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Abstract
In patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), HIV-1 DNA persists during highly active antiretroviral treatment, reflecting long-lived cellular reservoirs of HIV-1. Recent studies report an association between HIV-1 DNA levels, disease progression, and treatment outcome. However, HIV-1 DNA exists as distinct molecular forms that are not distinguished by conventional assays.We analyzed HIV-1 RNA levels in plasma, CD4 cell counts, and levels of integrated and nonintegrated HIV-1 DNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients with early or chronic infection before and during antiretroviral treatment. We also studied HIV-1 DNA decay in primary CD4 T cells infected in vitro. HIV-1 DNA was analyzed using an assay that is unaffected by the location of HIV-1 integration sites.HIV-1 RNA levels and total HIV-1 DNA levels decayed rapidly in patients during receipt of suppressive antiretroviral therapy. Ratios of total HIV-1 DNA levels to integrated HIV-1 DNA levels were high before initiation of therapy but diminished during therapy. Levels of linear nonintegrated HIV-1 DNA decayed rapidly in vitro (t (1/2) = 1- 4.8 days).Total HIV-1 DNA decays rapidly with suppression of virus replication in vivo. Clearance of HIV-1 DNA during the first 6 months of therapy reflects a disproportionate loss of nonintegrated HIV-1 DNA genomes, suggesting that levels of total HIV-1 DNA in PBMCs after prolonged virus suppression largely represent integrated HIV-1 genomes.
View details for DOI 10.1086/525283
View details for Web of Science ID 000253131600013
View details for PubMedID 18248304