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Whitaker AA, Vidoni ED, Montgomery RN, Carter K, Struckle K, Billinger SA. Force sensor reduced measurement error compared with verbal command during sit-to-stand assessment of cerebral autoregulation. Physiol Rep 2023; 11:e15750. [PMID: 37308311 PMCID: PMC10260377 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Current methods estimate the time delay (TD) before the onset of dynamic cerebral autoregulation (dCA) from verbal command to stand. A force sensor used during a sit-to-stand dCA measure provides an objective moment an individual stands (arise-and-off, AO). We hypothesized that the detection of AO would improve the accuracy of TD compared with estimation. We measured middle cerebral artery blood velocity (MCAv) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) for 60 s sitting followed by 2-min standing, three times separated by 20 min. TD was calculated as the time from: (1) verbal command and (2) AO, until an increase in cerebrovascular conductance index (CVCi = MCAv/MAP). Sixty-five participants were enrolled: young adults (n = 25), older adults (n = 20), and individuals post-stroke (n = 20). The TD calculated from AO (x ¯ $$ \overline{x} $$ = 2.98 ± 1.64 s) was shorter than TD estimated from verbal command (x ¯ $$ \overline{x} $$ = 3.35 ± 1.72 s, η2 = 0.49, p < 0.001), improving measurement error by ~17%. TD measurement error was not related to age or stroke. Therefore, the force sensor provided an objective method to improve the calculation of TD compared with current methods. Our data support using a force sensor during sit-to-stand dCA measures in adults across the lifespan and post-stroke.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alicen A. Whitaker
- Department of Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic TrainingUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKansasUSA
- Department of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationMedical College of WisconsinMilwaukeeWisconsinUSA
- Cardiovascular CenterMedical College of WisconsinMilwaukeeWisconsinUSA
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- University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterFairwayKansasUSA
- Department of NeurologyUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKansasUSA
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- Department of Biostatistics & Data ScienceUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKansasUSA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic TrainingUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKansasUSA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic TrainingUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKansasUSA
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- University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterFairwayKansasUSA
- Department of NeurologyUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKansasUSA
- Department of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKansasUSA
- Department of Cell Biology and PhysiologyUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKansasUSA
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Ling L, Leda AR, Begum N, Spagnuolo RA, Wahl A, Garcia JV, Valente ST. Loss of In Vivo Replication Fitness of HIV-1 Variants Resistant to the Tat Inhibitor, dCA. Viruses 2023; 15:v15040950. [PMID: 37112931 PMCID: PMC10146675 DOI: 10.3390/v15040950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
Abstract
HIV resistance to the Tat inhibitor didehydro-cortistatin A (dCA) in vitro correlates with higher levels of Tat-independent viral transcription and a seeming inability to enter latency, which rendered resistant isolates more susceptible to CTL-mediated immune clearance. Here, we investigated the ability of dCA-resistant viruses to replicate in vivo using a humanized mouse model of HIV infection. Animals were infected with WT or two dCA-resistant HIV-1 isolates in the absence of dCA and followed for 5 weeks. dCA-resistant viruses exhibited lower replication rates compared to WT. Viral replication was suppressed early after infection, with viral emergence at later time points. Multiplex analysis of cytokine and chemokines from plasma samples early after infection revealed no differences in expression levels between groups, suggesting that dCA-resistance viruses did not elicit potent innate immune responses capable of blocking the establishment of infection. Viral single genome sequencing results from plasma samples collected at euthanasia revealed that at least half of the total number of mutations in the LTR region of the HIV genome considered essential for dCA evasion reverted to WT. These results suggest that dCA-resistant viruses identified in vitro suffer a fitness cost in vivo, with mutations in LTR and Nef pressured to revert to wild type.
