11:cells11020208. [PMID: 35053324 PMCID: PMC8773801 DOI: 10.3390/cells11020208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Raltegravir (RLT) prevents the integration of HIV DNA in the nucleus, but published studies remain controversial, suggesting that it does not decrease proviral DNA. However, there are only a few studies focused on virus-targeted cells. We aimed our study on the impact of RLT inclusion on total intra-cellular viral DNA (TID) in cellular subsets and immune effects in patients with newly acquired undetectable plasmatic viral load (UVL). Six patients having UVL using an antiretroviral combination for 6 months and CD4 T-cells > 350/mL and <500/mL were selected to receive RLT for 3 months from M0 to M3. Patients had 7 sequential viro-immunological determinations from M-1 to M5. Immune phenotypes were determined by flow cytometry and TID quantification was performed using PCR assay on purified cells. TID (median values) at the initiation of RLT in CD4 T-cells was 117 copies/millions of cells, decreased to 27.5 on M3, and remained thereafter permanently under the cut-off (<10 copies/millions of cells) in 4 out of 6 patients. This was associated with an increase of CD4 and CD4 + CD28+ T-cells and a decrease of HLA-DR expression and apoptosis of CD4 T-cells. RLT inclusion led to decreases in the viral load along with positive immune reconstitution, mainly for CD4 T-cells in HIV patients.
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- Gaurav Kumar
- Unité 576, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, Universite de Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, 06200 Nice, France;
- Arthritis and Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-(405)-271-2907; Fax: +1-(405)-271-4110
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- Virologie, Hopital l’Archet 2, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Universite de Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, 06200 Nice, France;
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- Pharmacologie, Hopital Pasteur, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Universite de Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, 06200 Nice, France;
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- Infectiologie, Hopital l’Archet 1, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Universite de Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, 06200 Nice, France; (F.D.S.-G.); (E.C.)
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- Infectiologie, Hopital l’Archet 1, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Universite de Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, 06200 Nice, France; (F.D.S.-G.); (E.C.)
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- Unité 576, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, Universite de Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, 06200 Nice, France;
- Infectiologie, Hopital l’Archet 1, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Universite de Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, 06200 Nice, France; (F.D.S.-G.); (E.C.)
- Service Des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Pointe-à-Pitre, 97159 Pointe-à-Pitre, France
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As already discussed for T cell lines, also myeloid cell lines as served as the earliest models of chronic HIV infection. They were particularly relevant in the late 1980s and early 1990s when most experimental in vitro infections were based on laboratory-adapted "T-cell tropic" strains of HIV-1, such as LAI/IIIB or others, that later were found to rely upon CXCR4 as coreceptor for viral entry in addition to CD4 as primary receptor. Although primary macrophages do express CXCR4 together with CD4, virus replication is much less efficient than that observed with CCR5-using "macrophage-tropic" strains, as discussed separately in this book. Although different myeloid cell lines have been used to generate models of chronic HIV-1 infection that could be used to investigate features of proviral reactivation, as reviewed in (Cassol et al. J Leukoc Biol 80:1018-1030, 2006), two cell lines in particular have been broadly used and will be here discussed: the U937-derived U1 and HL-60-derived OM-10.1.
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- Guido Poli
- Human Immuno-Virology (H.I.V.) Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute and School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milano, Italy.
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Ren G, Juhl M, Peng Q, Fink T, Porsborg SR. Selection and validation of reference genes for qPCR analysis of differentiation and maturation of THP-1 cells into M1 macrophage-like cells. Immunol Cell Biol 2022; 100:822-829. [PMID: 36184577 PMCID: PMC9828170 DOI: 10.1111/imcb.12590] [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: 08/06/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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For cell-based assays studying monocytes and macrophages, the immortalized monocyte cell line THP-1 is widely used and stimulated with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and/or interferon-γ (IFN-γ), after which it differentiates and polarizes into proinflammatory M1-like macrophages. For the quantification of this and the effect of different factors affecting these processes, the expression levels of various maturation markers are determined using reverse transcription-quantitative PCR. For this purpose, stably expressed reference genes are crucial. However, no studies evaluating the stability of reference genes in THP-1 cells stimulated with LPS and IFN-γ have been performed. Therefore, this paper describes the selection of the most used reference genes [RPL37A (ribosomal protein L37a), GAPDH (glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase), UBC (ubiquitin C), B2M (0β2-microbulin), ACTB (β-actin) and PPIA (cyclophilin A)], the in silico primer design, the analysis and the validation of these in accordance with the MIQE (Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments) guidelines and more recent recommendations for the validation of the stability of reference genes. Using the RefFinder platform, including the four most popular algorithms for reference gene validation, the Delta CT, BestKeeper, NormFinder and geNorm, we find the reference genes GAPDH and UBC to be the most stable. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the normalization of gene expression data using the least stable reference genes, ACTB and B2M, dramatically affects the interpretation of experimental data. Taken together, it is vital to validate the stability of reference genes under the specific experimental conditions used when utilizing the THP-1 monocyte model system.
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- Guoqiang Ren
- Regenerative Medicine Group, Department of Health Science and TechnologyAalborg UniversityFredrik Bajers Vej 3B9220AalborgDenmark
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- Cardiology Stem Cell Centre, The Centre for Cardiac, Vascular, Pulmonary and Infectious DiseasesCopenhagen University Hospital RigshospitaletDenmark
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- Regenerative Medicine Group, Department of Health Science and TechnologyAalborg UniversityFredrik Bajers Vej 3B9220AalborgDenmark
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- Regenerative Medicine Group, Department of Health Science and TechnologyAalborg UniversityFredrik Bajers Vej 3B9220AalborgDenmark
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- Regenerative Medicine Group, Department of Health Science and TechnologyAalborg UniversityFredrik Bajers Vej 3B9220AalborgDenmark
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Kamalzare S, Iranpur Mobarakeh V, Mirzazadeh Tekie FS, Hajiramezanali M, Riazi-Rad F, Yoosefi S, Normohammadi Z, Irani S, Tavakoli M, Rahimi P, Atyabi F. Development of a T Cell-targeted siRNA Delivery System Against HIV-1 Using Modified Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: An In Vitro Study. J Pharm Sci 2021; 111:1463-1469. [PMID: 34673092 DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2021.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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In spite of the promising properties of small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) in the treatment of infectious diseases, safe and efficient siRNA delivery to target cells is still a challenge. In this research, an effective siRNA delivery approach (against HIV-1) has been reported using targeted modified superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs). Trimethyl chitosan-coated SPION (TMC-SPION) containing siRNA was synthesized and chemically conjugated to a CD4-specific monoclonal antibody (as a targeting moiety). The prepared nanoparticles exhibited a high siRNA loading efficiency with a diameter of about 85 nm and a zeta potential of +28 mV. The results of the cell viability assay revealed the low cytotoxicity of the optimized nanoparticles. The cellular delivery of the targeted nanoparticles (into T cells) and the gene silencing efficiency of the nanoparticles (containing anti-nef siRNA) were dramatically improved compared to those of nontargeted nanoparticles. In conclusion, this study offers a promising targeted delivery platform to induce gene silencing in target cells. Our approach may find potential use in the design of effective vehicles for many therapeutic applications, particularly for HIV treatment.
