Preferential and persistent impact of acute HIV-1 infection on CD4+iNKT cells in colonic mucosa

Abstract

Evidence suggests that HIV-1 disease progression is determined in the early stages of infection. Here, preinfection invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cell levels were predictive of the peak viral load during acute HIV-1 infection (AHI). Furthermore, iNKT cells were preferentially lost in AHI. This was particularly striking in the colonic mucosa, where iNKT cells were depleted more profoundly than conventional CD4+T cells. The initiation of antiretroviral therapy during AHI-prevented iNKT cell dysregulation in peripheral blood but not in the colonic mucosa. Overall, our results support a model in which iNKT cells are early and preferential targets for HIV-1 infection during AHI.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Nov 09, 2021
Source ID
10.1073/pnas.2104721118

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  • Alexandra Schuetz
  • Aljawharah Alrubayyi
  • Amélie Pagliuzza
  • Andrey Tokarev
  • Bonnie M. Slike
  • Chayada Sajjaweerawan
  • Diane L Bolton
  • Dominic Paquin Proulx
  • Eugène Kroon
  • Jintanat Ananworanich
  • Johan K Sandberg
  • Kerri G Lal
  • Leigh Anne Eller
  • Mark S. De Souza
  • Matthew Creegan
  • Merlin L Robb
  • Michael A Eller
  • Nelson Michael
  • Nicolas Chomont
  • Nitiya Chomchey
  • Nittaya Phanuphak
  • Rungsun Rerknimitr
  • Rv217
  • Rv254/search010
  • Rv304/search013
  • Shelly J. Krebs
  • Study Groups
  • Suchada Suhkumvittaya
  • Suteeraporn Pinyakorn
  • Yuwadee Phuang-ngern

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  • Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences
  • Chulalongkorn University
  • Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
  • Karolinska Institutet
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
  • National Institute of Infectious Diseases
  • United States Department of Defense
  • University of Amsterdam
  • Université de Montréal
  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

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  • Biology
  • Medicine

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