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Al-kolla R, Grifoni A, Crotty S, Sette A, Gianella S, Dan J. Design and validation of HIV peptide pools for detection of HIV-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0268370. [PMID: 35972938 PMCID: PMC9380920 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Reagents to monitor T cell responses to the entire HIV genome, based on well characterized epitopes, are missing. Evaluation of HIV-specific T cell responses is of importance to study natural infection, and therapeutic and vaccine interventions. Experimentally derived CD4+ and CD8+ HIV epitopes from the HIV molecular immunology database were developed into Class I and Class II HIV megapools (MPs). We assessed HIV responses in persons with HIV pre antiretroviral therapy (ART) (n = 17) and post-ART (n = 18) and compared these responses to 15 controls without HIV (matched by sex at birth, age, and ethnicity). Using the Activation Induced Marker (AIM) assay, we quantified HIV-specific total CD4+, memory CD4+, circulating T follicular helper, total CD8+ and memory CD8+ T cells. We also compared the Class I and Class II HIV MPs to commercially available HIV gag peptide pools. Overall, HIV Class II MP detected HIV-specific CD4+ T cells in 21/35 (60%) HIV positive samples and 0/15 HIV negative samples. HIV Class I MP detected an HIV-specific CD8+ T cells in 17/35 (48.6%) HIV positive samples and 0/15 HIV negative samples. Our innovative HIV MPs are reflective of the entire HIV genome, and its performance is comparable to other commercially available peptide pools. Here, we detected HIV-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses in people on and off ART, but not in people without HIV.
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- Rita Al-kolla
- Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Consortium for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development (CHAVD), The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States of America
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- Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Surenaud M, Montes M, Lindestam Arlehamn CS, Sette A, Banchereau J, Palucka K, Lelièvre JD, Lacabaratz C, Lévy Y. Anti-HIV potency of T-cell responses elicited by dendritic cell therapeutic vaccination. PLoS Pathog 2019; 15:e1008011. [PMID: 31498845 PMCID: PMC6733439 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Identification and characterization of CD8+ and CD4+ T-cell epitopes elicited by HIV therapeutic vaccination is key for elucidating the nature of protective cellular responses and mechanism of the immune evasion of HIV. Here, we report the characterization of HIV-specific T-cell responses in cART (combination antiretroviral therapy) treated HIV-1 infected patients after vaccination with ex vivo-generated IFNα Dendritic Cells (DCs) loaded with LIPO-5 (HIV-1 Nef 66-97, Nef 116-145, Gag 17-35, Gag 253-284 and Pol 325-355 lipopeptides). Vaccination induced and/or expanded HIV-specific CD8+ T cells producing IFNγ, perforin, granzyme A and granzyme B, and also CD4+ T cells secreting IFNγ, IL-2 and IL-13. These responses were directed against dominant and subdominant epitopes representing all vaccine regions; Gag, Pol and Nef. Interestingly, IL-2 and IL-13 produced by CD4+ T cells were negatively correlated with the peak of viral replication following analytic treatment interruption (ATI). Epitope mapping confirmed that vaccination elicited responses against predicted T-cell epitopes, but also allowed to identify a set of 8 new HIV-1 HLA-DR-restricted CD4+ T-cell epitopes. These results may help to better design future DC therapeutic vaccines and underscore the role of vaccine-elicited CD4+ T-cell responses to achieve control of HIV replication.