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- Sara Kamalzare
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Radiopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Drug and Food Control, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Nanotechnology Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Hepatitis and AIDS, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Nanotechnology Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Confound, Cause, or Cure: The Effect of Cannabinoids on HIV-Associated Neurological Sequelae. Viruses 2021; 13:v13071242. [PMID: 34206839 PMCID: PMC8310358 DOI: 10.3390/v13071242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 06/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The persistence of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV)-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) in the era of effective antiretroviral therapy suggests that modern HIV neuropathogenesis is driven, at least in part, by mechanisms distinct from the viral life cycle. Identifying more subtle mechanisms is complicated by frequent comorbidities in HIV+ populations. One of the common confounds is substance abuse, with cannabis being the most frequently used psychoactive substance among people living with HIV. The psychoactive effects of cannabis use can themselves mimic, and perhaps magnify, the cognitive deficits observed in HAND; however, the neuromodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties of cannabinoids may counter HIV-induced excitotoxicity and neuroinflammation. Here, we review our understanding of the cross talk between HIV and cannabinoids in the central nervous system by exploring both clinical observations and evidence from preclinical in vivo and in vitro models. Additionally, we comment on recent advances in human, multi-cell in vitro systems that allow for more translatable, mechanistic studies of the relationship between cannabinoid pharmacology and this uniquely human virus.
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Blanco A, Mahajan T, Coronado RA, Ma K, Demma DR, Dar RD. Synergistic Chromatin-Modifying Treatments Reactivate Latent HIV and Decrease Migration of Multiple Host-Cell Types. Viruses 2021; 13:v13061097. [PMID: 34201394 PMCID: PMC8228244 DOI: 10.3390/v13061097] [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: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Upon infection of its host cell, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) establishes a quiescent and non-productive state capable of spontaneous reactivation. Diverse cell types harboring the provirus form a latent reservoir, constituting a major obstacle to curing HIV. Here, we investigate the effects of latency reversal agents (LRAs) in an HIV-infected THP-1 monocyte cell line in vitro. We demonstrate that leading drug treatments synergize activation of the HIV long terminal repeat (LTR) promoter. We establish a latency model in THP-1 monocytes using a replication incompetent HIV reporter vector with functional Tat, and show that chromatin modifiers synergize with a potent transcriptional activator to enhance HIV reactivation, similar to T-cells. Furthermore, leading reactivation cocktails are shown to differentially affect latency reactivation and surface expression of chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4), leading to altered host cell migration. This study investigates the effect of chromatin-modifying LRA treatments on HIV latent reactivation and cell migration in monocytes. As previously reported in T-cells, epigenetic mechanisms in monocytes contribute to controlling the relationship between latent reactivation and cell migration. Ultimately, advanced “Shock and Kill” therapy needs to successfully target and account for all host cell types represented in a complex and composite latency milieu.
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- Alexandra Blanco
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; (A.B.); (T.M.); (R.A.C.); (K.M.); (D.R.D.)
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; (A.B.); (T.M.); (R.A.C.); (K.M.); (D.R.D.)
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; (A.B.); (T.M.); (R.A.C.); (K.M.); (D.R.D.)
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; (A.B.); (T.M.); (R.A.C.); (K.M.); (D.R.D.)
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; (A.B.); (T.M.); (R.A.C.); (K.M.); (D.R.D.)
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; (A.B.); (T.M.); (R.A.C.); (K.M.); (D.R.D.)
- Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-(217)-265-0708
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Anti-HIV Activity of Cucurbitacin-D against Cigarette Smoke Condensate-Induced HIV Replication in the U1 Macrophages. Viruses 2021; 13:v13061004. [PMID: 34072078 PMCID: PMC8228815 DOI: 10.3390/v13061004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Chemodietary agents are emerging as promising adjuvant therapies in treating various disease conditions. However, there are no adjuvant therapies available to minimize the neurotoxicity of currently existing antiretroviral drugs (ARVs). In this study, we investigated the anti-HIV effect of a chemodietary agent, Cucurbitacin-D (Cur-D), in HIV-infected macrophages using an in-vitro blood-brain barrier (BBB) model. Since tobacco smoking is prevalent in the HIV population, and it exacerbates HIV replication, we also tested the effect of Cur-D against cigarette smoke condensate (CSC)-induced HIV replication. Our results showed that Cur-D treatment reduces the viral load in a dose-dependent (0-1 μM) manner without causing significant toxicity at <1 μM concentration. Further, a daily dose of Cur-D (0.1 μM) not only reduced p24 in control conditions, but also reduced CSC (10 μg/mL)-induced p24 in U1 cells. Similarly, Cur-D (single dose of 0.4 μM) significantly reduced the CSC (single dose of 40 μg/mL)-induced HIV replication across the BBB model. In addition, treatment with Cur-D reduced the level of pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1β. Therefore, Cur-D, as an adjuvant therapy, may be used not only to suppress HIV in the brain, but also to reduce the CNS toxicity of currently existing ARVs.
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Hendricks CM, Cordeiro T, Gomes AP, Stevenson M. The Interplay of HIV-1 and Macrophages in Viral Persistence. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:646447. [PMID: 33897659 PMCID: PMC8058371 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.646447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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HIV-1 has evolved mechanisms to evade host cell immune responses and persist for lifelong infection. Latent cellular reservoirs are responsible for this persistence of HIV-1 despite the powerful effects of highly active antiretroviral therapies (HAART) to control circulating viral load. While cellular reservoirs have been extensively studied, much of these studies have focused on peripheral blood and resting memory CD4+ T cells containing latent HIV-1 provirus; however, efforts to eradicate cellular reservoirs have been stunted by reservoirs found in tissues compartments that are not easily accessible. These tissues contain resting memory CD4+ T cells and tissue resident macrophages, another latent cellular reservoir to HIV-1. Tissue resident macrophages have been associated with HIV-1 infection since the 1980s, and evidence has continued to grow regarding their role in HIV-1 persistence. Specific biological characteristics play a vital role as to why macrophages are latent cellular reservoirs for HIV-1, and in vitro and in vivo studies exhibit how macrophages contribute to viral persistence in individuals and animals on antiretroviral therapies. In this review, we characterize the role and evolutionary advantages of macrophage reservoirs to HIV-1 and their contribution to HIV-1 persistence. In acknowledging the interplay of HIV-1 and macrophages in the host, we identify reasons why current strategies are incapable of eliminating HIV-1 reservoirs and why efforts must focus on eradicating reservoirs to find a future functional cure.
