Intact proviruses are enriched in the colon and associated with PD-1+TIGIT- mucosal CD4+ T cells of people with HIV-1 on antiretroviral therapy

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BACKGROUND: The persistence of intact replication-competent HIV-1 proviruses is responsible for the virological rebound off treatment. The gut could be a major reservoir of HIV-1 due to the high number of infected target cells.

METHODS: We collected blood samples and intestinal biopsies (duodenum, ileum, colon) from 42 people with HIV-1 receiving effective antiretroviral therapy. We used the Intact Proviral DNA Assay to estimate the frequency of intact HIV-1 proviruses in the blood and in the intestinal mucosa of these individuals. We analyzed the genetic complexity of the HIV-1 reservoir by performing single-molecule next-generation sequencing of HIV-1 env DNA. The activation/exhaustion profile of mucosal T lymphocytes was assessed by flow cytometry.

FINDINGS: Intact proviruses are particularly enriched in the colon. Residual HIV-1 transcription in the gut is associated with persistent mucosal and systemic immune activation. The HIV-1 intestinal reservoir appears to be shaped by the proliferation of provirus-hosting cells. The genetic complexity of the viral reservoir in the colon is positively associated with TIGIT expression but negatively with PD-1, and inversely related to its intact content. The size of the intact reservoir in the colon is associated with PD-1+TIGIT- mucosal CD4+ T cells, particularly in CD27+ memory cells, whose proliferation and survival could contribute to the enrichment of the viral reservoir by intact proviruses.

INTERPRETATION: Enrichment in intact proviruses makes the gut a key compartment for HIV-1 persistence on antiretroviral therapy.

FUNDING: This project was supported by grants from the ANRS-MIE (ANRS EP61 GALT), Sidaction, and the Institut Universitaire de France.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:100

Enthalten in:

EBioMedicine - 100(2024) vom: 15. Feb., Seite 104954

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Vellas, Camille [VerfasserIn]
Nayrac, Manon [VerfasserIn]
Collercandy, Nived [VerfasserIn]
Requena, Mary [VerfasserIn]
Jeanne, Nicolas [VerfasserIn]
Latour, Justine [VerfasserIn]
Dimeglio, Chloé [VerfasserIn]
Cazabat, Michelle [VerfasserIn]
Barange, Karl [VerfasserIn]
Alric, Laurent [VerfasserIn]
Carrere, Nicolas [VerfasserIn]
Martin-Blondel, Guillaume [VerfasserIn]
Izopet, Jacques [VerfasserIn]
Delobel, Pierre [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9007-49-2
CD4(+) memory T cells
DNA
DNA, Viral
Gut
HIV reservoir
Intact and defective proviruses
Journal Article
PD-1
Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor
Receptors, Immunologic
TIGIT
TIGIT protein, human

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Date Completed 19.02.2024

Date Revised 19.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104954

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366511181