Effect of HIV suppression on the cytokine network in blood and seminal plasma

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OBJECTIVE: HIV infection disrupts the cytokine network and this disruption is not completely reversed by antiretroviral therapy (ART). Characterization of cytokine changes in blood and genital secretions is important for understanding HIV pathogenesis and the mechanisms of HIV sexual transmission. Here, we characterized the cytokine network in individuals longitudinally sampled before they began ART and after achieving suppression of HIV RNA.

METHODS: We measured concentrations of 34 cytokine/chemokines using multiplex bead-based assay in blood and seminal plasma of 19 men with HIV-1 prior to and after viral suppression. We used Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA) to visualize the difference in cytokine pattern between the time points. Any cytokines with VIP scores exceeding 1 were deemed important in predicting suppression status and were subsequently tested using Wilcoxon Signed Rank Tests.

RESULTS: PLS-DA projections in blood were fairly similar before and after viral suppression. In contrast, the difference in PLS-DA projection observed in semen emphasizes that the immunological landscape and immunological needs are very different before and after ART in the male genital compartment. When tested individually, four cytokines were significantly different across time points in semen (MIG, IL-15, IL-7, I-TAC), and two in blood (MIG and IP-10).

CONCLUSION: Viral suppression with ART impacts the inflammatory milieu in seminal plasma. In contrast, the overall effect on the network of cytokines in blood was modest but consistent with prior analyses. These results identify specific changes in the cytokine networks in semen and blood as the immune system acclimates to chronic, suppressed HIV infection.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

Enthalten in:

AIDS (London, England) - 36(2022), 5 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 621-630

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rawlings, Stephen A [VerfasserIn]
Torres, Felix [VerfasserIn]
Wells, Alan [VerfasserIn]
Lisco, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Fitzgerald, Wendy [VerfasserIn]
Margolis, Leonid [VerfasserIn]
Gianella, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Vanpouille, Christophe [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chemokines
Cytokines
Journal Article
RNA, Viral
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural

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Date Completed 21.04.2022

Date Revised 24.01.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/QAD.0000000000003146

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM334097819