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Lapé Nixon M, Matud J, Yeh C, Prince HE. Evaluation of a multiplex bead-based screening assay for detection of binding antibodies to interferon-beta. J Neuroimmunol 2009; 210:104-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2009.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2009] [Revised: 03/02/2009] [Accepted: 03/06/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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To increase testing efficiency, a microsphere-based multianalyte immune detection (MAID) system was developed to measure serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgA recognizing two Bordetella pertussis antigens, pertussis toxin (PT) and filamentous hemagglutinin antigen (FHA). The assay was performed as two separate duplexes. One duplex measured IgG to PT and FHA, and the other measured IgA to PT and FHA. The two duplexes were then combined and analyzed as a tetraplex. The MAID system and an in-house enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) system were used to evaluate 100 sera from blood donors and 220 consecutive sera submitted for B. pertussis antibody testing. For both the MAID and ELISA systems, antibody levels were defined as increased if greater than the blood donor group 95th percentile value. The qualitative concordance rates between MAID and ELISA results for the 220 consecutively submitted sera were as follows: PT IgG, 99%; PT IgA, 94%; FHA IgG, 93%; FHA IgA, 94%. The overall concordance rate was 95% (836 of 880 result sets). For 29 of 44 (66%) discordant result sets, the discordant MAID result was supported by the MAID and ELISA results for other B. pertussis antibodies. The MAID and in-house ELISA systems were also used to evaluate 20 sera previously tested for pertussis antibodies at a pertussis vaccine research laboratory; MAID results for all four analytes did not significantly differ from results obtained by the research laboratory. These findings show that antibodies to B. pertussis antigens can be measured easily and accurately using a tetraplex microsphere system.
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- Harry E Prince
- Focus Diagnostics, 5785 Corporate Avenue, Cypress, CA 90630, USA.
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Ibarrondo FJ, Anton PA, Fuerst M, Ng HL, Wong JT, Matud J, Elliott J, Shih R, Hausner MA, Price C, Hultin LE, Hultin PM, Jamieson BD, Yang OO. Parallel human immunodeficiency virus type 1-specific CD8+ T-lymphocyte responses in blood and mucosa during chronic infection. J Virol 2005; 79:4289-97. [PMID: 15767429 PMCID: PMC1061549 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.79.7.4289-4297.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Gut-associated lymphoid tissue is the major reservoir of lymphocytes and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) replication in vivo, yet little is known about HIV-1-specific CD8+ T-lymphocyte (CTL) responses in this compartment. Here we assessed the breadth and magnitude of HIV-1-specific CTL in the peripheral blood and sigmoid colon mucosa of infected subjects not on antiretroviral therapy by enzyme-linked immunospot analysis with 53 peptide pools spanning all viral proteins. Comparisons of blood and mucosal CTL revealed that the magnitude of pool-specific responses is correlated within each individual (mean r2 = 0.82 +/- 0.04) and across all individuals (r2 = 0.75; P < 0.001). Overall, 85.1% of screened peptide pools yielded concordant negative or positive results between compartments. CTL targeting was also closely related between blood and mucosa, with Nef being the most highly targeted (mean of 2.4 spot-forming cells [SFC[/10(6) CD8+ T lymphocytes/amino acid [SFC/CD8/aa]), followed by Gag (1.5 SFC/CD8/aa). Finally, comparisons of peptide pool responses seen in both blood and mucosa (concordant positives) versus those seen only in one but not the other (discordant positives) showed that most discordant results were likely an artifact of responses being near the limit of detection. Overall, these results indicate that HIV-1-specific CTL responses in the blood mirror those seen in the mucosal compartment in natural chronic infection. For protective or immunotherapeutic vaccination, it will be important to determine whether immunity is elicited in the mucosa, which is a key site of initial infection and subsequent HIV-1 replication in vivo.
