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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2025

Multi-omics dissection of metabolic dysregulation associated with immune recovery in people living with HIV-1.

Lin-Yu Wan, Sin Man Lam, Hui-Huang Huang, Wen-Jing Cao, Xiang-Yi Cao, Xue-Meng Li, Li-Ping Zhang, Jia-Min Gao, Chao Zhang, Xing Fan and 4 more

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  7. Microbiome-Derived Metabolites Shape CD4bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  10. Metabolomics of HIV in the Modern cART Era.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Lin-Yu Wan *The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Sin Man Lam *State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Hui-Huang Huang *Senior Department of Infectious Diseases, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China.
Wen-Jing CaoThe First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Xiang-Yi CaoSenior Department of Infectious Diseases, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China.
Xue-Meng LiSenior Department of Infectious Diseases, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China.
Li-Ping ZhangSenior Department of Infectious Diseases, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China.
Jia-Min GaoSenior Department of Infectious Diseases, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China.
Chao ZhangSenior Department of Infectious Diseases, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China.
Xing FanSenior Department of Infectious Diseases, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China.
Yan-Mei JiaoSenior Department of Infectious Diseases, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China.
Guanghou ShuiState Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. ghshui@genetics.ac.cn.
Fu-Sheng WangThe First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China. fswang302@163.com.
Jin-Wen SongSenior Department of Infectious Diseases, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China. songjinwenchina@yeah.net.ORCID 0000-0002-8582-8012

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82101837National Natural Science Foundation of China 82371766Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality 7222171
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite the success of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in suppressing HIV-1 replication, some people living with HIV-1 (PLWH) fail to achieve an optimal recovery of CD4 T cells, and precise metabolic regulation underlying immune recovery remained poorly understood.

methodsIn this cross-sectional study, mass spectrometry was used for quantitative analysis of plasma metabolome and lipidome in 24 treatment-naïve PLWH (TNs), 33 immunological responders (IRs), 35 immunological non-responders (INRs), and 16 healthy controls (HCs). The data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U-test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Spearman correlation, and LASSO regression analysis.

resultsSignificant metabolic dysregulation was observed in TNs, IRs and INRs compared to HCs. In TNs, metabolomic analysis revealed increased levels of 3-hydroxyoctanoic acid, 3-oxododecanoic acid, 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, L-kynurenine, oleoylcarnitine, and pseudouridine that were positively correlated with CD8 T cell activation and inflammation-related markers, and decreased levels of phosphorylcholine, ribothymidine, and thymine that were negatively correlated. Notably, 3-hydroxyoctanoic acid and thymine were consistently associated with CD4 T cell counts and inflammation-related markers in PLWH, regardless of ART. Pathway analysis uncovered the biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids as the major dysregulated pathway in TNs, IRs, and INRs, while primary bile acid biosynthesis was the dysregulated pathway specifically in INRs. Lipidomic analysis indicated higher plasma triacylglycerols, free fatty acids, ceramide, and monosialodihexosyl gangliosides (GM3) in TNs, IRs, and INRs compared to HCs. Pathway enrichment and differential correlation analyses underscore perturbed systemic lipid metabolism in treatment response to ART, possibly mediated by host-commensal metabolic interactions. Ultimately, we identified two panels, one consisting of 9 metabolites and another of 8 lipids, that can effectively distinguish INRs from IRs.

conclusionsMetabolic aberrations induced by chronic HIV-1 infection persist and do not recover with ART. Abnormal primary bile acid biosynthesis pathway and levels of DHA-containing lipids are closely associated with CD4 T cell recovery. These finding provide new intervention targets to achieve better immune recovery in PLWH.

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HIV-1HIV InfectionsImmune ReconstitutionMetabolomicsAdultBiomarkersCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMetabolomeMiddle AgedMultiomicsBiomarkersHIV-1Immune recoveryLipidomeMetabolome

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