title: Characterization of the defective interaction between a subset of natural killer cells and dendritic cells in HIV-1 infection.
abstract: In this study, we demonstrate that the in vitro interactions between a CD56(neg)/CD16(pos) (CD56(neg)) subset of natural killer (NK) cells and autologous dendritic cells (DCs) from HIV-1-infected viremic but not aviremic individuals are markedly impaired and likely interfere with the development of an effective immune response. Among the defective interactions are abnormalities in the process of reciprocal NK-DC activation and maturation as well as a defect in the NK cell-mediated editing or elimination of immature DCs (iDCs). Notably, the lysis of mature DCs (mDCs) by autologous NK cells was highly impaired even after the complete masking of major histocompatibility complex I molecules, suggesting that the defective elimination of autologous iDCs is at the level of activating NK cell receptors. In this regard, the markedly impaired expression/secretion and function of NKp30 and TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand, particularly among the CD56(neg) NK cell subset, largely accounts for the highly defective NK cell-mediated lysis of autologous iDCs. Moreover, mDCs generated from HIV-1 viremic but not aviremic patients are substantially impaired in their ability to secrete interleukin (IL)-10 and -12 and to prime the proliferation of neighboring autologous NK cells, which, in turn, fail to secrete adequate amounts of interferon-gamma.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. dmavilio@niaid.nih.gov
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mavilio
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lombardo
authors.forename: Audrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kinter
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fogli
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: La Sala
authors.forename: Saida
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ortolano
authors.forename: Annahita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farschi
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Follmann
authors.forename: Roby
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gregg
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kovacs
authors.forename: Emanuela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marcenaro
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pende
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moretta
authors.forename: Anthony S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Fauci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000378:metabolism; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000378:metabolism; D018664:Interleukin-12 / Q000378:metabolism; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000276:immunology; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D000098862:T Lineage-Specific Activation Antigen 1
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D000098862:T Lineage-Specific Activation Antigen 1; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; C505653:TNFSF10 protein, human; D016753:Interleukin-10; D018664:Interleukin-12; D007371:Interferon-gamma