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- Mathieu Surenaud
- Vaccine Research Institute, INSERM U955—Université Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil, France
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- Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, Center for Human Vaccines, Dallas TX, United States of America
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- La Jolla Institute for Immunology, Department of Vaccine Discovery, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- University of California San Diego, Department of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, Center for Human Vaccines, Dallas TX, United States of America
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- Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, Center for Human Vaccines, Dallas TX, United States of America
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- Vaccine Research Institute, INSERM U955—Université Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Groupe Henri-Mondor Albert-Chenevier, Service d’Immunologie Clinique, Créteil, France
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- Vaccine Research Institute, INSERM U955—Université Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil, France
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- Vaccine Research Institute, INSERM U955—Université Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Groupe Henri-Mondor Albert-Chenevier, Service d’Immunologie Clinique, Créteil, France
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Surenaud M, Lacabaratz C, Zurawski G, Lévy Y, Lelièvre JD. Development of an epitope-based HIV-1 vaccine strategy from HIV-1 lipopeptide to dendritic-based vaccines. Expert Rev Vaccines 2018; 16:955-972. [PMID: 28879788 DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2017.1374182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Development of a safe, effective and globally affordable Human Immunodeficiency Virus strain 1 (HIV-1) vaccine offers the best hope for future control of the HIV-1 pandemic. However, with the exception of the recent RV144 trial, which elicited a modest level of protection against infection, no vaccine candidate has shown efficacy in preventing HIV-1 infection or in controlling virus replication in humans. There is also a great need for a successful immunotherapeutic vaccine since combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) does not eliminate the reservoir of HIV-infected cells. But to date, no vaccine candidate has proven to significantly alter the natural history of an individual with HIV-1 infection. Areas covered: For over 25 years, the ANRS (France Recherche Nord&Sud Sida-HIV hépatites) has been committed to an original program combining basic science and clinical research developing an epitope-based vaccine strategy to induce a multiepitopic cellular response against HIV-1. This review describes the evolution of concepts, based on strategies using HIV-1 lipopeptides towards the use of dendritic cell (DC) manipulation. Expert commentary: Understanding the crucial role of DCs in immune responses allowed moving from the non-specific administration of HIV-1 sequences with lipopeptides to DC-based vaccines. These DC-targeting strategies should improve HIV-1 vaccine efficacy.
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- Mathieu Surenaud
- a INSERM, U955 , Créteil , France.,b Faculté de médecine , Université Paris Est , Créteil , France.,c Vaccine Research Institute (VRI) , Créteil , France
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- a INSERM, U955 , Créteil , France.,b Faculté de médecine , Université Paris Est , Créteil , France.,c Vaccine Research Institute (VRI) , Créteil , France
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- a INSERM, U955 , Créteil , France.,c Vaccine Research Institute (VRI) , Créteil , France.,d Baylor Institute for Immunology Research , Dallas , TX , USA
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- a INSERM, U955 , Créteil , France.,b Faculté de médecine , Université Paris Est , Créteil , France.,c Vaccine Research Institute (VRI) , Créteil , France.,e AP-HP, Hôpital H. Mondor - A. Chenevier, Service d'Immunologie Clinique et Maladies Infectieuses , Créteil , France
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- a INSERM, U955 , Créteil , France.,b Faculté de médecine , Université Paris Est , Créteil , France.,c Vaccine Research Institute (VRI) , Créteil , France.,e AP-HP, Hôpital H. Mondor - A. Chenevier, Service d'Immunologie Clinique et Maladies Infectieuses , Créteil , France
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Teixeira D, Ishimura ME, Apostólico JDS, Viel JM, Passarelli VC, Cunha-Neto E, Rosa DS, Longo-Maugéri IM. Propionibacterium acnes Enhances the Immunogenicity of HIVBr18 Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Vaccine. Front Immunol 2018; 9:177. [PMID: 29467764 PMCID: PMC5808300 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Immunization of BALB/c mice with HIVBr18, a DNA vaccine containing 18 CD4+ T cell epitopes from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), induced specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses in a broad, polyfunctional and persistent manner. With the aim of increasing the immunogenicity of this vaccine, the effect of Propionibacterium acnes as an adjuvant was evaluated. The adjuvant effects of this bacterium have been extensively demonstrated in both experimental and clinical settings. Herein, administration of two doses of HIVBr18, in the presence of P. acnes, increased the proliferation of HIV-1-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes, the polyfunctional profile of CD4+ T cells, the production of IFN-γ, and the number of recognized vaccine-encoded peptides. One of the bacterial components responsible for most of the adjuvant effects observed was a soluble polysaccharide extracted from the P. acnes cell wall. Furthermore, within 10 weeks after immunization, the proliferation of specific T cells and production of IFN-γ were maintained when the whole bacterium was administered, demonstrating a greater effect on the longevity of the immune response by P. acnes. Even with fewer immunization doses, P. acnes was found to be a potent adjuvant capable of potentiating the effects of the HIVBr18 vaccine. Therefore, P. acnes may be a potential adjuvant to aid this vaccine in inducing immunity or for therapeutic use.