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- Chynna M Hendricks
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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Saba I, Barat C, Chabaud S, Reyjon N, Leclerc M, Jakubowska W, Orabi H, Lachhab A, Pelletier M, Tremblay MJ, Bolduc S. Immunocompetent Human 3D Organ-Specific Hormone-Responding Vaginal Mucosa Model of HIV-1 Infection. Tissue Eng Part C Methods 2021; 27:152-166. [PMID: 33573474 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2020.0333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The lack of appropriate experimental models often limits our ability to investigate the establishment of infections in specific tissues. To reproduce the structural and spatial organization of vaginal mucosae to study human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) infection, we used the self-assembly technique to bioengineer tridimensional vaginal mucosae using human cells extracted from HIV-1-negative healthy pre- and postmenopausal donors. We produced a stroma, free of exogenous material, that can be adapted to generate near-to-native vaginal tissue with the best complexity obtained with seeded epithelial cells on the organ-specific stroma. The autologous engineered tissues had mechanical properties close to native mucosa and shared similar glycogen production, which declined in reconstructed tissues of the postmenopausal donor. The in vitro-engineered tissues were also rendered immune competent by adding human monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs) on the epithelium or in the stroma layers. The model was infected with HIV-1, and viral replication and transcytosis were observed when immunocompetent reconstructed vaginal mucosa tissue has incorporated MDMs into the stroma and infected with free HIV-1 green fluorescent protein (GFP) viral particles. These data illustrate a natural permissiveness of immunocompetent untransformed human vaginal mucosae to HIV-1 infection. This model offers a physiological tool to explore viral load, HIV-1 transmission in an environment that may contribute to the virus propagation, and new antiviral treatments in vitro. Impact statement This study introduces an innovative immunocompetent three-dimensional human organ-specific vaginal mucosa free of exogenous material for in vitro modeling of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) infection. The proposed model is histologically close to native tissue, especially by presenting glycogen accumulation in the epithelium's superficial cells, responsive to estrogen, and able to sustain a monocyte-derived macrophage population infected or not by HIV-1 during ∼2 months.
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- Ingrid Saba
- Centre de Recherche en Organogenèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Québec City, Canada
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- Infectious and Immune Diseases, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec City, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Organogenèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Québec City, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Organogenèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Québec City, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Organogenèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Québec City, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Organogenèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Québec City, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Organogenèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Québec City, Canada
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- Infectious and Immune Diseases, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec City, Canada
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- Infectious and Immune Diseases, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec City, Canada
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- Infectious and Immune Diseases, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec City, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Organogenèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Québec City, Canada.,Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec City, Canada
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Jha NK, Sharma A, Jha SK, Ojha S, Chellappan DK, Gupta G, Kesari KK, Bhardwaj S, Shukla SD, Tambuwala MM, Ruokolainen J, Dua K, Singh SK. Alzheimer's disease-like perturbations in HIV-mediated neuronal dysfunctions: understanding mechanisms and developing therapeutic strategies. Open Biol 2020; 10:200286. [PMID: 33352062 PMCID: PMC7776571 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.200286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Excessive exposure to toxic substances or chemicals in the environment and various pathogens, including viruses and bacteria, is associated with the onset of numerous brain abnormalities. Among them, pathogens, specifically viruses, elicit persistent inflammation that plays a major role in Alzheimer's disease (AD) as well as dementia. AD is the most common brain disorder that affects thought, speech, memory and ability to execute daily routines. It is also manifested by progressive synaptic impairment and neurodegeneration, which eventually leads to dementia following the accumulation of Aβ and hyperphosphorylated Tau. Numerous factors contribute to the pathogenesis of AD, including neuroinflammation associated with pathogens, and specifically viruses. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is often linked with HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) following permeation through the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and induction of persistent neuroinflammation. Further, HIV infections also exhibited the ability to modulate numerous AD-associated factors such as BBB regulators, members of stress-related pathways as well as the amyloid and Tau pathways that lead to the formation of amyloid plaques or neurofibrillary tangles accumulation. Studies regarding the role of HIV in HAND and AD are still in infancy, and potential link or mechanism between both is not yet established. Thus, in the present article, we attempt to discuss various molecular mechanisms that contribute to the basic understanding of the role of HIV-associated neuroinflammation in AD and HAND. Further, using numerous growth factors and drugs, we also present possible therapeutic strategies to curb the neuroinflammatory changes and its associated sequels.
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- Niraj Kumar Jha
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Technology (SET), Sharda University, Greater Noida, UP 201310, India
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- Department of Life Science, School of Basic Science and Research (SBSR), Sharda University, Greater Noida, UP 201310, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Technology (SET), Sharda University, Greater Noida, UP 201310, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, PO Box 17666, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia
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- School of Phamacy, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jagatpura, Mahal Road, Jaipur, India
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Science, Aalto University, Espoo 00076, Finland
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- Department of Biotechnology, HIMT, Greater Noida, CCS University, UP, India
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, County Londonderry, BT52 1SA, UK
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Science, Aalto University, Espoo 00076, Finland
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- Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
- Discipline of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2007, Australia
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, PO Box 9, Solan, Himachal Pradesh 173229, India
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- Department of Biomedical Research, Centre of Biomedical Research, SGPGI Campus, Lucknow 226014, UP, India
- Biological Science, Indian Scientific Education and Technology Foundation, Lucknow 226002, UP, India
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Quarta A, Berneman Z, Ponsaerts P. Functional consequences of a close encounter between microglia and brain-infiltrating monocytes during CNS pathology and repair. J Leukoc Biol 2020; 110:89-106. [PMID: 33155726 DOI: 10.1002/jlb.3ru0820-536r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Neuroinflammation is recognized as an important factor contributing to the development and progression of several central nervous system (CNS) disorders. Upon CNS trauma or disease, parenchymal microglia highly proliferate and accumulate in and around the lesion site. In addition, blood-derived monocytes can infiltrate the inflamed CNS in response to cellular damage and/or a compromised blood-brain barrier. Both microglia and infiltrating monocytes are characterized by multiple functional states and can either display highly proinflammatory properties or promote resolution of inflammation and tissue regeneration. Despite sharing some basic immunologic functions, microglia and monocytes display many distinctive features, which ultimately define their contribution to neuropathology. Understanding how the innate immune system participates to brain disease is imperative to identify novel treatment options for CNS inflammatory disorders. In this context, existing and newly developed in vitro platforms for disease modeling are fundamental tools to investigate and modulate microglia and monocyte immune functions within a specific neuropathologic context. In this review, we first briefly summarize the current knowledge on microglia and monocyte ontogenesis, as well as their complex and interconnected contributions to the development of various CNS pathologies. Following the well-recognized concept that both microglia and monocytes can either exert neuroprotective functions or exacerbate tissue damage, we provide a comprehensive overview of cellular models currently available for in vitro study of neuroinflammatory responses. In this context, we highlight how simplified single-cell models may not always correctly recapitulate in vivo biology, hence future research should move toward novel models with higher and multicellular complexity.
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- Alessandra Quarta
- Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (Vaxinfectio), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (Vaxinfectio), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (Vaxinfectio), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Rippee-Brooks MD, Marcinczyk RN, Lupfer CR. What came first, the virus or the egg: Innate immunity during viral coinfections. Immunol Rev 2020; 297:194-206. [PMID: 32761626 DOI: 10.1111/imr.12911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Infections with any pathogen can be severe and present with numerous complications caused by the pathogen or the host immune response to the invading microbe. However, coinfections, also called polymicrobial infections or secondary infections, can further exacerbate disease. Coinfections are more common than is often appreciated. In this review, we focus specifically on coinfections between viruses and other viruses, bacteria, parasites, or fungi. Importantly, innate immune signaling and innate immune cells that facilitate clearance of the initial viral infection can affect host susceptibility to coinfections. Understanding these immune imbalances may facilitate better diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of such coinfections.
