TY - JOUR
T1 - Decreased T cell apoptosis and T cell recovery during highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)
AU - Ensoli, Fabrizio
AU - Fiorelli, Valeria
AU - Alario, Cecilia
AU - De Cristofaro, Maria
AU - Santini Muratori, Donatella
AU - Novi, Arianna
AU - Cunsolo, Maria Giovanna
AU - Mazzetta, Francesca
AU - Giovannetti, Antonello
AU - Mollicone, Bianca
AU - Pinter, Elena
AU - Aiuti, Fernando
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - T cell apoptosis represents a common mechanism of T cell depletion in HIV-1-infected individuals reflecting maturational and functional T cell abnormalities either directly or indirectly induced by the virus. In the present study, the effects of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on the spontaneous apoptosis of distinct T cell subsets were investigated during a 6-month follow-up in a cohort of HIV-1-infected individuals with CD4+ cell counts between 100 and 500 cells/μl and plasma HIV-1 RNA levels ≥10,000 copies/ml. We determined that the rapid and sustained increase of both naive (CD45RA+CD62L+) and memory (CD45R0+ and CD45RA+/CD62L-) CD4+ and, to as lesser extent, CD8+ T cells in peripheral blood was associated with a significant decrease of apoptotic CD4+ and CD8+ as well as CD3+CD4-CD8- T cells. Among CD4+ lymphocytes, at enrollment, the highest frequency of apoptotic cells was observed within the memory compartment, as defined by CD45R0 expression. During HAART, however, the frequency of CD4+CD45R0+ apoptotic T cells progressively decreased in association with a significant downregulation of surface activation markers that indicated decreased levels of systemic immune stimulation. These results indicate that effective viral suppression can contribute to progressive normalization of maturational and functional T cell abnormalities responsible for the high levels of T cell apoptosis in HIV-1-infected individuals. This, in turn, may contribute to a reduced rate of T cell loss and immune reconstitution during HAART. (C) 2000 Academic Press.
AB - T cell apoptosis represents a common mechanism of T cell depletion in HIV-1-infected individuals reflecting maturational and functional T cell abnormalities either directly or indirectly induced by the virus. In the present study, the effects of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on the spontaneous apoptosis of distinct T cell subsets were investigated during a 6-month follow-up in a cohort of HIV-1-infected individuals with CD4+ cell counts between 100 and 500 cells/μl and plasma HIV-1 RNA levels ≥10,000 copies/ml. We determined that the rapid and sustained increase of both naive (CD45RA+CD62L+) and memory (CD45R0+ and CD45RA+/CD62L-) CD4+ and, to as lesser extent, CD8+ T cells in peripheral blood was associated with a significant decrease of apoptotic CD4+ and CD8+ as well as CD3+CD4-CD8- T cells. Among CD4+ lymphocytes, at enrollment, the highest frequency of apoptotic cells was observed within the memory compartment, as defined by CD45R0 expression. During HAART, however, the frequency of CD4+CD45R0+ apoptotic T cells progressively decreased in association with a significant downregulation of surface activation markers that indicated decreased levels of systemic immune stimulation. These results indicate that effective viral suppression can contribute to progressive normalization of maturational and functional T cell abnormalities responsible for the high levels of T cell apoptosis in HIV-1-infected individuals. This, in turn, may contribute to a reduced rate of T cell loss and immune reconstitution during HAART. (C) 2000 Academic Press.
KW - Apoptosis
KW - HAART
KW - Immune reconstitution
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U2 - 10.1006/clim.2000.4915
DO - 10.1006/clim.2000.4915
M3 - Article
C2 - 10998313
AN - SCOPUS:0033799890
VL - 97
SP - 9
EP - 20
JO - Clinical Immunology
JF - Clinical Immunology
SN - 1521-6616
IS - 1
ER -