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Miller IG, Mahant AM, Jenks JA, Semmes EC, Rochat E, Herbek SL, Andy C, Rodgers NS, Pollara J, Gerber LM, Herold BC, Permar SR. Influence of Distinct Maternal Cytomegalovirus-Specific Neutralizing and Fc Receptor-Binding Responses on Congenital Cytomegalovirus Transmission in HIV-Exposed Neonates. Viruses 2025; 17:325. [PMID: 40143253 PMCID: PMC11946089 DOI: 10.3390/v17030325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2025] [Revised: 02/18/2025] [Accepted: 02/19/2025] [Indexed: 03/28/2025] Open
Abstract
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is the most common infectious cause of birth defects worldwide, affecting approximately 1 in every 200 live-born infants globally. Recent work has identified potential immune correlates of protection against cCMV transmission including maternal and placentally transferred antibody levels and their function, which may inform the development of maternal active (vaccine) and passive (mono/polyclonal antibody) immunizations. However, these correlates need to also be assessed in diverse cohorts, including women living with HIV who have increased risk of cCMV transmission. Using a case-control design, we investigated whether the magnitude, specificity, function and placental transfer of maternal IgG responses are associated with protection against and/or risk of cCMV transmission in HIV/HCMV co-infection. Within 3 historical cohorts of pregnant women with HIV/HCMV co-infection, we identified 16 cCMV transmitting cases that were matched to 29 cCMV non-transmitting controls. Using a systems serology approach, we found that normalized HCMV-specific IgG binding to FcγR1α was higher in non-transmitting dyads, whereas HCMV-neutralizing antibody responses were higher in transmitting dyads. These findings suggest that engagement of FcγR1α by HCMV-specific IgG may help confer protection against cCMV transmission. Building upon previous research, our study reinforces the critical role of validating maternal humoral immune correlates of cCMV transmission risk across diverse seropositive cohorts, providing essential insights to inform and accelerate the development of effective HCMV vaccines.
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- Itzayana G. Miller
- Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA; (I.G.M.); (S.L.H.)
- Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program, Weill Cornell Medicine Graduate School of Medical Sciences, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; (A.M.M.); (B.C.H.)
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- Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA; (J.A.J.); (E.C.S.); (E.R.); (J.P.)
- Medical Scientist Training Program, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA; (J.A.J.); (E.C.S.); (E.R.); (J.P.)
- Medical Scientist Training Program, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA; (J.A.J.); (E.C.S.); (E.R.); (J.P.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA; (I.G.M.); (S.L.H.)
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA; (C.A.); (L.M.G.)
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA;
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- Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA; (J.A.J.); (E.C.S.); (E.R.); (J.P.)
- Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA;
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA; (C.A.); (L.M.G.)
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- Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; (A.M.M.); (B.C.H.)
- Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA; (I.G.M.); (S.L.H.)
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Rollman TB, Berkebile ZW, Hicks DM, Hatfield JS, Chauhan P, Pravetoni M, Schleiss MR, Milligan GN, Morgan TK, Bierle CJ. CD4+ but not CD8+ T cells are required for protection against severe guinea pig cytomegalovirus infections. PLoS Pathog 2024; 20:e1012515. [PMID: 39495799 PMCID: PMC11563410 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2024] [Revised: 11/14/2024] [Accepted: 09/27/2024] [Indexed: 11/06/2024] Open
Abstract
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a ubiquitous herpesvirus and the leading cause of infectious disease related birth defects worldwide. How the immune response modulates the risk of intrauterine transmission of HCMV after maternal infection remains poorly understood. Maternal T cells likely play a critical role in preventing infection at the maternal-fetal interface and limiting spread across the placenta, but concerns exist that immune responses to infection may also cause placental dysfunction and adverse pregnancy outcomes. This study investigated the role of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in a guinea pig model of primary cytomegalovirus infection. Monoclonal antibodies specific to guinea pig CD4 and CD8 were used to deplete T cells in non-pregnant and in pregnant guinea pigs after mid-gestation. CD4+ T cell depletion increased the severity of illness, caused significantly elevated viral loads, and increased the rate of congenital guinea pig cytomegalovirus (GPCMV) infection relative to animals treated with control antibody. CD8+ T cell depletion was comparably well tolerated and did not significantly affect the weight of infected guinea pigs or viral loads in their blood or tissue. However, significantly more viral genomes and transcripts were detected in the placenta and decidua of CD8+ T cell depleted dams post-infection. This study corroborates earlier findings made in nonhuman primates that maternal CD4+ T cells play a critical role in limiting the severity of primary CMV infection during pregnancy while also revealing that other innate and adaptive immune responses can compensate for an absent CD8+ T cell response in α-CD8-treated guinea pigs.
