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ArticleJCI insight2022

Differential localization and limited cytotoxic potential of duodenal CD8+ T cells.

Leonard Mvaya, Trevor Khaba, Agness E Lakudzala, Thandeka Nkosi, Ndaru Jambo, Innocent Kadwala, Anstead Kankwatira, Priyanka D Patel, Melita A Gordon, Tonney S Nyirenda and 2 more

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Article in JCI insight, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Leonard MvayaMalawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi.
Trevor KhabaHIV Pathogenesis Programme, Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Agness E LakudzalaMalawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi.
Thandeka NkosiAfrica Health Research Institute, Durban, South Africa.
Ndaru JamboMalawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi.
Innocent KadwalaMalawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi.
Anstead KankwatiraMalawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi.
Priyanka D PatelMalawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi.
Melita A GordonMalawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi.
Tonney S NyirendaMalawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi.
Kondwani C JamboMalawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi.
Zaza M NdhlovuHIV Pathogenesis Programme, Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
University of Liverpool · GBAfrica Health Research Institute · ZARagon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard · USUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal · ZA

Funding

Epigenetic Control of CD8 T-Cell Differentiation in Human Lymph NodesR01AI145305 · NIAID · KWAZULU-NATAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE TB-HIV · PI NDHLOVU, ZAZA MTINE · 2019 to 2023
$715k
Howard Hughes Medical Institute 55008743Medical Research Council MRC/K021222/01Medical Research Council MR/T008822/1NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI145305Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 105831/Z/14/ZWellcome Trust 107752/Z/15/ZWellcome Trust 206545/Z/17/ZWellcome Trust 218347/Z/19/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The duodenum is a major site of HIV persistence during suppressive antiretroviral therapy despite harboring abundant tissue-resident memory (Trm) CD8+ T cells. The role of duodenal Trm CD8+ T cells in viral control is still not well defined. We examined the spatial localization, phenotype, and function of CD8+ T cells in the human duodenal tissue from people living with HIV (PLHIV) and healthy controls. We found that Trm (CD69+CD103hi) cells were the predominant CD8+ T cell population in the duodenum. Immunofluorescence imaging of the duodenal tissue revealed that CD103+CD8+ T cells were localized in the intraepithelial region, while CD103-CD8+ T cells and CD4+ T cells were mostly localized in the lamina propria (LP). Furthermore, HIV-specific CD8+ T cells were enriched in the CD69+CD103-/lo population. However, the duodenal HIV-specific CD8+ Trm cells rarely expressed canonical molecules for potent cytolytic function (perforin and granzyme B) but were more polyfunctional than those from peripheral blood. Taken together, our results show that duodenal CD8+ Trm cells possess limited perforin-mediated cytolytic potential and are spatially separated from HIV-susceptible LP CD4+ T cells. This could contribute to HIV persistence in the duodenum and provides critical information for the design of cure therapies.

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HIVAdultCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesDuodenumFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansImmunologic MemoryLymphocyte ActivationLymphocyte CountMaleAIDS/HIVCellular immune responseImmunologyT cells

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PMID35132966
PMCPMC8855799
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