2024
Neurosymptomatic HIV-1 CSF escape is associated with replication in CNS T cells and inflammation
Kincer L, Dravid A, Trunfio M, Calcagno A, Zhou S, Vercesi R, Spudich S, Gisslen M, Price R, Cinque P, Joseph S. Neurosymptomatic HIV-1 CSF escape is associated with replication in CNS T cells and inflammation. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2024, 134: e176358. PMID: 39352388, PMCID: PMC11444166, DOI: 10.1172/jci176358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 RNACD4+ T cellsHIV-1 populationsAntiretroviral therapyHIV-1T cellsCerebrospinal fluidCSF escapeCNS inflammationDetectable HIV-1 RNAImprovement of neurological symptomsAssociated with viral suppressionUntreated chronic infectionDrug-resistant virusesProgressive neurological deficitsCNS T cellsART regimenViral suppressionChronic infectionNeurological deficitsNeurological symptomsInflammatory biomarkersClinical consequencesVirus expressionPrimary infectionChanges in cerebrospinal fluid proteins across the spectrum of untreated and treated chronic HIV-1 infection
Hu Z, Cinque P, Dravid A, Hagberg L, Yilmaz A, Zetterberg H, Fuchs D, Gostner J, Blennow K, Spudich S, Kincer L, Zhou S, Joseph S, Swanstrom R, Price R, Gisslén M. Changes in cerebrospinal fluid proteins across the spectrum of untreated and treated chronic HIV-1 infection. PLOS Pathogens 2024, 20: e1012470. PMID: 39316609, PMCID: PMC11469498, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 infectionHIV-associated dementiaCerebrospinal fluidCerebrospinal fluid proteinCerebrospinal fluid HIV-1 RNAImpact of HIV-1 infectionTreating chronic HIV-1 infectionChronic HIV-1 infectionHIV-1 RNAHIV-1 progressionTreat chronic infectionsInflammatory cell lineagesNeurofilament light chain proteinCSF escapeChronic infectionHIV-1Light chain proteinProtein changesClinical centersCNS injuryCSF proteinClinical informationCell lineagesInfectionCerebrospinal fluid proteomeHIV-1–infected T cell clones are shared across cerebrospinal fluid and blood during ART
Wang M, Yoon J, Reisert H, Das B, Orlinick B, Chiarella J, Halvas E, Mellors J, Pang A, Barakat L, Fikrig M, Cyktor J, Kluger Y, Spudich S, Corley M, Farhadian S. HIV-1–infected T cell clones are shared across cerebrospinal fluid and blood during ART. JCI Insight 2024, 9: e176208. PMID: 38587074, PMCID: PMC11128194, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.176208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell clonesT cell receptorCerebrospinal fluidT cellsHIV-1Infected T-cell clonesCentral memory T cellsCD4 T-cell clonesDetectable HIV RNAMemory T cellsHIV-1 RNAInfected T cellsCNS reservoirsHIV persistenceHIV reservoirHIV RNAHIV cureReservoir cellsPWHTissue compartmentsBloodCNSUninfected controlsCD4Infected cells
2023
Rebound HIV-1 in cerebrospinal fluid after antiviral therapy interruption is mainly clonally amplified R5 T cell-tropic virus
Kincer L, Joseph S, Gilleece M, Hauser B, Sizemore S, Zhou S, Di Germanio C, Zetterberg H, Fuchs D, Deeks S, Spudich S, Gisslen M, Price R, Swanstrom R. Rebound HIV-1 in cerebrospinal fluid after antiviral therapy interruption is mainly clonally amplified R5 T cell-tropic virus. Nature Microbiology 2023, 8: 260-271. PMID: 36717718, PMCID: PMC10201410, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-022-01306-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemT cell-tropic virusesInfected T cellsCerebrospinal fluidAntiretroviral therapyHIV-1Rebound virusViral loadT cellsMacrophage-tropic HIV-1CSF viral loadSuppressive antiretroviral therapyHIV-1 reservoirMacrophage-tropic virusesHigh viral loadWhite blood cellsTherapy interruptionLatent reservoirLymphoid systemNervous systemSystemic infectionVirus replicationBlood cellsTransient influxVirusHIV-1 is Transported into the Central Nervous System by Trafficking Infected Cells
