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Clin Infect Dis ; 77(8): 1133-1136, 2023 10 13.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37293702

RESUMEN

Infants who are human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-exposed uninfected (iHEU) experience higher risk of infectious morbidity than infants HIV-unexposed uninfected (iHUU). We compared tuberculosis (TB) infection prevalence in 418 Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccinated sub-Saharan African iHEU and iHUU aged 9-18 months using T-SPOT.TB. Prevalence of TB infection was low and did not differ by HIV exposure status.


Asunto(s)
Infecciones por VIH , Tuberculosis Latente , Tuberculosis , Lactante , Humanos , Niño , VIH , Infecciones por VIH/epidemiología , Tuberculosis/prevención & control , Prevalencia
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Clin Immunol ; 255: 109750, 2023 10.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37660744

RESUMEN

Although effective contraceptives are crucial for preventing unintended pregnancies, evidence suggests that their use may perturb the female genital tract (FGT). A comparative analysis of the effects of the most common contraceptives on the FGT have not been evaluated in a randomized clinical trial setting. Here, we evaluated the effect of three long-acting contraceptive methods: depot medroxyprogesterone acetate(DMPA-IM), levonorgestrel(LNG) implant, and a copper intrauterine device (Cu-IUD), on the endocervical host transcriptome in 188 women from the Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcomes Trial (ECHO) trial. Cu-IUD usage showed the most extensive transcriptomic changes, and was associated with inflammatory and anti-viral host responses. DMPA-IM usage was enriched for pathways associated with T cell responses. LNG implant had the mildest effect on endocervical gene expression, and was associated with growth factor signaling. These data provide a mechanistic basis for the diverse influence that varying contraceptives have on the FGT.


Asunto(s)
Cobre , Dispositivos Intrauterinos de Cobre , Embarazo , Femenino , Humanos , Levonorgestrel/farmacología , Anticonceptivos , Análisis de Sistemas
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PLoS Pathog ; 9(6): e1003441, 2013.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23825945

RESUMEN

Studying SIV infection of natural host monkey species, such as sooty mangabeys, has provided insights into the immune changes associated with these nonprogressive infections. Mangabeys maintain immune health despite high viremia or the dramatic CD4 T cell depletion that can occur following multitropic SIV infection. Here we evaluate double-negative (DN)(CD3+CD4-CD8-) T cells that are resistant to SIV infection due to a lack of CD4 surface expression, for their potential to fulfill a role as helper T cells. We first determined that DN T cells are polyclonal and predominantly exhibit an effector memory phenotype (CD95+CD62L-). Microarray analysis of TCR (anti-CD3/CD28) stimulated DN T cells indicated that these cells are multifunctional and upregulate genes with marked similarity to CD4 T cells, such as immune genes associated with Th1 (IFNγ), Th2 (IL4, IL5, IL13, CD40L), Th17 (IL17, IL22) and TFH (IL21, ICOS, IL6) function, chemokines such as CXCL9 and CXCL10 and transcription factors known to be actively regulated in CD4 T cells. Multifunctional T-helper cell responses were maintained in DN T cells from uninfected and SIV infected mangabeys and persisted in mangabeys exhibiting SIV mediated CD4 loss. Interestingly, TCR stimulation of DN T cells from SIV infected mangabeys results in a decreased upregulation of IFNγ and increased IL5 and IL13 expression compared to uninfected mangabeys. Evaluation of proliferative capacity of DN T cells in vivo (BrDU labeling) indicated that these cells maintain their ability to proliferate despite SIV infection, and express the homeostatic cytokine receptors CD25 (IL2 receptor) and CD127 (IL7 receptor). This study identifies the potential for a CD4-negative T cell subset that is refractory to SIV infection to perform T-helper functions in mangabeys and suggests that immune therapeutics designed to increase DN T cell function during HIV infection may have beneficial effects for the host immune system.


