Perturbation of CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell repertoires during progression to AIDS and regulation of the CD4+ repertoire during antiviral therapy
Perturbation of CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell repertoires during progression to AIDS and regulation of the CD4+ repertoire during antiviral therapy
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DOI:
10.1038/nm0298-215
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发表时间:
1998-02-01
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影响因子:
82.9
通讯作者:
Debré, P
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作者:
Gorochov, G;Neumann, AU;Debré, P
The T-cell antigen receptor (TCR) repertoire was studied longitudinally by analyzing the varying lengths of the beta chain CDR3 hypervariable region during the course of HIV-1 infection and following combination antiretroviral therapy. Drastic restrictions in CD8(+) T-cell repertoire usage were found at all stages of natural progression and persisted during the first six months of treatment. In contrast, significant CD4(+) T-cell repertoire perturbations were not found in early stages of infection but correlated with progression to AIDS. Out of ten patients presenting with pretreatment perturbations, normalization of the CD4(+) repertoire was observed in eight good responders, but not in two cases of unsuccessful therapy. These results indicate that, besides CD4(+) cell count rise, an efficient control of HIV replication may allow qualitative modifications of the CD4(+) repertoire balance.