Genome-wide DNA methylation analysis reveals dynamic changes in metabolic and immune-regulatory pathways during uncontrolled SIV infection
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ABSTRACT: The molecular mechanisms underlying HIV-induced inflammation remain incompletely defined although they associate with morbidity and progression to AIDS. Here we used non-human primate models of pathogenic and nonpathogenic simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection in respectively macaques and African green monkeys. We longitudinally analyzed DNA methylation changes in CD4+ T cells from lymph node and blood using species-compatible probes on human 450K methylation BeadArrays. Selected identified sites were validated using bisulfite-pyrosequencing of an independent cohort of uninfected, viremic and SIV controller macaques. Tissue- and species-specific DNA methylation changes were observed after SIV infection. The most affected genes in pathogenic SIV infection were related to metabolic pathways and Th1 signaling. SIV-infected macaques displayed increased insulin sensitivity early in the chronic phase of infection, which correlated with T cell activation. Moreover, DNA methylation changes in the Th1 pathway were associated with altered gene expression. Out of the 11 selected genes for validation, six genes showed differential methylation in viremic and uninfected macaques. In contrast, no significant differences were found between uninfected and SIV-controller macaques. In summary, pathogenic SIV infection associates with DNA methylation changes in genes related to metabolism and immune-regulation.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens Chlorocebus sabaeus Macaca mulatta
PROVIDER: GSE143708 | GEO | 2020/12/15
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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