Asunto(s)
Citocinas/inmunología , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfocitos T/inmunología , Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida del Simio/inmunología , Virus de la Inmunodeficiencia de los Simios/inmunología , Linfocitos T Reguladores/inmunología , Animales , Cercocebus atys , Citocinas/sangre , Citocinas/genética , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfocitos T/sangre , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfocitos T/genética , Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida del Simio/sangre , Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida del Simio/genética , Virus de la Inmunodeficiencia de los Simios/genética , Virus de la Inmunodeficiencia de los Simios/metabolismo , Linfocitos T Reguladores/metabolismo
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J Leukoc Biol ; 110(5): 939-950, 2021 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33477200

RESUMEN

The role of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells (MDSC) in infant immune ontogeny is unknown. Here, we evaluated MDSC frequency and relationship with infant vaccine responses throughout the first year of life in a prospective cohort study. Ninety-one South African infant-mother pairs were enrolled at delivery, and blood samples were collected at 0, 6, 10, and 14 weeks, 6 months, 9 months, and 1 year. MDSC frequencies were quantified, and immune responses to the childhood vaccines Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), hepatitis B (HepB), and combination diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (dTaP) were measured by Ag-specific CD4+ T cell proliferation and interferon gamma (IFN-γ) production. Vaccine-specific Ab responses to HepB, dTaP, and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) were quantified via Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent assay (ELISA). MDSC frequency in mother-infant pairs was strongly correlated; the frequency of MDSC decreased in both mothers and infants during the months after delivery/birth; and by 1 year, infant MDSC frequencies rebounded to birth levels. Higher MDSC frequency at vaccination was associated with a lack of subsequent IFN-γ release in response to vaccine Ags, with the exception of BCG. With the exception of a weak, positive correlation between MDSC frequency at 6 weeks (time of initial vaccination) and peak Hepatitis B surface antigen Ab titer, Polymorphonuclear Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells (PMN-MDSC) was not correlated with T cell proliferation or Ab responses in this study. The potential for MDSC-mediated suppression of vaccine Ag-specific IFN-γ responses should be explored further, and considered when evaluating candidate infant vaccines.


Asunto(s)
Inmunogenicidad Vacunal/inmunología , Células Supresoras de Origen Mieloide/inmunología , Anticuerpos Antibacterianos/sangre , Anticuerpos Antibacterianos/inmunología , Vacuna BCG/inmunología , Estudios de Cohortes , Vacuna contra Difteria, Tétanos y Tos Ferina/inmunología , Femenino , Vacunas contra Hepatitis B/inmunología , Humanos , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Masculino , Estudios Prospectivos , Sudáfrica
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Sci Rep ; 8(1): 11109, 2018 07 23.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30038262

RESUMEN

Adolescent girls and young women represent a key risk group for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The vaginal microbiota is thought to play an important role in susceptibility to STIs such as Chlamydia trachomatis. We compared the microbiota of the lateral vaginal wall and endocervix, and assessed associations with C. trachomatis infection in South African adolescents. The endocervical and vaginal lateral wall microbiota were characterized by amplifying and sequencing the V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene and C. trachomatis diagnosed using molecular methods. Of the 72 girls included, 30 had asymptomatic C. trachomatis infections. Three major vaginal community types were identified; one Lactobacillus crispatus, one L. iners and one diverse, Gardnerella vaginalis dominant. The microbiota of the endocervix was significantly different from that of the lateral wall in terms of diversity. There were many differentially abundant taxa between the endocervix and lateral vaginal wall, including Achromobacter spanius and Enterococcus faecium. Women with C. trachomatis had higher relative abundance of G. vaginalis and other anaerobes. In this African adolescent cohort, significant differences between the lateral vaginal wall and endocervical microbiota diversity and composition were evident, although neither were strongly associated with C. trachomatis infection.