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- Tyler B. Rollman
- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Center for Medication Development for Substance Use Disorders and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Division of Vaccinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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McClymont E, Bone J, Orem J, Okuku F, Kalinaki M, Saracino M, Huang ML, Selke S, Wald A, Corey L, Casper C, Boucoiran I, Johnston C, Gantt S. Increased frequency and quantity of mucosal and plasma cytomegalovirus replication among Ugandan Adults Living with HIV. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0287516. [PMID: 37540676 PMCID: PMC10403105 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Co-infection with HIV can result in impaired control of cytomegalovirus (CMV) replication, increasing the likelihood of disease and onward transmission. The objective of this analysis was to measure the impact of HIV on CMV replication in an intensively-sampled cohort in Kampala, Uganda. METHODS CMV seropositive men and women aged 18-65, with or without HIV co-infection, were followed for one month. Daily oral swabs and weekly anogenital swabs and plasma were collected. Quantitative CMV PCR was performed on all samples. RESULTS Eighty-five participants were enrolled and provided ≥1 oral swab; 43 (51%) were HIV-seropositive. People living with HIV (PLWH; median CD4 count 439 cells/mm3; none on antiretrovirals) had 2-4 times greater risk of CMV detection at each anatomical site assessed. At the oral site, 773 of 1272 (61%) of samples from PLWH had CMV detected, compared to 214 of 1349 (16%) among people without HIV. Similarly, the mean CMV quantity was higher among PLWH at all anatomical sites, with the largest difference seen for oral swabs (mean difference 1.63 log/mL; 95% CI 1.13-2.13). Among PLWH, absolute quantity of CD4+ T-cells was not associated with risk of CMV detection. HIV plasma RNA quantity was positively correlated with oral CMV shedding frequency, but not detection at other sites. CONCLUSIONS Mucosal and systemic CMV replication occurs at higher levels in PLWH than people without HIV, particularly oral shedding, which is a major mode of CMV transmission. Increased CMV replication despite relatively preserved CD4+ T-cell counts suggests that additional interventions are required to improve CMV control in PLWH.
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- Elisabeth McClymont
- Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network, Vancouver, Canada
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- British Columbia Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada
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- Uganda Cancer Institute, Mulago Hospital, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Uganda Cancer Institute, Mulago Hospital, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Uganda Cancer Institute, Mulago Hospital, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Département d’Obstétrique-Gynécologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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Tugizov SM. Molecular Pathogenesis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Disease of Oropharyngeal Mucosal Epithelium. Biomedicines 2023; 11:1444. [PMID: 37239115 PMCID: PMC10216750 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11051444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
Abstract
The oropharyngeal mucosal epithelia have a polarized organization, which is critical for maintaining a highly efficient barrier as well as innate immune functions. In human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) disease, the barrier and innate immune functions of the oral mucosa are impaired via a number of mechanisms. The goal of this review was to discuss the molecular mechanisms of HIV/AIDS-associated changes in the oropharyngeal mucosa and their role in promoting HIV transmission and disease pathogenesis, notably the development of opportunistic infections, including human cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus, and Epstein-Barr virus. In addition, the significance of adult and newborn/infant oral mucosa in HIV resistance and transmission was analyzed. HIV/AIDS-associated changes in the oropharyngeal mucosal epithelium and their role in promoting human papillomavirus-positive and negative neoplastic malignancy are also discussed.
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- Sharof M Tugizov
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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Smith C, Silveira L, Crotteau M, Garth K, Canniff J, Fetters KB, Lazarus S, Capraro S, Weinberg A. Congenital Co-infections Among HIV-Exposed Infants Born to Mothers on Antiretroviral Treatment in the United States. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:894627. [PMID: 35783327 PMCID: PMC9243256 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.894627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Many women living with HIV (WLHIV) are co-infected with cytomegalovirus (CMV), Toxoplasma gondii (T gondii), and/or hepatitis C virus (HCV). The rates of congenital or perinatal transmission of these co-infections are not well defined in the current era, when most WLHIV receive antiretroviral therapy (ART) during pregnancy. METHODS Retrospective review of infants of WLHIV born between 2009-2019. Mothers were screened for antibodies to CMV, T. gondii, and HCV; chronic HCV infection was confirmed using plasma RNA PCR. Infants whose mothers had positive/unknown serostatus were screened for CMV using urine or saliva DNA PCR or culture at ≤3 weeks of life; T. gondii using serology at ≤1 month; and HCV using plasma RNA PCR at ≤6 months and serology at ≥12 months. RESULTS The study included 264 infants from 255 pregnancies in 191 mothers. At delivery, the median (IQR) CD4 count was 569 (406-748) cells/mm3 and plasma HIV load was 0 (0-24) RNA copies/mL. Among 243 infants born to CMV-seropositive (209) or CMV-missed serostatus (25) mothers, 163 (67.1%) were tested for CMV. Four infants had CMV detected, resulting in a rate of congenital infection of 2.5%. Among 65 infants from 54 (21.2%) pregnancies in T. gondii-seropositive women and 8 in women with unknown T. gondii-serostatus, one acquired congenital toxoplasmosis in the setting of acute maternal T. gondii infection. There were no episodes of vertical transmission from mothers with latent toxoplasmosis. Among 18 infants from 13 (5.1%) pregnancies in HCV RNA PCR-positive women and 4 in women with unknown HCV serostatus, there were no congenital or perinatal HCV transmissions. CONCLUSIONS In a US cohort of pregnant WLHIV on ART, we identified high maternal CMV seroprevalence and a high rate of congenital CMV infection. We did not identify any congenital or perinatal transmissions of T. gondii or HCV among mothers who had latent or chronic infections. Our data support screening pregnant WLHIV and their infants for CMV and suggest that the rates of congenital and perinatal T. gondii and HCV infections among infants born to WLHIV on ART may be lower in the era of effective ART.