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- Daniela Teixeira
- Division of Immunology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Immunology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Immunology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Immunology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Immunology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Allergy-LIM60, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Immunology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Immunology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Zhang LL, Zhang ZN, Wu X, Jiang YJ, Fu YJ, Shang H. Transcriptomic meta-analysis identifies gene expression characteristics in various samples of HIV-infected patients with nonprogressive disease. J Transl Med 2017; 15:191. [PMID: 28899396 PMCID: PMC5596944 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-017-1294-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND A small proportion of HIV-infected patients remain clinically and/or immunologically stable for years, including elite controllers (ECs) who have undetectable viremia (<50 copies/ml) and long-term nonprogressors (LTNPs) who maintain normal CD4+ T cell counts for prolonged periods (>10 years). However, the mechanism of nonprogression needs to be further resolved. In this study, a transcriptome meta-analysis was performed on nonprogressor and progressor microarray data to identify differential transcriptome pathways and potential biomarkers. METHODS Using the INMEX (integrative meta-analysis of expression data) program, we performed the meta-analysis to identify consistently differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in nonprogressors and further performed functional interpretation (gene ontology analysis and pathway analysis) of the DEGs identified in the meta-analysis. Five microarray datasets (81 cases and 98 controls in total), including whole blood, CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, were collected for meta-analysis. RESULTS We determined that nonprogressors have reduced expression of important interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs), CD38, lymphocyte activation gene 3 (LAG-3) in whole blood, CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. Gene ontology (GO) analysis showed a significant enrichment in DEGs that function in the type I interferon signaling pathway. Upregulated pathways, including the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway in whole blood, cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction in CD4+ T cells and the MAPK signaling pathway in CD8+ T cells, were identified in nonprogressors compared with progressors. In each metabolic functional category, the number of downregulated DEGs was more than the upregulated DEGs, and almost all genes were downregulated DEGs in the oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle in the three types of samples. CONCLUSIONS Our transcriptomic meta-analysis provides a comprehensive evaluation of the gene expression profiles in major blood types of nonprogressors, providing new insights in the understanding of HIV pathogenesis and developing strategies to delay HIV disease progression.
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- Le-Le Zhang
- Key Laboratory of AIDS Immunology of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, No 155, Nanjingbei Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning Province, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of AIDS Immunology of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, No 155, Nanjingbei Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning Province, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of AIDS Immunology of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, No 155, Nanjingbei Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning Province, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of AIDS Immunology of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, No 155, Nanjingbei Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning Province, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of AIDS Immunology of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, No 155, Nanjingbei Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning Province, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of AIDS Immunology of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, No 155, Nanjingbei Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning Province, China. .,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, China.
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Sundaramurthi JC, Ashokkumar M, Swaminathan S, Hanna LE. HLA based selection of epitopes offers a potential window of opportunity for vaccine design against HIV. Vaccine 2017; 35:5568-5575. [PMID: 28888341 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.08.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Revised: 08/18/2017] [Accepted: 08/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The pace of progression to AIDS after HIV infection varies from individual to individual. While some individuals develop AIDS quickly, others are protected from the onset of disease for more than a decade (elite controllers and long term non-progressors). The mechanisms of protection are not yet clearly understood, though various factors including host genetics, immune components and virus attenuation have been elucidated partly. The influence of HLA alleles on HIV-1 infection and disease outcome has been studied extensively. Several HLA alleles are known to be associated with resistance to infection or delayed progression to AIDS after infection. Similarly, certain HLA alleles are reported to be associated with rapid progression to disease. Since HLA alleles influence the outcome of HIV infection differentially, selection of epitopes specifically recognized by protective alleles could serve asa rational means for HIV vaccine design. In this review article, we discuss existing knowledge on HLA alleles and their association with resistance/susceptibility to HIV and its relevance to vaccine design.
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- Jagadish Chandrabose Sundaramurthi
- National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (ICMR), (Formerly Tuberculosis Research Centre), Chetpet, Chennai 600031, Tamil Nadu, India
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- National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (ICMR), (Formerly Tuberculosis Research Centre), Chetpet, Chennai 600031, Tamil Nadu, India
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- National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (ICMR), (Formerly Tuberculosis Research Centre), Chetpet, Chennai 600031, Tamil Nadu, India
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- National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (ICMR), (Formerly Tuberculosis Research Centre), Chetpet, Chennai 600031, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Liao Q, Wang J, Pei Z, Xu J, Zhang X. Identification of miRNA-mRNA crosstalk in CD4 + T cells during HIV-1 infection by integrating transcriptome analyses. J Transl Med 2017; 15:41. [PMID: 28222782 PMCID: PMC5319073 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-017-1130-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 02/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background HIV-1-infected long-term nonprogressors (LTNPs) are characterized by infection with HIV-1 more than 7–10 years, but keeping high CD4+ T cell counts and low viral load in the absence of antiretroviral treatment, while loss of CD4+ T cells and high viral load were observed in the most of HIV-1-infected individuals with chronic progressors (CPs) However, the mechanisms of different clinical outcomes in HIV-1 infection needs to be further resolved. Methods To identify microRNAs (miRNAs) and their target genes related to distinct clinical outcomes in HIV-1 infection, we performed the integrative transcriptome analyses in two series GSE24022 and GSE6740 by GEO2R, R, TargetScan, miRDB, and Cytoscape softwares. The functional pathways of these differentially expressed miRNAs (DEMs) targeting genes were further analyzed with DAVID. Results We identified that 7 and 19 DEMs in CD4+ T cells of LTNPs and CPs, respectively, compared with uninfected controls (UCs), but only miR-630 was higher in CPs than that in LTNPs. Further, 478 and 799 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in the group of LTNPs and CPs, respectively, compared with UCs. Compared to CPs, four hundred and twenty-four DEGs were identified in LTNPs. Functional pathway analyses revealed that a close connection with miRNA-mRNA in HIV-1 infection that DEGs were involved in response to virus and immune system process, and RIG-I-like receptor signaling pathway, whose DEMs or DEGs will be novel biomarkers for prediction of clinical outcomes and therapeutic targets for HIV-1. Conclusions Integrative transcriptome analyses showed that distinct transcriptional profiles in CD4+ T cells are associated with different clinical outcomes during HIV-1 infection, and we identified a circulating miR-630 with potential to predict disease progression, which is necessary to further confirm our findings in the future. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12967-017-1130-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Qibin Liao
- Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of Ministry of Education/Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. .,Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of Ministry of Education/Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. .,Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of Ministry of Education/Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Apostólico JDS, Lunardelli VAS, Yamamoto MM, Souza HFS, Cunha-Neto E, Boscardin SB, Rosa DS. Dendritic Cell Targeting Effectively Boosts T Cell Responses Elicited by an HIV Multiepitope DNA Vaccine. Front Immunol 2017; 8:101. [PMID: 28223987 PMCID: PMC5295143 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2016] [Accepted: 01/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Despite several efforts in the last decades, an efficacious HIV-1 vaccine is still not available. Different approaches have been evaluated, such as recombinant proteins, viral vectors, DNA vaccines, and, most recently, dendritic cell (DC) targeting. This strategy is based on DC features that place them as central for induction of immunity. Targeting is accomplished by the use of chimeric monoclonal antibodies directed to DC surface receptors fused to the antigen of interest. In this work, we targeted eight promiscuous HIV-derived CD4+ T cell epitopes (HIVBr8) to the DEC205+ DCs by fusing the multiepitope immunogen to the heavy chain of αDEC205 (αDECHIVBr8), in the presence of the