Peng Xia, Xu-Dong Xing, Cui-Xian Yang, Xue-Jiao Liao, Fu-Hua Liu, Hui-Huang Huang, Chao Zhang, Jin-Wen Song, Yan-Mei Jiao, Ming Shi, Tian-Jun Jiang, Chun-Bao Zhou, Xi-Cheng Wang, Qing He, Qing-Lei Zeng, Fu-Sheng Wang, Ji-Yuan Zhang
BACKGROUND: Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are systemically depleted in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infected patients and are not replenished even after successful combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). This study aimed to identify the mechanism underlying MAIT cell depletion. METHODS: In the present study, we applied flow cytometry, single-cell RNA sequencing and immunohistochemical staining to evaluate the characteristics of pyroptotic MAIT cells in a total of 127 HIV-1 infected individuals, including 69 treatment-naive patients, 28 complete responders, 15 immunological non-responders, and 15 elite controllers, at the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China...
May 27, 2022: Military Medical Research