Early activation of PBMC and appearance of antiviral CD8+ cells influence the prognosis of SIV-induced disease in rhesus macaques.
We studied 15 macaques inoculated with SIV and identified three phases of infection. Phase 1 was characterized by activated lymphocytes in blood and infected cells in the CSF. In phase 2, activated cells were not detected but virus was recovered from mitogen-stimulated PBMC, while in phase 3, virus was recovered from mitogen-stimulated PBMC only after depletion of CD8+ lymphocytes, indicating effective control of the virus in peripheral blood. Early development of phase 3 status correlated with a longer period of clinical normalcy.
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Laboratory of Viral Pathogenesis, Marion Merrell Dow Foundation, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City 66160-7424.
Adams
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Foresman
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Galbreath
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Zink
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Pinson
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McClure
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Narayan
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D000818:Animals; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D018655:Lymphocyte Count; D008212:Lymphocyte Depletion; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D016097:Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015302:Simian Immunodeficiency Virus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014779:Virus Replication