title: The impaired response of NK cells from HIV-infected progressor patients to A-class CpG oligodeoxynucleotides is largely dependent of a decreased production of IL-12.
abstract: We have reported that NK cells from HIV-infected progressors showed a markedly lower IFN-gamma production in response to an A-class CpG oligodeoxynucleotide as compared to LTNP subjects and healthy HIV-negative individuals. This functional defect was not related to the number of circulating plasmacytoid dendritic cells, nor to the alpha-interferon secreted. In contrast, defective response correlated negatively with the frequency of myeloid dendritic cells. Furthermore, peripheral blood mononuclear cells from LTNPs as well as those from some healthy HIV-negative donors secreted large amounts of IL-12 in unstimulated cultures and in response to the CpG-ODN whereas, HIV-progressor cells showed impaired responses and low level of spontaneous secretion. The addition of a monoclonal anti-IL-12 reduced the response to the CpG-ODN in a dose-dependent manner. These results suggest that the impaired response of NK cells to the CpG-ODN in HIV-progressors is largely dependent on a decreased production of IL-12.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Inmunología y Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Donostia, Spain.
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saez
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Echaniz
authors.forename: Maria Dolores
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: De Juan
authors.forename: Jose Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Iribarren
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cuadrado
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000276:immunology; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D018664:Interleukin-12 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000172:deficiency / Q000276:immunology; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: C408982:CPG-oligonucleotide; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D018664:Interleukin-12; D007371:Interferon-gamma