Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada.
British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6, Canada.
Viruses. 2022 Dec 31;15(1):128. doi: 10.3390/v15010128.
The greatest HIV-1 genetic diversity is found in West/Central Africa due to the pandemic’s origins in this region, but this diversity remains understudied. We characterized HIV-1 subtype diversity (from both sub-genomic and full-genome viral sequences), drug resistance and coreceptor usage in 103 predominantly (90%) antiretroviral-naive individuals living with HIV-1 in Ghana. Full-genome HIV-1 subtyping confirmed the circulating recombinant form CRF02_AG as the dominant (53.9%) subtype in the region, with the complex recombinant 06_cpx (4%) present as well. Unique recombinants, most of which were mosaics containing CRF02_AG and/or 06_cpx, made up 37% of sequences, while “pure” subtypes were rare (<6%). Pretreatment resistance to at least one drug class was observed in 17% of the cohort, with NNRTI resistance being the most common (12%) and INSTI resistance being relatively rare (2%). CXCR4-using HIV-1 sequences were identified in 23% of participants. Overall, our findings advance our understanding of HIV-1 molecular epidemiology in Ghana. Extensive HIV-1 genetic diversity in the region appears to be fueling the ongoing creation of novel recombinants, the majority CRF02_AG-containing, in the region. The relatively high prevalence of pretreatment NNRTI resistance but low prevalence of INSTI resistance supports the use of INSTI-based first-line regimens in Ghana.
由于该地区是艾滋病大流行的起源地,因此在西非和中非发现了最大的 HIV-1 遗传多样性,但对这种多样性的研究仍然不足。我们对加纳 103 名主要(90%)未经抗逆转录病毒治疗的 HIV-1 感染者的 HIV-1 亚型多样性(来自亚基因组和全长病毒序列)、耐药性和核心受体使用情况进行了描述。全长 HIV-1 亚型分型证实,流行重组形式 CRF02_AG 是该地区的主要(53.9%)亚型,复杂重组 06_cpx(4%)也存在。独特的重组体,其中大多数是包含 CRF02_AG 和/或 06_cpx 的嵌合体,占序列的 37%,而“纯”亚型很少(<6%)。在该队列中,有 17%的患者至少对一种药物类别存在预处理耐药性,其中最常见的是 NNRTI 耐药(12%),而 INSTI 耐药相对较少(2%)。在 23%的参与者中发现了使用 CXCR4 的 HIV-1 序列。总的来说,我们的研究结果加深了对加纳 HIV-1 分子流行病学的理解。该地区 HIV-1 遗传多样性广泛,似乎正在推动该地区新型重组体的不断产生,其中大多数含有 CRF02_AG。预处理 NNRTI 耐药率相对较高,但 INSTI 耐药率较低,支持加纳使用基于 INSTI 的一线治疗方案。
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