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- Christiana Smith
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States.,Departments of Medicine and Pathology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States
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Sufiawati I, Herrera R, Mayer W, Cai X, Borkakoti J, Lin V, Rosbe K, Tugizov SM. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) Coinfection of Infant Tonsil Epithelium May Synergistically Promote both HIV-1 and HCMV Spread and Infection. J Virol 2021; 95:e0092121. [PMID: 34232730 PMCID: PMC8387061 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00921-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) may occur during pregnancy, labor, or breastfeeding. These viruses from amniotic fluid, cervicovaginal secretions, and breast milk may simultaneously interact with oropharyngeal and tonsil epithelia; however, the molecular mechanism of HIV-1 and HCMV cotransmission through the oral mucosa and its role in MTCT are poorly understood. To study the molecular mechanism of HIV-1 and HCMV MTCT via oral epithelium, we established polarized infant tonsil epithelial cells and polarized-oriented ex vivo tonsil tissue explants. Using these models, we showed that cell-free HIV-1 and its proteins gp120 and tat induce the disruption of tonsil epithelial tight junctions and increase paracellular permeability, which facilitates HCMV spread within the tonsil mucosa. Inhibition of HIV-1 gp120-induced upregulation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and NF-κB signaling in tonsil epithelial cells, reduces HCMV infection, indicating that HIV-1-activated MAPK and NF-κB signaling may play a critical role in HCMV infection of tonsil epithelium. HCMV infection of tonsil epithelial cells also leads to the disruption of tight junctions and increases paracellular permeability, facilitating HIV-1 paracellular spread into tonsil mucosa. HCMV-promoted paracellular spread of HIV-1 increases its accessibility to tonsil CD4 T lymphocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells. HIV-1-enhanced HCMV paracellular spread and infection of epithelial cells subsequently leads to the spread of HCMV to tonsil macrophages and dendritic cells. Our findings revealed that HIV-1- and HCMV-induced disruption of infant tonsil epithelial tight junctions promotes MTCT of these viruses through tonsil mucosal epithelium, and therapeutic intervention for both HIV-1 and HCMV infection may substantially reduce their MTCT. IMPORTANCE Most HIV-1 and HCMV MTCT occurs in infancy, and the cotransmission of these viruses may occur via infant oropharyngeal and tonsil epithelia, which are the first biological barriers for viral pathogens. We have shown that HIV-1 and HCMV disrupt epithelial junctions, reducing the barrier functions of epithelia and thus allowing paracellular penetration of both viruses via mucosal epithelia. Subsequently, HCMV infects epithelial cells, macrophages, and dendritic cells, and HIV-1 infects CD4+ lymphocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells. Infection of these cells in HCMV- and HIV-1-coinfected tonsil tissues is much higher than that by HCMV or HIV-1 infection alone, promoting their MTCT at its initial stages via infant oropharyngeal and tonsil epithelia.
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- Irna Sufiawati
- Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia
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- Department of Medicine, University of California—San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California—San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California—San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California—San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California—San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of California—San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California—San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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Pang J, Slyker JA, Roy S, Bryant J, Atkinson C, Cudini J, Farquhar C, Griffiths P, Kiarie J, Morfopoulou S, Roxby AC, Tutil H, Williams R, Gantt S, Goldstein RA, Breuer J. Mixed cytomegalovirus genotypes in HIV-positive mothers show compartmentalization and distinct patterns of transmission to infants. eLife 2020; 9:e63199. [PMID: 33382036 PMCID: PMC7806273 DOI: 10.7554/elife.63199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the commonest cause of congenital infection and particularly so among infants born to HIV-infected women. Studies of congenital CMV infection (cCMVi) pathogenesis are complicated by the presence of multiple infecting maternal CMV strains, especially in HIV-positive women, and the large, recombinant CMV genome. Using newly developed tools to reconstruct CMV haplotypes, we demonstrate anatomic CMV compartmentalization in five HIV-infected mothers and identify the possibility of congenitally transmitted genotypes in three of their infants. A single CMV strain was transmitted in each congenitally infected case, and all were closely related to those that predominate in the cognate maternal cervix. Compared to non-transmitted strains, these congenitally transmitted CMV strains showed statistically significant similarities in 19 genes associated with tissue tropism and immunomodulation. In all infants, incident superinfections with distinct strains from breast milk were captured during follow-up. The results represent potentially important new insights into the virologic determinants of early CMV infection.
