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ArticleViruses2026

HIV Infection as an Independent Factor Accelerating Epigenetic Ageing in Men Treated with Integrase Inhibitors: A Case-Control Study.

Mateusz Bożejko, Małgorzata Małodobra-Mazur, Andrzej Gnatowski, Monika Ołdakowska, Aleksandra Szymczak, Bartosz Szetela, Hubert Ciepłucha, Aleksander Zińczuk, Brygida Knysz

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9 authors.

Mateusz BożejkoDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Liver Disease and Acquired Immune Deficiencies, Wroclaw Medical University, Koszarowa 5, 51-149 Wroclaw, Poland.
Małgorzata Małodobra-MazurDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Division of Molecular Techniques, Wroclaw Medical University, Skłodowskiej-Curie 52, 50-369 Wroclaw, Poland.
Andrzej GnatowskiDepartment of Control Systems and Mechatronics, Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Janiszewskiego 11/17, 50-372 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5468-8005
Monika OłdakowskaDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Division of Molecular Techniques, Wroclaw Medical University, Skłodowskiej-Curie 52, 50-369 Wroclaw, Poland.
Aleksandra SzymczakDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Liver Disease and Acquired Immune Deficiencies, Wroclaw Medical University, Koszarowa 5, 51-149 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6695-2942
Bartosz SzetelaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Liver Disease and Acquired Immune Deficiencies, Wroclaw Medical University, Koszarowa 5, 51-149 Wroclaw, Poland.
Hubert CiepłuchaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Liver Disease and Acquired Immune Deficiencies, Wroclaw Medical University, Koszarowa 5, 51-149 Wroclaw, Poland.
Aleksander Zińczuk1st Infectious Diseases Ward, J. Gromkowski Provincial Specialist Hospital in Wroclaw, Koszarowa 5, 51-149 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4725-123X
Brygida KnyszDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Liver Disease and Acquired Immune Deficiencies, Wroclaw Medical University, Koszarowa 5, 51-149 Wroclaw, Poland.

Funding

Wroclaw Medical University SUBK.C170.23.055
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A number of published studies suggest that HIV infection accelerates epigenetic ageing. The main aim of this study was to ascertain if HIV infection is an independent factor leading to DNA hypomethylation and accelerating epigenetic ageing in men successfully treated with integrase inhibitor (INSTI)-based combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). Forty-eight (48) men living with HIV receiving INSTI-based cART and fifty (50) uninfected men in the control group were included. All participants filled out a questionnaire probing into lifestyle factors. Global and site-specific DNA methylation and expression of methyltransferase genes were examined in all participants. As well, all patients underwent basic laboratory blood tests. The results were analysed using statistical and machine learning methods. We found a strong association between HIV infection and global DNA hypomethylation as well as significant association with higher expression of the methyltransferase gene

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AgingEpigenesis, GeneticHIV InfectionsHIV Integrase InhibitorsAdultCase-Control StudiesDNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA MethylationHumansMaleMiddle AgedDNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesHIV Integrase InhibitorsageingepigenomicsHIV

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PMID41754541
PMCPMC12945144

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