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JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
卷 191, 期 5, 页码 694-701出版社
UNIV CHICAGO PRESS
DOI: 10.1086/427516
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- NIAID NIH HHS [AI4374, AI054366] Funding Source: Medline
Immune activation is thought to play a major role in the pathogenesis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This effect may be particularly relevant in Africa, where endemic coinfections may contribute to disease progression, perhaps as a consequence of enhanced immune activation. We investigated the expression of CD38 and human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR on T cells in 168 HIV-seropositive volunteers in Uganda. We observed higher levels of CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cell activation in Uganda, compared with those reported in previous studies from Western countries. Coexpression of CD38 and HLA-DR on both CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cell subsets was directly correlated with viral load and inversely correlated with CD4(+) T cell counts. In antiretroviral therapy (ART) naive volunteers, viral load and CD4(+) T cell count had stronger associations with CD8(+) and CD4(+) T cell activation, respectively. Virus suppression by ART was associated with a reduction in T cell activation, with a stronger observed effect on reducing CD8(+) compared with CD4(+) T cell activation. The presence of coinfection was associated with increased CD4(+) T cell activation but, interestingly, not with increased CD8(+) T cell activation. Our results suggest that distinct mechanisms differentially drive activation in CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cell subsets, which may impact the clinical prognostic values of T cell activation in HIV infection.
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