Characterization of CD8+ T lymphocytes in chronic HIV-1 subtype A infection in Rwandan women
Characterization of CD8+ T lymphocytes in chronic HIV-1 subtype A infection in Rwandan women
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DOI:
10.1107/88
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发表时间:
2005-01-01
影响因子:
1.6
通讯作者:
Jolly, P. E.
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作者:
Jiang, Y.;Karita, E.;Jolly, P. E.
We examined CD8+ T lymphocyte characteristics in Rwandan women who have survived HIV-1 subtype A infection for 8-13 years without antiretroviral therapy. HIV-1 subtype A gag-specific IFN-gamma expressing CD8+ T lymphocytes were detectable in PBMC from 5 of 7 women and there was a strong positive association (r = 0.9262; p < 0.001) between these cells and plasma viral load. CD8+ T cells of these HIV-positive women produced more RANTES and MIP-1beta than cells from HIV-negative donors. However, extremely low levels of perforin (0.88 +/- 0.93%) were produced by CD8+ T lymphocytes from the infected women compared with HIV-negative controls (42.86 +/- 11.0%; p < 0.001). The percentages of CD8+CD45RA+perforin+ and CD8+CD45RA+CD27-lymphocytes were also much lower in the HIV-infected women compared with HIV-negative controls. Therefore, the inability of CD8+ T cells to control HIV may, in part, be dependent on insufficient generation of effectors from HIV-specific CD8+ T cells. Also, the lack of perforin in CD8+ T cells is linked with persistent CD27 expression, suggesting impaired maturation and impairment in cytolytic activity in chronic HIV-1 infection.