Asunto(s)
Cuello del Útero/microbiología , Infecciones por Chlamydia/microbiología , Chlamydia trachomatis/fisiología , Microbiota , Vagina/microbiología , Adolescente , Chlamydia trachomatis/genética , Femenino , Humanos , Filogenia , ARN Ribosómico 16S/genética , Sudáfrica , Adulto Joven
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JCI Insight ; 2(7): e91963, 2017 04 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28405623

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND. Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is administered at birth to protect infants against tuberculosis throughout Africa, where most perinatal HIV-1 transmission occurs. We examined whether BCG vaccination alters the levels of activated HIV target T cells in HIV-exposed South African infants. METHODS. HIV-exposed infants were randomized to receive routine (at birth) or delayed (at 8 weeks) BCG vaccination. Activated and CCR5-expressing peripheral blood CD4+ T cell, monocyte, and NK cell frequencies were evaluated by flow cytometry and immune gene expression via PCR using Biomark (Fluidigm). RESULTS. Of 149 infants randomized, 92% (n = 137) were retained at 6 weeks: 71 in the routine BCG arm and 66 in the delayed arm. Routine BCG vaccination led to a 3-fold increase in systemic activation of HIV target CD4+CCR5+ T cells (HLA-DR+CD38+) at 6 weeks (0.25% at birth versus 0.08% in delayed vaccination groups; P = 0.029), which persisted until 8 weeks of age when the delayed arm was vaccinated. Vaccination of the infants in the delayed arm at 8 weeks resulted in a similar increase in activated CD4+CCR5+ T cells. The increase in activated T cells was associated with increased levels of MHC class II transactivator (CIITA), IL12RB1, and IFN-α1 transcripts within peripheral blood mononuclear cells but minimal changes in innate cells. CONCLUSION. BCG vaccination induces immune changes in HIV-exposed infants, including an increase in the proportion of activated CCR5+CD4+ HIV target cells. These findings provide insight into optimal BCG vaccine timing to minimize the risks of HIV transmissions to exposed infants while preserving potential benefits conferred by BCG vaccination. TRIAL REGISTRATION. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02062580. FUNDING. This trial was sponsored by the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (MV-00-9-900-01871-0-00) and the Thrasher Foundation (NR-0095); for details, see Acknowledgments.


Asunto(s)
Vacuna BCG/inmunología , Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/inmunología , Linfocitos T CD8-positivos/inmunología , Infecciones por VIH/inmunología , Activación de Linfocitos , Citocinas/sangre , Femenino , VIH , Humanos , Esquemas de Inmunización , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Masculino , Sudáfrica , Tuberculosis/prevención & control
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PLoS One ; 11(8): e0158149, 2016.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27505158

RESUMEN

Infections with mycobacteria, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) BCG, are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality for HIV-infected persons. In contrast to HIV, nonpathogenic SIV infections of sooty mangabeys are characterized by a lack of clinical disease including an absence of opportunistic infections. The goal of this study was to identify innate immune responses to M. bovis BCG maintained during nonpathogenic lentiviral infections through a comparison of functional responses during pathogenic HIV or nonpathogenic SIV infections. Monocytes were evaluated for their ability to express key anti-mycobacterial cytokines TNF-α and IL-12 following a six-hour ex vivo BCG exposure. While HIV-infection was associated with a decreased percentage of IL-12-producing monocytes, nonpathogenic SIV-infection was associated with an increased percentage of monocytes producing both cytokines. Gene expression analysis of PBMC following ex vivo BCG exposure identified differential expression of NK cell-related genes and several cytokines, including IFN-γ and IL-23, between HIV-infected and control subjects. In contrast, SIV-infected and uninfected-control mangabeys exhibited no significant differences in gene expression after BCG exposure. Finally, differential gene expression patterns were identified between species, with mangabeys exhibiting lower IL-6 and higher IL-17 in response to BCG when compared to humans. Overall, this comparison of immune responses to M. bovis BCG identified unique immune signatures (involving cytokines IL-12, TNF-α, IL-23, IL-17, and IL-6) that are altered during HIV, but maintained or increased during nonpathogenic SIV infections. These unique cytokine and transcriptome signatures provide insight into the differential immune responses to Mycobacteria during pathogenic HIV-infection that may be associated with an increased incidence of mycobacterial co-infections.


