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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
Elevated frequencies of highly activated CD4+ T cells in HIV+ patients developing immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome.
Blood 2010 November 12
Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is a considerable problem in the treatment of HIV-infected patients. To identify immunologic correlates of IRIS, we characterized T-cell phenotypic markers and serum cytokine levels in HIV patients with a range of different AIDS-defining illnesses, before and at regular time points after initiation of antiretroviral therapy. Patients developing IRIS episodes displayed higher frequencies of effector memory, PD-1(+), HLA-DR(+), and Ki67(+) CD4(+) T cells than patients without IRIS. Moreover, PD-1(+) CD4(+) T cells in IRIS patients expressed increased levels of LAG-3, CTLA-4, and ICOS and had a Th1/Th17 skewed cytokine profile upon polyclonal stimulation. Elevated PD-1 and Ki67 expression was also seen in regulatory T cells of IRIS patients. Furthermore, IRIS patients displayed higher serum interferon-γ, compared with non-IRIS patients, near the time of their IRIS events and higher serum interleukin-7 levels, suggesting that the T-cell populations are also exposed to augmented homeostatic signals. In conclusion, our findings indicate that IRIS appears to be a predominantly CD4-mediated phenomenon with reconstituting effector and regulatory T cells showing evidence of increased activation from antigenic exposure. These studies are registered online at https://clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00557570 and NCT00286767.
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