TY - JOUR
T1 - Induction of a virus-specific effector-memory CD4+ T cell response by attenuated SIV infection
AU - Gauduin, Marie Claire
AU - Yu, Yi
AU - Barabasz, Amy
AU - Carville, Angela
AU - Piatak, Mike
AU - Lifson, Jeffrey D.
AU - Desrosiers, Ronald C.
AU - Johnson, R. Paul
PY - 2006/11
Y1 - 2006/11
N2 - We investigated simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)-specific CD4 + T cell responses in rhesus macaques chronically infected with attenuated or pathogenic SIV strains. Analysis of SIVΔnef-infected animals revealed a relatively high frequency of SIV-specific CD4+ T cells representing 4-10% of all CD4+ T lymphocytes directed against multiple SIV proteins. Gag-specific CD4+ T cells in wild-type SIV-infected animals were 5-10-fold lower in frequency and inversely correlated with the level of plasma viremia. SIV-specific CD4+ cells from SIVΔnef animals were predominantly CD27-CD28 -CD45RAlowCCR7-CCR5-, consistent with an effector-memory subset, and included a fully differentiated CD45RA +CCR7- subpopulation. In contrast, SIV-specific CD4 + T cells from SIV-infected animals were mostly CD27+C D28+CD45RA-CCR7+CCR5+, consistent with an early central memory phenotype. The CD45RA+CCR7 -CD4+ subset from SIVΔnef animals was highly enriched for effector CD4+ T cells, as indicated by the perforin expression and up-regulation of the lysosomal membrane protein CD107a after SIV Gag stimulation. SIV-specific CD4+ T cells in attenuated SIV-infected animals were increased in frequency in bronchioalveolar lavage and decreased in lymph nodes, consistent with an effector-memory T cell population. The ability of SIVΔnef to induce a high frequency virus-specific CD4+ T cell response with direct effector function may play a key role in protective immunity produced by vaccination with attenuated SIV strains.
AB - We investigated simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)-specific CD4 + T cell responses in rhesus macaques chronically infected with attenuated or pathogenic SIV strains. Analysis of SIVΔnef-infected animals revealed a relatively high frequency of SIV-specific CD4+ T cells representing 4-10% of all CD4+ T lymphocytes directed against multiple SIV proteins. Gag-specific CD4+ T cells in wild-type SIV-infected animals were 5-10-fold lower in frequency and inversely correlated with the level of plasma viremia. SIV-specific CD4+ cells from SIVΔnef animals were predominantly CD27-CD28 -CD45RAlowCCR7-CCR5-, consistent with an effector-memory subset, and included a fully differentiated CD45RA +CCR7- subpopulation. In contrast, SIV-specific CD4 + T cells from SIV-infected animals were mostly CD27+C D28+CD45RA-CCR7+CCR5+, consistent with an early central memory phenotype. The CD45RA+CCR7 -CD4+ subset from SIVΔnef animals was highly enriched for effector CD4+ T cells, as indicated by the perforin expression and up-regulation of the lysosomal membrane protein CD107a after SIV Gag stimulation. SIV-specific CD4+ T cells in attenuated SIV-infected animals were increased in frequency in bronchioalveolar lavage and decreased in lymph nodes, consistent with an effector-memory T cell population. The ability of SIVΔnef to induce a high frequency virus-specific CD4+ T cell response with direct effector function may play a key role in protective immunity produced by vaccination with attenuated SIV strains.
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U2 - 10.1084/jem.20060134
DO - 10.1084/jem.20060134
M3 - Article
C2 - 17116733
AN - SCOPUS:33751509716
VL - 203
SP - 2661
EP - 2672
JO - Journal of Experimental Medicine
JF - Journal of Experimental Medicine
SN - 0022-1007
IS - 12
ER -