Kincer L, Schnell G, Swanstrom R, Miller M, Spudich S, Eron J, Price R, Joseph S. HIV-1 is Transported into the Central Nervous System by Trafficking Infected Cells. Pathogens And Immunity 2023, 7: 131-142. PMID: 36865569, PMCID: PMC9973728, DOI: 10.20411/pai.v7i2.524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlood-cerebrospinal fluid barrierBlood-brain barrierCentral nervous systemHIV-1Cerebrospinal fluidInfected cellsCSF samplesNervous systemCo-infected participantsHCV viral loadHIV-1 replicationCross-sectional studyMigration of HIVHIV-1 particlesHIV-1 populationsBlood plasmaHCV concentrationAntiviral regimensViral loadHCV entryInflammatory responseFluid barrierHCVVirus entryNormal surveillance
2022
Neuropathogenesis of HIV-1: insights from across the spectrum of acute through long-term treated infection
Killingsworth L, Spudich S. Neuropathogenesis of HIV-1: insights from across the spectrum of acute through long-term treated infection. Seminars In Immunopathology 2022, 44: 709-724. PMID: 35882661, PMCID: PMC10126949, DOI: 10.1007/s00281-022-00953-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemHIV infectionInflammatory responseHIV entryChronic HIV infectionAcute HIV infectionNeuropathogenesis of HIVEarly inflammatory responsePathological inflammatory responsesOngoing neuropathologyAntiretroviral therapyViral suppressionNeurologic healthViral reservoirChronic infectionImmune mechanismsT lymphocytesHIV-1Viral infectionNervous systemInfectionHIVPathological consequencesBrainNeuropathogenesisSingle-cell multiomics reveals persistence of HIV-1 in expanded cytotoxic T cell clones
Collora JA, Liu R, Pinto-Santini D, Ravindra N, Ganoza C, Lama JR, Alfaro R, Chiarella J, Spudich S, Mounzer K, Tebas P, Montaner LJ, van Dijk D, Duerr A, Ho YC. Single-cell multiomics reveals persistence of HIV-1 in expanded cytotoxic T cell clones. Immunity 2022, 55: 1013-1031.e7. PMID: 35320704, PMCID: PMC9203927, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2022.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 eradicationHIV-1 RNAHIV-1Effector memory Th1 cellsHIV-1-infected individualsHIV-1-infected CD4Clonal expansionCell clonesMemory Th1 cellsCell clonal expansionPersistent antigenAntiretroviral therapyViral suppressionCytotoxic CD4Cytotoxic TTh1 cellsAntigen stimulationClonal expansion dynamicsUninfected individualsSurface protein expressionTNF responseUnstimulated conditionsTCR sequencesProtein expressionCD4
2021
Cerebrospinal fluid CD4+ T cell infection in humans and macaques during acute HIV-1 and SHIV infection
Sharma V, Creegan M, Tokarev A, Hsu D, Slike BM, Sacdalan C, Chan P, Spudich S, Ananworanich J, Eller MA, Krebs SJ, Vasan S, Bolton DL. Cerebrospinal fluid CD4+ T cell infection in humans and macaques during acute HIV-1 and SHIV infection. PLOS Pathogens 2021, 17: e1010105. PMID: 34874976, PMCID: PMC8683024, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT-cell infectionCentral nervous systemAcute HIV-1HIV-1 replicationCerebrospinal fluidT cellsHIV-1Peripheral bloodViral reservoirCell infectionBroad immune activationCerebrospinal fluid CD4CNS viral reservoirCSF T cellsHIV-1 cureActive viral transcriptionLong-term inflammationViral RNACSF CD4Early neuroinflammationAntiretroviral therapyHuman cerebrospinal fluidAcute infectionImmune activationCNS compartmentAbrupt and altered cell-type specific DNA methylation profiles in blood during acute HIV infection persists despite prompt initiation of ART
