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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2018

The NLRP3 Inflammasome Is Upregulated in HIV-Infected Antiretroviral Therapy-Treated Individuals with Defective Immune Recovery.

Alessandra Bandera, Michela Masetti, Massimiliano Fabbiani, Mara Biasin, Antonio Muscatello, Nicola Squillace, Mario Clerici, Andrea Gori, Daria Trabattoni

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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64 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 105 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Alessandra BanderaInfectious Diseases Unit, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
Michela MasettiChair of Immunology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco", University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Massimiliano FabbianiInfectious Diseases Unit, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
Mara BiasinChair of Immunology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco", University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Antonio MuscatelloInfectious Diseases Unit, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
Nicola SquillaceInfectious Diseases Unit, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
Mario ClericiDepartment of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Andrea GoriInfectious Diseases Unit, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
Daria TrabattoniChair of Immunology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco", University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo · ITLuigi Sacco Hospital · ITDon Carlo Gnocchi Foundation · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Inflammasome-mediated activation of caspase-1 regulates inflammatory responses and pyroptosis. We analyzed possible associations between inflammasome-related genes and immune reconstitution in HIV-infected antiretroviral therapy (ART)-treated patients. Methods: Cross-sectional, case-control study. HIV-infected patients on ART for ≥24 months with HIV-RNA<50 cp/mL for ≥12 months were enrolled and defined as immunological responders (IR) or non-responders (INR) if CD4 count was ≥500 or ≤350 cells/μL, respectively. Expression of inflammasome genes, caspases 1, 3, 4, 5 and γ-interferon-inducible protein 16 (IFI16) was measured in unstimulated and LPS- or aldrithiol-2-treated HIV-1 Results: Thirty-nine patients (22 IRs; 17 INRs) were enrolled. LPS-stimulated inflammasome genes were significantly upregulated in INRs. Whereas HIV-1 Conclusion: Upregulation of NLRP3 and caspase-1 is observed in INR patients. This could play a role in persistent immune activation that characterize INRs. Caspase-1 upregulation could induce CD4 T-cell loss

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AdultAgedAnimalsAnti-HIV AgentsCase-Control StudiesCaspase 1Cross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHIV-1HIV InfectionsHumansImmune ReconstitutionInflammasomesLeukocytes, MononuclearMaleMiceAnti-HIV AgentsCaspase 1InflammasomesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNLRP3 protein, humanRNA, ViralcaspaseHIVimmune reconstitutioninflammasomepyroptosis

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