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- F Javier Ibarrondo
- UCLA AIDS Institute, Department of Medicine, Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Jamieson BD, Yang OO, Hultin L, Hausner MA, Hultin P, Matud J, Kunstman K, Killian S, Altman J, Kommander K, Korber B, Giorgi J, Wolinsky S. Epitope escape mutation and decay of human immunodeficiency virus type 1-specific CTL responses. J Immunol 2004; 171:5372-9. [PMID: 14607940 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.171.10.5372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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To investigate possible mechanisms behind HIV-1 escape from CTL, we performed detailed longitudinal analysis of Gag (SLYNTVATL)- and RT (ILKEPVHGV)-specific CTL responses and plasma epitope sequences in five individuals. Among those with CTL against consensus epitope sequences, epitope mutations developed over several years, invariably followed by decay of the CTL targeting the consensus epitopes. The maturation state of the CTL varied among individuals and appeared to affect the rate of epitope mutation and CTL decay, despite similar IFN-gamma production. Escape mutations were oligoclonal, suggesting fitness constraints. The timing of escape indicated that the net selective advantage of escape mutants was slight, further underscoring the importance of understanding factors determining selective pressure and viral fitness in vivo. Our data show surprisingly consistent decay of CTL responses after epitope escape mutation and provide insight into potential mechanisms for both immune failure and shifting CTL specificities.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Amino Acid Sequence
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/pathology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/virology
- Cell Differentiation/genetics
- Cell Differentiation/immunology
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic/genetics
- Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/genetics
- Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/immunology
- Evolution, Molecular
- Gene Products, gag/genetics
- Gene Products, gag/immunology
- Gene Products, pol/genetics
- Gene Products, pol/immunology
- Genetic Variation/immunology
- HIV Seropositivity/genetics
- HIV Seropositivity/immunology
- HIV Seropositivity/virology
- HIV-1/genetics
- HIV-1/immunology
- Humans
- Interferon-gamma/biosynthesis
- Lymphocyte Count
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Peptide Fragments/genetics
- Peptide Fragments/immunology
- Phylogeny
- Sequence Alignment
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/pathology
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/virology
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Affiliation(s)
- Beth D Jamieson
- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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Killian MS, Monteiro J, Matud J, Hultin LE, Hausner MA, Yang OO, Gregersen PK, Detels R, Giorgi JV, Jamieson BD. Persistent alterations in the T-cell repertoires of HIV-1-infected and at-risk uninfected men. AIDS 2004; 18:161-70. [PMID: 15075532 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200401230-00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We examined the association between immunogenic exposure and T-cell receptor (TCR) diversity to more clearly assess the impact of HIV-1 infection on the T-cell repertoire. METHODS : To estimate the extent of T-cell clonality attributable to HIV-1 infection, we evaluated T-cell repertoires in low-risk and at-risk seronegative men and HIV-1 seropositive men by assessment of T-cell receptor beta-chain (TCR beta) complimentary determining region 3 (CDR3) lengths. RESULTS The frequency of T-cell clonality in both HIV-1 infected and at-risk uninfected men was elevated in comparison to low-risk uninfected men. Among low-risk and at-risk seronegative, and HIV-1 seropositive men, clonal expansions were present in 3, 8, and 10% of CD4+ CDR3 lengths, and 18, 22, and 28% of CD8+ CDR3 lengths respectively. In addition, the longitudinal conservation of clonal expansions was observed in at-risk seronegative men. Based on comparisons to at-risk seronegative men, we estimate that at-risk seropositive men with chronic HIV-1 infection exhibit a 27% increase in the number of expanded CD8+ CDR3 lengths. CONCLUSION These findings provide an approximation of the magnitude of the T-cell response in individuals undergoing chronic HIV-1 infection and demonstrate a significant association between the history of immunogenic challenge and the magnitude of clonality within the T-cell repertoire. In addition, these findings underscore the necessity of selecting controls with similar antigenic exposure histories when investigating T-cell dynamics in HIV-infected individuals.
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- M Scott Killian
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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Al-Samarrai H, Matud J, Wiesenthal K, Atiyah P, Bruchet A, Suffet IH. Sensory evaluation of the odors produced during bromophenol formation using a multi-level statistical model. Water Sci Technol 2004; 49:241-248. [PMID: 15237631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In response to reports of medicinal taste and odor problems in suburban Paris, a lab scale study was conducted to investigate the contribution of different water quality parameters--pH, phenol, bromide, chlorine, temperature and dissolved oxygen levels--on bromophenol medicinal odor formation using the Flavor Profile Analysis (FPA) method. A study of six parameters at 2 levels (64 experiments) analyzed by the FPA method suggests that chlorine at high concentration is more important as a controlling agent than phenol under similar conditions and the ratio of HOBr:Phenol and the time for reaction will control subsequent brominated products of reaction. Results from a three-level statistical model indicate that high pH was associated with lower odor intensities, whereas high levels of chlorine, phenol and temperature were associated with high odor intensities. Potential worst case scenarios of water quality conditions were determined for evaluation by chemical identification and kinetics.
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- H Al-Samarrai
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772, USA.
