title: Contribution of CD4+, CD8+CD28+, and CD8+CD28- T cells to CD3+ lymphocyte homeostasis during the natural course of HIV-1 infection.
abstract: The relationship between the number of circulating CD4+ T cells and the presence of particular CD8+ T cell subsets was analyzed by flow cytometry on PBL from asymptomatic HIV-1-infected patients whose specimens were collected every 2 mo for a total period of 32 mo. Only slight variations were detected in the absolute number of lymphocytes and percentage of CD3+ lymphocytes, whereas both CD4+ and CD8+ T cell subsets showed wide intrapatient variation. Variations in the number of CD8+CD28+ cells paralleled those of the CD4+ T cell subset in each patient tested, while the presence of CD8+CD28- T cells correlated inversely with CD4+ and CD8+CD28+ T cells. These data show that changes in the number of circulating CD4+-and CD8+CD28+ T cells are strongly related to the presence of CD8+CD28- T cells in these patients. Insight into the significance of CD8+CD28- T cell expansion will allow us to understand the mechanisms and significance of the HIV-1- driven change in CD4+CD8+ T cell homeostasis and the basic immunopathology of HIV disease.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, University of Brescia Medical School, Spedali Civili, 25123 Brescia, Italy. caruso@master.cci.nibs.it
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caruso
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Licenziati
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Canaris
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cantalamessa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fiorentini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ausenda
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ricotta
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dima
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Malacarne
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balsari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turano
mesh_terms: D018106:CD28 Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D017252:CD3 Complex / Q000276:immunology*; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D018655:Lymphocyte Count; D008297:Male; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D018106:CD28 Antigens; D017252:CD3 Complex