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- Lijun Ling
- International Center for the Advancement of Translational Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Center for AIDS Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Florida Scripps Biomedical Research, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- International Center for the Advancement of Translational Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Center for AIDS Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- International Center for the Advancement of Translational Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Center for AIDS Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- International Center for the Advancement of Translational Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Center for AIDS Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- International Center for the Advancement of Translational Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Center for AIDS Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Florida Scripps Biomedical Research, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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Whitaker AA, Vidoni ED, Aaron SE, Rouse AG, Billinger SA. Novel application of a force sensor during sit-to-stands to measure dynamic cerebral autoregulation onset. Physiol Rep 2022; 10:e15244. [PMID: 35384357 PMCID: PMC8980899 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Current sit-to-stand methods measuring dynamic cerebral autoregulation (dCA) do not capture the precise onset of the time delay (TD) response. Reduced sit-to-stand reactions in older adults and individuals post-stroke could inadvertently introduce variability, error, and imprecise timing. We applied a force sensor during a sit-to-stand task to more accurately determine how TD before the onset of dCA may be altered. Middle cerebral artery blood velocity (MCAv) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) were measured during two sit-to-stands separated by 15 min. Recordings started with participants sitting on a force-sensitive resistor for 60 s, then asked to stand for 2 min. Upon standing, the force sensor voltage immediately dropped and marked the exact moment of arise-and-off (AO). Time from AO until an increase in cerebrovascular conductance (CVC = MCAv/MAP) was calculated as TD. We tested the sensor in four healthy young adults, two older adults, and two individuals post-stroke. Healthy young adults stood quickly and the force sensor detected a small change in TD compared to classically estimated AO, from verbal command to stand. When compared to the estimated AO, older adults had a delayed measured AO and TD decreased up to ~53% while individuals post-stroke had an early AO and TD increased up to ~14%. The stance time during the sit-to-stand has the potential to influence the TD before the onset of dCA metric. As observed in the older adults and participants with stroke, this response may drastically vary and influence TD.
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- Alicen A. Whitaker
- Department of Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic TrainingUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKansasUSA
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- University of Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease Research CenterFairwayKansasUSA
- Department of NeurologyUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKansasUSA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic TrainingUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKansasUSA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative PhysiologyUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKansasUSA
- Department of NeurosurgeryUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKansasUSA
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceUniversity of KansasLawrenceKansasUSA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic TrainingUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKansasUSA
- University of Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease Research CenterFairwayKansasUSA
- Department of NeurologyUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKansasUSA
- Department of Molecular and Integrative PhysiologyUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKansasUSA
- Department of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKansasUSA
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Mediouni S, Kessing CF, Jablonski JA, Thenin-Houssier S, Clementz M, Kovach MD, Mousseau G, de Vera IMS, Li C, Kojetin DJ, Evans DT, Valente ST. The Tat inhibitor didehydro-cortistatin A suppresses SIV replication and reactivation. FASEB J 2019; 33:8280-8293. [PMID: 31021670 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201801165r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The HIV-1 transactivation protein (Tat) binds the HIV mRNA transactivation responsive element (TAR), regulating transcription and reactivation from latency. Drugs against Tat are unfortunately not clinically available. We reported that didehydro-cortistatin A (dCA) inhibits HIV-1 Tat activity. In human CD4+ T cells isolated from aviremic individuals and in the humanized mouse model of latency, combining dCA with antiretroviral therapy accelerates HIV-1 suppression and delays viral rebound upon treatment interruption. This drug class is amenable to block-and-lock functional cure approaches, aimed at a durable state of latency. Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection of rhesus macaques (RhMs) is the best-characterized model for AIDS research. Here, we demonstrate, using in vitro and cell-based assays, that dCA directly binds to SIV Tat's basic domain. dCA specifically inhibits SIV Tat binding to TAR, but not a Tat-Rev fusion protein, which activates transcription when Rev binds to its cognate RNA binding site replacing the apical region of TAR. Tat-TAR inhibition results in loss of RNA polymerase II recruitment to the SIV promoter. Importantly, dCA potently inhibits SIV reactivation from latently infected Hut78 cells and from primary CD4+ T cells explanted from SIVmac239-infected RhMs. In sum, dCA's remarkable breadth of activity encourages SIV-infected RhM use for dCA preclinical evaluation.-Mediouni, S., Kessing, C. F., Jablonski, J. A., Thenin-Houssier, S., Clementz, M., Kovach, M. D., Mousseau, G., de Vera, I.M.S., Li, C., Kojetin, D. J., Evans, D. T., Valente, S. T. The Tat inhibitor didehydro-cortistatin A suppresses SIV replication and reactivation.