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Kashem MA, Ren X, Li H, Liang B, Li L, Lin F, Plummer FA, Luo M. TILRR Promotes Migration of Immune Cells Through Induction of Soluble Inflammatory Mediators. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:563. [PMID: 32719797 PMCID: PMC7348050 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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TILRR has been identified as an important modulator of inflammatory responses. It is associated with NF-κB activation, and inflammation. Our previous study showed that TILRR significantly increased the expression of many innate immune responsive genes and increased the production of several pro-inflammatory cytokines/chemokines by cervical epithelial cells. In this study, we evaluated the effect of TILRR-induced pro-inflammatory cytokines/chemokines on the migration of immune cells. The effect of culture supernatants of TILRR-overexpressed cervical epithelial cells on the migration of THP-1 monocytes and MOLT-4 T-lymphocytes was evaluated using Transwell assay and a novel microfluidic device. We showed that the culture supernatants of TILRR-overexpressed HeLa cells attracted significantly more THP-1 cells (11–40%, p = 0.0004–0.0373) and MOLT-4 cells (14–17%, p = 0.0010–0.0225) than that of controls. The microfluidic device-recorded image analysis showed that significantly higher amount with longer mean cell migration distance of THP-1 (p < 0.0001–0.0180) and MOLT-4 (p < 0.0001–0.0025) cells was observed toward the supernatants of TILRR-overexpressed cervical epithelial cells compared to that of the controls. Thus, the cytokines/chemokines secreted by the TILRR-overexpressed cervical epithelial cells attracted immune cells, such as monocytes and T cells, and may potentially influence immune cell infiltration in tissues.
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- Mohammad Abul Kashem
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.,JC Wilt Infectious Diseases Research Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.,Department of Microbiology and Veterinary Public Health, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chittagong, Bangladesh.,National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.,National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- JC Wilt Infectious Diseases Research Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.,National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- JC Wilt Infectious Diseases Research Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.,National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.,Department of Immunology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.,JC Wilt Infectious Diseases Research Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.,National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Gažová I, Lefevre L, Bush SJ, Clohisey S, Arner E, de Hoon M, Severin J, van Duin L, Andersson R, Lengeling A, Hume DA, Summers KM. The Transcriptional Network That Controls Growth Arrest and Macrophage Differentiation in the Human Myeloid Leukemia Cell Line THP-1. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:498. [PMID: 32719792 PMCID: PMC7347797 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The response of the human acute myeloid leukemia cell line THP-1 to phorbol esters has been widely studied to test candidate leukemia therapies and as a model of cell cycle arrest and monocyte-macrophage differentiation. Here we have employed Cap Analysis of Gene Expression (CAGE) to analyze a dense time course of transcriptional regulation in THP-1 cells treated with phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) over 96 h. PMA treatment greatly reduced the numbers of cells entering S phase and also blocked cells exiting G2/M. The PMA-treated cells became adherent and expression of mature macrophage-specific genes increased progressively over the duration of the time course. Within 1–2 h PMA induced known targets of tumor protein p53 (TP53), notably CDKN1A, followed by gradual down-regulation of cell-cycle associated genes. Also within the first 2 h, PMA induced immediate early genes including transcription factor genes encoding proteins implicated in macrophage differentiation (EGR2, JUN, MAFB) and down-regulated genes for transcription factors involved in immature myeloid cell proliferation (MYB, IRF8, GFI1). The dense time course revealed that the response to PMA was not linear and progressive. Rather, network-based clustering of the time course data highlighted a sequential cascade of transient up- and down-regulated expression of genes encoding feedback regulators, as well as transcription factors associated with macrophage differentiation and their inferred target genes. CAGE also identified known and candidate novel enhancers expressed in THP-1 cells and many novel inducible genes that currently lack functional annotation and/or had no previously known function in macrophages. The time course is available on the ZENBU platform allowing comparison to FANTOM4 and FANTOM5 data.
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- Iveta Gažová
- The Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Kanagawa, Yokohama, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Kanagawa, Yokohama, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Kanagawa, Yokohama, Japan
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- Bioinformatics Centre, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Bioinformatics Centre, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Mater Research Institute - University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- The Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.,Mater Research Institute - University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Haque S, Kodidela S, Sinha N, Kumar P, Cory TJ, Kumar S. Differential packaging of inflammatory cytokines/ chemokines and oxidative stress modulators in U937 and U1 macrophages-derived extracellular vesicles upon exposure to tobacco constituents. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0233054. [PMID: 32433651 PMCID: PMC7239484 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Smoking, which is highly prevalent in HIV-infected populations, has been shown to exacerbate HIV replication, in part via the cytochrome P450 (CYP)-induced oxidative stress pathway. Recently, we have shown that extracellular vesicles (EVs), derived from tobacco- and/or HIV-exposed macrophages, alter HIV replication in macrophages by cell-cell interactions. We hypothesize that cigarette smoke condensate (CSC) and/or HIV-exposed macrophage-derived EVs carry relatively high levels of pro-oxidant and pro-inflammatory cargos and/or low levels of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory cargos, which are key mediators for HIV pathogenesis. Therefore, in this study, we investigated differential packaging of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines/chemokines and pro- and anti-oxidant contents in EVs after CSC exposure to myeloid cells (uninfected U937 and HIV-infected U1 cells). Our results showed that relatively long to short exposures with CSC increased the expression of cytokines in EVs isolated from HIV-infected U1 macrophages. Importantly, pro-inflammatory cytokines, especially IL-6, were highly packaged in EVs isolated from HIV-infected U1 macrophages upon both long and short-term CSC exposures. In general, anti-inflammatory cytokines, particularly IL-10, had a lower packaging in EVs, while packaging of chemokines was mostly increased in EVs upon CSC exposure in both HIV-infected U1 and uninfected U937 macrophages. Moreover, we observed higher expression of CYPs (1A1 and 1B1) and lower expression of antioxidant enzymes (SOD-1 and catalase) in EVs from HIV-infected U1 macrophages than in uninfected U937 macrophages. Together, they are expected to increase oxidative stress factors in EVs derived from HIV-infected U1 cells. Taken together, our results suggest packaging of increased level of oxidative stress and inflammatory elements in the EVs upon exposure to tobacco constituents and/or HIV to myeloid cells, which would ultimately enhance HIV replication in macrophages via cell-cell interactions.
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- Sanjana Haque
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America
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Gong Y, Chowdhury P, Nagesh PKB, Rahman MA, Zhi K, Yallapu MM, Kumar S. Novel elvitegravir nanoformulation for drug delivery across the blood-brain barrier to achieve HIV-1 suppression in the CNS macrophages. Sci Rep 2020; 10:3835. [PMID: 32123217 PMCID: PMC7052245 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-60684-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has remarkably decreased the morbidity associated with HIV-1 infection, however, the prevalence of HIV-1-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) is still increasing. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is the major impediment for penetration of antiretroviral drugs, causing therapeutics to reach only suboptimal level to the brain. Conventional antiretroviral drug regimens are not sufficient to improve the treatment outcomes of HAND. In our recent report, we have developed a poloxamer-PLGA nanoformulation loaded with elvitegravir (EVG), a commonly used antiretroviral drug. The nanoformulated EVG is capable of elevating intracellular drug uptake and simultaneously enhance viral suppression in HIV-1-infected macrophages. In this work, we identified the clinical parameters including stability, biocompatibility, protein corona, cellular internalization pathway of EVG nanoformulation for its potential clinical translation. We further assessed the ability of this EVG nanoformulation to cross the in vitro BBB model and suppress the HIV-1 in macrophage cells. Compared with EVG native drug, our EVG nanoformulation demonstrated an improved BBB model penetration cross the in vitro BBB model and an enhanced HIV-1 suppression in HIV-1-infected human monocyte-derived macrophages after crossing the BBB model without altering the BBB model integrity. Overall, this is an innovative and optimized treatment strategy that has a potential for therapeutic interventions in reducing HAND.
