Expansion of CD56- NK cells in chronic HCV/HIV-1 co-infection : reversion by antiviral treatment with pegylated IFNalpha and ribavirin
Co-infection with HCV and HIV-1 is a problem of increasing importance and the role of innate cellular immunity in this co-infection is incompletely understood. Here, we have observed sharply elevated numbers of CD56(-)CD16(+) perforin(low) NK cells in HCV/HIV-1 co-infected subjects on antiretroviral...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.). - 1999. - 128(2008), 1 vom: 15. Juli, Seite 46-56 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Antiviral Agents CD56 Antigen Interferon alpha-2 Interferon-alpha Recombinant Proteins Polyethylene Glycols 3WJQ0SDW1A mehr... |
| Zusammenfassung: | Co-infection with HCV and HIV-1 is a problem of increasing importance and the role of innate cellular immunity in this co-infection is incompletely understood. Here, we have observed sharply elevated numbers of CD56(-)CD16(+) perforin(low) NK cells in HCV/HIV-1 co-infected subjects on antiretroviral therapy. Interestingly, this expansion of unconventional CD56(-) NK cells rapidly reverted when HCV was suppressed by IFNalpha and ribavirin treatment, and was not seen in mono-infected control groups. In vitro experiments suggested that this effect of treatment was due to suppression of HCV viremia rather than a direct effect of IFNalpha on these cells. In contrast, the conventional CD56(+) NK cells were largely unchanged in subjects with high HCV loads, although they exhibited slightly decreased perforin expression. With delayed kinetics, the CD56(bright) immuno-regulatory NK cell subset temporarily increased to supranormal levels in response to HCV treatment. In contrast to the NK compartment, the CD1d-restricted NKT cells were severely reduced by the co-infection and not restored by treatment. Together, our data suggest that the high HCV loads in HCV/HIV-1 co-infection alter the NK cell compartment in a way not observed in HCV mono-infection |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 15.07.2008 Date Revised 01.12.2018 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1521-7035 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.clim.2008.03.521 |