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Relationship between methamphetamine use, viral reservoir dynamics and clinical progression in treated HIV infection

Award Number: R01DA058437
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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Relationship between methamphetamine use, viral reservoir dynamics and clinical progression in treated HIV infection - Abstract: The goal of this proposal is to provide mechanistic insight into how METH use alters the monoocyte epigenetic landscape and viral reservoir dynamics to impact clinical progression in treated HIV infection. There is a strong resurgence of methamphetamine (METH) use that is fueling one-in-three new HIV infections in MSM [1]. Although the majority of MSM who use METH can achieve viral suppression in the modern anti- retroviral therapy (ART) era, findings from our team and others indicate that approximately half experience virologic rebound (i.e., at least one viral load > 200 copies/mL) over 15 months [2]. There is also evidence that METH and other stimulant use predict faster clinical HIV progression even after adjusting for HIV disease markers and self-reported ART adherence [3], [4]. Little is known about the bio-behavioral mechanisms whereby METH use accelerates HIV pathogenesis. We have demonstrated that host surrogates of monocyte inflammation processes, that are key drivers in viral immunopathogenicity and neuropathogenicity (including soluble CD14 and CD163 [sCD14, sCD163]), are exacerbated by recent METH use and amplified among MSM who inject METH in treated HIV infection [5], [6], [7], [9]. This is further underscored by our recent preliminary data obtained through a METH using HIV cohort indicating increases in monocyte activation markers (IL-6, sCD14) in METH using HIV subjects relative to HIV only subjects. We hypothesize that METH use disrupts the monocyte epigenetic landscape to impart long- lasting changes in immune activation and on lymphoid and myeloid cell reservoir dynamics that drives HIV pathogenesis in treated HIV infection. We propose to assess the impact of METH use on the dynamics of the biologically competent reservoir and on the epigenetic landscape of monocytes. We will access well-defined cohort resources (IDEA, CRUSH) of METH- using MSM to interrogate the monocyte epigenetic landscape and the viral reservoirs with virologic surrogates that are tailored to revealing reservoir changes in both lymphoid and myeloid reservoirs in highly vulnerable subjects where longitudinal sampling is likely to be challenging. Specifically, we propose to: Aim 1: Assess the monocyte epigenetic landscape and lymphoid viral reservoir dynamics and surrogates of clinical HIV progression and neuropsychiatric health in MSM who do or do not use METH on effective ART and who naturally interrupt ART, Aim 2: Interrogate the plasma virome in MSM on effective ART who do or do not use METH and who naturally interrupt ART to gauge the impact of METH use on myeloid reservoir activation in vivo. Advancing our basic understanding of the underlying mechanisms whereby METH alters the monocyte epigenetic landscape and viral reservoir dynamics will guide the development of approaches to ameliorate the impact of METH use on clinical progression in treated HIV infection.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $632,239 )
2025	2025	UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI	1320 S DIXIE HWY STE 1200	CORAL GABLES	FL	33146	MIAMI-DADE	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	001	3	4/22/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$632,239
2025	2024	UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI	1320 S DIXIE HWY STE 1200	CORAL GABLES	FL	33146	MIAMI-DADE	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	2	4/22/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $632,239

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $640,539 )
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI	1320 S DIXIE HWY STE 1200	CORAL GABLES	FL	33146	MIAMI-DADE	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	2	5/7/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$640,539
														Subtotal = $640,539

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $663,951 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI	1400 NW 10TH AVE	MIAMI	FL	33136	MIAMI-DADE	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	1	5/17/2023	NEW	$663,951
														Subtotal = $663,951

Grand Total All Awards = $1,936,729

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Relationship between methamphetamine use, viral reservoir dynamics and clinical progression in treated HIV infection

Award Number: R01DA058437

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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