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- Yuqing Gong
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA
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- Laboratory of Signal Transduction, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC, 27703, USA
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- Plough Center for Sterile Drug Delivery Solutions, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA. .,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, McAllen, TX, 78504, USA.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA.
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Wong ME, Jaworowski A, Hearps AC. The HIV Reservoir in Monocytes and Macrophages. Front Immunol 2019; 10:1435. [PMID: 31297114 PMCID: PMC6607932 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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In people living with HIV (PLWH) who are failing or unable to access combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), monocytes and macrophages are important drivers of pathogenesis and progression to AIDS. The relevance of the monocyte/macrophage reservoir in PLWH receiving cART is debatable as in vivo evidence for infected cells is limited and suggests the reservoir is small. Macrophages were assumed to have a moderate life span and lack self-renewing potential, but recent discoveries challenge this dogma and suggest a potentially important role of these cells as long-lived HIV reservoirs. This, combined with new HIV infection animal models, has led to a resurgence of interest in monocyte/macrophage reservoirs. Infection of non-human primates with myeloid-tropic SIV implicates monocyte/macrophage activation and infection in the brain with neurocognitive disorders, and infection of myeloid-only humanized mouse models are consistent with the potential of the monocyte/macrophage reservoir to sustain infection and be a source of rebound viremia following cART cessation. An increased resistance to HIV-induced cytopathic effects and a reduced susceptibility to some antiretroviral drugs implies macrophages may be relevant to residual replication under cART and to rebound viremia. With a reappraisal of monocyte circulation dynamics, and the development of techniques to differentiate between self-renewing tissue-resident, and monocyte-derived macrophages in different tissues, a new framework exists to contextualize and evaluate the significance and relevance of the monocyte/macrophage HIV reservoir. In this review, we discuss recent developments in monocyte and macrophage biology and appraise current and emerging techniques to quantify the reservoir. We discuss how this knowledge influences our evaluation of the myeloid HIV reservoir, the implications for HIV pathogenesis in both viremic and virologically-suppressed PLWH and the need to address the myeloid reservoir in future treatment and cure strategies.
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- Michelle E Wong
- Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Life Sciences Discipline, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Chronic Inflammatory and Infectious Diseases Program, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, Bundoora, VIC, Australia.,Department of Infectious Diseases, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Life Sciences Discipline, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Infectious Diseases, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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He H, Buckley M, Britton B, Mu Y, Warner K, Kumar S, Cory TJ. Polarized macrophage subsets differentially express the drug efflux transporters MRP1 and BCRP, resulting in altered HIV production. Antivir Chem Chemother 2019; 26:2040206617745168. [PMID: 29343083 PMCID: PMC5777552 DOI: 10.1177/2040206617745168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Introduction Macrophages play an important role in HIV, where they are a cellular reservoir. Macrophages are polarized into two phenotypes: pro-inflammatory M1 macrophages and anti-inflammatory M2 macrophages, which may have altered expression of drug efflux transporters, including BCRP and MRP1. These differences may result in subtherapeutic concentrations of antiretrovirals inside of macrophages and viral replication. Methods U937 and U1 cells were polarized to the M1 or M2 phenotype via IFN-γ and LPS, or IL-4, IL-13, and LPS. Transporter expression was assessed via PCR and Western blotting, and transporter function was assessed via fluorescent dye assays. Transporter function was blocked with the inhibitors MK571 or KO143. Protein expression was confirmed in monocyte-derived macrophages. p24 production was assessed in U1 cells via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results mRNA and protein analysis demonstrated higher expression of MRP1 in M1 macrophages, while BCRP expression was downregulated in M1 macrophages. Treatment with inhibitors of transporter function decreased the difference in intracellular fluorescence between polarized macrophages. Differences in protein expression, which were observed with U937 cells, were confirmed in monocyte-derived macrophages. M1, but not M2 cells treated with MK571, showed decreased p24 production, consistent with reported MRP1 transporter expression. Conclusions These results support our hypothesis that there is differential expression of MRP1 and BCRP on M1 and M2 polarized macrophages and suggests that these differences may result in altered intracellular concentrations of antiretrovirals in macrophages and alter viral production in these cells. Targeting these differences may be a strategy to decrease viral replication in HIV-infected individuals.
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- Hui He
- 1 Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- 1 Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- 1 Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- 1 Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- 1 Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- 2 Department of Pharmacy Science, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- 1 Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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Hatami E, Mu Y, Shields DN, Chauhan SC, Kumar S, Cory TJ, Yallapu MM. Mannose-decorated hybrid nanoparticles for enhanced macrophage targeting. Biochem Biophys Rep 2019; 17:197-207. [PMID: 30723809 PMCID: PMC6351286 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2019.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Our goal was to design nanocarriers that specifically target and deliver therapeutics to polarized macrophages. Mannose receptors are highly overexpressed on polarized macrophages. In this study, we constructed Pluronic® -F127 polymer and tannic acid (TA) based nanoparticles (F127-TA core nanoparticles) with varying mannose densities. The particle size of the optimized mannose-decorated F127-TA hybrid nanoparticles (MDNPs) was found to be ~ 265 nm with a negative zeta potential of ~ - 4.5 mV. No significant changes in the size and zeta potentials of nanoparticles were observed, which demonstrated structural integrity and stability of the nanoformulation. Physicochemical characteristics of MDNPs were evaluated by FTIR and TGA and demonstrated the presence of mannose units on surface nanoparticles. A mannose-dependent cellular targeting and uptake of MDNPs was found in U937 macrophages. The uptake process was found to vary directly with time and volume of MDNPs nanoparticles. The uptake pattern is higher in M2 than M1. This behavior was also evident from the instantaneous and superior binding profile of M2 macrophage lysate protein with MDNPs over that of M1 macrophage lysate protein. These results demonstrated that an appropriate mannose ligand density was confirmed, suggesting efficient targeting of M2. Altogether, these data support that the MDNPs formulation could serve as a targeted therapeutic guide in the generation of nanomedicine to treat various conditions as an anti-inflammation therapy.
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- Elham Hatami
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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Gerlach SL, Chandra PK, Roy U, Gunasekera S, Göransson U, Wimley WC, Braun SE, Mondal D. The Membrane-Active Phytopeptide Cycloviolacin O2 Simultaneously Targets HIV-1-infected Cells and Infectious Viral Particles to Potentiate the Efficacy of Antiretroviral Drugs. MEDICINES 2019; 6:medicines6010033. [PMID: 30823453 PMCID: PMC6473583 DOI: 10.3390/medicines6010033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2019] [Revised: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Background: Novel strategies to increase the efficacy of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs will be of crucial importance. We hypothesize that membranes of HIV-1-infected cells and enveloped HIV-1 particles may be preferentially targeted by the phytopeptide, cycloviolacin O2 (CyO2) to significantly enhance ARV efficacy. Methods: Physiologically safe concentrations of CyO2 were determined via red blood cell (RBC) hemolysis. SYTOX-green dye-uptake and radiolabeled saquinavir (³H-SQV) uptake assays were used to measure pore-formation and drug uptake, respectively. ELISA, reporter assays and ultracentrifugation were conducted to analyze the antiviral efficacy of HIV-1 protease and fusion inhibitors alone and co-exposed to CyO2. Results: CyO2 concentrations below 0.5 μM did not show substantial hemolytic activity, yet these concentrations enabled rapid pore-formation in HIV-infected T-cells and monocytes and increased drug uptake. ELISA for HIV-1 p24 indicated that CyO2 enhances the antiviral efficacy of both SQV and nelfinavir. CyO2 (< 0.5 μM) alone decreases HIV-1 p24 production, but it did not affect the transcription regulatory function of the HIV-1 long terminal repeat (LTR). Ultracentrifugation studies clearly showed that CyO2 exposure disrupted viral integrity and decreased the p24 content of viral particles. Furthermore, direct HIV-1 inactivation by CyO2 enhanced the efficacy of enfuvirtide. Conclusions: The membrane-active properties of CyO2 may help suppress viral load and augment antiretroviral drug efficacy.
