High IL-10 production by aged AIDS patients is related to high frequency of Tr-1 phenotype and low in vitro viral replication
Abstract This work aims to elucidate the effects of age and HIV-1 infection on the frequency and function of T cell subsets in response to HIV-specific and non-specific stimuli. As compared with the younger AIDS group, the frequencies of naive and central memory T cells were significantly lower in a...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) Fla.), 2012-10, Vol.145 (1), p.31-43 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Abstract This work aims to elucidate the effects of age and HIV-1 infection on the frequency and function of T cell subsets in response to HIV-specific and non-specific stimuli. As compared with the younger AIDS group, the frequencies of naive and central memory T cells were significantly lower in aged AIDS patients. Although there was also a dramatic loss of classical CD4+ FoxP3+ CD25+ Treg cells in this patient group, high frequencies of IL-10-producing CD4+ FoxP3− T cells were observed. In our system, the increased production of IL-10 in aged AIDS patients was mainly derived from Env-specific CD4+ FoxP3− CD152+ T cells. Interestingly, while the blockade of IL-10 activity by monoclonal antibody clearly enhanced the release of IL-6 and IL-1β by Env-stimulated PBMC cultures from aged AIDS patients, this monoclonal antibody enhanced in vitro HIV-1-replication. In conclusion, HIV infection and aging undoubtedly contribute synergistically to a complex immune dysfunction in T cell compartment of HAART-treated older HIV-infected individuals. |
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ISSN: | 1521-6616 1521-7035 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.clim.2012.08.002 |