2011
A Low T Regulatory Cell Response May Contribute to Both Viral Control and Generalized Immune Activation in HIV Controllers
Hunt PW, Landay AL, Sinclair E, Martinson JA, Hatano H, Emu B, Norris PJ, Busch MP, Martin JN, Brooks C, McCune JM, Deeks SG. A Low T Regulatory Cell Response May Contribute to Both Viral Control and Generalized Immune Activation in HIV Controllers. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e15924. PMID: 21305005, PMCID: PMC3031543, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell activation levelsT cell responsesHigh T-cell activation levelsHIV-specific T-cell responsesRegulatory cell responsesHIV controllersImmune activationCell responsesCMV-specific T cellsT regulatory (Treg) cell responsesTreatment-mediated viral suppressionEffective adaptive immune responseCMV-specific CD4Generalized immune activationHIV-specific CD4Lower Treg frequenciesNon-AIDS morbiditiesT cell frequenciesT cell lossT-cell depletionT cell dysfunctionAbsence of therapyActivation levelsAdaptive immune responsesDevelopment of vaccines
2008
Relationship between T Cell Activation and CD4+ T Cell Count in HIV-Seropositive Individuals with Undetectable Plasma HIV RNA Levels in the Absence of Therapy
Hunt PW, Brenchley J, Sinclair E, McCune JM, Roland M, Shafer K, Hsue P, Emu B, Krone M, Lampiris H, Douek D, Martin JN, Deeks SG. Relationship between T Cell Activation and CD4+ T Cell Count in HIV-Seropositive Individuals with Undetectable Plasma HIV RNA Levels in the Absence of Therapy. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2008, 197: 126-133. PMID: 18171295, PMCID: PMC3466592, DOI: 10.1086/524143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUndetectable plasma HIV RNA levelsT cell activationPlasma HIV RNA levelsHIV RNA levelsHIV-negative subjectsHigh LPS levelsCell activationCell countAntiretroviral therapyLPS levelsHigh T-cell activation levelsHIV-specific immune responsesT cell activation levelsUntreated human immunodeficiency virusPlasma lipopolysaccharide levelsRNA levelsHIV-seropositive individualsT-cell countsT cell lossHuman immunodeficiency virusAbsence of therapyActivation levelsCells/Measurable viremiaMucosal translocation