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Shacklett BL, Yang O, Hausner MA, Elliott J, Hultin L, Price C, Fuerst M, Matud J, Hultin P, Cox C, Ibarrondo J, Wong JT, Nixon DF, Anton PA, Jamieson BD. Optimization of methods to assess human mucosal T-cell responses to HIV infection. J Immunol Methods 2003; 279:17-31. [PMID: 12969544 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1759(03)00255-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The majority of HIV-1 infections occur via sexual transmission at mucosal epithelia lining the vagina, cervix or rectum. Mucosal tissues also serve as viral reservoirs. However, our knowledge of human mucosal T-cell responses is limited. There is a need for reliable, sensitive, and reproducible methods for assessing mucosal immunity. Here we report on the collaborative efforts of two laboratories to optimize methods for processing, culturing, and analyzing mucosal lymphocytes. Rectal biopsy tissue was obtained by flexible sigmoidoscopy, which is rapid, minimally invasive, and well tolerated. Of the four methods compared for isolating mucosal mononuclear cells (MMC), collagenase digestion reproducibly yielded the most lymphocytes (4-7 x 10(6)). Furthermore, 0.5-1 x 10(6) MMC could be polyclonally expanded to yield 17 x 10(6) CD8+ T cells allowing mapping of responses to overlapping peptides spanning the HIV-1 genome using IFN-gamma enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISpot). Expansion also reduced the spontaneous IFN-gamma production normally detected in fresh MMC. Piperacillin-tazobactam and amphotericin B reduced contamination of MMC cultures to 4%. Taken together, these methods will be useful for studies of mucosal immunity to HIV-1 and other pathogens during natural infection and following vaccination.
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- Barbara L Shacklett
- Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Yang OO, Boscardin WJ, Matud J, Hausner MA, Hultin LE, Hultin PM, Shih R, Ferbas J, Siegal FP, Shodell M, Shearer GM, Grene E, Carrington M, O'Brien S, Price CB, Detels R, Jamieson BD, Giorgi JV. Immunologic profile of highly exposed yet HIV type 1-seronegative men. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2002; 18:1051-65. [PMID: 12396457 DOI: 10.1089/08892220260235416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The host immune factors that determine susceptibility to HIV-1 infection are poorly understood. We compared multiple immunologic parameters in three groups of HIV-1-seronegative men: 14 highly exposed (HR10), 7 previously reported possibly to have sustained transient infection (PTI), and a control group of 14 low risk blood bank donors (BB). Virus-specific cellular immune assays were performed for CD4(+) T helper cell responses, CD8(+) cytotoxic T lymphocyte activity, CD8(+) cell chemokine release, and CD8(+) cell-derived antiviral soluble factor activity. General immune parameters evaluated included CCR5 genotype and phenotype, interferon alpha production by PBMCs, leukocyte subset analysis, and detailed T lymphocyte phenotyping. Comparisons revealed no detectable group-specific differences in measures of virus-specific immunity. However, the HR10 group differed from the BB group in several general immune parameters, having higher absolute monocyte counts, higher absolute CD8(+) T cell counts and percentages, lower naive and higher terminal effector CD8(+) cells, and lower levels of CD28(+)CD8(+) cells. These changes were not associated with seropositivity for other chronic viral infections. The PTI men appeared to have normal levels of monocytes and slightly elevated levels of CD8(+) T cells (also with increased effector and decreased naive cells). Although we cannot entirely exclude the contribution of other chronic viral infections, these findings suggest that long-lived systemic cellular antiviral immunity as detected by our assays is not a common mechanism for resistance to infection, and that resistance may be multifactorial. General immune parameters reflected by CD8(+) T cell levels and activation, and monocyte concentrations may affect the risk of infection with HIV-1, and/or serve as markers of exposure.
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- Otto O Yang
- Department of Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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T-cell receptor diversity enables the cellular immune response to recognize a broad range of viral and other pathogenic agents. An increasingly common method of characterizing T-cell receptor diversity and usage in response to antigenic challenges involves the identification of clonal expansions by PCR amplification of the CDR3 region of distinct TCRVbeta families. Though clonal expansions often appear evident upon visual inspection of the results, a systematic method is needed for the valid enumeration of these expansions. Here, we describe a novel analysis method, termed the MaGiK method, for systematically identifying and enumerating clonal T-cell expansions and for applying the results to investigations of the T-cell receptor repertoire.