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- Juanita Pang
- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, Cruciform BuildingLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Departments of Global Health and Epidemiology, University of WashingtonSeattleUnited States
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, Cruciform BuildingLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, Cruciform BuildingLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Institute of Immunology and Transplantation, Division of Infection and Immunity, University College LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, Cruciform BuildingLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Departments of Global Health, Epidemiology, Medicine (Div. Allergy and Infectious Diseases), University of WashingtonSeattleUnited States
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- Institute of Immunology and Transplantation, Division of Infection and Immunity, University College LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
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- University of Nairobi, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, World Health OrganizationNairobiKenya
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, Cruciform BuildingLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Departments of Global Health, Epidemiology, Medicine (Div. Allergy and Infectious Diseases), University of WashingtonSeattleUnited States
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, Cruciform BuildingLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, Cruciform BuildingLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Research Centre of the Sainte-Justine University Hospital, Department of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, University of Montréal QCMontréalCanada
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, Cruciform BuildingLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
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Moraka NO, Moyo S, Smith C, Ibrahim M, Mayondi G, Leidner J, Powis KM, Cassidy AR, Kammerer B, Ajibola G, Williams PL, Weinberg A, Musonda R, Shapiro R, Gaseitsiwe S, Lockman S. Child HIV Exposure and CMV Seroprevalence in Botswana: No Associations With 24-Month Growth and Neurodevelopment. Open Forum Infect Dis 2020; 7:ofaa373. [PMID: 33072807 PMCID: PMC7539691 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Background We sought to identify predictors of child cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection overall and by maternal HIV status and to assess associations of child CMV status with growth and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 24 months of age in Botswana. Methods Data and samples were used from the Botswana-based observational Tshipidi study (2010–2014), enrolling pregnant women living with and without HIV and following their infants through 2 years of age. Child plasma samples were tested at 18 months of age for anti-CMV immunoglobulin G (IgG). Associations were assessed between detectable anti-CMV IgG and growth (using the World Health Organization Child Growth Standards) and neurodevelopment (using the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development III and the Developmental Milestones Checklist) at 24 months of age. Results Of 317 children, 215 (68%) had detectable anti-CMV IgG at 18 months of age. Comparatively, 83% (n = 178) of HIV-unexposed uninfected (HUU) children had positive CMV serology vs 47% (n = 139) of HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) children (P < .01); 100% of HUU vs 10.5% of HEU children breastfed. Child CMV infection was not associated with weight-for-age, weight-for-length, or length-for-age z-scores at 24 months. In HUU children, CMV infection was associated with smaller head circumference (P < .01). No difference was observed by child CMV status in any neurodevelopmental domain at 24 months. Conclusions We observed high CMV seropositivity in 18-month-old children in Botswana, with higher seropositivity among breastfed (HUU) children. Positive CMV serostatus was not associated with 24-month child growth or neurodevelopmental outcomes, with the exception of smaller head circumference among HUU CMV-positive children.
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- Natasha O Moraka
- Research Laboratory Department, The Botswana-Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana.,Division of Medical Virology, Department of Pathology, Stellenbosch University Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Research Laboratory Department, The Botswana-Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana.,Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Research Laboratory Department, The Botswana-Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana
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- Goodtables Data Consulting, Norman, Oklahoma, USA
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- Research Laboratory Department, The Botswana-Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana.,Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Paediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Research Laboratory Department, The Botswana-Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana
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- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Research Laboratory Department, The Botswana-Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana.,Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Research Laboratory Department, The Botswana-Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Research Laboratory Department, The Botswana-Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana.,Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Research Laboratory Department, The Botswana-Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana.,Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Lim EY, Jackson SE, Wills MR. The CD4+ T Cell Response to Human Cytomegalovirus in Healthy and Immunocompromised People. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2020; 10:202. [PMID: 32509591 PMCID: PMC7248300 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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While CD8+ T cells specific for human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) have been extensively studied in both healthy HCMV seropositive carriers and patients undergoing immunosuppression, studies on the CD4+ T cell response to HCMV had lagged behind. However, over the last few years there has been a significant advance in our understanding of the importance and contribution that CMV-specific CD4+ T cells make, not only to anti-viral immunity but also in the potential maintenance of latently infected cells. During primary infection with HCMV in adults, CD4+ T cells are important for the resolution of symptomatic disease, while persistent shedding of HCMV into urine and saliva is associated with a lack of HCMV specific CD4+ T cell response in young children. In immunosuppressed solid organ transplant recipients, a delayed appearance of HCMV-specific CD4+ T cells is associated with prolonged viremia and more severe clinical disease, while in haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients, it has been suggested that HCMV-specific CD4+ T cells are required for HCMV-specific CD8+ T cells to exert their anti-viral effects. In addition, adoptive T-cell immunotherapy in transplant patients has shown that the presence of HCMV-specific CD4+ T cells is required for the maintenance of HCMV-specific CD8+ T cells. HCMV is a paradigm for immune evasion. The presence of viral genes that down-regulate MHC class II molecules and the expression of viral IL-10 both limit antigen presentation to CD4+ T cells, underlining the important role that this T cell subset has in antiviral immunity. This review will discuss the antigen specificity, effector function, phenotype and direct anti-viral properties of HCMV specific CD4+ T cells, as well as reviewing our understanding of the importance of this T cell subset in primary infection and long-term carriage in healthy individuals. In addition, their role and importance in congenital HCMV infection and during immunosuppression in both solid organ and haemopoietic stem cell transplantation is considered.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Addenbrookes Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Roark HK, Jenks JA, Permar SR, Schleiss MR. Animal Models of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Transmission: Implications for Vaccine Development. J Infect Dis 2020; 221:S60-S73. [PMID: 32134481 PMCID: PMC7057791 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiz484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Although cytomegaloviruses (CMVs) are species-specific, the study of nonhuman CMVs in animal models can help to inform and direct research aimed at developing a human CMV (HCMV) vaccine. Because the driving force behind the development of HCMV vaccines is to prevent congenital infection, the animal model in question must be one in which vertical transmission of virus occurs to the fetus. Fortunately, two such animal models-the rhesus macaque CMV and guinea pig CMV-are characterized by congenital infection. Hence, each model can be evaluated in "proof-of-concept" studies of preconception vaccination aimed at blocking transplacental transmission. This review focuses on similarities and differences in the respective model systems, and it discusses key insights from each model germane to the study of HCMV vaccines.
