title: Lymphocyte proliferative responses to human immunodeficiency virus antigens in vitro.
abstract: All HIV seronegative (HIV Ab-) and most HIV seropositive (HIV Ab+) individuals' lymphocytes failed to proliferate in primary cultures in response to purified HIV or to recombinant envelope and core antigens of HIV, even in the presence of recombinant interleukin 2 (rIL-2). Most HIV Ab- and HIV Ab+ individuals' lymphocytes, however, could proliferate or be induced by rIL-2 to proliferate in response to lysates of Escherichia coli or Saccharomyces cerevisiae. These findings indicate selective defects in lymphocyte proliferative responses to HIV antigens before the development of AIDS in which lymphocytes are unable to proliferate in response to any antigens. These defects in cell-mediated immune responses to HIV antigens are likely to play an important role in the pathobiology of HIV infections. Although intact HIV or glycosylated gp120 envelope protein of HIV are involved in these defects, a non-glycosylated recombinant form of the HIV gp120 envelope (ENV2-3) and p25 core proteins did not inhibit antigen- or mitogen-driven lymphocyte proliferation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0100.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Krowka
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Stites
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Steimer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: George-Nascimento
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gyenes
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Barr
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hollander
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Moss
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Homsy
mesh_terms: D000386:AIDS-Related Complex / Q000276:immunology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D000090266:Chromobox Protein Homolog 5; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D015488:HIV Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000276:immunology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008934:Mitogens; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D012191:Retroviridae Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: C000715594:CBX5 protein, human; D015483:HIV Antibodies; D015488:HIV Antigens; D008934:Mitogens; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012191:Retroviridae Proteins; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; D000090266:Chromobox Protein Homolog 5