Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Memory CD4<sup>+</sup> T Cells Infiltrate to the Site of Infected Macrophages in the Neuroparenchyma of a Chronic Macaque Model of Neurological Complications of AIDS

ABSTRACT Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)-infected nonhuman primates can serve as a relevant model for AIDS neuropathogenesis. Current SIV-induced encephalitis (SIVE)/neurological complications of AIDS (neuroAIDS) models are generally associated with rapid progression to neuroAIDS, which does not...

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Autores principales: Cheri A. Lee, Erin Beasley, Karthikeyan Sundar, Margery Smelkinson, Carol Vinton, Claire Deleage, Kenta Matsuda, Fan Wu, Jake D. Estes, Bernard A. P. Lafont, Jason M. Brenchley, Vanessa M. Hirsch
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:40f2856af6be4f2a8fb0aa9a0ec108092021-11-15T15:57:01ZSimian Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Memory CD4<sup>+</sup> T Cells Infiltrate to the Site of Infected Macrophages in the Neuroparenchyma of a Chronic Macaque Model of Neurological Complications of AIDS10.1128/mBio.00602-202150-7511https://doaj.org/article/40f2856af6be4f2a8fb0aa9a0ec108092020-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00602-20https://doaj.org/toc/2150-7511ABSTRACT Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)-infected nonhuman primates can serve as a relevant model for AIDS neuropathogenesis. Current SIV-induced encephalitis (SIVE)/neurological complications of AIDS (neuroAIDS) models are generally associated with rapid progression to neuroAIDS, which does not reflect the tempo of neuroAIDS progression in humans. Recently, we isolated a neuropathogenic clone, SIVsm804E-CL757 (CL757), obtained from an SIV-infected rhesus macaque (RM). CL757 causes a more protracted progression to disease, inducing SIVE in 50% of inoculated animals, with high cerebral spinal fluid viral loads, multinucleated giant cells (MNGCs), and perivascular lymphocytic cuffing in the central nervous system (CNS). This latter finding is reminiscent of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) encephalitis in humans but not generally observed in rapid progressor animals with neuroAIDS. Here, we studied which subsets of cells within the CNS were targeted by CL757 in animals with neurological symptoms of SIVE. Immunohistochemistry of brain sections demonstrated infiltration of CD4+ T cells (CD4) and macrophages (MΦs) to the site of MNGCs. Moreover, an increase in mononuclear cells isolated from the brain tissues of RMs with SIVE correlated with increased cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) viral load. Subset analysis showed a specific increase in brain CD4+ memory T cells (Br-mCD4), brain-MΦs (Br-MΦs), and brain B cells (Br-B cells). Both Br-mCD4s and Br-MΦs harbored replication-competent viral DNA, as demonstrated by virus isolation by coculture. However, only in animals exhibiting SIVE/neuroAIDS was virus isolated from Br-MΦs. These findings support the use of CL757 to study the pathogenesis of AIDS viruses in the central nervous system and indicate a previously unanticipated role of CD4s cells as a potential reservoir in the brain. IMPORTANCE While the use of combination antiretroviral therapy effectively suppresses systemic viral replication in the body, neurocognitive disorders as a result of HIV infection of the central nervous system (CNS) remain a clinical problem. Therefore, the use of nonhuman primate models is necessary to study mechanisms of neuropathogenesis. The neurotropic, molecular clone SIVsm804E-CL757 (CL757) results in neuroAIDS in 50% of infected rhesus macaques approximately 1 year postinfection. Using CL757-infected macaques, we investigate disease progression by examining subsets of cells within the CNS that were targeted by CL757 and could potentially serve as viral reservoirs. By isolating mononuclear cells from the brains of SIV-infected rhesus macaques with and without encephalitis, we show that immune cells invade the neuroparenchyma and increase in number in the CNS in animals with SIV-induced encephalitis (SIVE). Of these cells, both brain macrophages and brain memory CD4+ T cells harbor replication-competent SIV DNA; however, only brain CD4+ T cells harbored SIV DNA in animals without SIVE. These findings support use of CL757 as an important model to investigate disease progression in the CNS and as a model to study virus reservoirs in the CNS.Cheri A. LeeErin BeasleyKarthikeyan SundarMargery SmelkinsonCarol VintonClaire DeleageKenta MatsudaFan WuJake D. EstesBernard A. P. LafontJason M. BrenchleyVanessa M. HirschAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleAIDSCD4 T cellscentral nervous system infectionsencephalitisinflammationmacrophagesMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmBio, Vol 11, Iss 2 (2020)
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topic AIDS
CD4 T cells
central nervous system infections
encephalitis
inflammation
macrophages
Microbiology
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spellingShingle AIDS
CD4 T cells
central nervous system infections
encephalitis
inflammation
macrophages
Microbiology
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Cheri A. Lee
Erin Beasley
Karthikeyan Sundar
Margery Smelkinson
Carol Vinton
Claire Deleage
Kenta Matsuda
Fan Wu
Jake D. Estes
Bernard A. P. Lafont
Jason M. Brenchley
