Macrophage depletion of CMV latently infected donor hearts ameliorates recipient accelerated chronic rejection

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole N. Haese ◽  
Jennifer M. Burg ◽  
Takeshi F. Andoh ◽  
Iris K. A. Jones ◽  
Craig N. Kreklywich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Rejection ◽  
Macrophage Depletion ◽  
Infected Donor ◽  
Latently Infected

scholarly journals Macrophage Depletion Improves Chronic Rejection in Rats With Allograft Heart Transplantation

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 992-1000 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. Liu ◽  
Y. Lu ◽  
Y. Lian ◽  
Z. Chen ◽  
J. Xia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Transplantation ◽  
Chronic Rejection ◽  
Macrophage Depletion

scholarly journals Rat Cytomegalovirus Vaccine Prevents Accelerated Chronic Rejection in CMV‐Naïve Recipients of Infected Donor Allograft Hearts

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 1805-1816 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. N. Streblow ◽  
Y. K. Hwee ◽  
C. N. Kreklywich ◽  
T. Andoh ◽  
M. Denton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Rejection ◽  
Infected Donor ◽  
Cytomegalovirus Vaccine

scholarly journals Induction of Autophagy to Achieve a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Cure

Cells ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1798
Author(s):  
Grant R. Campbell ◽  
Stephen A. Spector
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Antiretroviral Therapy ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type ◽  
Virus Type ◽  
Functional Cure ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Latently Infected ◽  
Infected Cells ◽  
Hiv 1

Effective antiretroviral therapy has led to significant human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) suppression and improvement in immune function. However, the persistence of integrated proviral DNA in latently infected reservoir cells, which drive viral rebound post-interruption of antiretroviral therapy, remains the major roadblock to a cure. Therefore, the targeted elimination or permanent silencing of this latently infected reservoir is a major focus of HIV-1 research. The most studied approach in the development of a cure is the activation of HIV-1 expression to expose latently infected cells for immune clearance while inducing HIV-1 cytotoxicity—the “kick and kill” approach. However, the complex and highly heterogeneous nature of the latent reservoir, combined with the failure of clinical trials to reduce the reservoir size casts doubt on the feasibility of this approach. This concern that total elimination of HIV-1 from the body may not be possible has led to increased emphasis on a “functional cure” where the virus remains but is unable to reactivate which presents the challenge of permanently silencing transcription of HIV-1 for prolonged drug-free remission—a “block and lock” approach. In this review, we discuss the interaction of HIV-1 and autophagy, and the exploitation of autophagy to kill selectively HIV-1 latently infected cells as part of a cure strategy. The cure strategy proposed has the advantage of significantly decreasing the size of the HIV-1 reservoir that can contribute to a functional cure and when optimised has the potential to eradicate completely HIV-1.

scholarly journals Ex vivo mRNA expression of toll-like receptors during latent tuberculosis infection

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Birhan Alemnew ◽  
Soren T. Hoff ◽  
Tamrat Abebe ◽  
Markos Abebe ◽  
Abraham Aseffa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Expression Patterns ◽  
Fold Change ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Toll Like Receptors ◽  
Relative Expression ◽  
Latently Infected ◽  
Latent Tb ◽  
Latent Tb Infection

Abstract Background Understanding immune mechanisms, particularly the role of innate immune markers during latent TB infection remains elusive. The main objective of this study was to evaluate mRNA gene expression patterns of toll-like receptors (TLRs) as correlates of immunity during latent TB infection and further infer their roles as potential diagnostic biomarkers. Methods Messenger RNA (mRNA) levels were analysed in a total of 64 samples collected from apparently healthy children and adolescents latently infected with tuberculosis (n = 32) or non-infected (n = 32). Relative expression in peripheral blood of selected genes encoding TLRs (TLR-1, TLR-2, TLR-4, TLR-6 and TLR-9) was determined with a quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) using specific primers and florescent labelled probes and a comparative threshold cycle method to define fold change. Data were analysed using Graph-Pad Prism 7.01 for Windows and a p-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results An increased mean fold change in the relative expression of TLR-2 and TLR-6 mRNA was observed in LTBI groups relative to non-LTBI groups (p < 0.05), whereas a slight fold decrease was observed for TLR-1 gene. Conclusions An increased mRNA expression of TLR-2 and TLR-6 was observed in latently infected individuals relative to those non-infected, possibly indicating the roles these biomarkers play in sustenance of the steady state interaction between the dormant TB bacilli and host immunity.

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