Preserved immune functionality and high CMV-specific T-cell responses in HIV-infected individuals with poor CD4 + T-cell immune recovery
Gomez, Elisabet (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Institut de Recerca de la Sida IrsiCaixa)
García Rodríguez, Elisabet (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Institut de Recerca de la Sida IrsiCaixa)
Urrea, Víctor (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Institut de Recerca de la Sida IrsiCaixa)
Massanella, Marta (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Institut de Recerca de la Sida IrsiCaixa)
Puig, Jordi (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Institut de Recerca de la Sida IrsiCaixa)
Negredo Puigmal, Eugènia (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Institut de Recerca de la Sida IrsiCaixa)
Clotet Sala, Bonaventura (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina)
Blanco, Julià (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Institut de Recerca de la Sida IrsiCaixa)
Cabrera Navarro, Cecilia (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Institut de Recerca de la Sida IrsiCaixa)

Data:	2017
Resum:	Poor CD4 + T-cell recovery after cART has been associated with skewed T-cell maturation, inflammation and immunosenescence; however, T-cell functionality in those individuals has not been fully characterized. In the present study, we assessed T-cell function by assessing cytokine production after polyclonal, CMV and HIV stimulations of T-cells from ART-suppressed HIV-infected individuals with CD4 + T-cell counts >350 cells/μL (immunoconcordants) or <350 cells/μL (immunodiscordants). A group of HIV-uninfected individuals were also included as controls. Since CMV co-infection significantly affected T-cell maturation and polyfunctionality, only CMV + individuals were analyzed. Despite their reduced and skewed CD4 + T-cell compartment, immunodiscordant individuals showed preserved polyclonal and HIV-specific responses. However, CMV response in immunodiscordant participants was significantly different from immunoconcordant or HIV-seronegative individuals. In immunodiscordant subjects, the magnitude of IFN-γ + CD8 + and IL-2 + CD4 + T-cells in response to CMV was higher and differently associated with the CD4 + T-cell maturation profile. , showing an increased frequency of naïve, central memory and EMRA CMV-specific CD4 + T-cells. In conclusion, CD4 + and CD8 + T-cell polyfunctionality was not reduced in immunodiscordant individuals, although heightened CMV-specific immune responses, likely related to subclinical CMV reactivations, may be contributing to the skewed T-cell maturation and the higher risk of clinical progression observed in those individuals.
Ajuts:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad RD12/0017/0002
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Publicat a:	Scientific reports, Vol. 7 (september 2017) , ISSN 2045-2322

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-12013-2
PMID: 28916780

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