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- Hunter K Roark
- Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Center for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Translational Research, University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Purswani MU, Russell JS, Dietrich M, Malee K, Spector SA, Williams PL, Frederick T, Burchett S, Redmond S, Hoffman HJ, Torre P, Lee S, Rice ML, Yao TJ. Birth Prevalence of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection in HIV-Exposed Uninfected Children in the Era of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy. J Pediatr 2020; 216:82-87.e2. [PMID: 31668479 PMCID: PMC6930703 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To estimate birth prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) in HIV-exposed uninfected children born in the current era of combination antiretroviral therapy and describe cCMV-related neurodevelopmental and hearing outcomes. STUDY DESIGN The Surveillance Monitoring for ART Toxicities cohort study follows HIV-exposed uninfected children at 22 sites in the US and Puerto Rico. Birth cCMV prevalence was estimated in a subset of participants who had blood pellets collected within three weeks of birth and underwent ≥1 of 6 assessments evaluating cognitive and language development including an audiologic examination between 1 and 5 years of age. Detection of CMV DNA by polymerase chain reaction testing of peripheral blood mononuclear cells was used to diagnose cCMV. Proportions of suboptimal assessment scores were compared by cCMV status using Fisher exact test. RESULTS Mothers of 895 eligible HIV-exposed uninfected children delivered between 2007 and 2015. Most (90%) were on combination antiretroviral therapy, 88% had an HIV viral load of ≤400 copies/mL, and 93% had CD4 cell counts of ≥200 cells/μL. Eight infants were diagnosed with cCMV, yielding an estimated prevalence of 0.89% (95% CI, 0.39%-1.75%). After adjusting for a sensitivity of 70%-75% for the testing method, projected prevalence was 1.2%-1.3%. No differences were observed in cognitive, language and hearing assessments by cCMV status. CONCLUSIONS Although birth cCMV prevalence in HIV-exposed uninfected children born to women with well-controlled HIV is trending down compared with earlier combination antiretroviral therapy-era estimates, it is above the 0.4% reported for the general US population. HIV-exposed uninfected children remain at increased risk for cCMV.
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- Murli U. Purswani
- Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, NY,Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY
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- Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
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- Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, and Rady Children’s, Hospital, San Diego, CA
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- Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA,Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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- Maternal, Child and Adolescent Program for Infectious Diseases and Virology, Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Epidemiology and Statistics Program, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- School of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
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- Maternal and Pediatric Infectious Disease Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Child Language Doctoral Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
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- Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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The impact of maternal HIV and malaria infection on the prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in Western Kenya. J Clin Virol 2019; 120:33-37. [PMID: 31546088 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2019.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Data on congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in Africa are limited. OBJECTIVE To describe the prevalence of congenital CMV infection in a population with high prevalence of maternal HIV and malaria infection in western Kenya. STUDY DESIGN We screened newborns for CMV by polymerase chain reaction assay of saliva swabs and dried blood spots (DBS), and assessed maternal CMV immunoglobulin G (IgG) status by testing serum eluted from newborn's DBS. We calculated adjusted prevalence ratios (aPRs) using log-binomial regression models. RESULTS Among 1066 mothers, 210 (19·7%) had HIV infection and 207 (19·4%) had malaria infection; 33 (3·1%) mothers had both. Maternal CMV IgG prevalence was 93·1% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 88·3%-96·0%). Among 1078 newborns (12 sets of twins), 39 (3·6%, 95% CI: 2·7-4·9%) were CMV positive. The prevalence of congenital CMV infection by maternal HIV and malaria infection status was 5·0% (95% CI: 2·7-9·2%) for HIV only, 5·1% (95% CI: 2·7-9·4%) for malaria only, 8·8 (95% CI: 3·1-23·0) for HIV and malaria co-infection, and 2·6% (95% CI: 1·7-4·1%) for none. Congenital CMV infection was independently associated with maternal HIV infection (aPR=2·1; 95% CI: 1·0-4·2), adjusting for maternal age, parity, and malaria infection. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of congenital CMV infection was higher than the 0·2-0·7% in developed countries. Maternal HIV infection may increase the risk of congenital CMV infection, but the role of maternal malaria on intrauterine transmission of CMV remains unclear.
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Andronova VL. [Modern ethiotropic chemotherapy of human cytomegalovirus infection: clinical effectiveness, molecular mechanism of action, drug resistance, new trends and prospects. Part 1.]. Vopr Virusol 2019; 63:202-211. [PMID: 30550096 DOI: 10.18821/0507-4088-2018-63-5-202-211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Modern chemotherapy of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections has a very limited arsenal of first-line drugs. These are preparations of ganciclovir (GCV) belonging to the class of modified nucleosides and its metabolic precursor ganciclovir valine ester. After three-step phosphorylation, GCV, as a structural analogue of the natural nucleotide, competes with it for binding to DNA polymerase and, due to its structural features, inhibits its activity. However, with prolonged use of GCV, mainly under conditions of immunosuppression, the virus develops drug resistance associated in most cases with changes in pUL97 catalyzing the first stage of GCV phosphorylation, as well as in the catalytic subunit of DNA polymerase. When variants of viruses resistant to GCV appear, second-line drugs are used: pyrophosphate analog of foscarnet and nucleotide cidofovir. Resistance to second-line drugs is due to mutations in the pol-gene and in a number of cases leads to multiresistance, which makes it impossible to use traditional anti-CMV drugs. In addition, the use of all of the above drugs is accompanied by the development of severe side effects. All of the above determines the need to search for new compounds that can effectively inhibit the reproduction of the virus, harmless to the macroorganism, convenient to use, overcoming the drug resistance barrier in viruses.As a result of the search in international databases (PubMed, MedLine, eLIBRARY.RU, ClinicalTrials.gov, etc.), the main trends in the search for new anti-CMV agents were identified. In the first part of the review, we concentrated on compounds that are modifications of known antiviral agents currently used in clinical practice, the most promising for the development of drug anti-CMV drugs.
