Identification of $ CD8^{+} $ T cell subsets that normalize in early-treated people living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy

Background Although combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) has decreased the mortality associated with HIV infection, complete immune reconstitution is not achieved despite viral suppression. Alterations of $ CD8^{+} $ T cells and some of their subpopulations, such as interleukin (IL)-17-producing cells, are evidenced in treated individuals and are associated with systemic inflammation and adverse disease outcomes. We sought to evaluate if different $ CD8^{+} $ T cell subsets are differentially normalized during a clinical follow-up of people living with HIV (PLWH) receiving suppressive cART. Methods We explored the changes in the frequencies, activation/exhaustion phenotypes (HLA-DR, CD38, PD-1, and TIM-3), and function (total and HIV-specific cells expressing CD107a, perforin, granzyme B, interferon [IFN]-γ and IL-17) of $ CD8^{+} $ T cells from early-treated PLWH receiving cART in a 1-year follow-up, using a multidimensional flow cytometry approach. Results Despite continuous cART-induced viral suppression and recovery of $ CD4^{+} $ T cells, after a 1-year follow-up, the $ CD8^{+} $ T cell counts, CD4:CD8 ratio, PD-1 expression, and IL-17 production by $ CD8^{+} $ T cells exhibited incomplete normalization compared with seronegative controls. However, the proportion of $ CD8^{+} $ T cells with an exhausted phenotype (co-expressing PD-1 andTIM-3), and cells co-expressing cytotoxic molecules (Perforin and Granzyme B), reached normalization. Conclusions Although suppressive cART achieves normalization of $ CD4^{+} $ T cell counts, only particular subsets of $ CD8^{+} $ T cells are more rapidly normalized in PLWH receiving cART, which could be routinely used as biomarkers for therapy efficiency in these patients..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

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AIDS research and therapy - 19(2022), 1 vom: 14. Sept.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Perdomo-Celis, Federico [VerfasserIn]
Arcia-Anaya, David [VerfasserIn]
Alzate, Juan Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Velilla, Paula A. [VerfasserIn]
Díaz, Francisco J. [VerfasserIn]
Posada, Maria Paulina [VerfasserIn]
Rugeles, María T. [VerfasserIn]
Taborda, Natalia A. [VerfasserIn]

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Antiretroviral therapy
CD8-positive T-lymphocytes
HIV
Immune reconstitution

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© The Author(s) 2022

doi:

10.1186/s12981-022-00465-0

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OLC2132035970