Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 induces persistent changes in mucosal and blood gammadelta T cells despite suppressive therapy.
Gammadelta T cells are primarily found in the gastrointestinal mucosa and play an important role in the first line of defense against viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens. We sought to examine the impact of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection on mucosal as well as peripheral blood gammadelta T-cell populations. Our results demonstrate that HIV-1 infection is associated with significant expansion of Vdelta1 and contraction of Vdelta2 cell populations in both the mucosa and peripheral blood. Such changes were observed during acute HIV-1 infection and persisted throughout the chronic phase, without apparent reversion after treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Despite an increase in the expression of CCR9 and CD103 mucosal homing receptors on peripheral blood gammadelta T cells in infected individuals, mucosal and peripheral blood gammadelta T cells appeared to be distinct populations, as reflected by distinct CDR3 length polymorphisms and sequences in the two compartments. Although the underlying mechanism responsible for triggering the expansion of Vdelta1 gammadelta T cells remains unknown, HIV-1 infection appears to have a dramatic impact on gammadelta T cells, which could have important implications for HIV-1 pathogenesis.
Poles
Michael A
MA
New York University School of Medicine Department of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Barsoum
Shady
S
Yu
Wenjie
W
Yu
Jian
J
Sun
Patricia
P
Daly
Jeanine
J
He
Tian
T
Mehandru
Saurabh
S
Talal
Andrew
A
Markowitz
Martin
M
Hurley
Arlene
A
Ho
David
D
Zhang
Linqi
L
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D022801:Complementarity Determining Regions / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006801:Humans; D018928:Immunity, Mucosal; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta / Q000032:analysis*; D054388:Receptors, CCR; D019707:Receptors, Chemokine / Q000032:analysis; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
C119309:CC chemokine receptor 9; D022801:Complementarity Determining Regions; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta; D054388:Receptors, CCR; D019707:Receptors, Chemokine