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- V L Andronova
- National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology named after the honorary academician N.F. Gamaleya, Moscow, 123098, Russian Federation
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Adachi K, Xu J, Ank B, Watts DH, Camarca M, Mofenson LM, Pilotto JH, Joao E, Gray G, Theron G, Santos B, Fonseca R, Kreitchmann R, Pinto J, Mussi-Pinhata MM, Machado DM, Ceriotto M, Morgado MG, Bryson YJ, Veloso VG, Grinsztejn B, Mirochnick M, Moye J, Nielsen-Saines K, the NICHD HPTN 040 Study Team. Congenital Cytomegalovirus and HIV Perinatal Transmission. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2018; 37:1016-1021. [PMID: 30216294 PMCID: PMC6129438 DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000001975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection (cCMV) is an important cause of hearing loss and cognitive impairment. Prior studies suggest that HIV-exposed children are at higher risk of acquiring cCMV. We assessed the presence, magnitude and risk factors associated with cCMV among infants born to HIV-infected women, who were not receiving antiretrovirals during pregnancy. METHODS cCMV and urinary CMV load were determined in a cohort of infants born to HIV-infected women not receiving antiretrovirals during pregnancy. Neonatal urines obtained at birth were tested for CMV DNA by qualitative and reflex quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS Urine specimens were available for 992 (58.9%) of 1684 infants; 64 (6.5%) were CMV-positive. Mean CMV load (VL) was 470,276 copies/ml (range: < 200-2,000,000 copies/ml). Among 89 HIV-infected infants, 16 (18%) had cCMV versus 42 (4.9%) of 858 HIV-exposed, uninfected infants (P < 0.0001). cCMV was present in 23.2% of infants with in utero and 9.1% infants with intrapartum HIV infection (P < 0.0001). Rates of cCMV among HIV-infected infants were 4-fold greater (adjusted OR, 4.4; 95% CI: 2.3-8.2) and 6-fold greater among HIV in utero-infected infants (adjusted OR, 6; 95% CI: 3-12.1) compared with HIV-exposed, uninfected infants. cCMV was not associated with mode of delivery, gestational age, Apgar scores, 6-month infant mortality, maternal age, race/ethnicity, HIV viral load or CD4 count. Primary cCMV risk factors included infant HIV-infection, particularly in utero infection. CONCLUSION High rates of cCMV with high urinary CMV VL were observed in HIV-exposed infants. In utero HIV infection appears to be a major risk factor for cCMV in infants whose mothers have not received combination antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy.
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- Kristina Adachi
- David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1406,
U.S
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- David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1406,
U.S
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- Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State,
Washington D.C., 20522-2920, U.S
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child
Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD,
20892-7510, U.S
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- Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado, Rio de Janeiro, RJ,
20221-903, Brazil
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- SAMRC and Perinatal HIV Research Unit, University of Witwatersrand,
Cape Town, 7441, South Africa
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- Stellenbosch University/Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, 7505, South
Africa
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- Hospital Conceicao, Porto Alegre, RS, 91350-200, Brazil
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- Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre, RS,
90020-090, Brazil
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- Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30130-100,
Brazil
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- Escola Paulista de Medicina-Universidade Federal de São
Paulo, São Paulo, SP, 04939-002, Brazil
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- Foundation for Maternal and Infant Health (FUNDASAMIN), Buenos
Aires, C1439CNU, Argentina
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- Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21045-900,
Brazil
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- David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1406,
U.S
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child
Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD,
20892-7510, U.S
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[Congenital cytomegalovirus infection manifesting as neonatal respiratory distress in an HIV-exposed uninfected newborn]. Arch Pediatr 2017; 24:872-876. [PMID: 28734808 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2017.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Revised: 12/02/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the most common intrauterine infections, affecting approximately 1% of all live births. There are few reports on congenital CMV infections manifesting as isolated pneumonitis. CASE REPORT We report a case of congenital CMV with neonatal respiratory distress affecting an HIV-exposed uninfected infant. This infant required noninvasive ventilation beginning within the first 15min of life. The initial chest X-ray showed diffuse bilateral ground-glass opacifications. Bacterial infection, meconium aspiration and hyaline membrane disease were excluded. Salivary quantitative CMV PCR was positive (2,342,261IU/mL) and serum viral load for CMV was low (476IU/mL). Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) performed on day 12 for quantitative CMV PCR was significantly positive (1,045,942IU/mL). Intravenous ganciclovir treatment was started on day 14 (7.5mg/kg/12h) for 2 weeks and oral valganciclovir (15mg/kg/12h) was given for 4 weeks afterwards. Ventilatory support was stopped on day 18. HIV serum viral load was negative on day 30. DISCUSSION Congenital CMV infection can present as isolated pneumonitis with persistent neonatal respiratory symptoms, emphysematous lung disease, or persistent pulmonary hypertension. If this diagnosis is suspected, and even if CMV viremia remains low, BAL with quantitative CMV PCR must be performed to ascertain the diagnosis and indicate antiviral treatment. HIV-exposed uninfected infants have higher rates of congenital CMV infection when the mother's CD4 rate is<200/mm3. Most cases of CMV transmission in HIV-exposed uninfected infants have occurred by maternal endogenous reactivation or reinfection.
