Effect of female genital schistosomiasis and anti-schistosomal treatment on monocytes, CD4+ T-cells and CCR5 expression in the female genital tract.

Autor: Kleppa E; Norwegian Centre for Imported and Tropical Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital (OUH), Oslo, Norway; Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway., Ramsuran V; HIV Pathogenesis Programme, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Durban, South Africa., Zulu S; School of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, UKZN, Durban, South Africa., Karlsen GH; Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark., Bere A; Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America., Passmore JA; Division of Medical Virology, IDM, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa., Ndhlovu P; Imperial College, London, United Kingdom., Lillebø K; Norwegian Centre for Imported and Tropical Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital (OUH), Oslo, Norway; Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway., Holmen SD; Norwegian Centre for Imported and Tropical Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital (OUH), Oslo, Norway; Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway., Onsrud M; Department of Gynaecology, OUH, Oslo, Norway., Gundersen SG; Research Unit, Sorlandet Hospital, Kristiansand, Norway; Centre for Development Studies, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway., Taylor M; School of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, UKZN, Durban, South Africa., Kjetland EF; Norwegian Centre for Imported and Tropical Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital (OUH), Oslo, Norway; School of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, UKZN, Durban, South Africa., Ndung'u T; HIV Pathogenesis Programme, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Durban, South Africa.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2014 Jun 04; Vol. 9 (6), pp. e98593. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Jun 04 (Print Publication: 2014).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098593
Abstrakt: Background: Schistosoma haematobium is a waterborne parasite that may cause female genital schistosomiasis (FGS), characterized by genital mucosal lesions. There is clinical and epidemiological evidence for a relationship between FGS and HIV. We investigated the impact of FGS on HIV target cell density and expression of the HIV co-receptor CCR5 in blood and cervical cytobrush samples. Furthermore we evaluated the effect of anti-schistosomal treatment on these cell populations.
Design: The study followed a case-control design with post treatment follow-up, nested in an on-going field study on FGS.
Methods: Blood and cervical cytobrush samples were collected from FGS negative and positive women for flow cytometry analyses. Urine samples were investigated for schistosome ova by microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
Results: FGS was associated with a higher frequency of CD14+ cells (monocytes) in blood (11.5% in FGS+ vs. 2.2% in FGS-, p = 0.042). Frequencies of CD4+ cells expressing CCR5 were higher in blood samples from FGS+ than from FGS- women (4.7% vs. 1.5%, p = 0.018). The CD14+ cell population decreased significantly in both compartments after anti-schistosomal treatment (p = 0.043). Although the frequency of CD4+ cells did not change after treatment, frequencies of CCR5 expression by CD4+ cells decreased significantly in both compartments (from 3.4% to 0.5% in blood, p = 0.036; and from 42.4% to 5.6% in genital samples, p = 0.025).
Conclusions: The results support the hypothesis that FGS may increase the risk of HIV acquisition, not only through damage of the mucosal epithelial barrier, but also by affecting HIV target cell populations, and that anti-schistosomal treatment can modify this.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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