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Impaired TCR-Mediated Induction of Ki67 by Naive CD4+ T Cells Is Only Occasionally Corrected by Exogenous IL-2 in HIV-1 Infection
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Sieg, Scott F. Bazdar, Douglas A. Lederman, Michael M. |
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Description | Perturbations in naive T cell homeostasis and function may play a major role in the immunodeficiency that accompanies HIV infection. By examining naive $CD4^{+}$ T cell function on a single cell basis, we provide evidence that these cells have significant qualitative defects in HIV disease. Ki67, a molecule expressed during cell cycle progression, is induced less efficiently among naive $CD4^{+}$ T cells from HIV-infected individuals following activation with anti-TCR Ab. The impairment in Ki67 expression is evident even when a separate function, CD62L down-modulation, is within normal ranges. Moreover, the defects in Ki67 induction are only sometimes corrected by the addition of rIL-2 to cell cultures. An initial assessment of IL-2 unresponsiveness in cells from selected HIV-infected individuals suggests that the defect is not a consequence of impaired IL-2R expression or IL-2R signaling capability. Qualitative defects in naive T cells that cannot be routinely corrected by IL-2 have significant implications for disease pathogenesis and for strategies using IL-2 as a vaccine adjuvant in HIV disease. |
| Ending Page | 5214 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| Starting Page | 5208 |
| ISSN | 00221767 |
| e-ISSN | 15506606 |
| DOI | 10.4049/jimmunol.171.10.5208 |
| Journal | The Journal of Immunology |
| Issue Number | 10 |
| Volume Number | 171 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The American Association of Immunologists |
| Publisher Date | 2003-11-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Cell Cultures Naive Cd4 Naive T Cell |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Immunology and Allergy Immunology |