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- Samantha L Gerlach
- Department of Biology, Division of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Dillard University, New Orleans, LA 70122, USA.
- Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
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- Department of Health and Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Uppsala University, 751 23 Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Uppsala University, 751 23 Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
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- Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, LA 70112, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
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Burnie J, Guzzo C. The Incorporation of Host Proteins into the External HIV-1 Envelope. Viruses 2019; 11:v11010085. [PMID: 30669528 PMCID: PMC6356245 DOI: 10.3390/v11010085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2018] [Revised: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The incorporation of biologically active host proteins into HIV-1 is a well-established phenomenon, particularly due to the budding mechanism of viral egress in which viruses acquire their external lipid membrane directly from the host cell. While this mechanism might seemingly imply that host protein incorporation is a passive uptake of all cellular antigens associated with the plasma membrane at the site of budding, this is not the case. Herein, we review the evidence indicating that host protein incorporation can be a selective and conserved process. We discuss how HIV-1 virions displaying host proteins on their surface can exhibit a myriad of altered phenotypes, with notable impacts on infectivity, homing, neutralization, and pathogenesis. This review describes the canonical and emerging methods to detect host protein incorporation, highlights the well-established host proteins that have been identified on HIV-1 virions, and reflects on the role of these incorporated proteins in viral pathogenesis and therapeutic targeting. Despite many advances in HIV treatment and prevention, there remains a global effort to develop increasingly effective anti-HIV therapies. Given the broad range of biologically active host proteins acquired on the surface of HIV-1, additional studies on the mechanisms and impacts of these incorporated host proteins may inform the development of novel treatments and vaccine designs.
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- Jonathan Burnie
- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, 25 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3G5, Canada.
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, Canada.
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, 25 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3G5, Canada.
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, Canada.
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The role of cytochrome P450 2E1 on ethanol-mediated oxidative stress and HIV replication in human monocyte-derived macrophages. Biochem Biophys Rep 2018; 17:65-70. [PMID: 30582009 PMCID: PMC6295597 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2018.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Revised: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Alcohol consumption is considered to be a major health problem among people living with HIV/AIDS. Our previous reports have shown that ethanol reduced intracellular concentrations of antiretroviral drugs elvitegravir and darunavir in the HIV-1-infected U1 cell line. Ethanol also increased HIV-1 replication despite the presence of elvitegravir. Our previous finding has also shown that the levels of cytochrome P450 enzyme 2E1 (CYP2E1) and oxidative stress in blood monocytes were induced, while the concentration of alcohol in the plasma was reduced in HIV-1-infected alcohol users compared to uninfected alcohol users. However, the role of CYP2E1 in ethanol-enhanced oxidative stress and HIV-1 replication is still unclear. Methods This study examined the chronic effects (14 days) of ethanol on HIV viral load, oxidative DNA damage, expression of CYP2E1, expression of antioxidant enzymes (AOEs), expression of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in human monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM). Further, to evaluate the role of CYP2E1 in mediating ethanol-induced viral replication, CYP2E1 siRNA and CYP2E1 selective inhibitor were used in the HIV-1-infected U1 cell line following ethanol treatment. Results Chronic ethanol exposure demonstrated an increase in oxidative DNA damage and CYP2E1 expression in both non-infected and HIV-1-infected MDM. Our results showed that ethanol chronic exposure increased HIV-1 replication by ~3-fold in HIV-1-infected MDM. This ethanol-enhanced HIV-1 replication was associated with an increased oxidative DNA damage, an increased expression of CYP2E1, and a decreased expression of antioxidant enzyme PRDX6. In HIV-1-infected U1 cell line, we observed a decreased viral replication (~30%) and a decreased DNA damage (~100%) after repression of CYP2E1 by siRNA, upon ethanol exposure. We also observed a decreased viral replication (~25%) after inhibition of CYP2E1 by using selective CYP2E1 inhibitor. Conclusions The data suggest that chronic ethanol exposure increases HIV-1 replication in MDM, at least in part, through CYP2E1-mediated oxidative stress. These results are clinically relevant to potentially find effective treatment strategies for HIV-1-infected alcohol users. Chronic EtOH exposure increased HIV-1 replication and oxidative DNA damage in MDM. Chronic EtOH exposure increased CYP2E1 expression in MDM. EtOH-enhanced HIV replication and DNA damage were prevented by CYP2E1 siRNA. Selective CYP2E1 inhibitor decreased HIV-1 replication upon ethanol exposure.
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Taylor JP, Cash MN, Santostefano KE, Nakanishi M, Terada N, Wallet MA. CRISPR/Cas9 knockout of USP18 enhances type I IFN responsiveness and restricts HIV-1 infection in macrophages. J Leukoc Biol 2018; 103:1225-1240. [PMID: 29437254 PMCID: PMC6754309 DOI: 10.1002/jlb.3mia0917-352r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2017] [Revised: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 01/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The IFN-stimulated gene ubiquitin-specific proteinase 18 (USP18) encodes a protein that negatively regulates T1 IFN signaling via stearic inhibition of JAK1 recruitment to the IFN-α receptor 2 subunit (IFNAR2). Here, we demonstrate that USP18 expression is induced by HIV-1 in a T1 IFN-dependent manner. Experimental depletion of USP18 by clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9) gene editing results in a significant restriction of HIV-1 replication in an induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived macrophage model. In the absence of USP18, macrophages have increased responsiveness to stimulation with T1 IFNs with prolonged phosphorylation of STAT1 and STAT2 and increased expression of IFN-stimulated genes that are key for antiviral responses. Interestingly, HIV-1 requires some signaling through the T1 IFN receptor to replicate efficiently because a neutralizing antibody that inhibits T1 IFN activity reduces HIV-1 replication rate in monocyte-derived macrophages. USP18 induction by HIV-1 tunes the IFN response to optimal levels allowing for efficient transcription from the HIV-1 LTR promoter while minimizing the T1 IFN-induced antiviral response that would otherwise restrict viral replication and spread. Finally, iPSC and CRISPR/Cas9 gene targeting offer a powerful tool to study host factors that regulate innate immune responses.
