Longitudinal changes in CD4+ T cell antigen receptor diversity and naive/memory cell phenotype during 9 to 26 months of antiretroviral therapy of HIV-infected patients.
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses
; 16(17): 1877-86, 2000 Nov 20.
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ABSTRACT
Although skewing of the CD4+ TCR repertoire in advanced HIV infection is well documented, increases in polyclonality during antiretroviral therapy have been less consistently observed. Ten patients, each with documented abnormalities within the CD4+ TCR repertoire, were studied by CDR3 spectratyping, semiquantitative PCR, and SSCP during 9-26 months of therapy. Naive and memory cell phenotypes were analyzed by flow cytometry. Six of 10 patients showed increased polyclonality of their TCR repertoires, 1 showed no change, and 3 showed increased TCR skewing, despite suppressed viral replication. Overall, there was no significant change in the percentage of abnormal BV subfamilies (from a mean of 25.5 to 17.1%) or the percentage of naive CD4+ T cells (from a mean of 18 to 25%). Further, progression of TCR repertoire disruptions was observed in some patients even with suppression of plasma viral RNA below 500 copies/ml. Although a spectrum of changes may be seen within the CD4+ TCR repertoire in the setting of antiretroviral therapy, increases in polyclonality are observed in some patients.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Receptores de Antígenos de Linfocitos T
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Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos
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Infecciones por VIH
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Inhibidores de la Transcriptasa Inversa
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Fármacos Anti-VIH
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Memoria Inmunológica
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses
Asunto de la revista:
SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS)
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos