title: Study on immunological status of Chinese HIV-infected individuals.
abstract: HIV-1 infection is characterized by a gradual decline of immune function, and the immune dysfunction is widely regarded as one of the most important determinants of disease progression. The present study was performed to analyze in more detail the immunological status of HIV-infected people in China. T cell counts, activation of T cells, HIV-1 specific CTL and plasma levels of cytokines were determined with flow cytometry, IFN-gamma Elispot or ELISA techniques. The HIV viral load was negatively correlated with CD4(+), CD8(+) T cell counts (r=-0.654, P<0.001; r=-0.228, P<0.05); the breadth and magnitude of HIV-1 specific CTL responses against HIV-1 Gag peptides was related to disease progression; the activation of CD8(+) T cells was significantly higher than that in HIV-negative controls; the level of plasma IL-12 was much lower and the plasma IFN-gamma, IL-10 and IL-6 were much higher in HIV-infected persons than in HIV-negative controls (P<0.05). Study on immunological status in HIV-infected Chinese is very important in predicting the disease progression and providing information for HAART therapy in China.
authors.affiliation: AIDS Research Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China. hongshang100@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: Yongjun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Zining
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiaoxu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yanan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D002681:China; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D015683:Gene Products, gag / Q000276:immunology; D015488:HIV Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D018655:Lymphocyte Count; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010455:Peptides / Q000276:immunology; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology; D019562:Viral Load; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D054301:gag Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D015683:Gene Products, gag; D015488:HIV Antigens; D010455:Peptides; D014764:Viral Proteins; D054301:gag Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus; C054858:p17 protein, Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1