Corley MJ, Sacdalan C, Pang APS, Chomchey N, Ratnaratorn N, Valcour V, Kroon E, Cho KS, Belden AC, Colby D, Robb M, Hsu D, Spudich S, Paul R, Vasan S, Ndhlovu LC, . Abrupt and altered cell-type specific DNA methylation profiles in blood during acute HIV infection persists despite prompt initiation of ART. PLOS Pathogens 2021, 17: e1009785. PMID: 34388205, PMCID: PMC8386872, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyT lymphocytesCD4/CD8 ratioHIV infection cohortHost epigenetic landscapeAcute HIV infectionSpecific DNA methylation profileInfection cohortInfection HIVCD4 countCD8 ratioHIV infectionPrompt initiationViral loadHIV medicineViral persistenceEarly initiationT cellsHIV-1Disease pathogenesisClinical phenotypeMonocytesCD4HIVLymphocytesClinical and laboratory impact of concomitant syphilis infection during acute HIV
Chan P, Colby D, Kroon E, Sacdalan C, Pinyakorn S, Paul R, Robb M, Valcour V, Ananworanich J, Marra C, Spudich S. Clinical and laboratory impact of concomitant syphilis infection during acute HIV. HIV Medicine 2021, 22: 502-511. PMID: 33728759, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute HIV-1T lymphocyte levelsVenereal Disease Research LaboratoryUntreated syphilisHistory of syphilisHIV-1Higher plasma HIV-1 RNACD4 T-lymphocyte levelsPlasma HIV-1 RNAHIV-1 RNA levelsCognitive performanceCD4 T lymphocytesHIV-1 infectionHIV-1 RNAImpaired cognitive performanceAcute HIVAHI participantsFiebig stagesIncident syphilisPrior syphilisSerum TreponemaSyphilis infectionChronic infectionDisease measuresSyphilis statusCognitive trajectories after treatment in acute HIV infection
Chan P, Kerr SJ, Kroon E, Colby D, Sacdalan C, Hellmuth J, Reiss P, Vasan S, Ananworanich J, Valcour V, Spudich S, Paul R. Cognitive trajectories after treatment in acute HIV infection. AIDS 2021, 35: 883-888. PMID: 33534200, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000002831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute HIV-1 infectionAntiretroviral therapyWeek 288Week 96Cognitive performanceAcute HIV infectionSuppressive antiretroviral therapyHIV-1 infectionTrajectory subgroupsWorse depressive symptomsWorse baseline cognitive performanceImpaired cognitive performanceFine motor speedAHI diagnosisViral suppressionHIV infectionWeek 12Baseline cognitive performanceLower baseline performanceHIV-1Depressive symptomsCognitive symptomsPosthoc analysisPsychomotor speedCognitive outcomes
2020
Minimal detection of cerebrospinal fluid escape after initiation of antiretroviral therapy in acute HIV-1 infection.
Handoko R, Chan P, Jagodzinski L, Pinyakorn S, Ubolyam S, Phanuphak N, Sacdalan C, Kroon E, Dumrongpisutikul N, Paul R, Valcour V, Ananworanich J, Vasan S, Spudich S. Minimal detection of cerebrospinal fluid escape after initiation of antiretroviral therapy in acute HIV-1 infection. AIDS 2020, 35: 777-782. PMID: 33306551, PMCID: PMC7969409, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000002786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute HIV-1 infectionHIV-1 RNACentral nervous systemCSF escapeAntiretroviral therapyHIV-1 infectionWeek 96Week 24HIV-1CSF HIV-1 RNAInitiation of ARTLong-term neurological outcomePlasma HIV-1 RNAWeeks of ARTProspective cohort studyPersistence of HIVHIV-1 persistenceLevels of CSFYears of treatmentHIV-1 replicationNeurological outcomeCohort studyVoluntary counselingChronic infectionEarly treatmentSelective Decay of Intact HIV-1 Proviral DNA on Antiretroviral Therapy
