Article
HIV-1 and Its gp120 Inhibits the Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Life Cycle in an IFITM3-Dependent Fashion
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MESQUITA, Milene et al. HIV-1 and Its gp120 Inhibits the Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Life Cycle in an IFITM3-Dependent Fashion. Plos One, v.9, n.6, 14p, jun. 2014.
10.1371/journal.pone.0101056
Autor
Mesquita, Milene
Rodrigues, Natalia Fintelman
Sacramento, Carolina Q.
Abrantes, Juliana L.
Costa, Eduardo
Temerozo, Jairo R.
Siqueira, Marilda Agudo Mendonça Teixeira de
Bou-Habib, Dumith Chequer
Souza, Thiago Moreno L
Resumen
HIV-1-infected patients co-infected with A(H1N1)pdm09 surprisingly presented benign clinical outcome. The knowledge
that HIV-1 changes the host homeostatic equilibrium, which may favor the patient resistance to some co-pathogens,
prompted us to investigate whether HIV-1 infection could influence A(H1N1)pdm09 life cycle in vitro. We show here that
exposure of A(H1N1)pdm09-infected epithelial cells to HIV-1 viral particles or its gp120 enhanced by 25% the IFITM3
content, resulting in a decrease in influenza replication. This event was dependent on toll-like receptor 2 and 4. Moreover,
knockdown of IFITM3 prevented HIV-1 ability to inhibit A(H1N1)pdm09 replication. HIV-1 infection also increased IFITM3
levels in human primary macrophages by almost 100%. Consequently, the arrival of influenza ribonucleoproteins (RNPs) to
nucleus of macrophages was inhibited, as evaluated by different approaches. Reduction of influenza RNPs entry into the
nucleus tolled A(H1N1)pdm09 life cycle in macrophages earlier than usual, limiting influenza’s ability to induce TNF-a. As
judged by analysis of the influenza hemagglutin (HA) gene from in vitro experiments and from samples of HIV-1/
A(H1N1)pdm09 co-infected individuals, the HIV-1-induced reduction of influenza replication resulted in delayed viral
evolution. Our results may provide insights on the mechanisms that may have attenuated the clinical course of Influenza in
HIV-1/A(H1N1)pdm09 co-infected patients during the recent influenza form 2009/2010.