Vanessa M. Hirsch
Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Memory CD4<sup>+</sup> T Cells Infiltrate to the Site of Infected Macrophages in the Neuroparenchyma of a Chronic Macaque Model of Neurological Complications of AIDS
description ABSTRACT Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)-infected nonhuman primates can serve as a relevant model for AIDS neuropathogenesis. Current SIV-induced encephalitis (SIVE)/neurological complications of AIDS (neuroAIDS) models are generally associated with rapid progression to neuroAIDS, which does not reflect the tempo of neuroAIDS progression in humans. Recently, we isolated a neuropathogenic clone, SIVsm804E-CL757 (CL757), obtained from an SIV-infected rhesus macaque (RM). CL757 causes a more protracted progression to disease, inducing SIVE in 50% of inoculated animals, with high cerebral spinal fluid viral loads, multinucleated giant cells (MNGCs), and perivascular lymphocytic cuffing in the central nervous system (CNS). This latter finding is reminiscent of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) encephalitis in humans but not generally observed in rapid progressor animals with neuroAIDS. Here, we studied which subsets of cells within the CNS were targeted by CL757 in animals with neurological symptoms of SIVE. Immunohistochemistry of brain sections demonstrated infiltration of CD4+ T cells (CD4) and macrophages (MΦs) to the site of MNGCs. Moreover, an increase in mononuclear cells isolated from the brain tissues of RMs with SIVE correlated with increased cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) viral load. Subset analysis showed a specific increase in brain CD4+ memory T cells (Br-mCD4), brain-MΦs (Br-MΦs), and brain B cells (Br-B cells). Both Br-mCD4s and Br-MΦs harbored replication-competent viral DNA, as demonstrated by virus isolation by coculture. However, only in animals exhibiting SIVE/neuroAIDS was virus isolated from Br-MΦs. These findings support the use of CL757 to study the pathogenesis of AIDS viruses in the central nervous system and indicate a previously unanticipated role of CD4s cells as a potential reservoir in the brain. IMPORTANCE While the use of combination antiretroviral therapy effectively suppresses systemic viral replication in the body, neurocognitive disorders as a result of HIV infection of the central nervous system (CNS) remain a clinical problem. Therefore, the use of nonhuman primate models is necessary to study mechanisms of neuropathogenesis. The neurotropic, molecular clone SIVsm804E-CL757 (CL757) results in neuroAIDS in 50% of infected rhesus macaques approximately 1 year postinfection. Using CL757-infected macaques, we investigate disease progression by examining subsets of cells within the CNS that were targeted by CL757 and could potentially serve as viral reservoirs. By isolating mononuclear cells from the brains of SIV-infected rhesus macaques with and without encephalitis, we show that immune cells invade the neuroparenchyma and increase in number in the CNS in animals with SIV-induced encephalitis (SIVE). Of these cells, both brain macrophages and brain memory CD4+ T cells harbor replication-competent SIV DNA; however, only brain CD4+ T cells harbored SIV DNA in animals without SIVE. These findings support use of CL757 as an important model to investigate disease progression in the CNS and as a model to study virus reservoirs in the CNS.
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author Cheri A. Lee
Erin Beasley
Karthikeyan Sundar
Margery Smelkinson
Carol Vinton
Claire Deleage
Kenta Matsuda
Fan Wu
Jake D. Estes
Bernard A. P. Lafont
Jason M. Brenchley
Vanessa M. Hirsch
author_facet Cheri A. Lee
Erin Beasley
Karthikeyan Sundar
Margery Smelkinson
Carol Vinton
Claire Deleage
Kenta Matsuda
Fan Wu
Jake D. Estes
Bernard A. P. Lafont
Jason M. Brenchley
Vanessa M. Hirsch
author_sort Cheri A. Lee
title Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Memory CD4<sup>+</sup> T Cells Infiltrate to the Site of Infected Macrophages in the Neuroparenchyma of a Chronic Macaque Model of Neurological Complications of AIDS
title_short Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Memory CD4<sup>+</sup> T Cells Infiltrate to the Site of Infected Macrophages in the Neuroparenchyma of a Chronic Macaque Model of Neurological Complications of AIDS
title_full Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Memory CD4<sup>+</sup> T Cells Infiltrate to the Site of Infected Macrophages in the Neuroparenchyma of a Chronic Macaque Model of Neurological Complications of AIDS
title_fullStr Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Memory CD4<sup>+</sup> T Cells Infiltrate to the Site of Infected Macrophages in the Neuroparenchyma of a Chronic Macaque Model of Neurological Complications of AIDS
title_full_unstemmed Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Memory CD4<sup>+</sup> T Cells Infiltrate to the Site of Infected Macrophages in the Neuroparenchyma of a Chronic Macaque Model of Neurological Complications of AIDS
title_sort simian immunodeficiency virus-infected memory cd4<sup>+</sup> t cells infiltrate to the site of infected macrophages in the neuroparenchyma of a chronic macaque model of neurological complications of aids
publisher American Society for Microbiology
publishDate 2020
url https://doaj.org/article/40f2856af6be4f2a8fb0aa9a0ec10809
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