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Kfutwah AKW, Ngoupo PAT, Sofeu CL, Ndongo FA, Guemkam G, Ndiang ST, Owona F, Penda IC, Tchendjou P, Rouzioux C, Warszawski J, Faye A, Tejiokem MC. Cytomegalovirus infection in HIV-infected versus non-infected infants and HIV disease progression in Cytomegalovirus infected versus non infected infants early treated with cART in the ANRS 12140-Pediacam study in Cameroon. BMC Infect Dis 2017; 17:224. [PMID: 28335737 PMCID: PMC5364639 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-017-2308-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background The outcome of CMV/HIV co-infection in infants treated early with combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) in resource-limited settings has not been described. We aimed to estimate the prevalence and identify factors associated with early CMV infection in HIV-infected and non-infected infants included in a study in Cameroon, and to compare HIV disease progression and survival after 1 year of early cART, following infants’ CMV status. Methods HIV-infected infants followed from birth or from HIV diagnosis before 7 months old and HIV-uninfected infants born to HIV-infected or uninfected mothers were tested for CMV at a median age of 4.0 months [Interquartile range (IQR): 3.4–4.9]. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to identify factors associated with CMV infection. Early cART was offered to HIV-infected infants: mortality, immunological and virological outcomes were assessed. Results Three hundred and sixty-nine infants were tested. The proportion of infants infected with CMV at baseline was significantly higher in HIV-infected than in HIV-uninfected groups (58.9% (86/146) vs 30.0% (67/223), p < 0.001). At baseline, median CMV viral load was higher in HIV-infected (3.7 log copies/ml [IQR; 3.1–4.3]) than in HIV-uninfected infants (2.8 log copies [IQR; 2.1–3.4], p < 0.001). cART was initiated in 90% of HIV-infected infants (132/146) at a median age of 4.0 months (IQR; 3.2–5.9); in this sub-group CMV infection was independently associated with being followed from the time of HIV diagnosis rather than from birth (aOR = 3.1, 95%CI [1.2–8.0]), born to a non-single mother (aOR = 3.4[1.4–8.1]), and breastfeeding (aOR = 7.3 [2.7–19.4]). HIV-infected infants were retested after a median of 7.1 months [4.8–9.5]: CMV was undetectable in 37 of the 61 (60.7%) initially CMV-infected cases and became detectable in 8 of the 38 (21.1%) initially CMV-negative cases. After 1 year of cART, the probability of death (0.185 vs 0.203; p = 0.75), the proportion of cases with HIV RNA viral load <400 copies/ml (75.5% vs 61.5%; p = 0.17) and the mean CD4 percentage increase (10.97% vs 6.88%; p = 0.15) did not differ between CMV+ and CMV- infants. Conclusions We observed a high prevalence of CMV infection among HIV-infected infants. Early initiation of cART may have limited the negative impact of CMV even in the absence of specific anti-CMV treatment.
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- Anfumbom K W Kfutwah
- Virology Service, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Member of the International Network of Pasteur Institutes, P.O. Box 31076, Yaounde, Cameroon.
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- Virology Service, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Member of the International Network of Pasteur Institutes, P.O. Box 31076, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- Epidemiology and Public Health Service, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Member of the International Network of Pasteur Institutes, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- Pediatric Day Clinic, Mother and Child Center of the Chantal Biya Foundation, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- Pediatric Day Clinic, Mother and Child Center of the Chantal Biya Foundation, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- Epidemiology and Public Health Service, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Member of the International Network of Pasteur Institutes, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- Day Clinic, Laquintinie Hospital, Douala, Cameroon.,Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
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- Epidemiology and Public Health Service, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Member of the International Network of Pasteur Institutes, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Laboratoire de Virologie, Hôpital Necker, Paris, France.,Université Paris 5 René Descartes, URF de Médecine, Paris, France
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- Equipe 4 (VIH et IST)-INSERM U1018 (CESP), Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France.,Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Service d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France.,Université de Paris Sud 11, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Pédiatrie Générale, Hôpital Robert Debré, Paris, France.,Université Paris 7 Denis Diderot, Paris Sorbonne Cité, Paris, France.,INSERM UMR 1123, ECEVE, Paris, France
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- Epidemiology and Public Health Service, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Member of the International Network of Pasteur Institutes, Yaounde, Cameroon. .,Equipe 4 (VIH et IST)-INSERM U1018 (CESP), Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France. .,, P.O. Box 1274, Yaounde, Cameroon.
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Bialas KM, Westreich D, Cisneros de la Rosa E, Nelson CS, Kauvar LM, Fu TM, Permar SR. Maternal Antibody Responses and Nonprimary Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection of HIV-1-Exposed Infants. J Infect Dis 2016; 214:1916-1923. [PMID: 27923951 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiw487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2016] [Accepted: 10/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Risk of congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) transmission is highly dependent on the presence of preexisting maternal immunity, with the lowest rates observed in CMV-seroimmune populations. Among infants of CMV-seroimmune women, those who are exposed to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have an increased risk of acquiring cCMV infection as compared to HIV-unexposed infants. To better understand the risk factors of nonprimary cCMV transmission in HIV-infected women, we performed a case-control study in which CMV-specific plasma antibody responses from 19 CMV-transmitting and 57 CMV-nontransmitting women with chronic CMV/HIV coinfection were evaluated for the ability to predict the risk of cCMV infection. Primary multivariable conditional logistic regression analysis revealed an association between epithelial-tropic CMV neutralizing titers and a reduced risk of cCMV transmission (odds ratio [OR], 0.18; 95% confidence interval [CI], .03-.93; P = .04), although this effect was not significant following correction for multiple comparisons (false-discovery rate, 0.12). Exploratory analysis of the CMV specificity of plasma antibodies revealed that immunoglobulin G (IgG) responses against the glycoprotein B (gB) neutralizing epitope AD-2 had a borderline association with low risk of transmission (OR, 0.72; 95% CI, .51-1.00; P = .05), although this was not confirmed in a post hoc plasma anti-AD-2 IgG blocking assay. Our data suggest that maternal neutralizing antibody responses may play a role in protection against cCMV in HIV/CMV-coinfected populations.