TLR3 agonist poly (I:C). In addition, we tested a DNA vaccine encoding the same epitopes using homologous or heterologous prime-boost regimens. Our results showed that mice immunized with αDECHIVBr8 presented higher CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses when compared to mice that received the DNA vaccine (pVAXHIVBr8). In addition, pVAXHIVBr8 priming followed by αDECHIVBr8 boosting induced higher polyfunctional proliferative and cytokine-producing T cell responses to HIV-1 peptides than homologous DNA immunization or heterologous αDEC prime/DNA boost. Based on these results, we conclude that homologous prime-boost and heterologous boosting immunization strategies targeting CD4+ epitopes to DCs are effective to improve HIV-specific cellular immune responses when compared to standalone DNA immunization. Moreover, our results indicate that antigen targeting to DC is an efficient strategy to boost immunity against a multiepitope immunogen, especially in the context of DNA vaccination.
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- Juliana de Souza Apostólico
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil; Institute for Investigation in Immunology (iii), INCT, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil
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- Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil
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- Institute for Investigation in Immunology (iii), INCT, São Paulo, Brazil; Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Allergy-LIM60, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil; Laboratory of Immunology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute for Investigation in Immunology (iii), INCT, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil; Institute for Investigation in Immunology (iii), INCT, São Paulo, Brazil
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Gene expression profile in long-term non progressor HIV infected patients: In search of potential resistance factors. Mol Immunol 2014; 62:63-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2014.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2014] [Accepted: 05/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Ribeiro SP, de Souza Apostólico J, Almeida RR, Kalil J, Cunha-Neto E, Rosa DS. Bupivacaine enhances the magnitude and longevity of HIV-specific immune response after immunization with a CD4 epitope-based DNA vaccine. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trivac.2014.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Van Braeckel E, Desombere I, Clement F, Vandekerckhove L, Verhofstede C, Vogelaers D, Leroux-Roels G. Polyfunctional CD4(+) T cell responses in HIV-1-infected viral controllers compared with those in healthy recipients of an adjuvanted polyprotein HIV-1 vaccine. Vaccine 2013; 31:3739-46. [PMID: 23707169 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2012] [Revised: 04/11/2013] [Accepted: 05/08/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A recombinant fusion protein (F4) consisting of HIV-1 p17, p24, reverse transcriptase (RT) and Nef, adjuvanted with AS01, induced strong and broad CD4(+) T cell responses in healthy volunteers. Here we compare these vaccine-induced CD4(+) T cell responses with the ones induced by natural infection in patients with varying disease courses. Thirty-eight HIV-infected, antiretroviral treatment-naïve subjects were classified into four categories: 8 long-term non-progressors (infection ≥7 years; CD4(+) T cells ≥500/μL), 10 recently infected individuals (infection ≤2 years; CD4(+) T cells ≥500/μL), 10 typical early progressors (CD4(+) T cells ≤350/μL), and 10 viral controllers (plasma HIV-1 RNA <1000copies/mL). Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were stimulated in vitro with p17, p24, RT and Nef peptide pools and analyzed by flow cytometry for expression of IL-2, IFN-γ, TNF-α and CD40L. CD4(+) T cell responses were compared to those measured with the same method in 50 HIV-uninfected subjects immunized with the F4/AS01 candidate vaccine (NCT00434512). After in vitro stimulation with p17, p24 and RT antigen viral controllers had significantly more CD4(+) T cells co-expressing IL-2, IFN-γ and TNF-α than other HIV patient categories. The magnitude and quality of these responses in viral controllers were comparable to those observed in F4/AS01 vaccine recipients. In contrast with viral controllers, triple cytokine producing CD4(+) T cells in vaccinees also expressed CD40L. Subjects who spontaneously control an HIV infection display polyfunctional CD4(+) T cell responses to p17, p24, RT and Nef, with similar magnitude and qualities as those induced in healthy volunteers by an adjuvanted HIV candidate vaccine (F4/AS01).
