Nicotinamide mononucleotide impacts HIV-1 infection by modulating immune activation in T lymphocytes and humanized mice

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BACKGROUND: HIV-1-associated immune activation drives CD4+ T cell depletion and the development of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. We aimed to determine the role of nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), the direct precursor of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) co-enzyme, in CD4+ T cell modulation during HIV-1 infection.

METHODS: We examined HIV-1 integrated DNA or transcribed RNA, intracellular p24 protein, and T cell activation markers in CD4+ T cells including in vitro HIV-1-infected cells, reactivated patient-derived cells, and in HIV-1-infected humanized mice, under NMN treatment. RNA-seq and CyTOF analyses were used for investigating the effect of NMN on CD4+ T cells.

FINDINGS: We found that NMN increased the intracellular NAD amount, resulting in suppressed HIV-1 p24 production and proliferation in infected CD4+ T cells, especially in activated CD25+CD4+ T cells. NMN also inhibited CD25 expression on reactivated resting CD4+ T cells derived from cART-treated people living with HIV-1 (PLWH). In HIV-1-infected humanized mice, the frequency of CD4+ T cells was reconstituted significantly by combined cART and NMN treatment as compared with cART or NMN alone, which correlated with suppressed hyperactivation of CD4+ T cells.

INTERPRETATION: Our results highlight the suppressive role of NMN in CD4+ T cell activation during HIV-1 infection. It warrants future clinical investigation of NMN as a potential treatment in combination with cART in PLWH.

FUNDING: This work was supported by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council Theme-Based Research Scheme (T11-706/18-N), University Research Committee of The University of Hong Kong, the Collaborative Research with GeneHarbor (Hong Kong) Biotechnologies Limited and National Key R&D Program of China (Grant2021YFC2301900).

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:98

Enthalten in:

EBioMedicine - 98(2023) vom: 01. Dez., Seite 104877

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mo, Yufei [VerfasserIn]
Yue, Ming [VerfasserIn]
Yim, Lok Yan [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Runhong [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Chunhao [VerfasserIn]
Peng, Qiaoli [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Ying [VerfasserIn]
Luk, Tsz-Yat [VerfasserIn]
Lui, Grace Chung-Yan [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Huarong [VerfasserIn]
Lim, Chun Yu Hubert [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Li [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Hongzhe [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Song, Youqiang [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Zhiwei [VerfasserIn]

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0U46U6E8UK
1094-61-7
AIDS
CD4 T cell
HIV-1
Journal Article
NAD
Nicotinamide Mononucleotide
Nicotinamide mononucleotide
T cell activation

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Date Completed 16.12.2023

Date Revised 22.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104877

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NLM36472322X