Asunto(s)
Citocinas/metabolismo , Infecciones por VIH/inmunología , Infecciones por VIH/microbiología , Inmunidad Innata , Mycobacterium bovis/fisiología , Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida del Simio/inmunología , Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida del Simio/microbiología , Animales , Cercocebus/virología , Citocinas/biosíntesis , Perfilación de la Expresión Génica , Infecciones por VIH/metabolismo , Monocitos/inmunología , Monocitos/metabolismo , Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida del Simio/metabolismo , Virus de la Inmunodeficiencia de los Simios/fisiología , Especificidad de la Especie
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AIDS ; 28(8): 1115-24, 2014 May 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24752082

RESUMEN

OBJECTIVE: To determine neonatal immunologic factors that correlate with mother-to-child-transmission of HIV-1. DESIGN: This case-control study compared cord blood natural killer (NK) and T-cell populations of HIV-1 exposed infants who subsequently acquired infection by 1 month (cases) to those who remained uninfected by 1 year of life (controls). Control specimens were selected by proportional match on maternal viral load. METHODS: Cryopreserved cord blood mononuclear cells (CBMCs) were thawed and stained for multiparameter flow cytometry to detect NK and T-cell subsets and activation status. CBMCs were also used in a viral suppression assay to evaluate NK cell inhibition of HIV-1 replication in autologous CD4 T cells. RESULTS: Cord blood from cases contained a skewed NK cell repertoire characterized by an increased proportion of CD16CD56 NK cells. In addition, cases displayed less-activated CD16CD56 NK cells and CD8 T cells, based on HLA-DRCD38 costaining. NK cell suppression of HIV-1 replication ex vivo correlated with the proportion of acutely activated CD68CD16CD56 NK cells. Finally, we detected a higher proportion of CD27CD45RA effector memory CD4 and CD8 T cells in cord blood from cases compared with controls. CONCLUSION: When controlled for maternal viral load, cord blood from infants who acquired HIV-1 had a higher proportion of CD16CD56 NK cells, lower NK cell activation and higher levels of mature T cells (potential HIV-1 targets) than control infants who remained uninfected. Our data provide evidence that infant HIV-1 acquisition may be influenced by both innate and adaptive immune cell phenotypes and activation status.


Asunto(s)
Susceptibilidad a Enfermedades/inmunología , Infecciones por VIH/inmunología , VIH-1/inmunología , Transmisión Vertical de Enfermedad Infecciosa , Células Asesinas Naturales/metabolismo , Subgrupos de Linfocitos T/metabolismo , Adulto , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Femenino , Sangre Fetal/inmunología , Sangre Fetal/metabolismo , Infecciones por VIH/metabolismo , Humanos , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Embarazo , Carga Viral , Adulto Joven
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J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr ; 62(3): 267-74, 2013 Mar 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23196827

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: HIV-infected children may require the use of combination antiretroviral treatment (cART) into adulthood. However, regimens are limited to first line and second line in many African settings. Therefore, understanding the long-term rate of virologic failure and drug resistance during prolonged antiretroviral treatment is important for establishing treatment strategies in African pediatric cohorts. METHODS: Children aged 18 months to 12 years initiated first-line cART and were followed every 1-3 months, for up to 5.5 years. Treatment was switched to second-line cART based on clinical and immunologic criteria according to national guidelines. Virologic failure was determined retrospectively as defined by ≥2 viral loads >5000 copies per milliliter. Drug resistance was assessed during viral failure by population-based sequencing. RESULTS: Among 100 children on first-line cART followed for a median of 49 months, 34% children experienced virologic failure. Twenty-three (68%) of the 34 children with viral failure had detectable resistance mutations, of whom 14 (61%) had multiclass resistance. Fourteen (14%) children were switched to second-line regimens and followed for a median of 28 months. Retrospective analysis revealed that virologic failure had occurred at a median of 12 months before switching to second line. During prolonged first-line treatment in the presence of viral failure, additional resistance mutations accumulated; however, only 1 (7%) of 14 children had persistent viremia during second-line treatment. DISCUSSION: Virologic suppression was maintained on first-line cART in two-thirds of HIV-infected children for up to 5 years. Switch to second line based on clinical/immunologic criteria occurred ∼1 year after viral failure, but the delay did not consistently compromise second-line treatment.


