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Medicine, General & Internal
Adrienne E. Swanstrom, Robert J. Gorelick, Jorden L. Welker, Fabian Schmidt, Bing Lu, Kelly Wang, William Rowe, Matthew W. Breed, Kristin E. Killoran, Joshua A. Kramer, Duncan Donohue, James D. Roser, Paul D. Bieniasz, Theodora Hatziioannou, Cathi Pyle, James A. Thomas, Charles M. Trubey, Jim Zheng, Wade Blair, Stephen R. Yant, Jeffrey D. Lifson, Gregory Q. Del Prete
Summary: This study demonstrates that LEN has potent antiviral activity against stHIV-A19 and can prevent HIV-1 infection in a nonhuman primate model. The sustained plasma drug exposures of subcutaneous LEN support its potential as a long-acting PrEP for humans.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Samuel J. Vidal, Elena Bekerman, Derek Hansen, Bing Lu, Kelly Wang, Judy Mwangi, William Rowe, Federico Campigotto, Jim Zheng, Darryl Kato, Abishek Chandrashekar, Julia Barrett, Shivani Patel, Huahua Wan, Tochi Anioke, Noe B. Mercado, Joseph P. Nkolola, Melissa J. Ferguson, William J. Rinaldi, Christian Callebaut, Wade Blair, Tomas Cihlar, Romas Geleziunas, Stephen R. Yant, Dan H. Barouch
Summary: The study shows that a single subcutaneous injection of GS-CA1 can provide long-term protection against repeated rectal simian-human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV) challenges in rhesus macaques. Pharmacokinetic analysis indicates a correlation between GS-CA1 plasma concentration and protection from SHIV challenges. These proof-of-concept data support the development of capsid inhibitors as a novel long-acting PrEP strategy in humans.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Xiao L. Chang, Gabriela M. Webb, Helen L. Wu, Justin M. Greene, Shaheed Abdulhaqq, Katherine B. Bateman, Jason S. Reed, Cleiton Pessoa, Whitney C. Weber, Nicholas Maier, Glen M. Chew, Roxanne M. Gilbride, Lina Gao, Rebecca Agnor, Travis Giobbi, Jeffrey Torgerson, Don Siess, Nicole Burnett, Miranda Fischer, Oriene Shiel, Cassandra Moats, Bruce Patterson, Kush Dhody, Scott Kelly, Nader Pourhassan, Diogo M. Magnani, Jeremy Smedley, Benjamin N. Bimber, Nancy L. Haigwood, Scott G. Hansen, Timothy R. Brown, Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu, Jonah B. Sacha
Summary: This study demonstrates that competitive inhibition of HIV Env-CCR5 binding with the CCR5-specific antibody Leronlimab can protect rhesus macaques from infection by CCR5-tropic SHIV, suggesting that CCR5 blockade is a promising approach for HIV prophylaxis.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
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Virology
Saori Matsuoka, Takeo Kuwata, Hiroshi Ishii, Tsuyoshi Sekizuka, Makoto Kuroda, Masato Sano, Midori Okazaki, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Mikiko Shimizu, Shuzo Matsushita, Yohei Seki, Akatsuki Saito, Hiromi Sakawaki, Vanessa M. Hirsch, Tomoyuki Miura, Hirofumi Akari, Tetsuro Matano
Summary: This study found a potent antibody induction associated with germ line BCR/antibody Ig gene polymorphism in rhesus macaques infected with SIV. The results demonstrate that a single nucleotide polymorphism in germ line Ig genes could be a determinant for induction of potent antibodies against virus infection. Germ line BCR/antibody Ig gene polymorphisms may be a factor restricting effective antibody induction or responsiveness to vaccination.
JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY
(2021)
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Chunyang Zhang, Lalitkumar K. Vora, Ismaiel A. Tekko, Fabiana Volpe-Zanutto, Ke Peng, Alejandro J. Paredes, Helen O. McCarthy, Ryan F. Donnelly
Summary: Oral administration and intramuscular injection are common methods for HIV treatment but face limitations such as poor patient compliance. To overcome these limitations, novel dissolving microneedles (MNs) were proposed for delivering long-acting nanosuspensions of the ARV drug bictegravir (BIC) for HIV treatment and prevention. The MNs demonstrated favorable mechanical properties and were able to deliver the drug effectively in animal studies.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS
(2023)
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Cell Biology
Nongthombam Boby, Alyssa Ransom, Barcley T. Pace, Kelsey M. Williams, Christopher Mabee, Arpita Das, Sudesh K. Srivastav, Edith Porter, Bapi Pahar
Summary: Increased production of TGF-beta was observed in intestinal CD3(-)CD20(-)CD68(+) cells from SIV-infected rhesus macaques, which negatively correlated with the frequency of jejunum CD4(+) T cells. Disruption of a negative feedback loop mediated by SMAD7 may enhance TGF-beta production and SMAD-dependent signaling in SIV infection.
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Caitlin Prather, Chaeok Jeon
Summary: This article reviews the pharmacology, efficacy, and safety of the integrase inhibitor cabotegravir for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis. Cabotegravir has been approved and is considered safe and effective. Clinical trials have shown its noninferiority to oral dosing regimens, but injection-site reactions are common. The cost associated with the long-acting injectable formulation should also be considered.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jeffy G. Mattathil, Asisa Volz, Olusegun O. Onabajo, Sean Maynard, Sandra L. Bixler, Xiaoying X. Shen, Diego Vargas-Inchaustegui, Marjorie Robert-Guroff, Celia Lebranche, Georgia Tomaras, David Montefiori, Gerd Sutter, Joseph J. Mattapallil
Summary: HIV is a virus that causes immunodeficiency and AIDS, and developing vaccines to prevent infection is crucial. We hypothesized that vaccinating mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) such as the palatine tonsils could overcome the compartmentalization between mucosal and peripheral immune systems. Our study in rhesus macaques showed that priming with plasmid DNA and boosting with MVA in the tonsil MALT protected against SIVmac251 infection, with 43% remaining uninfected after 9 challenges. Vaccination was associated with reduced viremia and enhanced immune responses. This combination approach could provide protection from mucosal infection with highly pathogenic HIV.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
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Microbiology
Joshua DeVos, Kimberly McCarthy, Victor Sewe, Grace Akinyi, Muthoni Junghae, Valarie Opollo, Janin Nouhin, Robert Shafer, Clement Zeh, Artur Ramos, Heather Alexander, Joy Chang
Summary: This article presents a HIV drug resistance monitoring method that utilizes Sanger sequencing technology to detect mutations in the HIV virus. The assay is effective for both plasma and dried blood spot samples, and has high accuracy and sensitivity.
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
(2022)
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Immunology
Dan Liu, Jiaojiao Liu, Tingting Xu, Hongwei Qiao, Yu Qi, Yuxun Gao, Ailixire, Lei Gao, Chunlin Li, Mingrui Xia, Hongjun Li
Summary: Using SIV-infected macaques as a model, this study found brain volume changes at 12 weeks post-infection in various brain regions. Despite early initiation of cART after SIV infection, brain atrophy in macaques was still observed, with signs of potential reversibility. Plasma viral load was associated with subcortical nucleus volume, while CD4(+) T-cell count and CD4(+)/CD8(+) ratio in plasma were linked to widespread cortical volume changes.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Karunasinee Suphaphiphat, Delphine Desjardins, Valerie Lorin, Nastasia Dimant, Kawthar Bouchemal, Laetitia Bossevot, Maxence Galpin-Lebreau, Nathalie Dereuddre-Bosquet, Hugo Mouquet, Roger Le Grand, Mariangela Cavarelli
Summary: This study demonstrates that mucosal delivery of the bNAb 10-1074 in a microbicide gel can effectively inhibit cell-associated transmission of HIV-1 in non-human primates. The findings suggest that this approach has potential as a preventive strategy against infection mediated by infected cells.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
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Immunology
Joseph Jelinski, Monika M. Kowatsch, Marc-Alexandre Lafrance, Alice Berger, Jannie Pedersen, Hiva Azizi, Yue Li, Florine Scholte, Alejandro Gomez, Natasha Hollett, Toby Le, Matthew Wade, Hugues Fausther-Bovendo, Marc-Antoine de la Vega, George Babuadze, Ara Xiii, Claude Lamarre, Trina Racine, Chil-Yong Kang, Xiao-Jian Yao, Galit Alter, Eric Arts, Keith R. Fowke, Gary P. Kobinger
Summary: Despite the 40-year global HIV pandemic, no licensed vaccine has been developed for high-risk populations. However, a novel recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus (rVSV) vector vaccine expressing modified HIV envelope glycoproteins and Ebola virus glycoprotein successfully prevented SHIV infection in 60% of non-human primates (NHPs). Resistance to infection was associated with specific immune responses, including CD69 and CD154 upregulation, increased IL-2 production, and reduced IFN-γ response, providing insights into potential correlates of protection.
