2024
HIV-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
2022
HIV viral transcription and immune perturbations in the CNS of people with HIV despite ART
Farhadian SF, Lindenbaum O, Zhao J, Corley MJ, Im Y, Walsh H, Vecchio A, Garcia-Milian R, Chiarella J, Chintanaphol M, Calvi R, Wang G, Ndhlovu LC, Yoon J, Trotta D, Ma S, Kluger Y, Spudich S. HIV viral transcription and immune perturbations in the CNS of people with HIV despite ART. JCI Insight 2022, 7: e160267. PMID: 35801589, PMCID: PMC9310520, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.160267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebrospinal fluidHIV infectionHIV-1-infected cellsCNS viral persistenceCentral memory CD4T-cell abnormalitiesHIV-1 RNAMicroglia-like cellsT cell activationSystemic viral suppressionAbnormal CD8HIV neuropathogenesisViral suppressionMemory CD4CNS reservoirsImmune perturbationsExperience elevated ratesNeuroimmune effectsPeripheral bloodNeurological impairmentViral persistenceT cellsCell abnormalitiesUninfected controlsCell activation
2020
Filgotinib suppresses HIV-1-driven gene transcription by inhibiting HIV-1 splicing and T cell activation
Yeh YJ, Jenike KM, Calvi RM, Chiarella J, Hoh R, Deeks SG, Ho YC. Filgotinib suppresses HIV-1-driven gene transcription by inhibiting HIV-1 splicing and T cell activation. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2020, 130: 4969-4984. PMID: 32573496, PMCID: PMC7456222, DOI: 10.1172/jci137371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 reactivationHIV-1-infected cellsT cell activationImmune activationHIV-1-induced immune activationCell activationHIV-1 RNA transcriptionHIV-1-infected individualsDrug screensEffective antiretroviral therapyHIV-1 transcriptionFilgotinib treatmentImmune exhaustionAntiretroviral therapyCell line modelsCancer-related gene expressionHIV-1 splicingViral antigensT cellsDrug treatmentHigh-throughput drug screensJAK inhibitorsFilgotinibDruggable targetsDrug candidates