Asunto(s)
Antirretrovirales/uso terapéutico , Farmacorresistencia Viral , Infecciones por VIH/tratamiento farmacológico , Niño , Preescolar , Estudios de Cohortes , Análisis Mutacional de ADN , Farmacorresistencia Viral/genética , Sustitución de Medicamentos , Quimioterapia Combinada , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Infecciones por VIH/genética , Infecciones por VIH/virología , VIH-1/genética , Humanos , Lactante , Kenia , Masculino , Modelos de Riesgos Proporcionales , Insuficiencia del Tratamiento , Carga Viral
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Microbes Infect ; 13(1): 14-24, 2011 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20951225

RESUMEN

SIV-infected natural hosts do not progress to clinical AIDS yet display high viral replication and an acute immunologic response similar to pathogenic SIV/HIV infections. During chronic SIV infection, natural hosts suppress their immune activation, whereas pathogenic hosts display a highly activated immune state. Here, we review natural host SIV infections with an emphasis on specific immune cells and their contribution to the transition from the acute-to-chronic phases of infection.


Asunto(s)
Muerte Celular/inmunología , Inmunidad Celular , Inmunidad Innata , Activación de Linfocitos/inmunología , Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida del Simio/inmunología , Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida del Simio/virología , Enfermedad Aguda , Animales , Infecciones por VIH
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Curr HIV Res ; 9(5): 276-88, 2011 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21861823

RESUMEN

Mucosal transmission of HIV predominately occurs during sexual intercourse or breast-feeding and generally results in a successful infection from just one or few founder virions. Here we assessed the impact of viral inoculum size on both viral and immune events within two groups of Rhesus macaques that were non-traumatically, orally inoculated with either multiple low (1000 to 4000 TCID(50)) or high (100,000 TCID(50)) doses of SIV. In agreement with previous studies, more diverse SIV variants were observed in macaques following infection with high dose oral SIV compared to a low dose challenge. In peripheral blood cells, the immune gene transcript levels of CXCL9, IFNγ, TNFα and IL10 remained similar to uninfected macaques. In contrast, OAS and CXCL10 were upregulated following SIV infection in both the high and low dosed macaques, with a more rapid kinetics (detectable by 7 days) following the high SIV dose challenge. In peripheral lymph nodes, an increase in CXCL10 was observed irrespective of viral dose while CXCL9 and OAS were differentially regulated in the two SIV dosed groups. Magnetic bead sorting of CD3+, CD14+ and CD3- /CD14- cells from peripheral blood identified the increase in OAS expression primarily within CD14+ monocytes, whereas the CXCL10 expression was primarily in CD3+ T cells. These findings provide insights into the impact of SIV challenge dose on viral and innate immune factors, which has the potential to inform future SIV/HIV vaccine efficacy trials in which vaccinated hosts have the potential to be infected with a range of viral challenge doses.


Asunto(s)
Citocinas/sangre , Inmunidad Innata , Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida del Simio/inmunología , Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida del Simio/virología , Virus de la Inmunodeficiencia de los Simios/inmunología , Administración Oral , Animales , Antígenos CD/análisis , Células Sanguíneas/inmunología , ADN Complementario/sangre , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Genotipo , Leucocitos Mononucleares/metabolismo , Leucocitos Mononucleares/virología , Ganglios Linfáticos/inmunología , Macaca mulatta , ARN Mensajero/metabolismo , ARN Viral/sangre , Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa , Virus de la Inmunodeficiencia de los Simios/genética , Linfocitos T/inmunología , Regulación hacia Arriba , Carga Viral
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