Gandhi R, Cyktor J, Bosch R, Mar H, Laird G, Martin A, Collier A, Riddler S, Macatangay B, Rinaldo C, Eron J, Siliciano J, McMahon D, Mellors J, Hogg E, LeBlanc R, Scello C, Palm D, Gandhi M, Fletcher C, Podany A, Aweeka F, Halvas L, Dragavon J, Joseph J, Lagattuta R, Lin L, Pederson S, Robertson K, Rubin L, Smith D, Spudich S, Tsibris A. Selective Decay of Intact HIV-1 Proviral DNA on Antiretroviral Therapy. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2020, 223: 225-233. PMID: 32823274, PMCID: PMC7857155, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal HIV-1 DNAResidual plasma viremiaAntiretroviral therapyHIV-1 DNAProvirus levelsPlasma viremiaLong-term antiretroviral therapyDefective HIV-1 provirusesHIV-1 proviral DNAReplication-competent reservoirSuppressive antiretroviral therapyMarkers of inflammationReplication-competent provirusesHIV-1 provirusART initiationImmune activationHIV-1Proviral DNATime pointsInfected cellsViremiaDefective provirusesInflammationTherapyProvirusSingle-cell transcriptional landscapes reveal HIV-1–driven aberrant host gene transcription as a potential therapeutic target
Liu R, Yeh YJ, Varabyou A, Collora JA, Sherrill-Mix S, Talbot CC, Mehta S, Albrecht K, Hao H, Zhang H, Pollack RA, Beg SA, Calvi RM, Hu J, Durand CM, Ambinder RF, Hoh R, Deeks SG, Chiarella J, Spudich S, Douek DC, Bushman FD, Pertea M, Ho YC. Single-cell transcriptional landscapes reveal HIV-1–driven aberrant host gene transcription as a potential therapeutic target. Science Translational Medicine 2020, 12 PMID: 32404504, PMCID: PMC7453882, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaz0802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost gene transcriptionGene transcriptionLong terminal repeatHIV-1 reactivationCellular factorsIntegration sitesNonsense-mediated RNA decaySingle-cell transcriptional landscapePotential therapeutic targetSingle-cell transcriptome analysisHIV-1-host interactionsHIV-1HIV-1 promoterTherapeutic targetHIV-1 5' long terminal repeatRNA decayTranscriptional landscapeHIV-1-infected individualsHIV-1-infected cellsTranscriptome analysisAberrant transcriptionRNA transcriptionHost RNACellular survivalTranscription pathwayFeasibility and safety of research sigmoid colon biopsy in a cohort of Thai men who have sex with men with acute HIV-1
Chintanaphol M, Sacdalan C, Pinyakorn S, Rerknimitr R, Ridtitid W, Prueksapanich P, Sereti I, Schuetz A, Crowell TA, Colby DJ, Robb ML, Phanuphak N, Ananworanich J, Spudich SS, Kroon E. Feasibility and safety of research sigmoid colon biopsy in a cohort of Thai men who have sex with men with acute HIV-1. Journal Of Virus Eradication 2020, 6: 7-10. PMID: 32175085, PMCID: PMC7043900, DOI: 10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30011-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute HIV-1 infectionGut-associated lymphoid tissueHIV-1 reservoirSigmoid colon biopsiesAdverse eventsAE riskSigmoid colonColon biopsiesHIV-1CD4 T-cell depletionCD4 T-cell countAcute HIV-1Mild rectal bleedingAdverse event incidenceT-cell countsHigh viral replicationT-cell depletionHIV-1 infectionHIV-1 RNATime of biopsyIncidence rate ratiosRectal bleedingAbdominal discomfortEvent incidenceViral load
2019
Potential for early antiretroviral therapy to reduce central nervous system HIV-1 persistence.