EMERGING MICROBES & INFECTIONS
(2023)
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Microbiology
Erica C. Larson, Amy L. Ellis-Connell, Mark A. Rodgers, Abigail K. Gubernat, Janelle L. Gleim, Ryan V. Moriarty, Alexis J. Balgeman, Cassaundra L. Ameel, Solomon Jauro, Jaime A. Tomko, Kara B. Kracinovsky, Pauline Maiello, H. Jake Borish, Alexander G. White, Edwin Klein, Allison N. Bucsan, Patricia A. Darrah, Robert A. Seder, Mario Roederer, Philana Ling Lin, JoAnne L. Flynn, Shelby L. O'Connor, Charles A. Scanga
Summary: Intravenous administration of the BCG vaccine protects non-human primates with pre-existing SIV infection from tuberculosis.
NATURE MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
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Virology
Isabelle M. Castro, Michael J. Ricciardi, Lucas Gonzalez-Nieto, Eva G. Rakasz, Jeffrey D. Lifson, Ronald C. Desrosiers, David Watkins, Mauricio A. Martins
Summary: This study tracks the long-term effects of an AIDS vaccine on rhesus macaques, showing sustained anti-SIV immune responses and successful protection against a second round of rectal SIV exposure. These findings are relevant for the development of HIV vaccines.
JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY
(2021)
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Immunology
David A. Garber, Patricia Guenthner, James Mitchell, Shanon Ellis, Anna Gazumyan, Martha Nason, Michael S. Seaman, Janet M. McNicholl, Michel C. Nussenzweig, Walid Heneine
Summary: The study demonstrated significant protection against repeated intravenous SHIV challenges with broadly neutralizing antibodies, particularly 10-1074. In the experiment, 10-1074 showed relatively longer persistence in vivo, while the levels of 3BNC117 were undetectable.
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Veterinary Sciences
Kasi E. Russell-Lodrigue, Stephanie Z. Killeen, Thomas A. Ficht, Chad J. Roy
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL PRIMATOLOGY
(2018)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Uma S. Gautam, Taylor W. Foreman, Allison N. Bucsan, Ashley V. Veatch, Xavier Alvarez, Toidi Adekambi, Nadia A. Golden, Kaylee M. Gentry, Lara A. Doyle-Meyers, Kasi E. Russell-Lodrigue, Peter J. Didier, James L. Blanchard, K. Gus Kousoulas, Andrew A. Lackner, Daniel Kalman, Jyothi Rengarajan, Shabaana A. Khader, Deepak Kaushal, Smriti Mehra
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2018)
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Veterinary Sciences
Jason P. Dufour, Kasi E. Russell-Lodrigue, Lara Doyle-Meyers, Kathrine P. Falkenstein, Robert Blair, Elizabeth S. Didier, Nadia Slisarenko, Kenneth C. Williams, Marcelo J. Kuroda
COMPARATIVE MEDICINE
(2018)
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Immunology
Huanbin Xu, Widade Ziani, Jiasheng Shao, Lara A. Doyle-Meyers, Kasi E. Russell-Lodrigue, Marion S. Ratterree, Ronald S. Veazey, Xiaolei Wang
JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
(2018)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Xiaolei Wang, Kasi E. Russell-Lodrigue, Marion S. Ratterree, Ronald S. Veazey, Huanbin Xu
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Veterinary Sciences
Tiffany A. Peterson, Andrew G. MacLean, Kasi E. Russell-Lodrigue, Peter J. Didier, Scott C. Weaver, Chad J. Roy
