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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2014

Spontaneous control of HIV-1 viremia in a subject with protective HLA-B plus HLA-C alleles and HLA-C associated single nucleotide polymorphisms.

Marco Moroni, Silvia Ghezzi, Paolo Baroli, Silvia Heltai, Davide De Battista, Simone Pensieroso, Mariangela Cavarelli, Stefania Dispinseri, Irene Vanni, Claudia Pastori and 14 more

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Article in Journal of translational medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Marco MoroniInfectious Disease Unit, Busto Arsizio Public Hospital, P.le Solaro n. 3, Busto Arsizio, 21052, Varese, Italy. marco-alex@libero.it.
Silvia GhezziViral Pathogens and Biosafety Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Disease, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. silvia.ghezzi@hsr.it.
Paolo BaroliService Lab Fleming Research, Busto Arsizio, Varese, Italy. ibaroli@alice.it.
Silvia HeltaiHuman Virology Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Disease, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. silvia.heltai@hsr.it.
Davide De BattistaHuman Virology Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Disease, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. davide.debattista@hsr.it.
Simone PensierosoViral Evolution and Transmission Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Disease, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. simone.shimon@gmail.com.
Mariangela CavarelliViral Evolution and Transmission Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Disease, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. mariangela.cavarelli@hsr.it.
Stefania DispinseriViral Evolution and Transmission Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Disease, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. stefania.dispinseri@hsr.it.
Irene VanniDepartment of Translational Research, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy. irenevanni85@yahoo.it.
Claudia PastoriImmunobiology of HIV Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Disease, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. claudia.pastori@hsr.it.
Pietro ZerbiPathology Unit, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. pietro.zerbi@unimi.it.
Antonella TosoniPathology Unit, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. antotosoni@yahoo.it.
Elisa VicenziViral Pathogens and Biosafety Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Disease, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. elisa.vicenzi@hsr.it.
Manuela NebuloniPathology Unit, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. manuela.nebuloni@unimi.it.
Kim WongDepartments of Microbiology, Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. kwong@u.washington.edu.
Hong ZhaoDepartments of Microbiology, Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. hzhao@u.washington.edu.
Sarah McHughDepartments of Microbiology, Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. mchugs2@u.washington.edu.
Guido PoliAIDS Immunopathogenesis Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Disease, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina n. 58, Milan, 20132, Italy. guido.poli@hsr.it.
Lucia LopalcoImmunobiology of HIV Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Disease, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. lucia.lopalco@hsr.it.
Gabriella ScarlattiViral Evolution and Transmission Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Disease, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. gabriella.scarlatti@hsr.it.
Roberto BiassoniDepartment of Translational Research, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy. robertobiassoni@gmail.com.
James I MullinsDepartments of Microbiology, Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. jmullins@uw.edu.
Mauro S MalnatiHuman Virology Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Disease, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. mauro.malnati@hsr.it.
Massimo AlfanoAIDS Immunopathogenesis Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Disease, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina n. 58, Milan, 20132, Italy. massimo.alfano@hsr.it.
Vita-Salute San Raffaele University · ITUniversity of Washington · USIstituto Giannina Gaslini · ITLuigi Sacco Hospital · ITOspedale di Circolo di Busto Arsizio · ITUniversity of Milan · IT

Funding

University of Washington/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS ResearchP30AI027757 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Kenneth Sherr · 1988 to 2026
$104.9M
Viral Determinants of HIV-1 Transmission in African HeterosexualsP01AI057005 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI COREY, LAWRENCE · 2003 to 2014
$20.5M
Occurrence and Outcome of Dual HIV-1 InfectionR37AI047734 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI MULLINS, JAMES IVAN · 2005 to 2014
$5.9M
OCCURRENCE AND OUTCOME OF DUAL HIV-1 INFECTIONR01AI047734 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI MULLINS, JAMES IVAN · 2000 to 2004
$2.4M
NIAID NIH HHS AI27757NIAID NIH HHS AI47734NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI057005NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI027757NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI047734NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI047734
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionUnderstanding the mechanisms by which some individuals are able to naturally control HIV-1 infection is an important goal of AIDS research. We here describe the case of an HIV-1(+) woman, CASE1, who has spontaneously controlled her viremia for the last 14 of her 20 years of infection.

methodsCASE1 has been clinically monitored since 1993. Detailed immunological, virological and histological analyses were performed on samples obtained between 2009 and 2011.

resultsAs for other Elite Controllers, CASE1 is characterized by low to undetectable levels of plasma HIV-1 RNA, peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) associated HIV-1 DNA and reduced in vitro susceptibility of target cells to HIV-1 infection. Furthermore, a slow rate of virus evolution was demonstrated in spite the lack of assumption of any antiretroviral agent. CASE1 failed to transmit HIV-1 to either her sexual male partner or to her child born by vaginal delivery. Normal values and ratios of T and B cells were observed, along with normal histology of the intestinal mucosa. Attempts to isolate HIV-1 from her PBMC and gut-derived cells were unsuccessful, despite expression of normal cell surface levels of CD4, CCRC5 and CXCR4. CASE1 did not produce detectable anti-HIV neutralizing antibodies in her serum or genital mucosal fluid although she displayed potent T cell responses against HIV-1 Gag and Nef. CASE1 also possessed multiple genetic polymorphisms, including HLA alleles (B*14, B*57, C*06 and C*08.02) and HLA-C single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs, rs9264942 C/C and rs67384697 del/del), that have been previously individually associated with spontaneous control of plasma viremia, maintenance of high CD4(+) T cell counts and delayed disease progression.

conclusionsCASE1 has controlled her HIV-1 viremia below the limit of detection in the absence of antiretroviral therapy for more than 14 years and has not shown any sign of immunologic deterioration or disease progression. Co-expression of multiple protective HLA alleles, HLA-C SNPs and strong T cell responses against HIV-1 proteins are the most likely explanation of this very benign case of spontaneous control of HIV-1 disease progression.

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AllelesPolymorphism, Single NucleotideAdultFemaleHIV-1HIV InfectionsHLA AntigensHumansMaleMiddle AgedViremiaHLA Antigens

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