A quantitative method for the study of HIV-1 and Mycobacterium tuberculosis co-infection

Samantha Donnellan, Shaun Pennington, Alessandra Ruggiero, Carmen Martinez-Rodriguez, Marion Pouget, Jordan Thomas, Steve Ward, Georgios Pollakis, Giancarlo Biagini, William A. Paxton

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Abstract

M. tuberculosis and HIV-1 syndemic interactions are a major global health concern. Despite the clinical significance of co-infection, our understanding of the cellular pathophysiology and the therapeutic pharmacodynamic impact of co-infection is limited. Here, we use single-round infectious HIV-1 pseudo-typed viral-particles expressing GFP alongside M. tuberculosis expressing mCherry to study pathogenesis and treatment. We report that HIV-1 infection inhibited intracellular replication of M. tuberculosis and demonstrate the therapeutic activity of antiviral treatment (efavirenz) and antimicrobial treatment (rifampicin). The described method could be applied for detailed mechanistic studies to inform the development of novel treatment strategies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)708-713
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Infectious Diseases
Volume227
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Dec 2022

Keywords

  • coinfection
  • drug screening
  • HIV-1
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • tuberculosis

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