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- Jared P. Taylor
- Department of PathologyImmunology & Laboratory MedicineUniversity of FloridaGainesvilleFloridaUSA
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- Department of PathologyImmunology & Laboratory MedicineUniversity of FloridaGainesvilleFloridaUSA
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- Department of PathologyImmunology & Laboratory MedicineUniversity of FloridaGainesvilleFloridaUSA
- Center for Cellular ReprogrammingUniversity of FloridaGainesvilleFloridaUSA
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- Research Center for Stem Cell EngineeringNational Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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- Department of PathologyImmunology & Laboratory MedicineUniversity of FloridaGainesvilleFloridaUSA
- Center for Cellular ReprogrammingUniversity of FloridaGainesvilleFloridaUSA
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- Department of PathologyImmunology & Laboratory MedicineUniversity of FloridaGainesvilleFloridaUSA
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Lodge R, Gilmore JC, Ferreira Barbosa JA, Lombard-Vadnais F, Cohen ÉA. Regulation of CD4 Receptor and HIV-1 Entry by MicroRNAs-221 and -222 during Differentiation of THP-1 Cells. Viruses 2017; 10:v10010013. [PMID: 29301198 PMCID: PMC5795426 DOI: 10.3390/v10010013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Revised: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 12/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) infection of monocyte/macrophages is modulated by the levels of entry receptors cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) and C-C chemokine receptor type 5 (CCR5), as well as by host antiviral restriction factors, which mediate several post-entry blocks. We recently identified two microRNAs, miR-221 and miR-222, which limit HIV-1 entry during infection of monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs) by down-regulating CD4 expression. Interestingly, CD4 is also down-regulated during the differentiation of monocytes into macrophages. In this study, we compared microRNA expression profiles in primary monocytes and macrophages by RNAseq and found that miR-221/miR-222 are enhanced in macrophages. We took advantage of the monocytic THP-1 cell line that, once differentiated, is poorly susceptible to HIV-1. Accordingly, we found that CD4 levels are very low in THP-1 differentiated cells and that this down-regulation of the virus receptor is the result of miR-221/miR-222 up-regulation during differentiation. We thus established a THP-1 cell line stably expressing a modified CD4 (THP-1-CD4R) that is not modulated by miR-221/miR-222. We show that in contrast to parental THP-1, this line is productively infected by HIV-1 following differentiation, sustaining efficient HIV-1 CD4-dependent replication and spread. This new THP-1-CD4R cell line represents a useful tool for the study of HIV-1-macrophage interactions particularly in contexts where spreading of viral infection is necessary.
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- Robert Lodge
- Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, Montreal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada; (R.L.); (J.C.G.); (J.A.F.B.); (F.L.-V.)
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- Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, Montreal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada; (R.L.); (J.C.G.); (J.A.F.B.); (F.L.-V.)
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- Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, Montreal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada; (R.L.); (J.C.G.); (J.A.F.B.); (F.L.-V.)
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- Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, Montreal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada; (R.L.); (J.C.G.); (J.A.F.B.); (F.L.-V.)
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- Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, Montreal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada; (R.L.); (J.C.G.); (J.A.F.B.); (F.L.-V.)
- Department of Microbiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-514-987-5804
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Ma Y, Wang M, Li W, Zhang Z, Zhang X, Wu G, Tan T, Cui Z, Zhang XE. Live Visualization of HIV-1 Proviral DNA Using a Dual-Color-Labeled CRISPR System. Anal Chem 2017; 89:12896-12901. [PMID: 29120617 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b03584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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HIV latency is one of the major problems in HIV/AIDS cure. Imaging single-copy integrated proviral HIV DNA in host cell has both virology and clinical significance but remains technical challenge. Here, we developed a dual-color labeled CRISPR system to image the HIV-1 integrated proviral DNA in latently infected cells. The pair of CRISPRs was fluorescently labeled with two different color QDs using two alternative bioorthogonal ligation reactions. Integrated HIV-sequences are successfully mapped based on the colocalized signals of QDs in living cells. Compared to the existing zinc finger proteins and TALENs, the CRISPR system is much easier to operate and more efficient in imaging of internal genomic loci. Therefore, the proposed method could be not only a powerful tool for imaging proviral HIV-1, but also a versatile platform to image single genomic loci in living cells.
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- Yingxin Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Wuhan, P.R. China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Wuhan, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Wuhan, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Wuhan, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Wuhan, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Wuhan, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Wuhan, P.R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Biological Macromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing, P.R. China
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Liu Y, Nonnemacher MR, Alexaki A, Pirrone V, Banerjee A, Li L, Kilareski E, Wigdahl B. Functional Studies of CCAAT/Enhancer Binding Protein Site Located Downstream of the Transcriptional Start Site. Clin Med Insights Pathol 2017; 10:1179555717694556. [PMID: 29162980 PMCID: PMC5692137 DOI: 10.1177/1179555717694556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Previous studies have identified a CCAAT/enhancer binding protein (C/EBP) site located downstream of the transcriptional start site (DS3). The role of the DS3 element with respect to HIV-1 transactivation by Tat and viral replication has not been characterized. We have demonstrated that DS3 was a functional C/EBPβ binding site and mutation of this site to the C/EBP knockout DS3-9C variant showed lower HIV-1 long terminal repeat (LTR) transactivation by C/EBPβ. However, it was able to exhibit similar or even higher transcription levels by Tat compared to the parental LTR. C/EBPβ and Tat together further enhanced the transcription level of the parental LAI-LTR and DS3-9C LTR, with higher levels in the DS3-9C LTR. HIV molecular clone viruses carrying the DS3-9C variant LTR demonstrated a decreased replication capacity and delayed rate of replication. These results suggest that DS3 plays a role in virus transcriptional initiation and provides new insight into C/EBP regulation of HIV-1.
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- Yujie Liu
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Molecular Virology and Translational Neuroscience, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Molecular Virology and Translational Neuroscience, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Molecular Virology and Translational Neuroscience, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Molecular Virology and Translational Neuroscience, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Molecular Virology and Translational Neuroscience, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Molecular Virology and Translational Neuroscience, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Molecular Virology and Translational Neuroscience, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Molecular Virology and Translational Neuroscience, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Cenker JJ, Stultz RD, McDonald D. Brain Microglial Cells Are Highly Susceptible to HIV-1 Infection and Spread. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2017; 33:1155-1165. [PMID: 28486838 DOI: 10.1089/aid.2017.0004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Macrophages are a target of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection and may serve as an important reservoir of the virus in the body, particularly after depletion of CD4+ T cells in HIV/AIDS. Recently, sterile alpha motif and histidine/aspartic acid domain-containing protein 1 (SAMHD1) was identified as the major restriction factor of HIV-1 infection in myeloid cells. SAMHD1 is targeted for proteolytic degradation by Vpx, a viral protein encoded by HIV-2 and many simian immunodeficiency viruses but not HIV-1. In this study, we assessed SAMHD1 restriction in in vitro differentiated macrophages and in freshly isolated macrophages from the lungs, abdomen, and brain. We found that infection and spread in in vitro cultured monocyte-derived macrophages were highly limited and that Vpx largely relieved the restriction to initial infection, as expected. We observed nearly identical infection and restriction profiles in freshly isolated peripheral blood monocytes, as well as lung (alveolar) and abdominal (peritoneal) macrophages. In contrast, under the same infection conditions, primary brain macrophages (microglia) were highly susceptible to HIV-1 infection despite levels of endogenous SAMHD1 comparable to the other macrophage populations. Addition of Vpx further increased HIV-1 infection under conditions of limiting virus input, and viral spread was robust whether or not SAMHD1 was depleted. These results suggest that HIV-1 infection of peripherally circulating macrophages is effectively restricted by SAMHD1; however, microglia are highly susceptible to infection despite SAMHD1 expression. These data may explain the long-standing observation that HIV-1 infection is often detected in macrophages in the brain, but seldom in other tissues of the body.
