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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-4-8
pubmed:abstractText
APC infection and dysfunction may contribute to the immunopathogenesis of HIV disease. In this study, we examined immunologic function of highly enriched populations of HIV-infected monocyte-derived dendritic cells (DC). Compared with uninfected DC, HIV-infected DC markedly down-regulated surface expression of CD4. HIV p24(+) DC were then enriched by negative selection of CD4(+)HIV p24(-) DC and assessed for cytokine secretion and immunologic function. Although enriched populations of HIV-infected DC secreted increased IL-12p70 and decreased IL-10, these cells were poor stimulators of allogeneic CD4(+) T cell proliferation and IL-2 production. Interestingly, HIV-infected DC secreted HIV gp120 and the addition of soluble (s) CD4 (a known ligand for HIV gp120) to DC-CD4(+) T cell cocultures restored T cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner. By contrast, addition of antiretroviral drugs did not affect CD4(+) T cell proliferation. Furthermore, recombinant HIV gp120 inhibited proliferation in uninfected cocultures of allogeneic DC and CD4(+) T cells, an effect that was also reversed by addition of sCD4. In summary, we show that HIV gp120 produced by DC infected by HIV in vitro impairs normal CD4(+) T cell function and that sCD4 completely reverses HIV gp120-mediated immunosuppression. We hypothesize that HIV-infected DC may contribute to impaired CD4(+) T cell-mediated immune responses in vivo and that agents that block this particular immunosuppression may be potential immune adjuvants in HIV-infected individuals.
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
170
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4260-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12682260-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:12682260-Antigen Presentation, pubmed-meshheading:12682260-Antigens, CD4, pubmed-meshheading:12682260-CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:12682260-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:12682260-Cell Separation, pubmed-meshheading:12682260-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:12682260-Coculture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:12682260-Dendritic Cells, pubmed-meshheading:12682260-Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:12682260-Down-Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:12682260-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:12682260-Growth Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:12682260-HIV Envelope Protein gp120, pubmed-meshheading:12682260-HIV Protease Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:12682260-HIV-1, pubmed-meshheading:12682260-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12682260-Interleukin-10, pubmed-meshheading:12682260-Interleukin-12, pubmed-meshheading:12682260-Interleukin-2, pubmed-meshheading:12682260-Isoantigens, pubmed-meshheading:12682260-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:12682260-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12682260-Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:12682260-Solubility, pubmed-meshheading:12682260-Up-Regulation
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Decreased stimulation of CD4+ T cell proliferation and IL-2 production by highly enriched populations of HIV-infected dendritic cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Dermatology Branch and Experimental Retrovirology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article