Polyamine metabolism impacts T cell dysfunction in the oral mucosa of people living with HIV

S. S. Mahalingam, S. Jayaraman, N. Bhaskaran, E. Schneider, F. Faddoul, A. Paes da Silva, M. M. Lederman, R. Asaad, K. Adkins-Travis, L. P. Shriver and P. Pandiyan ()
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S. S. Mahalingam: Case Western Reserve University
S. Jayaraman: Case Western Reserve University
N. Bhaskaran: Case Western Reserve University
E. Schneider: Case Western Reserve University
F. Faddoul: Case Western Reserve University
A. Paes da Silva: Case Western Reserve University
M. M. Lederman: Case Western Reserve University
R. Asaad: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center AIDS Clinical Trials Unit
K. Adkins-Travis: Washington University
L. P. Shriver: Washington University
P. Pandiyan: Case Western Reserve University

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: Abstract Metabolic changes in immune cells contribute to both physiological and pathophysiological outcomes of immune reactions. Here, by comparing protein expression, transcriptome, and salivary metabolome profiles of uninfected and HIV+ individuals, we found perturbations of polyamine metabolism in the oral mucosa of HIV+ patients. Mechanistic studies using an in vitro human tonsil organoid infection model revealed that HIV infection of T cells also resulted in increased polyamine synthesis, which was dependent on the activities of caspase-1, IL-1β, and ornithine decarboxylase-1. HIV-1 also led to a heightened expression of polyamine synthesis intermediates including ornithine decarboxylase-1 as well as an elevated dysfunctional regulatory T cell (TregDys)/T helper 17 (Th17) cell ratios. Blockade of caspase-1 and polyamine synthesis intermediates reversed the TregDys phenotype showing the direct role of polyamine pathway in altering T cell functions during HIV-1 infection. Lastly, oral mucosal TregDys/Th17 ratios and CD4 hyperactivation positively correlated with salivary putrescine levels, which were found to be elevated in the saliva of HIV+ patients. Thus, by revealing the role of aberrantly increased polyamine synthesis during HIV infection, our study unveils a mechanism by which chronic viral infections could drive distinct T cell effector programs and Treg dysfunction.

Date: 2023
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