抗逆转录病毒治疗并不能预防在SIV/Mtb联合感染期间发生的肺外结核病
Collin R Diedrich1,2, Tara Rutledge1,2, Janelle L Gleim2,3
1Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
针对艾滋病毒的抗逆转录病毒治疗 (ART) 并不能防止结核病 (TB) 在同感染的中传播. 接受ART治疗的艾滋病毒感染者仍然面临严重结核病的高风险,这凸显了进一步研究的必要性.
科学领域:
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
- 病毒学 病毒学
背景情况:
- 与人类免疫缺陷病毒 (HIV) 和Mycobacterium结核病 (Mtb) 的同时感染导致传播结核病 (TB) 和更快的HIV进展.
- 抗逆转录病毒治疗 (ART) 对同感染者的严重Mtb感染的保护作用尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 在模型中调查类免疫缺陷病毒 (SIV) 感染的ART治疗是否会影响随后的Mtb挑战的控制.
- 为了比较SIV感染的麻雀接受ART治疗和没有接受ART治疗的麻雀在Mtb挑战后的结果.
主要方法:
- 被感染了SIV,接受了ART治疗,或接受了盐水,随后接受了低剂量Mtb接种.
- 评估了临床,PET-CT成像,总病理,病毒性,细菌负担和免疫学参数.
- 使用条形码-Mtb分析来追踪传播.
主要成果:
- 与只有结核病和SIV/ART/TB组相比,SIV-TB动物表现出更大的总病理和细菌负担.
- 尽管SIV/ART/TB的SIV复制控制和CD4计数正常,但它们的临床参数和肺外参与与SIV/TB动物相似.
- 对SIV的ART控制并没有阻止Mtb的肺外传播.
结论:
- 抑制HIV复制的ART并不能阻止Mtb的传播或严重的肺外结核病.
- 接受ART治疗的HIV感染者仍然面临扩散性和肺外结核病的高风险.
- 进一步的研究至关重要,以了解艾滋病毒/结核病共感染的肺外传播机制和疾病严重程度.
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