Brain microglia serve as a persistent HIV reservoir despite durable antiretroviral therapy

Y Tang, A Chaillon, S Gianella… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Brain microglia (MG) may serve as a human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV) reservoir and
ignite rebound viremia following cessation of antiretroviral therapy (ART), but they have yet …

Drugs of abuse and their impact on viral pathogenesis

JT Blackard, KE Sherman - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Commonly misused substances such as alcohol, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and
opioids suppress immune responses and may impact viral pathogenesis. In recent years …

Beyond the Syndemic of Opioid Use Disorders and HIV: The Impact of Opioids on Viral Reservoirs

M Trunfio, A Chaillon, N Beliakova-Bethell, R Deiss… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
People with HIV are more likely to have opioid use disorder and to be prescribed opioids for
chronic pain than the general population; however, the effects of opioids on the immune …

Morphine suppresses peripheral responses and transforms brain myeloid gene expression to favor neuropathogenesis in SIV infection

HS Fox, M Niu, BM Morsey, BG Lamberty… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The twin pandemics of opioid abuse and HIV infection can have devastating effects on
physiological systems, including on the brain. Our previous work found that morphine …

Antiretroviral therapy restores the homeostatic state of microglia in SIV-infected rhesus macaques

AJ Trease, M Niu, B Morsey, C Guda… - Journal of Leukocyte …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Microglia and macrophages are essential for homeostatic maintenance and innate immune
response in the brain. They are the first line of defense against infections such as HIV/SIV in …

Chronic Opioid Administration is Associated with Prevotella-dominated Dysbiosis in SIVmac251 Infected, cART-treated Macaques

SD Johnson, HS Fox, S Buch, SN Byrareddy - Journal of Neuroimmune …, 2021 - Springer
People living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have an elevated risk of opioid
misuse due to both prescriptions for HIV-associated chronic pain and because injection drug …

Systems biology analyses reveal enhanced chronic morphine distortion of gut-brain interrelationships in simian human immunodeficiency virus infected rhesus …

OA Olwenyi, SD Johnson, M Bidokhti… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Commonly used opioids, such as morphine have been implicated in
augmented SIV/HIV persistence within the central nervous system (CNS). However, the …

[HTML][HTML] AKT signaling modulates latent viral reservoir viability in HIV-1-infected blood–brain barrier pericytes

O Naranjo, S Torices, PR Clifford, T Rodriguez… - Journal of Biological …, 2024 - ASBMB
Despite antiretroviral therapy (ART), chronic forms of HIV-associated neurocognitive
disorders (HAND) affect an estimated 50% of individuals living with HIV, greatly impacting …

Deprenyl reduces inflammation during acute SIV infection

KM Emanuel, K Runner, ZD Brodnik, BM Morsey… - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
In the era of antiretroviral therapy, inflammation is a central factor in numerous HIV-
associated comorbidities, such as cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment, and …

The contributions of clinical pharmacology to HIV cure research

CV Fletcher, SR Dyavar, A Acharya… - Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) can suppress plasma HIV‐RNA to< 50 copies/mL,
decrease HIV transmission, reduce mortality, and improve quality of life for people living with …