Immunometabolic Reprogramming in Response to HIV Infection Is Not Fully Normalized by Suppressive Antiretroviral Therapy.
Pragney DemeLeah H RubinDanyang YuYanxun XuGertrude NakigoziNoeline NakasujjaAggrey AnokAlice KisakyeThomas C QuinnSteven J ReynoldsRichard MayanjaJames BatteMaria J WawerNed C SacktorDeanna SaylorNorman J HaugheyPublished in: Viruses (2022)
Our findings suggest that HIV infection is associated with an increased immunometabolic demand that is satisfied through the utilization of alternative energetic substrates, including fatty acids and amino acids. ART alone was insufficient to completely restore this metabolic reprogramming to HIV infection, suggesting that a sustained impairment of immunometabolism may contribute to chronic immune activation and comorbid conditions in virally suppressed PWH.