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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-4-8
pubmed:abstractText
Regulatory T cells (T(reg)) play key roles in immune regulation through multiple modes of suppression. The effects of HIV-1 infection on T(reg) levels in lymphoid tissues remain incompletely understood. To explore this issue, we have measured the levels of forkhead box protein 3 (FOXP3)-positive cells and associated immunomodulatory genes in a pathogenic simian immunodeficiency virus/macaque model and found that a loss of T(reg) in lymph nodes occurred following simian immunodeficiency virus infection. Changes in expression of the ligands for CXCR3, CCR4, and CCR7 and the cytokines TGF-beta and IL-2 were all linked to this loss of T(reg), which in turn was linked with increased levels of cellular activation. Our findings identify three mechanisms that likely contribute to SIV-driven loss of T(reg), including reduced levels of cytokines associated with T(reg) differentiation and altered expression of agonist and antagonist chemokines. The loss of T(reg) and the associated cellular activation in lymphoid tissues is consistent with the events in HIV-1-infected individuals and suggest that components of the T(reg) differentiation and trafficking network could be targets for therapeutic intervention.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
180
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5530-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-9-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Chemokine and cytokine mediated loss of regulatory T cells in lymph nodes during pathogenic simian immunodeficiency virus infection.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural