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ArticleTrends in immunology2012

Pathogen-specific T cell depletion and reactivation of opportunistic pathogens in HIV infection.

Christof Geldmacher, Richard A Koup

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Article in Trends in immunology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Christof GeldmacherDivision of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical Center of University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany. geldmacher@lrz.uni-muenchen.de
Richard A Koup
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DENational Institutes of Health · US

Funding

Tfh and B cells in HIV/SIV pathogenesis and vaccinationZIAAI005015 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI KOUP, RICHARD A · 2009 to 2025
$24.1M
Testing of Blood Samples for Immune Response and Vaccine ResearchZIAAI005073 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI KOUP, RICHARD A · 2009 to 2025
$23.4M
HIV/SIV Replication In VivoZIAAI005014 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI KOUP, RICHARD A · 2009 to 2025
$22.7M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA AI005014Intramural NIH HHS ZIA AI005015
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During HIV infection, it is unclear why different opportunistic pathogens cause disease at different CD4 T cell count thresholds. Early work has shown that CD4 T cell depletion is influenced both by cellular activation status and expression of viral entry receptors. More recently, functional characteristics of the CD4 T cells, such as cytokine and chemokine production, have also been shown to influence cellular susceptibility to HIV. Here, we examine how functional differences in pathogen-specific CD4 T cells could lead to their differential loss during HIV infection. This may have implications for when different opportunistic infections occur, and a better understanding of the mechanisms for functional imprinting of antigen-specific T cells may lead to improvements in design of vaccines against HIV and opportunistic pathogens.

Indexed as

AIDS VaccinesAntigen-Presenting CellsHIV InfectionsHumansLymphocyte ActivationLymphocyte DepletionT-LymphocytesVirus InternalizationAIDS Vaccines

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PMID22398371
PMCPMC3348406
OpenAlexW1967267361

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