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ReviewClinical epigenetics2026

HIV associated epigenetic trends and chronic diseases: insights into the hidden burden of chronic infection.

Courtney G Wallace, Zachary Capriotti, Zachary Klase

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Review in Clinical epigenetics, 2026. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Courtney G WallaceDepartment Pharmacology and Physiology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19102, USA.
Zachary CapriottiDepartment Pharmacology and Physiology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19102, USA.
Zachary KlaseDepartment Pharmacology and Physiology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19102, USA. zk76@drexel.edu.

Funding

Benzodiazepine mediated mechanisms of transcriptional semi-quiescence in discrete myeloid populationsR01DA057337 · NIDA · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI Peter Jesse Gaskill, Zachary Alan Klase · 2022 to 2026
$3.4M
Transcriptional silencing of HIV by LTR targeting RNAiR21DA063133 · NIDA · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI KLASE, ZACHARY ALAN · 2025 to 2025
$419k
Adult human brain tissue cultures to study neuroHIVR21DA056309 · NIDA · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI JACKSON, JOSHUA GOODYEAR, KLASE, ZACHARY ALAN · 2023 to 2024
$417k
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA057337NIDA NIH HHS R01-DA057337NIDA NIH HHS R21 DA056309NIDA NIH HHS R21 DA063133
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) remains a major health challenge despite dramatic advances in treatment and prevention. People living with HIV (PLWH) continue to experience high rates of non-AIDS comorbidities, including cardiovascular, renal, pulmonary, oncologic, and neurocognitive disorders. These conditions persist under viral suppression, underscoring the lasting biological impact of infection. Epigenetic dysregulation has emerged as a key driver of these outcomes. HIV integration, viral proteins, chronic inflammation, and ART exposure have all been reported to alter DNA methylation, histone modifications, transcription factor networks, and non-coding RNA regulation. These changes extend beyond infected cells, reprogramming uninfected immune and tissue compartments. Long-lived cell populations display features of epigenetic aging contributing to chronic inflammation and multimorbidity. Epigenetic clocks consistently reveal accelerated biological aging in PLWH, linking infection to age-related disease risk. Overall, HIV should be viewed not only as a virologic condition but also as one of persistent epigenomic remodeling. Recognizing how durable reprogramming sustains inflammation, accelerates aging, and promotes comorbidity will be critical for advancing beyond viral suppression toward interventions that mitigate long-term health risks in PLWH.

Indexed as

Epigenesis, GeneticHIV InfectionsAgingChronic DiseaseDNA MethylationEpigenomicsHumansInflammationChronic diseasesEpigenetic ageingEpigeneticsHIVInflammation

Identifiers

PMID41546127
PMCPMC12892797

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