Animal models for studies of HIV-1 brain reservoirs

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The HIV-1 often evades a robust antiretroviral-mediated immune response, leading to persistent infection within anatomically privileged sites including the CNS. Continuous low-level infection occurs in the presence of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) in CD4+ T cells and mononuclear phagocytes (MP; monocytes, macrophages, microglia, and dendritic cells). Within the CNS, productive viral infection is found exclusively in microglia and meningeal, perivascular, and choroidal macrophages. MPs serve as the principal viral CNS reservoir. Animal models have been developed to recapitulate natural human HIV-1 infection. These include nonhuman primates, humanized mice, EcoHIV, and transgenic rodent models. These models have been used to study disease pathobiology, antiretroviral and immune modulatory agents, viral reservoirs, and eradication strategies. However, each of these models are limited to specific component(s) of human disease. Indeed, HIV-1 species specificity must drive therapeutic and cure studies. These have been studied in several model systems reflective of latent infections, specifically in MP (myeloid, monocyte, macrophages, microglia, and histiocyte cell) populations. Therefore, additional small animal models that allow productive viral replication to enable viral carriage into the brain and the virus-susceptible MPs are needed. To this end, this review serves to outline animal models currently available to study myeloid brain reservoirs and highlight areas that are lacking and require future research to more effectively study disease-specific events that could be useful for viral eradication studies both in and outside the CNS.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:112

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Journal of leukocyte biology - 112(2022), 5 vom: 12. Nov., Seite 1285-1295

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Waight, Emiko [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Chen [VerfasserIn]
Mathews, Saumi [VerfasserIn]
Kevadiya, Bhavesh D [VerfasserIn]
Lloyd, K C Kent [VerfasserIn]
Gendelman, Howard E [VerfasserIn]
Gorantla, Santhi [VerfasserIn]
Poluektova, Larisa Y [VerfasserIn]
Dash, Prasanta K [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Animal models
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Brain
CNS
HIV-1
Humanized mice
Journal Article
Myeloid reservoir
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Review

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Date Completed 27.10.2022

Date Revised 14.07.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/JLB.5VMR0322-161R

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NLM345617282