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL PRIMATOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Immunology
A. E. Gregory, E. J. van Schaik, K. E. Russell-Lodrigue, A. P. Fratzke, J. E. Samuel
INFECTION AND IMMUNITY
(2019)
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Critical Care Medicine
Taylor W. Foreman, Allison N. Bucsan, Smriti Mehra, Charles Peloquin, Lara A. Doyle, Kasi Russell-Lodrigue, Neel R. Gandhi, John Altman, Cheryl L. Day, Joel D. Ernst, Henry M. Blumberg, Jyothi Rengarajan, Deepak Kaushal
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
(2020)
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Veterinary Sciences
Allison A. Ruhde, Kate C. Baker, Kasi E. Russell-Lodrigue, James L. Blanchard, Rudolf P. Bohm
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL PRIMATOLOGY
(2020)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Pengfei Wang, Mili R. Gajjar, Jian Yu, Neal N. Padte, Agegnehu Gettie, James L. Blanchard, Kasi Russell-Lodrigue, Laura E. Liao, Alan S. Perelson, Yaoxing Huang, David D. Ho
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2020)
Article
Immunology
Shannan L. Rossi, Kasi E. Russell-Lodrigue, Kenneth S. Plante, Nicholas A. Bergren, Rodion Gorchakov, Chad J. Roy, Scott C. Weaver
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
M. D. Fahlberg, R. V. Blair, L. A. Doyle-Meyers, C. C. Midkiff, G. Zenere, K. E. Russell-Lodrigue, C. J. Monjure, E. H. Haupt, T. P. Penney, G. Lehmicke, B. M. Threeton, N. Golden, P. K. Datta, C. J. Roy, R. P. Bohm, N. J. Maness, T. Fischer, J. Rappaport, M. Vaccari
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2020)
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Microbiology
Alexandra Melton, Lara A. Doyle-Meyers, Robert V. Blair, Cecily Midkiff, Hunter J. Melton, Kasi Russell-Lodrigue, Pyone P. Aye, Faith Schiro, Marissa Fahlberg, Dawn Szeltner, Skye Spencer, Brandon J. Beddingfield, Kelly Goff, Nadia Golden, Toni Penney, Breanna Picou, Krystle Hensley, Kristin E. Chandler, Jessica A. Plante, Kenneth S. Plante, Scott C. Weaver, Chad J. Roy, James A. Hoxie, Hongmei Gao, David C. Montefiori, Joseph L. Mankowski, Rudolf P. Bohm, Jay Rappaport, Nicholas J. Maness
Summary: Our study extensively examined SARS-CoV-2 infected pigtail macaques (PTM) euthanized at either 6 or 21 days post-viral challenge, finding that they predominantly displayed mild-to-moderate COVID-19 disease. Pulmonary infiltrates were mainly composed of T cells, including CD4+ T cells upregulating CD8 and expressing cytotoxic molecules, as well as virus-targeting T cells mostly being CD4+. Additionally, inflammatory and coagulation markers in blood, pulmonary pathological lesions, and the presence of neutralizing antibodies were observed. These findings suggest that PTM infected with SARS-CoV-2 exhibit key features of COVID-19 and may serve as a valuable animal model for studying disease pathogenesis and evaluating vaccines and treatments.
Meeting Abstract
Veterinary Sciences
Widade Ziani, Xiaolei Wang, Kasi Russell-Lodrigue, Ronald S. Veazy, Huanbin Xu
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL PRIMATOLOGY
(2018)
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Veterinary Sciences
Jason P. Dufour, Kasi E. Russell-Lodrigue, Robert Blair
COMPARATIVE MEDICINE
(2018)