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Reduction of the HIV-1 reservoir in T cells from people with HIV-1 on suppressive antiretroviral therapy using expanded natural killer cells

ABSTRACT: Treatment with latency-reversing agents (LRAs) alone has been ineffective in reducing HIV-1 reservoirs in people living with HIV-1 (PLWH) who are on antiretroviral therapy (ART), due to inefficiencies in reservoir reactivation and adaptive immune responses. However, NK cells activated with cytokines may be able to target HIV-1 reservoirs more effectively. To explore the therapeutic potential of NK cells, we expanded blood NK cells from multiple donors ex vivo into CD56brightCD16+ “eNK” cells using artificial antigen-presenting cells (aAPCs) expressing membrane-bound IL21. eNK cells express multiple activating receptors and are highly cytotoxic against specific target cells. They can also kill HIV-infected CD4+ T cells via antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) using broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) against HIV-1 Env gp120/gp41. Notably, eNK cells from PLWH on ART efficiently killed autologous HIV-1+ T cells reactivated by a combination of vorinostat (SAHA) and IL-15 or an IL-15 superagonist (N-803), as evidenced by declines in proviral load, inducible HIV-1 mRNA, and virus release. Adoptive immunotherapy with eNK cells combined with LRA treatment thus presents a promising strategy to reduce the latent HIV-1 reservoir in PLWH.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE312273 | GEO | 2025/12/29

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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