The magnitude of HIV-1 resistance to the CCR5 antagonist maraviroc may impart a differential alteration in HIV-1 tropism for macrophages and T-cell subsets

Jacqueline K. Flynn, Geza Paukovics, Miranda S. Moore, Anne Ellett, Lachlan R. Gray, Renee Duncan, Hamid Salimi, Becky Jubb, Mike Westby, Damian F.J. Purcell, Sharon R. Lewin, Benhur Lee, Melissa J. Churchill, Paul R. Gorry, Michael Roche

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Abstract

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) resistance to CCR5 antagonists, including maraviroc (MVC), results from alterations in the HIV-1 envelope glycoproteins (Env) enabling recognition of antagonist-bound CCR5. Here, we characterized tropism alterations for CD4+ T-cell subsets and macrophages by Envs from two subjects who developed MVC resistance in vivo, which displayed either relatively efficient or inefficient recognition of MVC-bound CCR5. We show that MVC-resistant Env with efficient recognition of drug-bound CCR5 displays a tropism shift for CD4+ T-cell subsets associated with increased infection of central memory T-cells and reduced infection of effector memory and transitional memory T-cells, and no change in macrophage infectivity. In contrast, MVC-resistant Env with inefficient recognition of drug-bound CCR5 displays no change in tropism for CD4+ T-cell subsets, but exhibits a significant reduction in macrophage infectivity. The pattern of HIV-1 tropism alterations for susceptible cells may therefore be variable in subjects with MVC resistance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)51-58
Number of pages8
JournalVirology
Volume442
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Jul 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Env
  • Gp120
  • HIV-1
  • Macrophage
  • Maraviroc
  • Resistance
  • T-cell
  • Tropism

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