2023
HSV-2 triggers upregulation of MALAT1 in CD4+ T cells and promotes HIV latency reversal
Pierce C, Loh L, Steach H, Cheshenko N, Preston-Hurlburt P, Zhang F, Stransky S, Kravets L, Sidoli S, Philbrick W, Nassar M, Krishnaswamy S, Herold K, Herold B. HSV-2 triggers upregulation of MALAT1 in CD4+ T cells and promotes HIV latency reversal. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2023, 133: e164317. PMID: 37079384, PMCID: PMC10232005, DOI: 10.1172/jci164317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 reactivationHIV latency reversalT cellsLatency reversalHuman CD4HIV-1 viral loadHIV-1 restriction factorsHSV-2 recurrencesHSV-2 infectionHIV-1 latencyUpregulation of MALAT1Primary human CD4HSV-2 proteinsViral loadHIV replicationPeripheral bloodMALAT1 expressionHSV-2Tissue reservoirsCD4Viral replicationExpression of transcriptsBystander cellsRestriction factorsMALAT1
2020
HSV-2 infects T follicular helper cells to promote HIV reactivation
Pierce C, Loh L, Preston-Hurlburt P, Herold K, Herold B. HSV-2 infects T follicular helper cells to promote HIV reactivation. The Journal Of Immunology 2020, 204: 247.24-247.24. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.204.supp.247.24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCD4 T cellsFollicular helper cellsHIV reactivationHSV-2T cellsTfh cellsIL-32Helper cellsSystemic effectsCD4 T-cell subpopulationsT Follicular Helper CellsHSV-2 recurrencesHSV-2 seropositiveT cell subpopulationsGlobal HIV epidemicPotential systemic effectsT cell linesSeronegative womenIL-32γHigh HIVViral loadHIV transmissionLatent HIVProinflammatory cytokinesHIV epidemic