Mitochondrial Functions Are Compromised in CD4 T Cells From ART-Controlled PLHIV

Copyright © 2021 Zhao, Schank, Wang, Li, Nguyen, Dang, Cao, Khanal, Nguyen, Thakuri, Ogbu, Lu, Wu, Morrison, Gazzar, Liu, Zhang, Ning, Moorman and Yao..

The hallmark of HIV/AIDS is a gradual depletion of CD4 T cells. Despite effective control by antiretroviral therapy (ART), a significant subgroup of people living with HIV (PLHIV) fails to achieve complete immune reconstitution, deemed as immune non-responders (INRs). The mechanisms underlying incomplete CD4 T cell recovery in PLHIV remain unclear. In this study, CD4 T cells from PLHIV were phenotyped and functionally characterized, focusing on their mitochondrial functions. The results show that while total CD4 T cells are diminished, cycling cells are expanded in PLHIV, especially in INRs. HIV-INR CD4 T cells are more activated, displaying exhausted and senescent phenotypes with compromised mitochondrial functions. Transcriptional profiling and flow cytometry analysis showed remarkable repression of mitochondrial transcription factor A (mtTFA) in CD4 T cells from PLHIV, leading to abnormal mitochondrial and T cell homeostasis. These results demonstrate a sequential cellular paradigm of T cell over-activation, proliferation, exhaustion, senescence, apoptosis, and depletion, which correlates with compromised mitochondrial functions. Therefore, reconstituting the mtTFA pathway may provide an adjunctive immunological approach to revitalizing CD4 T cells in ART-treated PLHIV, especially in INRs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in immunology - 12(2021) vom: 31., Seite 658420

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhao, Juan [VerfasserIn]
Schank, Madison [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ling [VerfasserIn]
Li, Zhengke [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Lam Nhat [VerfasserIn]
Dang, Xindi [VerfasserIn]
Cao, Dechao [VerfasserIn]
Khanal, Sushant [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Lam Ngoc Thao [VerfasserIn]
Thakuri, Bal Krishna Chand [VerfasserIn]
Ogbu, Stella C [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Zeyuan [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Xiao Y [VerfasserIn]
Morrison, Zheng D [VerfasserIn]
Gazzar, Mohamed El [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Ying [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jinyu [VerfasserIn]
Ning, Shunbin [VerfasserIn]
Moorman, Jonathan P [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Zhi Q [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers
DNA-Binding Proteins
HIV
Immune non-responder
Journal Article
Mitochondrial Proteins
Mitochondrial dysfunction
Mitochondrial transcription factor A
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Senescence
T cell exhaustion
Transcription Factors

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Date Completed 30.09.2021

Date Revised 30.09.2021

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fimmu.2021.658420

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM325667187