Spudich S, Peterson J, Fuchs D, Price RW, Gisslen M. Potential for early antiretroviral therapy to reduce central nervous system HIV-1 persistence. AIDS 2019, 33 Suppl 2: s135-s144. PMID: 31789814, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000002326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 infectionCentral nervous systemEarly antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral therapyHIV-1 persistenceEarly treatmentInitiation of ARTCentral nervous inflammationEarly-treatment cohortHIV-1 exposureHIV-1 reservoirCourse of infectionClinical neurological diseaseCNS infectionHIV reservoirTreatment cohortsImmune activationCNS compartmentViral controlHIV-1Cerebrospinal fluidClinical reportsNervous systemEarly infectionNeurological diseasesDeep Sequencing Reveals Central Nervous System Compartmentalization in Multiple Transmitted/Founder Virus Acute HIV-1 Infection
Tovanabutra S, Sirijatuphat R, Pham PT, Bonar L, Harbolick EA, Bose M, Song H, Chang D, Oropeza C, O’Sullivan A, Balinang J, Kroon E, Colby DJ, Sacdalan C, Hellmuth J, Chan P, Prueksakaew P, Pinyakorn S, Jagodzinski LL, Sutthichom D, Pattamaswin S, de Souza M, Gramzinski RA, Kim JH, Michael NL, Robb ML, Phanuphak N, Ananworanich J, Valcour V, Kijak GH, Sanders-Buell E, Spudich S, Core T, Team T. Deep Sequencing Reveals Central Nervous System Compartmentalization in Multiple Transmitted/Founder Virus Acute HIV-1 Infection. Cells 2019, 8: 902. PMID: 31443253, PMCID: PMC6721674, DOI: 10.3390/cells8080902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute HIV-1 infectionCentral nervous systemHIV-1 infectionCerebrospinal fluidCNS compartmentalizationHIV-1HIV-1 compartmentalizationHIV-1 exposureHIV-1 neuropathogenesisHIV-1 reservoirSingle-genome sequencingHIV reservoirFounder virusesRemission strategiesNeurological impairmentNervous systemF infectionsViral replicationInfectionPotential long-term implicationsNext-generation sequencingEnvelope geneTissue compartmentsF variantLong-term implications
2015
Phenotypic Correlates of HIV-1 Macrophage Tropism
Arrildt KT, LaBranche CC, Joseph SB, Dukhovlinova EN, Graham WD, Ping LH, Schnell G, Sturdevant CB, Kincer LP, Mallewa M, Heyderman RS, Van Rie A, Cohen MS, Spudich S, Price RW, Montefiori DC, Swanstrom R. Phenotypic Correlates of HIV-1 Macrophage Tropism. Journal Of Virology 2015, 89: 11294-11311. PMID: 26339058, PMCID: PMC4645658, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00946-15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralCD4 AntigensCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorHEK293 CellsHIV Envelope Protein gp120HIV Envelope Protein gp160HIV Envelope Protein gp41HIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansMacrophagesReceptors, CCR5Recombinant ProteinsViral TropismVirus InternalizationConceptsT cell-tropic virusesT-tropic virusesMonocyte-derived macrophagesM-tropic virusesMacrophage-tropic virusesV1/V2 regionSoluble CD4Central nervous systemHIV-1Chronic infectionT cellsMacrophage-tropic HIV-1 variantsNervous systemM-tropic HIV-1HIV-1 env geneEnv proteinV2 regionT-cell tropicHIV-1 variantsCD4-bound conformationMacrophage-tropicMacrophage tropismM-tropicSurface CD4CD4Compartmentalized Replication of R5 T Cell-Tropic HIV-1 in the Central Nervous System Early in the Course of Infection
Sturdevant CB, Joseph SB, Schnell G, Price RW, Swanstrom R, Spudich S. Compartmentalized Replication of R5 T Cell-Tropic HIV-1 in the Central Nervous System Early in the Course of Infection. PLOS Pathogens 2015, 11: e1004720. PMID: 25811757, PMCID: PMC4374811, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemSingle genome amplificationHIV-1 RNA concentrationsHIV-1 replicationInflammatory responseViral replicationHIV-1Nervous systemCSF HIV-1 RNA concentrationsIndependent HIV-1 replicationT-cell-tropic HIV-1Full-length env sequencesART-naïve subjectsCNS viral replicationCSF inflammatory responseTime pointsLocal viral replicationYears of infectionMonths of infectionRNA concentrationViral populationsCellular inflammatory responseCourse of infectionTransmitted variantsPopulation of subjects
2013
An Example of Genetically Distinct HIV Type 1 Variants in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Plasma During Suppressive Therapy
Dahl V, Gisslen M, Hagberg L, Peterson J, Shao W, Spudich S, Price RW, Palmer S. An Example of Genetically Distinct HIV Type 1 Variants in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Plasma During Suppressive Therapy. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2013, 209: 1618-1622. PMID: 24338353, PMCID: PMC3997583, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemSuppressive therapyTreatment initiationNervous systemPlasma sequencesHIV Type 1 VariantsHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Immunodeficiency virus type 1Cerebrospinal fluid specimensType 1 variantsVirus type 1CSF sequencesViral persistenceHIV-1Cerebrospinal fluidFluid specimensTherapyType 1Virus replicationMajor causePlasma samplesCSFViral evolutionSubjectsLittle evidence