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ArticlePloS one2018

Dendritic cell immunotherapy followed by cART interruption during HIV-1 infection induces plasma protein markers of cellular immunity and neutrophil recruitment.

Henk-Jan van den Ham, Jason D Cooper, Jakub Tomasik, Sabine Bahn, Joeri L Aerts, Albert D M E Osterhaus, Rob A Gruters, Arno C Andeweg, DC-TRN trial investigators

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Henk-Jan van den HamDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-8582-5404
Jason D CooperDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Jakub TomasikDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Sabine BahnDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Joeri L AertsLaboratory of Molecular and Cellular Therapy, Department of Physiology and Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Albert D M E OsterhausResearch Institute for Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Veterinary University Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
Rob A GrutersDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Arno C AndewegDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
DC-TRN trial investigators
Erasmus MC · NLUniversity of Cambridge · GBUniversity of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation · DEVrije Universiteit Brussel · BE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo characterize the host response to dendritic cell-based immunotherapy and subsequent combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) interruption in HIV-1-infected individuals at the plasma protein level.

designAn autologous dendritic cell (DC) therapeutic vaccine was administered to HIV-infected individuals, stable on cART. The effect of vaccination was evaluated at the plasma protein level during the period preceding cART interruption, during analytical therapy interruption and at viral reactivation. Healthy controls and post-exposure prophylactically treated healthy individuals were included as controls.

methodsPlasma marker ('analyte') levels including cytokines, chemokines, growth factors, and hormones were measured in trial participants and control plasma samples using a multiplex immunoassay. Analyte levels were analysed using principle component analysis, cluster analysis and limma. Blood neutrophil counts were analysed using linear regression.

resultsPlasma analyte levels of HIV-infected individuals are markedly different from those of healthy controls and HIV-negative individuals receiving post-exposure prophylaxis. Viral reactivation following cART interruption also affects multiple analytes, but cART interruption itself only has only a minor effect. We find that Thyroxine-Binding Globulin (TBG) levels and late-stage neutrophil numbers correlate with the time off cART after DC vaccination. Furthermore, analysis shows that cART alters several regulators of blood glucose levels, including C-peptide, chromogranin-A and leptin. HIV reactivation is associated with the upregulation of CXCR3 ligands.

conclusionsChronic HIV infection leads to a change in multiple plasma analyte levels, as does virus reactivation after cART interruption. Furthermore, we find evidence for the involvement of TBG and neutrophils in the response to DC-vaccination in the setting of HIV-infection.

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Immunity, CellularAdultAnti-HIV AgentsCase-Control StudiesDendritic CellsFemaleHIV-1HIV InfectionsHumansInsulin ResistanceMaleNeutrophilsReceptors, CXCR3Virus ReplicationAnti-HIV AgentsCXCR3 protein, humanReceptors, CXCR3

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PMID29389978
PMCPMC5794189
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