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Atrophy and Death of Nonpeptidergic and Peptidergic Nociceptive Neurons in SIV Infection. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2020; 190:1530-1544. [PMID: 32246920 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2020.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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HIV-associated sensory neuropathy is a common neurologic comorbidity of HIV infection and prevails in the post-antiretroviral therapy (ART) era. HIV infection drives pathologic changes in the dorsal root ganglia (DRG) through inflammation, altered metabolism, and neuronal dysfunction. Herein, we characterized specific neuronal populations in an SIV-infected macaque model with or without ART. DRG neuronal populations were identified by neurofilament H-chain 200, I-B4 isolectin (IB4), or tropomyosin receptor kinase A expression and assessed for cell body diameter, population size, apoptotic markers, and regeneration signaling. IB4+ and tropomyosin receptor kinase A-positive neurons showed a reduced cell body size (atrophy) and decreased population size (cell death) in the DRG of SIV-infected animals compared with uninfected animals. IB4+ nonpeptidergic neurons were less affected in the presence of ART. DRG neurons showed accumulation of cleaved caspase 3 (apoptosis) and nuclear-localized activating transcription factor 3 (regeneration) in SIV infection, which was significantly lower in uninfected animals and SIV-infected animals receiving ART. Nonpeptidergic neurons predominantly colocalized with cleaved caspase 3 staining. Nonpeptidergic and peptidergic neurons colocalized with nuclear-accumulated activating transcription factor 3, showing active regeneration in sensory neurons. These data suggest that nonpeptidergic and peptidergic neurons are susceptible to pathologic changes from SIV infection, and intervention with ART did not fully ameliorate damage to the DRG, specifically to peptidergic neurons.
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Methylglyoxal-bis-guanylhydrazone inhibits osteopontin expression and differentiation in cultured human monocytes. PLoS One 2018. [PMID: 29538412 PMCID: PMC5851547 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Monocyte activation and polarization play essential roles in many chronic inflammatory diseases. An imbalance of M1 and M2 macrophage activation (pro-inflammatory and alternatively activated, respectively) is believed to be a key aspect in the etiology of these diseases, thus a therapeutic approach that regulates macrophage activation could be of broad clinical relevance. Methylglyoxal-bis-guanylhydrazone (MGBG), a regulator of polyamine metabolism, has recently been shown to be concentrated in monocytes and macrophages, and interfere with HIV integration into the DNA of these cells in vitro. RNA expression analysis of monocytes from HIV+ and control donors with or without MGBG treatment revealed the only gene to be consistently down regulated by MGBG to be osteopontin (OPN). The elevated expression of this pro-inflammatory cytokine and monocyte chemoattractant is associated with various chronic inflammatory diseases. We demonstrate that MGBG is a potent inhibitor of secreted OPN (sOPN) in cultured monocytes with 50% inhibition achieved at 0.1 μM of the drug. Furthermore, inhibition of OPN RNA transcription in monocyte cultures occurs at similar concentrations of the drug. During differentiation of monocytes into macrophages in vitro, monocytes express cell surface CD16 and the cells undergo limited DNA synthesis as measured by uptake of BrdU. MGBG inhibited both activities at similar doses to those regulating OPN expression. In addition, monocyte treatment with MGBG inhibited differentiation into both M1 and M2 classes of macrophages at non-toxic doses. The inhibition of differentiation and anti-OPN effects of MGBG were specific for monocytes in that differentiated macrophages were nearly resistant to MGBG activities. Thus MGBG may have potential therapeutic utility in reducing or normalizing OPN levels and regulating monocyte activation in diseases that involve chronic inflammation.
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Mallard J, Williams K. An SIV macaque model of SIV and HAND: the need for adjunctive therapies in HIV that target activated monocytes and macrophages. J Neurovirol 2018; 24:213-219. [PMID: 29435829 DOI: 10.1007/s13365-018-0616-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Revised: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Non-human primate models of AIDS and neuroAIDS are critical to study HIV infection of the CNS, neuropathology, and immune activation and macrophage accumulation that occurs in HAND. SIV, similar to HIV, infects CD4+ T lymphocytes and monocytes/macrophages. Virus enters the CNS early, and macrophage activation correlates with CNS disease, as well as inflammation outside of the CNS. Antiretroviral in HIV+ humans and SIV+ Rhesus macaques results in non-detectable plasma virus, decreased or non-detectable viral RNA or protein in the CNS. But, viral DNA rebounds following therapy interruption, demonstrating the presence of replication competent virus in the CNS within myeloid cells. In this brief review, we discuss our findings using a Rhesus macaque model of SIV-associated CNS infection and pathology, focusing on monocyte/macrophage activation and the link between CNS and cardiac disease. We conclude with recent studies using adjunctive therapy targeting monocytes/macrophages with ART to prevent or diminish CNS pathology that may be associated with HAND.
