Host Genetic Determinants of HIV Pathogenesis

HIV发病机制的宿主遗传决定因素

• 批准号: 8119291
• 负责人: Sunil K Ahuja
• 金额: $ 70.56万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-07 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8119291
• 关键词: AIDS/HIV problem; Accounting; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Address; Antibodies; Attention; Behavior; Biology; CCL3L1 gene; CCL4 gene; CCR5 gene; CD8B1 gene; Candidate Disease Gene; Caring; Cells; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12; Clinic; Clinical; Communities; Complement; Complementary DNA; Complex; Coupled; Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes; Defensins; Development; Disease; Dose; Epidemic; Epidemiology; Evaluation; Event; Evolution; Figs - dietary; Funding; GTP-Binding Proteins; Gap Junctions; Gene Amplification; Gene Dosage; Genes; Genetic; Genetic Determinism; Genetic Variation; Genome; Genotype; Goals; HIV; HIV Envelope Protein gp120; HIV-1; Haplotypes; Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy; Homeostasis; Human; Immune; Immune response; Immunity; Immunogenetics; Immunology; Individual; Infection; Influentials; Integration Host Factors; Interferons; Interleukin-15; Interleukin-2; Interleukin-7; Investigation; Knowledge; Life; Ligands; Light; Link; Maintenance; Mediating; Modeling; Molecular Biology; Molecular Genetics; Mourning; Nature; Parents; Pathogenesis; Patients; Philosophy; Play; Population; Population Genetics; Predisposition; Process; Protein Isoforms; Public Health; Regulation; Regulatory T-Lymphocyte; Relative (related person); Research; Research Ethics Committees; Resources; Risk; Role; Running; Signal Transduction; Specimen; Study Section; System; T-Lymphocyte; Testing; Time; Transducers; Translating; Translations; Utah; Vaccine Design; Vaccines; Variant; Viral; Viral Load result; Viral Physiology; Virus; Work; Writing; alpha-Defensins; arm; base; biological systems; chemokine; clinical care; cohort; cytokine; design; essays; expedited review; forging; forkhead protein; gaze; gene interaction; genetic epidemiology; improved; in vivo; insight; member; response; skills; statistics; tool; transcription factor; vaccine development; vaccine evaluation; virology

There is growing evidence that the host genetic make-up of an individual is a strong determinant of HIV/AIDS susceptibility. We have integrated genetics, immunology, and evolution, and used them as powerful tools to (a) uncover complex host gene-gene interactions that influence HIV-1 pathogenesis in vivo; (b) determine the relative contribution to these determinants to the HIV-1 epidemic at the population level; (c) translate these findings to real life practical issues such as improved clinical care of patients via geneticbased prognostication of AIDS as well as design and evaluation of vaccine trials; and (d) shed light on the immune correlates of a protective anti-HIV response in vivo that can be modeled for rational vaccine design. In the current application we will test the overall hypothesis that (I) expression of members of the CD4 - CD4 ligand - CCR5 - CCR5 ligand nexus, including relevant transducers of coreceptor signals, will alter HIV/AIDS susceptibility (aim #1); (II) expression of candidate genes that influence T cell dynamics and regulation will alter HIV/AIDS susceptibility (aim #2); and (III) HIV/AIDS susceptibility is linked to the gene dose of alpha-defensins (aim #3). In aim #4, we will explore means to place host genetics in a broader framework, and will determine their influence on AIDS prognostication, T cell dynamics and other public health aspects of the epidemic. Thus, this proposal seeks funds to support a collaborative study to explore the genetic mechanisms underlying HIV/AIDS susceptibility by amalgamating the unique skills and resources of two different research teams, namely genetics (UTHSCSA), epidemiology/virology/statistics (WHMC), population genetics (Utah) and immunolog/virology (Vanderbilt). This study will utilize pre-existing, anonymous, unlinked human specimens. IRB approval for genetic study of these specimens has been previously obtained under expedited review authorized by 45 CFR 46.110, and is a continuation of an existing approved IRB proposal.

越来越多的证据表明，个体的宿主基因构成是一个强有力的决定因素。 艾滋病毒/艾滋病易感性。我们整合了遗传学、免疫学和进化论，并将它们用作 强大的工具，以 (a) 揭示影响 HIV-1 体内发病机制的复杂宿主基因-基因相互作用； (b) 确定这些决定因素对人口层面的 HIV-1 流行的相对贡献； (三) 将这些发现转化为现实生活中的实际问题，例如通过基于基因的方法改善患者的临床护理 艾滋病的预测以及疫苗试验的设计和评估； (d) 阐明 体内保护性抗艾滋病毒反应的免疫相关性，可以为合理的疫苗设计建模。 在当前的应用程序中，我们将测试以下总体假设：(I) CD4 成员的表达 - CD4 配体 - CCR5 - CCR5 配体关系，包括辅助受体信号的相关转导器，将改变 艾滋病毒/艾滋病易感性（目标#1）； (II)影响T细胞动力学的候选基因的表达和 监管将改变艾滋病毒/艾滋病的易感性（目标#2）； (III) HIV/AIDS 易感性与基因有关 α-防御素剂量（目标#3）。在目标#4中，我们将探索将宿主遗传学置于更广泛的领域的方法。 框架，并将确定它们对艾滋病预测、T 细胞动态和其他公众的影响 流行病的健康方面。因此，该提案寻求资金支持一项合作研究，以探索 通过整合独特的技能和资源，研究艾滋病毒/艾滋病易感性的遗传机制 两个不同的研究团队，即遗传学（UTHSCSA）、流行病学/病毒学/统计学（WHMC）、 群体遗传学（犹他州）和免疫学/病毒学（范德比尔特大学）。这项研究将利用现有的、 匿名的、无关联的人类标本。 IRB 已批准对这些标本进行基因研究 之前根据 45 CFR 46.110 授权的快速审查获得，并且是 现有已批准的 IRB 提案。