Resumen
Studies of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-exposed seronegative individuals are crucial to inform vaccine design. In the present study we demonstrated that HIV-exposed seronegative commercial sex workers produce lower levels of proinflammatory cytokines at baseline than HIV-negative control subjects. We also showed that CD4+ T cells of HIV-exposed seronegative commercial sex workers have a characteristically lower level of gene expression that can be seen in differentially expressed genes and systems crucial for HIV replication, such as the T cell receptor pathway and previously identified HIV dependency factors. This apparent lowered activation results in a phenomenon we term "immune quiescence," which may contribute to host resistance to HIV.
Idioma original | English |
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Páginas (desde-hasta) | S339-S344 |
Publicación | Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Volumen | 202 |
N.º | SUPP.3 |
DOI | |
Estado | Published - nov. 1 2010 |
Publicado de forma externa | Sí |
Nota bibliográfica
Funding Information:Supplement sponsorship: This article is part of a supplement entitled “Natural Immunity to HIV-1 Infection,” sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the University of Manitoba.
Funding Information:
Financial support: Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) (grants HOP-75348 and MDP-86721; New Investigator Salary Award to K.R.F.); CIHR/ International Center for Infectious Diseases National Training Program in Infectious Diseases, hosted at the University of Manitoba (P.J.M.); Manitoba Research Chair (K.R.F.).
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Infectious Diseases
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Journal Article
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't