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- Jaclyn Mallard
- Department of Biology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, USA
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- Department of Biology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, USA.
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Fisher BS, Green RR, Brown RR, Wood MP, Hensley-McBain T, Fisher C, Chang J, Miller AD, Bosche WJ, Lifson JD, Mavigner M, Miller CJ, Gale M, Silvestri G, Chahroudi A, Klatt NR, Sodora DL. Liver macrophage-associated inflammation correlates with SIV burden and is substantially reduced following cART. PLoS Pathog 2018; 14:e1006871. [PMID: 29466439 PMCID: PMC5837102 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Revised: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Liver disease is a leading contributor to morbidity and mortality during HIV infection, despite the use of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). The precise mechanisms of liver disease during HIV infection are poorly understood partially due to the difficulty in obtaining human liver samples as well as the presence of confounding factors (e.g. hepatitis co-infection, alcohol use). Utilizing the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) macaque model, a controlled study was conducted to evaluate the factors associated with liver inflammation and the impact of cART. We observed an increase in hepatic macrophages during untreated SIV infection that was associated with a number of inflammatory and fibrosis mediators (TNFα, CCL3, TGFβ). Moreover, an upregulation in the macrophage chemoattractant factor CCL2 was detected in the livers of SIV-infected macaques that coincided with an increase in the number of activated CD16+ monocyte/macrophages and T cells expressing the cognate receptor CCR2. Expression of Mac387 on monocyte/macrophages further indicated that these cells recently migrated to the liver. The hepatic macrophage and T cell levels strongly correlated with liver SIV DNA levels, and were not associated with the levels of 16S bacterial DNA. Utilizing in situ hybridization, SIV-infected cells were found primarily within portal triads, and were identified as T cells. Microarray analysis identified a strong antiviral transcriptomic signature in the liver during SIV infection. In contrast, macaques treated with cART exhibited lower levels of liver macrophages and had a substantial, but not complete, reduction in their inflammatory profile. In addition, residual SIV DNA and bacteria 16S DNA were detected in the livers during cART, implicating the liver as a site on-going immune activation during antiretroviral therapy. These findings provide mechanistic insights regarding how SIV infection promotes liver inflammation through macrophage recruitment, with implications for in HIV-infected individuals.
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- Bridget S. Fisher
- Center for Infectious Disease Research, formally Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Center for Innate Immunity and Immune Disease, Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Center for Infectious Disease Research, formally Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Center for Infectious Disease Research, formally Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Center for Infectious Disease Research, formally Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Center for Innate Immunity and Immune Disease, Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Anatomic Pathology, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- AIDS and Cancer Virus Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- AIDS and Cancer Virus Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Center for Innate Immunity and Immune Disease, Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Emory Vaccine Research Center and, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Emory Vaccine Research Center and, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Center for Infectious Disease Research, formally Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW HIV-sensory neuropathy (HIV-SN) remains a common complication of HIV infection and may be associated with significant morbidity due to neuropathic pain. The overall purpose of this review is to discuss trends in the changing epidemiology in HIV-SN, new data regarding the pathophysiology of the condition, and discuss approaches to management. RECENT FINDINGS While HIV-SN has been historically considered the most common neurological complication of HIV infection, improved accessibility to effective combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), use of less neurotoxic antiretroviral medication regimens, and trends towards earlier introduction of treatment have impacted the condition: overall incident HIV-SN is likely decreased compared to prior rates and patients afflicted by HIV-SN may more frequently have asymptomatic or subclinical disease. Traditional predictors of HIV-SN have also changed, as traditional indices of severe immune deficiency such as low CD4 count and high viral load no longer predict HIV-SN. Emerging evidence supports the contention that both peripheral and central mechanisms underlying the generation as well as persistence of neuropathic pain in HIV-SN exist. It is important to recognize that even mild neuropathic pain in this clinical population is associated with meaningful impairment in quality of life and function, which emphasizes the clinical importance of recognizing and treating the condition. The general approach to management of neuropathic pain in HIV-SN is the introduction of symptomatic analgesic therapy. There exist, however, few evidence-based analgesic options for HIV-SN based on available clinical data. Symptomatic treatment trials are increasingly recognized to have been potentially confounded by more robust placebo response than that observed in other neuropathic pain conditions. In the authors' experience, use of analgesic therapies with proven efficacy in other neuropathic pain conditions is appropriate, bearing in consideration potential pharmacokinetic interactions with the cART regimen. Combination analgesic regimens may also achieve meaningful analgesic responses, particularly when drugs with differing mechanisms of action are utilized. It is paramount that the patient is appropriately counseled regarding expectations and the anticipated benefit of analgesic therapy, as pain relief is often incomplete but clinically meaningful improvement in pain and function can be achieved.
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. .,Department of Neurology, Grady Memorial Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, 80 Jesse Hill Jr., Drive Box 036, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA.
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