Human breast milk and antiretrovirals dramatically reduce oral HIV-1 transmission in BLT humanized mice.
Currently, over 15% of new HIV infections occur in children. Breastfeeding is a major contributor to HIV infections in infants. This represents a major paradox in the field because in vitro, breast milk has been shown to have a strong inhibitory effect on HIV infectivity. However, this inhibitory ef...
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| author | Angela Wahl Michael D Swanson Tomonori Nochi Rikke Olesen Paul W Denton Morgan Chateau J Victor Garcia |
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| description | Currently, over 15% of new HIV infections occur in children. Breastfeeding is a major contributor to HIV infections in infants. This represents a major paradox in the field because in vitro, breast milk has been shown to have a strong inhibitory effect on HIV infectivity. However, this inhibitory effect has never been demonstrated in vivo. Here, we address this important paradox using the first humanized mouse model of oral HIV transmission. We established that reconstitution of the oral cavity and upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract of humanized bone marrow/liver/thymus (BLT) mice with human leukocytes, including the human cell types important for mucosal HIV transmission (i.e. dendritic cells, macrophages and CD4⁺ T cells), renders them susceptible to oral transmission of cell-free and cell-associated HIV. Oral transmission of HIV resulted in systemic infection of lymphoid and non-lymphoid tissues that is characterized by the presence of HIV RNA in plasma and a gradual decline of CD4⁺ T cells in peripheral blood. Consistent with infection of the oral cavity, we observed virus shedding into saliva. We then evaluated the role of human breast milk on oral HIV transmission. Our in vivo results demonstrate that breast milk has a strong inhibitory effect on oral transmission of both cell-free and cell-associated HIV. Finally, we evaluated the effect of antiretrovirals on oral transmission of HIV. Our results show that systemic antiretrovirals administered prior to exposure can efficiently prevent oral HIV transmission in BLT mice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b32c412acbeb41efab64fcd4be8171262022-12-21T21:32:33ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Pathogens1553-73661553-73742012-01-0186e100273210.1371/journal.ppat.1002732Human breast milk and antiretrovirals dramatically reduce oral HIV-1 transmission in BLT humanized mice.Angela WahlMichael D SwansonTomonori NochiRikke OlesenPaul W DentonMorgan ChateauJ Victor GarciaCurrently, over 15% of new HIV infections occur in children. Breastfeeding is a major contributor to HIV infections in infants. This represents a major paradox in the field because in vitro, breast milk has been shown to have a strong inhibitory effect on HIV infectivity. However, this inhibitory effect has never been demonstrated in vivo. Here, we address this important paradox using the first humanized mouse model of oral HIV transmission. We established that reconstitution of the oral cavity and upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract of humanized bone marrow/liver/thymus (BLT) mice with human leukocytes, including the human cell types important for mucosal HIV transmission (i.e. dendritic cells, macrophages and CD4⁺ T cells), renders them susceptible to oral transmission of cell-free and cell-associated HIV. Oral transmission of HIV resulted in systemic infection of lymphoid and non-lymphoid tissues that is characterized by the presence of HIV RNA in plasma and a gradual decline of CD4⁺ T cells in peripheral blood. Consistent with infection of the oral cavity, we observed virus shedding into saliva. We then evaluated the role of human breast milk on oral HIV transmission. Our in vivo results demonstrate that breast milk has a strong inhibitory effect on oral transmission of both cell-free and cell-associated HIV. Finally, we evaluated the effect of antiretrovirals on oral transmission of HIV. Our results show that systemic antiretrovirals administered prior to exposure can efficiently prevent oral HIV transmission in BLT mice.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22737068/?tool=EBI |
| spellingShingle | Angela Wahl Michael D Swanson Tomonori Nochi Rikke Olesen Paul W Denton Morgan Chateau J Victor Garcia Human breast milk and antiretrovirals dramatically reduce oral HIV-1 transmission in BLT humanized mice. PLoS Pathogens |
| title | Human breast milk and antiretrovirals dramatically reduce oral HIV-1 transmission in BLT humanized mice. |
| title_full | Human breast milk and antiretrovirals dramatically reduce oral HIV-1 transmission in BLT humanized mice. |
| title_fullStr | Human breast milk and antiretrovirals dramatically reduce oral HIV-1 transmission in BLT humanized mice. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human breast milk and antiretrovirals dramatically reduce oral HIV-1 transmission in BLT humanized mice. |
| title_short | Human breast milk and antiretrovirals dramatically reduce oral HIV-1 transmission in BLT humanized mice. |
| title_sort | human breast milk and antiretrovirals dramatically reduce oral hiv 1 transmission in blt humanized mice |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22737068/?tool=EBI |
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