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
HLA Class I-Restricted T-Cell Responses May Contribute to the Control of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection, but Such Responses Are Not Always Necessary for Long-Term Virus Control
Emu B, Sinclair E, Hatano H, Ferre A, Shacklett B, Martin JN, McCune JM, Deeks SG. HLA Class I-Restricted T-Cell Responses May Contribute to the Control of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection, but Such Responses Are Not Always Necessary for Long-Term Virus Control. Journal Of Virology 2008, 82: 5398-5407. PMID: 18353945, PMCID: PMC2395228, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02176-07.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell responsesHLA class IElite controllersT cellsViremic controllersVirus controlClass IInterleukin-2HIV-specific T-cell responsesT cell-mediated controlUndetectable HIV RNA levelsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHLA class I allelesProtective class IHIV RNA levelsHLA class I polymorphismImmunodeficiency virus infectionLong-term virus controlCell-mediated controlHuman immunodeficiency virusClass I allelesClass I polymorphismAntiretroviral therapyHIV controllersHIV transmission