Type I IFN signaling blockade during ART-treated and untreated chronic SIV infection suppresses inflammation but does not increase virus replication
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ABSTRACT: Objective: Determine how admnistration of type I IFN antagonist influences the expression levels of interferon stimulated genes (ISG) during ART-treated or untreated chronic SIV infection. Methods: SIVmac251 infectected animals on or off ART received 3.5mg/kg pasylated-IFN-Iant two or three times a week from week 16 to 24 post-infection. RNA was rextracted from PBMC collected at several timepoints around IFN-Iant trearment and analyzed by RNA sequencing to compare transcription between IFN-Iant or placebo animals. Results: ISG, which are involved in control of virus replication, were increased upon SIV challenge and reduced by ART. Administration of IFN-Iant to ART-treated animals resulted in further reduction of ISG expression. Blocking IFN-I signaling in ART-untreated animals resulted in the most prominent reduction of ISG expression. Conclusion: These findings indicate that administration of an antagonist during ART-treated and untreated chronic SIV infection significantly impact IFN-I signalling.
ORGANISM(S): Macaca mulatta
PROVIDER: GSE112148 | GEO | 2018/08/10
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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