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High Number of Activated CD8+ T Cells Targeting HIV Antigens Are Present in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Acute HIV Infection.
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JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes . 5/1/2017, Vol. 75 Issue 1, p108-117. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Background: Central nervous system (CNS) infiltration by CD8+ T cells is associated with neuroinflammation in many neurodegenerative diseases, including HIV-associated dementia. However, the role of CD8+ T cells in the CNS during acute HIV infection (AHI) is unknown. Methods: We analyzed the phenotype, gene expression, T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire, and HIV specificity of CD8+ T cells in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of a unique cohort captured during the earliest stages of AHI (n = 26), chronic (n = 23), and uninfected (n = 8). Results: CSF CD8+ T cells were elevated in AHI compared with uninfected controls. The frequency of activated CSF CD8+ T cells positively correlated to CSF HIV RNA and to markers of CNS inflammation. In contrast, activated CSF CD8+ T cells during chronic HIV infection were associated with markers of neurological injury and microglial activation. CSF CD8+ T cells in AHI exhibited increased functional gene expression profiles associated with CD8+ T cells effector function, proliferation, and TCR signaling, a unique restricted TCR Vbeta repertoire and contained HIV-specific CD8+ T cells directed to unique HIV epitopes compared with the periphery. Conclusions: These results suggest that CSF CD8+ T cells in AHI expanding in the CNS are functional and directed against HIV antigens. These cells could thus play a beneficial role protective of injury seen in chronic HIV infection if combination antiretroviral therapy is initiated early. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15254135
- Volume :
- 75
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 122780990
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000001301