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ArticleNeuroImmune pharmacology and therapeutics2025

S-Equol: a novel therapeutic for HIV-1-associated gastrointestinal dysbiosis.

Mason T Rodriguez, Sarah J Olmstead, Kristen A McLaurin, Charles F Mactutus, Rosemarie M Booze

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Article in NeuroImmune pharmacology and therapeutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Mason T RodriguezCognitive and Neural Science Program, Department of Psychology, Barnwell College, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Sarah J OlmsteadCognitive and Neural Science Program, Department of Psychology, Barnwell College, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Kristen A McLaurinCognitive and Neural Science Program, Department of Psychology, Barnwell College, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Charles F MactutusCognitive and Neural Science Program, Department of Psychology, Barnwell College, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Rosemarie M BoozeCognitive and Neural Science Program, Department of Psychology, Barnwell College, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.

Funding

Biomedical-Behavioral Interface: Prevention and Developmental Sciences TrainingT32GM081740 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI PRINZ, RONALD J · 2008 to 2022
$4.5M
Microglial modulation of neurocircuits in HIV/cocaine comorbidityR01DA059310 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI Rosemarie M Booze · 2023 to 2026
$2.0M
Neurobiological Mechanisms of Apathy in HANDR01NS100624 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI BOOZE, ROSEMARIE M, MACTUTUS, CHARLES F. · 2017 to 2021
$1.8M
Executive Function Impairments in HAND and AgingR01AG082539 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI Rosemarie M Booze, Charles F. Mactutus · 2024 to 2026
$1.7M
Neurocognitive Impairments Resulting from Adolescent Prescription Opioid Use Disorder: Longitudinal Impact, Neural Mechanisms, and ComorbiditiesR00DA056288 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI Kristen Addie McLaurin · 2024 to 2026
$747k
Neurocognitive Impairments Resulting from Adolescent Prescription Opioid Use Disorder: Longitudinal Impact, Neural Mechanisms, and ComorbiditiesK99DA056288 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI MCLAURIN, KRISTEN ADDIE · 2022 to 2023
$262k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG082539NIDA NIH HHS K99 DA056288NIDA NIH HHS R00 DA056288NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA059310NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM081740NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS100624
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Abstract

Objective: HIV-1 infection affects approximately 38.4 million people around the world. The advent of combination anti-retroviral therapy (cART) has greatly improved the quality of life of infected individuals; however, roughly 50 % of these individuals will still experience HIV-1-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND). Additionally, the gastrointestinal microbiome has been reported to be dysbiotic in HIV-1 infected individuals, regardless of adherence to cART. Current research has pointed to the gut-brain-microbiota axis as a potential target to treat both cognitive deficits and microbial changes. The present study investigated S-Equol (SE) as a potential therapeutic for HAND by modulating the gastrointestinal microbiome. Methods: The study included 21 HIV-1 Tg rats and 21 F344 control animals to test the effect 0.2 mg SE has on cocaine-maintained responding on a PR schedule of reinforcement. Results: Gastrointestinal microbiome alterations between genotypes were found at the phylum and genus level, regardless of treatment group, and SE treatment had both main effects and interactions with genotype. Conclusions: SE may provide a novel adjuvant treatment in addition to cART for HIV-1-associated dysbiosis and associated neurocognitive dysfunction.

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dysbiosisgut-brain-microbiota axisHIVHIV-1-associated neurocognitive disordersS-Equol

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PMID41480620
PMCPMC12755389

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