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Hydrogen sulphide gas may help tackle HIV: Study

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Dec 8, 2021, 02:00 pm IST
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Hydrogen sulphide donor subverts HIV reactivation from latently infected human T-cells derived from ART-treated HIV patients. Upper panel: A fluorescent indicator detecting H 2 S levels inside HIV-infected and uninfected cells. Credit: Virender Kumar Pal

Hydrogen sulphide donor subverts HIV reactivation from latently infected human T-cells derived from ART-treated HIV patients. Upper panel: A fluorescent indicator detecting H 2 S levels inside HIV-infected and uninfected cells. Credit: Virender Kumar Pal

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The researchers observed a direct effect of H 2 S on suppressing HIV reactivation and replication along with all its other beneficial effects, such as maintenance of mitochondrial health and dissipation of oxidative stress in our [cellular] models and suggests that maintenance of HIV latency and reactivation are closely linked to the H 2 S levels in infected cells.

 

New Delhi: A more comprehensive treatment for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection could be in the offing. A study has found that the pungent hydrogen sulphide (H 2 S) gas could help reduce the virus multiplies in infected human immune cells.

The current state-of-the-art treatment for HIV is a combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). It is, however, not a cure. It only suppresses the virus, making it latent. Certain negative effects are also associated with cART, such as the build-up of toxic molecules leading to oxidative stress and loss of function in the mitochondria, the cell’s powerhouse. These effects can contribute to inflammation and organ damage.

The new study, which was conducted by researchers from the Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology (MCB) and the Centre for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR) at the Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and their colleagues from the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute could help tackle this issue.

In a previous study, the laboratory of Amit Singh, Associate Professor in MCB/CIDR and corresponding author of the new study, developed a tool to measure oxidative stress in cells infected with HIV. In that work, the scientists showed that a chemical agent called N-acetylcysteine could suppress HIV reactivation from latently infected cells.

A German study later showed that N-acetylcysteine partly acts by releasing H 2 S molecules. “Since H 2 S also functions as an antioxidant molecule, we wished to see whether our prior insights on oxidative stress and HIV could be translated to show the contribution of H 2 S on HIV infection.”

As the study on the role of H 2 S in HIV has begun only recently, the authors had to set experiments up from scratch. “Studying the effects of a gaseous molecule on HIV required us to build and validate new model systems,” says Virender Kumar Pal, a PhD student in MCB and the first author of this study.

The researchers studied the effects of the natural generation of H 2 S in HIV-infected cells and supplementing this with a chemical donor. “We observed a direct effect of H 2 S on suppressing HIV reactivation and replication along with all its other beneficial effects, such as maintenance of mitochondrial health and dissipation of oxidative stress in our [cellular] models,” says Singh. “Our results suggest that maintenance of HIV latency and reactivation are closely linked to the H 2 S levels in infected cells.”

The study, he said, could open the door to supplementing cART with chemical donors of H 2 S to lock HIV in a state of deep latency, potentially improving the lives of millions infected with the virus. Since H 2 S donors are already undergoing clinical trials for other diseases, they can quickly be repurposed for HIV treatment. The researchers have published their findings in the journal eLife. The team included R. Agrawal R, S.Rakshit, P. Shekar, D.T.N. Murthy and A. Vyakarnam. 

Courtesy: India Science Wire

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