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Trial reportJournal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)2020

Brief Report: Dipyridamole Decreases Gut Mucosal Regulatory T-Cell Frequencies Among People With HIV on Antiretroviral Therapy.

Christina Mallarino-Haeger, Kaleab Z Abebe, Edwin K Jackson, Ashley Zyhowski, Cynthia Klamar-Blain, Joshua C Cyktor, Diane Comer, Rhonda M Brand, Delbert G Gillespie, Kyle Holleran and 4 more

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Trial report in Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Christina Mallarino-HaegerDepartment of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
Kaleab Z AbebeDepartment of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
Edwin K JacksonDepartment of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Ashley ZyhowskiMagee Women's Research Institute and Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA; and.
Cynthia Klamar-BlainDepartment of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
Joshua C CyktorDepartment of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
Diane ComerDepartment of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
Rhonda M BrandMagee Women's Research Institute and Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA; and.
Delbert G GillespieDepartment of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Kyle HolleranDepartment of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
John W MellorsDepartment of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
Ian McGowanMagee Women's Research Institute and Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA; and.
Sharon A RiddlerDepartment of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
Bernard J C MacatangayDepartment of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
University of Pittsburgh · USMagee-Womens Research Institute · US

Funding

VECTOR CORE FACILITYP30CA047904 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI JOHN C. BYRD · 1988 to 2026
$158.0M
University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science InstituteUL1TR000005 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI REIS, STEVEN E · 2012 to 2015
$50.8M
Dipyridamole as a Modulator of HIV-1 Inflammation by Adenosine RegulationU01AI110410 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI MACATANGAY, BERNARD JONAS C, RIDDLER, SHARON · 2014 to 2017
$3.2M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000005NCI NIH HHS P30 CA047904NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI110410
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe had previously conducted a double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled, partial cross-over trial showing that 12 weeks of dipyridamole decreased CD8 T-cell activation among treated HIV(+) individuals by increasing extracellular adenosine levels.

methodsIn this substudy, rectosigmoid biopsies were obtained from 18 participants (9 per arm), to determine whether 12 weeks of dipyridamole affects mucosal immune cells. Participants randomized to placebo were then switched to dipyridamole for 12 weeks while the treatment arm continued dipyridamole for another 12 weeks. We evaluated T-cell frequencies and plasma markers of microbial translocation and intestinal epithelial integrity. Linear regression models on log-transformed outcomes were used for the primary 12-week analysis.

resultsParticipants receiving dipyridamole had a median 70.2% decrease from baseline in regulatory T cells (P = 0.007) and an 11.3% increase in CD8 T cells (P = 0.05). There was a nonsignificant 10.80% decrease in plasma intestinal fatty acid binding protein levels in the dipyridamole arm compared with a 9.51% increase in the placebo arm. There were no significant differences in plasma levels of β-D-glucan. In pooled analyses, there continued to be a significant decrease in regulatory T cells (-44%; P = 0.004). There was also a trend for decreased CD4 and CD8 T-cell activation.

conclusionIncreasing extracellular adenosine levels using dipyridamole in virally suppressed HIV (+) individuals on antiretroviral therapy can affect regulation of gut mucosal immunity.

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AdenosineAnti-HIV AgentsBiopsyCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCross-Over StudiesDipyridamoleFemaleFlow CytometryHIV InfectionsHumansIntestinal MucosaLymphocyte ActivationMaleMiddle AgedT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryAdenosineAnti-HIV AgentsDipyridamole

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PMID33177477
PMCPMC9260671
OpenAlexW3103802980

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