Journal article
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Persistence and T-Cell Activation in Blood, Rectal, and Lymph Node Tissue in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Individuals Receiving Suppressive Antiretroviral Therapy
Gabriela Khoury, Remi Fromentin, Ajantha Solomon, Wendy Hartogensis, Marisela Killian, Rebecca Hoh, Ma Somsouk, Peter W Hunt, Valerie Girling, Elizabeth Sinclair, Peter Bacchetti, Jenny L Anderson, Frederick M Hecht, Steven G Deeks, Paul U Cameron, Nicolas Chomont, Sharon R Lewin
JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC | Published : 2017
Abstract
Background: Immune activation and inflammation remain elevated in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) and may contribute to HIV persistence. Methods: Using flow cytometry expression of CD38, HLA-DR and PD-1 were measured in blood (n = 48), lymph node (LN; n = 9), and rectal tissue (n = 17) from virally suppressed individuals. Total and integrated HIV DNA, 2-LTR circles, and cell-associated unspliced HIV RNA were quantified. Results: CD4+ T cells from rectal tissue had a higher frequency of integrated HIV DNA compared with blood (4.26 fold-change in DNA; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.61-7.00; P < .001) and LN (2.32 fold-change in D..
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Grants
Awarded by National Institutes of Health Delaney AIDS Research Enterprise
Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) Dora Lush biomedical post-graduate scholarship
Awarded by amfAR fellowship
Awarded by NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health Delaney AIDS Research Enterprise (U19 AI096109). G. K is a recipient of a National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) Dora Lush biomedical post-graduate scholarship (579719). R. F. is supported by an amfAR fellowship (108264-51-RFRL). S. R. L is an NHMRC practitioner fellow.