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Spatial Heterogeneity of Brain Lipids in SIV-Infected Macaques Treated with Antiretroviral Therapy.
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 2024 January 31
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection continues to promote neurocognitive impairment, mood disorders, and brain atrophy, even in the modern era of viral suppression. Brain lipids are vulnerable to HIV-associated energetic strain and may contribute to HIV-associated neurologic dysfunction due to alterations in lipid breakdown and structural lipid composition. HIV neuropathology is region dependent, yet there has not been comprehensive characterization of the spatial heterogeneity of brain lipids during infection that possibly impacts neurologic function. To address this gap, we evaluated the spatial lipid distribution using matrix laser desorption/ionization imaging mass spectrometry (MALDI-IMS) across four brain regions (parietal cortex, midbrain, thalamus, and temporal cortex), as well as the kidney for a peripheral tissue control, in a simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)-infected rhesus macaque treated with a course of antiretroviral therapies (ARTs). We assessed lipids indicative of fat breakdown [acylcarnitines (CARs)] and critical structural lipids [phosphatidylcholines (PCs) and phosphatidylethanolamines (PEs)] across fatty acid chain lengths and degrees of unsaturation. CARs with very long-chain, polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) were more abundant across all brain regions than shorter chain, saturated, or monounsaturated species. We observed distinct brain lipid distribution patterns for the CARs and PCs. However, no clear expression patterns emerged for PEs. Surprisingly, the kidney was nearly devoid of ions corresponding to PUFAs common in brain. PEs and PCs with PUFAs had little intensity and less density than other species, and only one CAR species was observed in kidney at high intensity. Overall, our study demonstrates the stark variation in structural phospholipids and lipid-energetic intermediates present in the virally suppressed SIV-macaque brain. These findings may be useful for identifying regional vulnerabilities to damage due to brain lipid changes in people with HIV.
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