Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450000, China.
The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450000, China.
AIDS Res Ther. 2024 Feb 13;21(1):10. doi: 10.1186/s12981-023-00589-x.
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a highly dangerous infectious disease caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), a virus that attacks the human immune system. To explore the correlation between intestinal fungal community and immune function (Immune cells and inflammatory factors) in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The feces and blood samples were collected from two groups of subjects: PLWHA and healthy controls. High-throughput sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer 1, flow cytometry, and ELISA were performed to analyze the differences and correlations between fungal microbiota, cellular immune status and serum inflammatory factors in the two groups. There were significant differences in the composition of fungal microbiota between the two groups. The relative abundance of Candida, Bjerkandera, and Xeromyces in PLWHA was significantly higher than that of healthy volunteers (P < 0.01), while the relative abundance of Mycospaerella, Xeroxysium, Penicillium, and Glomerella in PLWHA was significantly lower than that of healthy volunteers. The correlation analysis results show that Mycospaerella and Xeromyces are significantly positively correlated with CD4/CD8 T cells and the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-4. On the other hand, Candida was positively correlated with pro-inflammatory factors negatively correlated with CD4/CD8 T cells and the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-4, while it is positively correlated with pro-inflammatory cytokines. The significant increase in the relative abundance of Candida may be one of the important causes of intestinal damage in PLWHA. The results of this study contribute to the understanding of the relationship between fungal microbiota structure and immune function in the gut ecology of PLWHA.
获得性免疫缺陷综合征(AIDS)是一种由人类免疫缺陷病毒(HIV)引起的高度危险的传染病,这种病毒会攻击人体的免疫系统。本研究旨在探讨人类免疫缺陷病毒(HIV)感染者/艾滋病患者(PLWHA)肠道真菌群落与免疫功能(免疫细胞和炎症因子)之间的相关性。采集了两组研究对象(PLWHA 和健康对照者)的粪便和血液样本。通过对内部转录间隔区 1 进行高通量测序、流式细胞术和 ELISA 分析,比较两组间真菌微生物群落、细胞免疫状态和血清炎症因子的差异及相关性。两组间真菌微生物群落组成存在显著差异。PLWHA 中 Candida、Bjerkandera 和 Xeromyces 的相对丰度显著高于健康志愿者(P<0.01),而 Mycospaerella、Xeroxysium、Penicillium 和 Glomerella 的相对丰度显著低于健康志愿者。相关性分析结果表明,Mycospaerella 和 Xeromyces 与 CD4/CD8 T 细胞和抗炎细胞因子 IL-4 呈显著正相关,而 Candida 与促炎因子呈正相关,与 CD4/CD8 T 细胞和抗炎细胞因子 IL-4 呈负相关,而与促炎因子呈正相关。Candida 相对丰度的显著增加可能是 PLWHA 肠道损伤的重要原因之一。本研究结果有助于了解 PLWHA 肠道生态中真菌微生物群落结构与免疫功能的关系。