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- Eva Van Braeckel
- Center for Vaccinology, Ghent University and Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Rosa DS, Ribeiro SP, Almeida RR, Mairena EC, Postól E, Kalil J, Cunha-Neto E. A DNA vaccine encoding multiple HIV CD4 epitopes elicits vigorous polyfunctional, long-lived CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses. PLoS One 2011; 6:e16921. [PMID: 21347287 PMCID: PMC3037933 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2010] [Accepted: 01/05/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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T-cell based vaccines against HIV have the goal of limiting both transmission and disease progression by inducing broad and functionally relevant T cell responses. Moreover, polyfunctional and long-lived specific memory T cells have been associated to vaccine-induced protection. CD4+ T cells are important for the generation and maintenance of functional CD8+ cytotoxic T cells. We have recently developed a DNA vaccine encoding 18 conserved multiple HLA-DR-binding HIV-1 CD4 epitopes (HIVBr18), capable of eliciting broad CD4+ T cell responses in multiple HLA class II transgenic mice. Here, we evaluated the breadth and functional profile of HIVBr18-induced immune responses in BALB/c mice. Immunized mice displayed high-magnitude, broad CD4+/CD8+ T cell responses, and 8/18 vaccine-encoded peptides were recognized. In addition, HIVBr18 immunization was able to induce polyfunctional CD4+ and CD8+ T cells that proliferate and produce any two cytokines (IFNγ/TNFα, IFNγ/IL-2 or TNFα/IL-2) simultaneously in response to HIV-1 peptides. For CD4+ T cells exclusively, we also detected cells that proliferate and produce all three tested cytokines simultaneously (IFNγ/TNFα/IL-2). The vaccine also generated long-lived central and effector memory CD4+ T cells, a desirable feature for T-cell based vaccines. By virtue of inducing broad, polyfunctional and long-lived T cell responses against conserved CD4+ T cell epitopes, combined administration of this vaccine concept may provide sustained help for CD8+ T cells and antibody responses- elicited by other HIV immunogens.
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Affiliation(s)
- Daniela Santoro Rosa
- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Allergy-LIM60, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
- Institute for Investigation in Immunology-INCT, São Paulo, Brazil
- Division of Immunology-Federal University of São Paulo-UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Allergy-LIM60, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
- Institute for Investigation in Immunology-INCT, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Allergy-LIM60, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
- Institute for Investigation in Immunology-INCT, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
- Institute for Investigation in Immunology-INCT, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Allergy-LIM60, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
- Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
- Institute for Investigation in Immunology-INCT, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Allergy-LIM60, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
- Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
- Institute for Investigation in Immunology-INCT, São Paulo, Brazil
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Differences in HIV-specific T cell responses between HIV-exposed and -unexposed HIV-seronegative individuals. J Virol 2011; 85:3507-16. [PMID: 21270166 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02444-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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HIV-1-specific T lymphocyte responses in individuals exposed to HIV-1 but who remain persistently seronegative (HESNs) have been reported in some but not all previous studies. This study was designed to resolve unequivocally the question of whether HESNs make HIV-1-specific T cell responses. We performed a blind investigation to measure HIV-1-specific T cell responses in both HIV-1-serodiscordant couples and HIV-1-unexposed seronegative controls (HUSNs). We found low-frequency HIV-1-specific T cells in both HESNs and HUSNs but show that the response rates were higher over time in the former (P = 0.01). Furthermore, the magnitudes of the HIV-1-specific T cell responses were significantly higher among responding HESNs than among HUSNs over time (P = 0.002). In both groups, responses were mediated by CD4 T cells. The responses were mapped to single peptides, which often corresponded to epitopes restricted by multiple HLA-DR types that have previously been detected in HIV-1-infected patients. HIV-1-specific T cell responses in HUSNs and some HESNs likely represent cross-reactivity to self or foreign non-HIV-1 antigens. The significantly greater T cell responses in HESNs, including in two who were homozygous for CCR5Δ32, demonstrates that HIV-1-specific T cell responses can be induced or augmented by exposure to HIV-1 without infection.