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- Jennifer J. Cenker
- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
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Schneider KM, Watson NB, Minchenberg SB, Massa PT. The influence of macrophage growth factors on Theiler's Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus (TMEV) infection and activation of macrophages. Cytokine 2017; 102:83-93. [PMID: 28800924 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2017.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Revised: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Macrophages are common targets for infection and innate immune activation by many pathogenic viruses including the neurotropic Theiler's Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus (TMEV). As both infection and innate activation of macrophages are key determinants of viral pathogenesis especially in the central nervous system (CNS), an analysis of macrophage growth factors on these events was performed. C3H mouse bone-marrow cells were differentiated in culture using either recombinant macrophage colony stimulating factor (M-CSF) or granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), inoculated with TMEV (BeAn) and analyzed at various times thereafter. Cytokine RNA and protein analysis, virus titers, and flow cytometry were performed to characterize virological parameters under these culture conditions. GM-CSF-differentiated macrophages showed higher levels of TMEV viral RNA and proinflammatory molecules compared to infected M-CSF-differentiated cells. Thus, GM-CSF increases both TMEV infection and TMEV-induced activation of macrophages compared to that seen with M-CSF. Moreover, while infectious viral particles decreased from a peak at 12h to undetectable levels at 48h post infection, TMEV viral RNA remained higher in GM-CSF- compared to M-CSF-differentiated macrophages in concert with increased proinflammatory gene expression. Analysis of a possible basis for these differences determined that glycolytic rates contributed to heightened virus replication and proinflammatory cytokine secretion in GM-CSF compared to M-CSF-differentiated macrophages. In conclusion, we provide evidence implicating a role for GM-CSF in promoting virus replication and proinflammatory cytokine expression in macrophages, indicating that GM-CSF may be a key factor for TMEV infection and the induction of chronic TMEV-induced immunopathogenesis in the CNS.
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- Karin M Schneider
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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Zhang Y, Sun H, Zhao H, Chen X, Li J, Li B. Early apoptosis of monocytes induced by Helicobacter pylori infection through multiple pathways. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 73:46-51. [PMID: 28302498 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2017.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2016] [Revised: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/10/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
Only a small percentage of people infected with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) will develop overt chronic gastric diseases. To understand the pathological mechanism, the action of H. pylori on monocyte apoptosis was detected. H. pylori co-culturing with peripheral blood monocytes, THP-1 or U937 cells result in early apoptosis at 6, 12, and 24 h after infection. The phosphorylated Bad and JNK were increased, and Bcl-2 was declined at 6, 12, and 24 h in peripheral blood monocytes after H. pylori infection. The phosphorylated Akt was augmented at 6 and 12 h post-infection. A slow apoptotic response was induced by H. pylori via Bad and Bcl-2 regulators, activated caspase-8 and caspase-9, and JNK at 24 h in THP-1 cells. Meanwhile, only Bad and JNK were involved in regulating U937 cells apoptosis at 24 h after infection. These results supported a novel mechanism of H. pylori escaping from monocytes by upregulation of early apoptosis and inhibition of late apoptosis. The differences among the three cells may reveal why H. pylori-derived disease occurs in relatively few people and provide a pathological mechanism whereby a treatment for H. pylori-derived disease may be developed.
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- Ying Zhang
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China.
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Staitieh BS, Egea EE, Guidot DM. Pulmonary Innate Immune Dysfunction in Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2017; 56:563-567. [PMID: 27911588 PMCID: PMC5449488 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2016-0213tr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The advent of antiretroviral therapy has transformed infection by the type 1 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from a rapidly fatal disease to a chronic illness with excellent long-term survival rates. Although HIV primarily targets the adaptive arm of host immunity, it simultaneously impacts the innate immune system, and has profound implications for lung health, even when viral suppression is achieved with antiretroviral therapy. The lung has evolved a unique array of innate immune defenses, and the pathophysiological interactions between HIV and the pulmonary innate immune system deserve particular attention. In this review, we discuss work that elucidates how the components of innate immunity both respond to and are perturbed by infection with HIV.
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- Bashar S Staitieh
- 1 Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; and
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- 1 Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; and
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- 1 Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; and.,2 the Atlanta Veterans Administration Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia
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Scutari R, Alteri C, Perno CF, Svicher V, Aquaro S. The Role of HIV Infection in Neurologic Injury. Brain Sci 2017; 7:E38. [PMID: 28383502 PMCID: PMC5406695 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci7040038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 03/27/2017] [Accepted: 03/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The central nervous system (CNS) is a very challenging HIV-1 sanctuary, in which HIV-1 replication is established early on during acute infection and can persist despite potent antiretroviral treatments. HIV-1 infected macrophages play a pivotal role acting as vehicles for HIV-1 to spread into the brain, and can be the major contributor of an early compartmentalization. HIV-1 infection in CNS may lead to a broad spectrum of neurological syndromes, such as dementia, mild neurocognitive disorders, and asymptomatic impairment. These clinical manifestations are caused by the release of neurotoxins from infected cells (mainly macrophages), and also by several HIV-1 proteins, able to activate cell-signaling involved in the control of cellular survival and apoptosis. This review is aimed at highlighting the virological aspects associated with the onset of neurocognitive disorders and at addressing the novel therapeutic approaches to stop HIV-1 replication in this critical sanctuary.
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- Rossana Scutari
- Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome 00133, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome 00133, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome 00133, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome 00133, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende (CS) 87036, Italy.
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Current antiretroviral therapies have improved the duration and quality of life of people living with HIV-1. However, viral reservoirs impede complete eradication of the virus. Although there are many strategies to eliminate infectious virus, the most actively pursued are latency reversing agents in conjunction with immune modulation. This strategy, known as “shock and kill”, has been tested primarily against the most widely recognized HIV-1 latent reservoir found in resting memory CD4+ T cells. This is in part because of the dearth of conclusive evidence about the existence of non-T cell reservoirs. Studies of non-T cell reservoirs have been difficult to interpret because of technical and biological issues that have hampered a better understanding. This review considers the current knowledge of non-T cell reservoirs, the challenges encountered in a better understanding of these populations, and their implications for HIV-1 cure research.
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Klug YA, Rotem E, Schwarzer R, Shai Y. Mapping out the intricate relationship of the HIV envelope protein and the membrane environment. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2016; 1859:550-560. [PMID: 27793589 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Revised: 10/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The HIV gp160 envelope fusion protein is situated in the viral membrane and mediates virus entry into its host cell. Increasing evidence suggests that virtually all parts of the HIV envelope are structurally and functionally dependent on membranes. Protein-lipid interactions and membrane properties influence the dynamics of a manifold of gp160 biological activities such as membrane fusion, immune suppression and gp160 incorporation into virions during HIV budding and assembly. In the following we will summarize our current understanding of this interdependence between membrane interaction, structural conformation and functionality of the different gp160 domains. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Lipid order/lipid defects and lipid-control of protein activity edited by Dirk Schneider.
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- Yoel A Klug
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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