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- Sonia Mediouni
- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, USA
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- Institute of Human Genetics (IGH), CNRS-University of Montpelier, Montpelier, France
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, USA
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- Department of Molecular Therapeutics, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, USA
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Mediouni S, Chinthalapudi K, Ekka MK, Usui I, Jablonski JA, Clementz MA, Mousseau G, Nowak J, Macherla VR, Beverage JN, Esquenazi E, Baran P, de Vera IMS, Kojetin D, Loret EP, Nettles K, Maiti S, Izard T, Valente ST. Didehydro-Cortistatin A Inhibits HIV-1 by Specifically Binding to the Unstructured Basic Region of Tat. mBio 2019; 10:e02662-18. [PMID: 30723126 DOI: 10.1128/mBio.02662-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The intrinsically disordered HIV-1 Tat protein binds the viral RNA transactivation response structure (TAR), which recruits transcriptional cofactors, amplifying viral mRNA expression. Limited Tat transactivation correlates with HIV-1 latency. Unfortunately, Tat inhibitors are not clinically available. The small molecule didehydro-cortistatin A (dCA) inhibits Tat, locking HIV-1 in persistent latency, blocking viral rebound. We generated chemical derivatives of dCA that rationalized molecular docking of dCA to an active and specific Tat conformer. These revealed the importance of the cycloheptene ring and the isoquinoline nitrogen's positioning in the interaction with specific residues of Tat's basic domain. These features are distinct from the ones required for inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinase 8 (CDK8), the only other known ligand of dCA. Besides, we demonstrated that dCA activity on HIV-1 transcription is independent of CDK8. The binding of dCA to Tat with nanomolar affinity alters the local protein environment, rendering Tat more resistant to proteolytic digestion. dCA thus locks a transient conformer of Tat, specifically blocking functions dependent of its basic domain, namely the Tat-TAR interaction; while proteins with similar basic patches are unaffected by dCA. Our results improve our knowledge of the mode of action of dCA and support structure-based design strategies targeting Tat, to help advance development of dCA, as well as novel Tat inhibitors.IMPORTANCE Tat activates virus production, and limited Tat transactivation correlates with HIV-1 latency. The Tat inhibitor dCA locks HIV in persistent latency. This drug class enables block-and-lock functional cure approaches, aimed at reducing residual viremia during therapy and limiting viral rebound. dCA may also have additional therapeutic benefits since Tat is also neurotoxic. Unfortunately, Tat inhibitors are not clinically available. We generated chemical derivatives and rationalized binding to an active and specific Tat conformer. dCA features required for Tat inhibition are distinct from features needed for inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinase 8 (CDK8), the only other known target of dCA. Furthermore, knockdown of CDK8 did not impact dCA's activity on HIV-1 transcription. Binding of dCA to Tat's basic domain altered the local protein environment and rendered Tat more resistant to proteolytic digestion. dCA locks a transient conformer of Tat, blocking functions dependent on its basic domain, namely its ability to amplify viral transcription. Our results define dCA's mode of action, support structure-based-design strategies targeting Tat, and provide valuable information for drug development around the dCA pharmacophore.
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Tabarrini O, Desantis J, Massari S. Recent advances in the identification of Tat-mediated transactivation inhibitors: progressing toward a functional cure of HIV. Future Med Chem 2016; 8:421-42. [PMID: 26933891 DOI: 10.4155/fmc.16.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
Abstract
The current anti-HIV combination therapy does not eradicate the virus that persists mainly in quiescent infected CD4(+) T cells as a latent integrated provirus that resumes after therapy interruption. The Tat-mediated transactivation (TMT) is a critical step in the HIV replication cycle that could give the opportunity to reduce the size of latent reservoirs. More than two decades of research led to the identification of various TMT inhibitors. While none of them met the criteria to reach the market, the search for a suitable TMT inhibitor is still actively pursued. Really promising compounds, including one in a Phase III clinical trial, have been recently identified, thus warranting an update.
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