PMID- 32780519 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210618 LR - 20230124 IS - 1600-6143 (Electronic) IS - 1600-6135 (Print) IS - 1600-6135 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 5 DP - 2021 May TI - Everolimus, an mTORC1/2 inhibitor, in ART-suppressed individuals who received solid organ transplantation: A prospective study. PG - 1765-1779 LID - 10.1111/ajt.16244 [doi] AB - Pharmacologic inhibition of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) in the setting of renal transplantation has previously been associated with lower human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) DNA burden, and in vitro studies suggest that mTOR inhibition may lead to HIV transcriptional silencing. Because prospective clinical trials are lacking, we conducted an open-label, single-arm study to determine the impact of the broad mTOR inhibitor, everolimus, on residual HIV burden, transcriptional gene expression profiles, and immune responses in HIV-infected adult solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients on antiretroviral therapy. Whereas everolimus therapy did not have an overall effect on cell-associated HIV-1 DNA and RNA levels in the entire cohort, participants who maintained everolimus time-averaged trough levels >5 ng/mL during the first 2 months of therapy had significantly lower RNA levels up to 6 months after the cessation of study drug. Time-averaged everolimus trough levels significantly correlated with greater inhibition of mTOR gene pathway transcriptional activity. Everolimus treatment also led to decreased PD-1 expression on certain T cell subsets. These data support the rationale for further study of the effects of mTOR inhibition on HIV transcriptional silencing in non-SOT populations, either alone or in combination with other strategies. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02429869. CI - (c) 2020 The American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. FAU - Henrich, Timothy J AU - Henrich TJ AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6684-0622 AD - Division of Experimental Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. FAU - Schreiner, Corinna AU - Schreiner C AD - Division of Experimental Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. AD - Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany. FAU - Cameron, Cheryl AU - Cameron C AD - Department of Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. FAU - Hogan, Louise E AU - Hogan LE AD - Division of Experimental Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. FAU - Richardson, Brian AU - Richardson B AD - Department of Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. FAU - Rutishauser, Rachel L AU - Rutishauser RL AD - Division of Experimental Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. FAU - Deitchman, Amelia N AU - Deitchman AN AD - Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. FAU - Chu, Simon AU - Chu S AD - Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. FAU - Rogers, Rodney AU - Rogers R AD - Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. FAU - Thanh, Cassandra AU - Thanh C AD - Division of Experimental Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. FAU - Gibson, Erica A AU - Gibson EA AD - Division of Experimental Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. FAU - Zarinsefat, Arya AU - Zarinsefat A AD - Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. FAU - Bakkour, Sonia AU - Bakkour S AD - Vitalant Research Institute, San Francisco, California, USA. FAU - Aweeka, Francesca AU - Aweeka F AD - Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. FAU - Busch, Michael P AU - Busch MP AD - Vitalant Research Institute, San Francisco, California, USA. FAU - Liegler, Teri AU - Liegler T AD - Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases & Global Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. FAU - Baker, Christopher AU - Baker C AD - Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases & Global Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. FAU - Milush, Jeffrey AU - Milush J AD - Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases & Global Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. FAU - Deeks, Steven G AU - Deeks SG AD - Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases & Global Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. FAU - Stock, Peter G AU - Stock PG AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5806-0167 AD - Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. LA - eng SI - ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT02429869 GR - K23 AI134327/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - 109301/WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom GR - L30 AI147223/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 AI125222/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - K23AI134327/NIH/NIAID/ GR - P30 AI027763/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AI122862/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20200915 PL - United States TA - Am J Transplant JT - American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons JID - 100968638 RN - 0 (Immunosuppressive Agents) RN - 0 (Pharmaceutical Preparations) RN - 9HW64Q8G6G (Everolimus) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Everolimus/therapeutic use MH - Humans MH - Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use MH - Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 MH - *Organ Transplantation MH - *Pharmaceutical Preparations MH - Prospective Studies PMC - PMC9177122 MID - NIHMS1810885 OTO - NOTNLM OT - clinical research/practice OT - immunosuppressant - mechanistic target of rapamycin: everolimus OT - immunosuppression/immune modulation OT - infection and infectious agents - viral: human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) OT - infectious disease OT - organ transplantation in general OT - translational research/science EDAT- 2020/08/12 06:00 MHDA- 2021/06/22 06:00 PMCR- 2022/06/08 CRDT- 2020/08/12 06:00 PHST- 2020/06/30 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/05/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/07/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/08/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/06/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/08/12 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2022/06/08 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S1600-6135(22)08540-9 [pii] AID - 10.1111/ajt.16244 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Am J Transplant. 2021 May;21(5):1765-1779. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16244. Epub 2020 Sep 15.