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ArticlePloS one2009

TGF-beta and IL-10 production by HIV-specific CD8+ T cells is regulated by CTLA-4 signaling on CD4+ T cells.

Mohamed Elrefaei, Candace M Burke, Chris A R Baker, Norman G Jones, Stephanie Bousheri, David R Bangsberg, Huyen Cao

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Article in PloS one, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mohamed ElrefaeiCalifornia Department of Public Health, Richmond, California, USA.
Candace M Burke
Chris A R Baker
Norman G Jones
Stephanie Bousheri
David R Bangsberg
Huyen Cao
California Department of Public Health · USMassachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

TB PREVENTION AND HIV IN THE HOMELESS--AN INTERVENTIONR01MH054907 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI BANGSBERG, DAVID ROY · 1995 to 2014
$20.7M
HIV-1 Fusion CoreceptorsR01AI043885 · NIAID · HENRY M. JACKSON FDN FOR THE ADV MIL/MED · PI BRODER, CHRISTOPHER C · 1998 to 2008
$1.8M
HIV-1 Fusion CoreceptorsR21AI043885 · NIAID · HENRY M. JACKSON FDN FOR THE ADV MIL/MED · PI BRODER, CHRISTOPHER · 2003 to 2003
$299k
Suppressor CD8+ T cells in HIV infectionF32AI071772 · NIAID · PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION ENTERPRISES · PI ELREFAEI, MOHAMED M · 2007 to 2009
$116k
NIAID NIH HHS AI43885NIAID NIH HHS AI71772NIAID NIH HHS F32 AI071772NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI043885NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI043885NIMH NIH HHS MH54907NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH054907
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune dysregulation in HIV-1 infection is associated with increased expression of inhibitory molecules such as CTLA-4, TGF-beta, and IL-10. In this study we examined one potential mechanism for regulating TGF-beta and IL-10 expression by HIV-specific suppressor CD8+ T cells. No overlap between TGF-beta, IL-10, and IFN-gamma cytokine production by HIV-specific CD8+ T cells was observed. TGF-beta positive and IL-10 positive cells were FOXP3 negative, CD25 negative, and displayed a heterogeneous surface expression of CD127. TGF-beta and IL-10 positive CD8+ T cells did not express CTLA-4. Nevertheless, CTLA-4 blockade resulted in a significant decrease in HIV-specific TGF-beta positive and IL-10 positive CD8+ T cell responses, and a concomitant increase in HIV-specific IFN-gamma positive CD8+ T cell responses. Depletion of CD4+ T cells abrogated the impact of CTLA-4 on HIV-specific TGF-beta positive and IL-10 positive CD8+ T cells. Our study suggests that CTLA-4 Signaling on CD4+ T cells regulates the inhibitory functions of the HIV-specific suppressor CD8+ T cells.

Indexed as

Antigens, CDCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCTLA-4 AntigenHIV-1HumansImmunophenotypingInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaSignal TransductionSpecies SpecificityTransforming Growth Factor betaAntigens, CDCTLA-4 AntigenCTLA4 protein, humanInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaTransforming Growth Factor beta

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PMID20016783
PMCPMC2791208
OpenAlexW2105281034

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