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- Kristy M Bialas
- Department of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham
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- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham
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- Department of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham
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Slyker JA. Cytomegalovirus and paediatric HIV infection. J Virus Erad 2016; 2:208-214. [PMID: 27781102 PMCID: PMC5075347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) was among the most common AIDS-defining illnesses prior to the advent of combination antiretroviral therapy (ART). In the ART era, CMV disease remains a significant public health threat among HIV-infected adults and children with delayed HIV diagnosis. CMV co-infection may additionally contribute to accelerated HIV progression, development of inflammation-related comorbidities, immune senescence and developmental deficits. Elimination of CMV would have tremendous public health significance and is an important priority; however, current vaccine strategies are not targeted at HIV-infected individuals. Antivirals active against CMV may be a novel strategy to prevent acquisition and improve outcomes, but haematological side effects are common and necessitate cautious use in pregnant women and infants. Studies in HIV-infected children on ART lag behind adults, and the clinical significance of CMV in this population is not well understood. Furthermore, the effects of CMV in HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) children need to be clarified to understand whether CMV interventions should also be a priority for this growing population. This review discusses our current understanding of CMV transmission and pathogenesis in HIV-exposed children and highlights unanswered questions for future research.
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- Jennifer A Slyker
- University of Washington,
Department of Global Health,
Seattle,
Washington,
USA,Corresponding author: Jennifer Slyker,
Harborview Medical Center,
325 9th Ave,
SeattleWA98118,
USA
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Filteau S, Rowland-Jones S. Cytomegalovirus Infection May Contribute to the Reduced Immune Function, Growth, Development, and Health of HIV-Exposed, Uninfected African Children. Front Immunol 2016; 7:257. [PMID: 27446087 PMCID: PMC4928134 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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With increasing access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Africa, most children born to HIV-infected mothers are not themselves HIV-infected. These HIV-exposed, uninfected (HEU) children are at increased risk of mortality and have immune, growth, development, and health deficits compared to HIV-unexposed children. HEU children are known to be at higher risk than HIV-unexposed children of acquiring cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in early life. This risk is largely unaffected by ART and is increased by breastfeeding, which itself is critically important for child health and survival. Early CMV infection, namely in utero or during early infancy, may contribute to reduced growth, altered or impaired immune functions, and sensory and cognitive deficits. We review the evidence that CMV may be responsible for the health impairments of HEU children. There are currently no ideal safe and effective interventions to reduce postnatal CMV infection. If a clinical trial showed proof of the principle that decreasing early CMV infection improved health and development of HEU children, this could provide the impetus needed for the development of better interventions to improve the health of this vulnerable population.
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- Suzanne Filteau
- Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine , London , UK
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Evans C, Humphrey JH, Ntozini R, Prendergast AJ. HIV-Exposed Uninfected Infants in Zimbabwe: Insights into Health Outcomes in the Pre-Antiretroviral Therapy Era. Front Immunol 2016; 7:190. [PMID: 27375613 PMCID: PMC4893498 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Accepted: 05/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The ZVITAMBO trial recruited 14,110 mother-infant pairs to a randomized controlled trial of vitamin A between 1997 and 2000, before the availability of antiretroviral therapy for HIV prophylaxis or treatment in Zimbabwe. The HIV status of mothers and infants was well characterized through 1-2 years of follow-up, leading to the largest cohort to date of HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) infants (n = 3135), with a suitable comparison group of HIV-unexposed infants (n = 9510). Here, we draw on 10 years of published findings from the ZVITAMBO trial. HEU infants had increased morbidity compared to HIV-unexposed infants, with 50% more hospitalizations in the neonatal period and 30% more sick clinic visits during infancy, particularly for skin infections, lower respiratory tract infections, and oral thrush. HEU children had 3.9-fold and 2.0-fold higher mortality than HIV-unexposed children during the first and second years of life, respectively, most commonly due to acute respiratory infections, diarrhea/dysentery, malnutrition, sepsis, and meningitis. Infant morbidity and mortality were strongly related to maternal HIV disease severity, and increased morbidity remained until maternal CD4 counts were >800 cells/μL. HEU infants were more likely to be premature and small-for-gestational age than HIV-unexposed infants, and had more postnatal growth failure. Here, we propose a conceptual framework to explain the increased risk of infectious morbidity, mortality, and growth failure among HEU infants, hypothesizing that immune activation and inflammation are key drivers of both infection susceptibility and growth failure. Future studies should further dissect the causes of infection susceptibility and growth failure and determine the impact of ART and cotrimoxazole on outcomes of this vulnerable group of infants in the current era.
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- Ceri Evans
- Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research, Harare, Zimbabwe; Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research, Harare, Zimbabwe; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research , Harare , Zimbabwe
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- Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research, Harare, Zimbabwe; Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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