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Ribeiro SP, Rosa DS, Fonseca SG, Mairena EC, Postól E, Oliveira SC, Guilherme L, Kalil J, Cunha-Neto E. A vaccine encoding conserved promiscuous HIV CD4 epitopes induces broad T cell responses in mice transgenic to multiple common HLA class II molecules. PLoS One 2010; 5:e11072. [PMID: 20552033 PMCID: PMC2884037 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2010] [Accepted: 05/19/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Current HIV vaccine approaches are focused on immunogens encoding whole HIV antigenic proteins that mainly elicit cytotoxic CD8+ responses. Mounting evidence points toward a critical role for CD4+ T cells in the control of immunodeficiency virus replication, probably due to cognate help. Vaccine-induced CD4+ T cell responses might, therefore, have a protective effect in HIV replication. In addition, successful vaccines may have to elicit responses to multiple epitopes in a high proportion of vaccinees, to match the highly variable circulating strains of HIV. Using rational vaccine design, we developed a DNA vaccine encoding 18 algorithm-selected conserved, “promiscuous” (multiple HLA-DR-binding) B-subtype HIV CD4 epitopes - previously found to be frequently recognized by HIV-infected patients. We assessed the ability of the vaccine to induce broad T cell responses in the context of multiple HLA class II molecules using different strains of HLA class II- transgenic mice (-DR2, -DR4, -DQ6 and -DQ8). Mice displayed CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses of significant breadth and magnitude, and 16 out of the 18 encoded epitopes were recognized. By virtue of inducing broad responses against conserved CD4+ T cell epitopes that can be recognized in the context of widely diverse, common HLA class II alleles, this vaccine concept may cope both with HIV genetic variability and increased population coverage. The vaccine may thus be a source of cognate help for HIV-specific CD8+ T cells elicited by conventional immunogens, in a wide proportion of vaccinees.
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Affiliation(s)
- Susan Pereira Ribeiro
- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Allergy-LIM60, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
- Institute for Investigation in Immunology-INCT, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Allergy-LIM60, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
- Institute for Investigation in Immunology-INCT, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Allergy-LIM60, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
- Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
- Institute for Investigation in Immunology-INCT, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
- Institute for Investigation in Immunology-INCT, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
- Institute for Investigation in Immunology-INCT, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Allergy-LIM60, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
- Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
- Institute for Investigation in Immunology-INCT, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Allergy-LIM60, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
- Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
- Institute for Investigation in Immunology-INCT, São Paulo, Brazil
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Kutscher S, Allgayer S, Dembek CJ, Bogner JR, Protzer U, Goebel FD, Erfle V, Cosma A. MVA-nef induces HIV-1-specific polyfunctional and proliferative T-cell responses revealed by the combination of short- and long-term immune assays. Gene Ther 2010; 17:1372-83. [DOI: 10.1038/gt.2010.90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Manfredi R, Sabbatani S, Fulgaro C, Fasulo G. A very particular case of long-term non-progressor: nineteen consecutive years of follow-up in the absence of any detectable HIV-1 viraemia. Int J STD AIDS 2009; 19:784-5. [PMID: 18931276 DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A case of extremely prolonged non-progression of HIV-1 infection, characterized by 19 consecutive years of persistently undetectable viraemia (or no laboratory markers of HIV replication) is presented and discussed based on recent literature issues regarding virological and immunological outcome of the natural history of HIV-1 infection.
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- R Manfredi
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Bologna Alma Mater Studiorum, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
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