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Fu X, Cheng D, Luo Z, Heath SL, Adekunle R, McKinnon JE, Martin L, Sheng Z, Espinosa E, Jiang W. Impacts of plasma microbial lipopolysaccharide translocation on B cell perturbations and anti-CD4 autoantibody production in people with HIV on suppressive antiretroviral therapy. Cell Biosci 2023; 13:78. [PMID: 37138358 PMCID: PMC10157945 DOI: 10.1186/s13578-023-01022-6] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND . Up to 20% of people with HIV (PWH) who undergo virologically suppressed antiretroviral therapy (ART) fail to experience complete immune restoration. We recently reported that plasma anti-CD4 IgG (antiCD4IgG) autoantibodies from immune non-responders specifically deplete CD4 + T cells via antibody-dependent cytotoxicity. However, the mechanism of antiCD4IgG production remains unclear. METHODS . Blood samples were collected from 16 healthy individuals and 25 PWH on suppressive ART. IgG subclass, plasma lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and antiCD4IgG levels were measured by ELISA. Gene profiles in B cells were analyzed by microarray and quantitative PCR. Furthermore, a patient-derived antiCD4IgG-producing B cell line was generated and stimulated with LPS in vitro. B cell IgG class switch recombination (CSR) was evaluated in response to LPS in splenic B cells from C57/B6 mice in vitro. RESULTS . Increased plasma anti-CD4 IgGs in PWH were predominantly IgG1 and associated with increased plasma LPS levels as well as B cell expression of TLR2, TLR4, and MyD88 mRNA in vivo. Furthermore, LPS stimulation induced antiCD4IgG production in the antiCD4IgG B cell line in vitro. Finally, LPS promoted CSR in vitro. CONCLUSION . Our findings suggest that persistent LPS translocation may promote anti-CD4 autoreactive B cell activation and antiCD4IgG production in PWH on ART, which may contribute to gradual CD4 + T cell depletion. This study suggests that reversing a compromised mucosal barrier could improve ART outcomes in PWH who fail to experience complete immune restoration.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xiaoyu Fu
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, 173 Ashley Ave. BSB207, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, 173 Ashley Ave. BSB207, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, 173 Ashley Ave. BSB207, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 173 Ashley Ave. BSB207, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
- Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC, 29401, USA
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- Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC, 29401, USA
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- Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC, 29401, USA
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- Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Laboratory of Integrative Immunology, National Institute of Respiratory Diseases "Ismael Cosío Villegas", Mexico City, 14080, Mexico
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, 173 Ashley Ave. BSB207, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 173 Ashley Ave. BSB207, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.
- Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC, 29401, USA.
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