A better characterization of the HIV reservoir is pivotal for the development of effective eradication strategies. Accurate quantification of the latent reservoir remains challenging. Starting from a regular blood draw, the Tat/Rev induced limiting dilution assay (TILDA) combines serial dilution of CD4+ T cells with a PCR-based detection of HIV-1 spliced mRNA produced upon cell stimulation. Here we adapted the original protocol for HIV-1 subtype B to detect tat/rev mRNAs transcribed from reactivated latently infected cells in long term suppressed patients infected with HIV-1 subtype C. Given the heterogeneity of global HIV epidemiology, it is pivotal to develop assays with optimal performances also in patients infected with non-B subtypes. We observed that, in these patients infected with subtype C virus, the HIV reservoir quantified by TILDA correlates with both the time of virological suppression and CD4/CD8 ratio.
Development of C-TILDA: A modified TILDA method for reservoir quantification in long term treated patients infected with subtype C HIV-1 / Bertoldi A.; D'Urbano V.; Bon I.; Verbon A.; Rokx C.; Boucher C.; van Kampen J.J.A.; Gruters R.A.; Gallinella G.; Calza L.; Mahmoudi T.; De Crignis E.; Re M.C.. - In: JOURNAL OF VIROLOGICAL METHODS. - ISSN 0166-0934. - ELETTRONICO. - 276:(2020), pp. 113778.1-113778.9. [10.1016/j.jviromet.2019.113778]
Development of C-TILDA: A modified TILDA method for reservoir quantification in long term treated patients infected with subtype C HIV-1
Bertoldi A.;D'Urbano V.;Bon I.;Gallinella G.;Calza L.;De Crignis E.
;Re M. C.
2020
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A better characterization of the HIV reservoir is pivotal for the development of effective eradication strategies. Accurate quantification of the latent reservoir remains challenging. Starting from a regular blood draw, the Tat/Rev induced limiting dilution assay (TILDA) combines serial dilution of CD4+ T cells with a PCR-based detection of HIV-1 spliced mRNA produced upon cell stimulation. Here we adapted the original protocol for HIV-1 subtype B to detect tat/rev mRNAs transcribed from reactivated latently infected cells in long term suppressed patients infected with HIV-1 subtype C. Given the heterogeneity of global HIV epidemiology, it is pivotal to develop assays with optimal performances also in patients infected with non-B subtypes. We observed that, in these patients infected with subtype C virus, the HIV reservoir quantified by TILDA correlates with both the time of virological suppression and CD4/CD8 ratio.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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