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Peripheral Vγ9Vδ2 T Cells Are a Novel Reservoir of Latent HIV Infection.
- Source :
- PLoS Pathogens; 10/16/2015, Vol. 11 Issue 10, p1-18, 18p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Eradication of HIV infection will require the identification of all cellular reservoirs that harbor latent infection. Despite low or lack of CD4 receptor expression on Vδ2 T cells, infection of these cells has previously been reported. We found that upregulation of the CD4 receptor may render primary Vδ2 cells target for HIV infection in vitro and we propose that HIV-induced immune activation may allow infection of γδ T cells in vivo. We assessed the presence of latent HIV infection by measurements of DNA and outgrowth assays within Vδ2 cells in 18 aviremic patients on long-standing antiretroviral therapy. In 14 patients we recovered latent but replication-competent HIV from highly purified Vδ2 cells demonstrating that peripheral Vδ2 T cells are a previously unrecognized reservoir in which latent HIV infection is unexpectedly frequent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- T cells
HIV infections
CD4 antigen
HIV
PATHOGENIC microorganisms
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15537366
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- PLoS Pathogens
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 110393235
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005201