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- M Scott Killian
- Department of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
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Anton PA, Elliott J, Poles MA, McGowan IM, Matud J, Hultin LE, Grovit-Ferbas K, Mackay CR, Giorgi JV. Enhanced levels of functional HIV-1 co-receptors on human mucosal T cells demonstrated using intestinal biopsy tissue. AIDS 2000; 14:1761-5. [PMID: 10985313 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200008180-00011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine compartmental differences in co-receptor expression on CD4 lymphocytes between blood and gut using endoscopic biopsies. DESIGN Mucosal and peripheral CD4 T cells from healthy controls were compared for co-receptor expression and vulnerability to infection by HIV-1. METHODS Expression of CCR5 and CXCR4 was quantified by flow cytometry on isolated mucosal CD4 lymphocytes obtained from endoscopic biopsies and blood from healthy controls. Vulnerability to in vitro infection by both R5 and X4 strains was assessed by measuring p24. RESULTS Biopsies yielded sufficient lymphocytes for flow cytometric characterization and infectivity studies. The percentage of mucosal CD4 T lymphocytes that expressed CCR5 and the per cell expression of CCR5 were both significantly increased compared with that in peripheral blood CD4 T lymphocytes. CXCR4 was expressed on the majority of CD4 lymphocytes in both compartments. In vitro infection of mucosal mononuclear cells supported greater viral replication of both R5 and X4 strains than peripheral blood mononuclear cells. CONCLUSIONS Enhanced expression of CXCR4 and CCR5 on CD4 lymphocytes in normal intestinal mucosa predicts increased vulnerability to infection by both R5 and X4 HIV-1. Endoscopic biopsies provide a useful mucosal tissue sampling technique to identify compartmental immunologic differences that may be exploited by HIV-1 in establishing initial mucosal infection.
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- P A Anton
- Center for HIV and Digestive Diseases, Division of Digestive Diseases, UCLA AIDS Institute, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
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BACKGROUND Elevated serum cholesterol levels play an important role in the development of coronary artery disease. Previous studies have suggested that nut consumption benefits lipid profile. Pistachio nuts are widely available, inexpensive and frequently consumed by the general population. OBJECTIVE To determine whether substituting 20% of the daily caloric intake in the form of pistachio nuts will improve the lipid profiles of humans with primary, moderate hypercholesterolemia. DESIGN Controlled, randomized crossover design. SETTING Outpatient dietary modification, counseling and blood analysis. PATIENTS Ten patients with moderate hypercholesterolemia. INTERVENTION Three weeks of dietary modification with 20% caloric intake from pistachio nuts. MEASUREMENTS Body weight, blood pressure, total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and triglycerides were monitored. Lipid profiles were analyzed prior to, during and after dietary modification. RESULTS After three weeks, there was a decrease in total cholesterol (p<0.04), an increase in HDL (p<0.09), a decrease in the total cholesterol/HDL ratio (p<0.01) and a decrease in the LDL/HDL ratio (p<0.02). Triglycerides and LDL levels decreased, but not significantly. Body weight and blood pressure remained constant throughout the study. CONCLUSIONS Results suggest that eating pistachio nuts instead of other dietary fat calories can improve lipid profiles, thereby decreasing coronary risk. Further studies will be required to confirm these results and to determine the mechanism of this effect.
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- K Edwards
- Nephrology Division, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Giorgi JV, Majchrowicz MA, Johnson TD, Hultin P, Matud J, Detels R. Immunologic effects of combined protease inhibitor and reverse transcriptase inhibitor therapy in previously treated chronic HIV-1 infection. AIDS 1998; 12:1833-44. [PMID: 9792384 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199814000-00015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of combination protease and reverse transcriptase inhibitor therapy in correcting HIV-1-induced lymphocyte subset abnormalities in previously treated adults. DESIGN A 48-week observational study of lymphocyte subsets in 12 participants in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study who were already taking at least one reverse transcriptase inhibitor and added a protease inhibitor to their treatment regimen. Comparison groups were HIV-seronegative homosexual men, HIV-seronegative heterosexual men, and homosexual HIV-1-infected men who were long-term non-progressors. METHODS Three-color immunofluorescence and monoclonal antibodies were used to assess HIV-1-induced lymphocyte subset alterations related to immune deficiency and immune activation. Plasma HIV-1 RNA levels were monitored to assess suppression of viral replication. RESULTS CD4+ cell counts significantly increased and lymphocyte activation measured as CD38 and HLA-DR expression on CD8+ T cells significantly decreased by 48 weeks. CD4+ cell values remained abnormal even in those who were fully suppressed. Some T-cell activation markers decreased to levels observed in long-term non-progressors. The increase in CD4+ T-cell numbers reached a plateau by week 24, but the increase in resting HLA-DR- CD38-T cells was sustained through week 48. Proportions of CD45RA+ CD62L-selectin+ and CD28+ CD4+ T-cell subsets and Fas expression were not abnormal at baseline compared with seronegative homosexual controls. CONCLUSIONS The most significant impact of suppression of viral replication was reversal of T-cell activation. However, normalization of lymphocyte subset perturbations associated with chronic HIV-1 infection was not achieved after 1 year of treatment with current combination antiretroviral regimens. More profound viral suppression, therapy for longer than 1 year, or immunologic augmentation may be needed to fully reverse the abnormalities.
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- J V Giorgi
- Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study and University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, 90095-1745, USA
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