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ArticleRetrovirology2013

Primary CD8+ T cells from elite suppressors effectively eliminate non-productively HIV-1 infected resting and activated CD4+ T cells.

Robert W Buckheit, Robert F Siliciano, Joel N Blankson

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Article in Retrovirology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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32 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Robert W BuckheitDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Robert F Siliciano
Joel N Blankson
Johns Hopkins Medicine · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · US

Funding

Vaccine Response and Immunotherapeutics SWGP30AI094189 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Richard E. Chaisson · 2012 to 2026
$67.0M
CD8+ T cell mediated inhibition of HIV-1 replication in Elite SuppressorsR01AI080328 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI BLANKSON, JOEL N · 2009 to 2012
$1.3M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIAID NIH HHS P30 AI094189NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI080328
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundElite controllers or suppressors have the remarkable capacity to maintain HIV-1 plasma RNA levels below the limit of detection of clinical assays (<50 copies/mL) without therapy and have a lower frequency of latently infected cells compared to chronic progressors. While it is unclear how this reduced seeding of the reservoir is achieved, it is possible that effective CTL responses play an in important role in limiting the size of the latent reservoir.

resultsHerein, we demonstrate that primary CD8+ T cells from HLA-B*57/5801 elite suppressors were able to efficiently eliminate resting and activated primary CD4+ T cells shortly after viral entry and prior to productive infection. CD8+ T cells from elite suppressors were significantly more effective at eliminating these cells than CD8+ T cells from chronic progressors.

conclusionsNonproductively infected CD4+ T cells may represent a subpopulation of cells that are precursors to latently infected cells; therefore, the effective elimination of these cells may partially explain why elite suppressors have a much lower frequency of latently infected cells compared to chronic progressors. Thus, a vaccine strategy that elicits early and potent CD8+ T cell responses may have the capacity to limit the seeding of the latent reservoir in HIV-1 infection.

Indexed as

CD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesHIV-1HIV InfectionsHIV Long-Term SurvivorsHLA-B AntigensHumansRNA, ViralT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicViral LoadHLA-B57 antigenHLA-B*58:01 antigenHLA-B AntigensRNA, Viral

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PMID23816179
PMCPMC3702406
OpenAlexW2095991079

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