scholarly journals Enhanced Ex Vivo Stimulation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Specific T Cells in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Persons via Antigen Delivery by the Bordetella pertussis Adenylate Cyclase Vector

2007 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 847-854 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom G. Connell ◽  
Muki S. Shey ◽  
Ronnett Seldon ◽  
Molebogeng X. Rangaka ◽  
Gilles van Cutsem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
T Cells ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Adenylate Cyclase ◽  
Bordetella Pertussis ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Gamma Interferon ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Tuberculin Skin Testing ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus

ABSTRACTThe genetically detoxifiedBordetella pertussisadenylate cyclase is a promising delivery system for immunodominant tuberculosis antigens in gamma interferon release assays. This system has not been evaluated in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected persons in high tuberculosis prevalence areas. A whole-blood gamma interferon release assay withMycobacterium tuberculosisantigens (early-secreted antigenic target 6, culture filtrate protein 10, alpha-crystallin 2, and TB10.3) delivered by adenylate cyclase in addition to native tuberculosis antigens (without adenylate cyclase delivery) was evaluated in 119 adults in Khayelitsha Township, Cape Town, South Africa. Results were compared to tuberculin skin test results of 41 HIV-positive and 42 HIV-negative asymptomatic persons, in addition to 36 HIV-positive persons with recently diagnosed smear- or culture-positive pulmonary tuberculosis. Delivery of tuberculosis antigens by adenylate cyclase decreased by 10-fold the amount of antigen required to restimulate T cells. Furthermore, the responses of HIV-positive persons with a low response to native tuberculosis antigens were enhanced when these antigens were delivered by adenylate cyclase. When gamma interferon responses to the tuberculosis antigens (with or without delivery by adenylate cyclase) were combined, a significantly higher number of patients were scored positive than by tuberculin skin testing. Ex vivo responses to tuberculosis antigens delivered by adenylate cyclase are maintained in the context of HIV infection. Our findings suggest that the majority of those in this population are infected with tuberculosis, which is of significant public health importance.

scholarly journals Efficient Ex Vivo Stimulation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Specific T Cells by Genetically Detoxified Bordetella pertussis Adenylate Cyclase Antigen Toxoids

2005 ◽  
Vol 73 (5) ◽  
pp. 2991-2998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katalin A. Wilkinson ◽  
Marcela Simsova ◽  
Elisabeth Schölvinck ◽  
Peter Sebo ◽  
Claude Leclerc ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Adenylate Cyclase ◽  
Bordetella Pertussis ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Latent Tuberculosis ◽  
Partial Protection ◽  
Purified Protein Derivative ◽  
Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
Specificity And Sensitivity

ABSTRACT Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a significant threat to global health. Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccine provides only partial protection, and the skin test reagent used to aid diagnosis of both active and latent tuberculosis, purified protein derivative (PPD), lacks specificity and sensitivity. The use of genetically detoxified Bordetella pertussis adenylate cyclase toxin (CyaA) as a delivery system for two immunodominant proteins of M. tuberculosis that are of greater specificity than PPD, early-secreted antigenic target 6-kDa protein (ESAT-6) and culture filtrate protein 10 (CFP-10), was therefore investigated. CyaA toxoids incorporating these antigens were able to restimulate T cells from more than 91% tuberculosis patients and healthy sensitized donors. Delivery of antigen by CyaA decreased by 10-fold the amount of ESAT-6 and CFP-10 required to restimulate T cells, and in low responders, the overall frequency of gamma interferon-producing cells detected by enzyme-linked immunospot assay was increased (P < 0.01 for both antigens). Delivery of ESAT-6 and CFP-10 by CyaA enabled the detection of both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells: these responses could be blocked by inhibition of major histocompatibility complex class II or class I, respectively. Covalent linkage of antigen to the CyaA vector was required for enhancement to occur, as a mixture of mock CyaA toxoid plus recombinant ESAT-6 did not lead to enhancement. In a simplified whole-blood model to detect tuberculosis infection, the frequency of positive responses to CFP-10 was increased by CyaA delivery, a potentially important attribute that could facilitate the identification of latent infection.

scholarly journals Frequencies of Ex Vivo-Activated Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Specific Gamma-Interferon-Producing CD8+ T Cells in Infected Children Correlate Positively with Plasma Viral Load

2002 ◽  
Vol 76 (24) ◽  
pp. 12414-12422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence Buseyne ◽  
Daniel Scott-Algara ◽  
Françoise Porrot ◽  
Béatrice Corre ◽  
Nassima Bellal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
T Cells ◽  
Viral Load ◽  
Elispot Assay ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Cell Subset ◽  
Gamma Interferon ◽  
Functional Assay ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Ifn Γ

ABSTRACT HIV-specific CD8+ T cells are critical in controlling human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) replication. We present the evaluation of a gamma-interferon (IFN-γ)-based enzyme linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assay for the quantification of HIV-specific CD8+ T cells from HIV-infected children. We studied 20 HLA-A∗0201-positive HIV-infected children. The IFN-γ production in response to stimulation with two HLA-A∗0201-restricted immunodominant CD8 epitopes (SLYNTVATL [SL9] in Gag and ILKEPVHGV [IV9] in Pol) was tested using the ELISPOT assay. The results were compared to labeling with the corresponding tetramers. Among the 20 children, 18 had detectable responses against the SL9 and/or the IV9 epitope using the ELISPOT assay (medians, 351 and 134 spot-forming cells/106 peripheral blood mononuclear cells, respectively). Comparison of results from the tetramer and ELISPOT assays suggests that only a fraction of HIV-specific CD8+ T cells were able to produce IFN-γ. Most importantly, we found that the frequencies of IFN-γ-producing CD8+ T cells were positively correlated with the viral load whereas the frequencies of tetramer-binding CD8+ T cells were not. The high sensitivity of the ELISPOT assay and the fact that this functional assay provided information different from that of tetramer labeling support its use for measurement of HIV-specific CD8+ T cells. In conclusion, our results show that the ex vivo-activated IFN-γ-producing HIV-specific CD8+-T-cell subset is dependent upon continuous antigenic stimulation.

scholarly journals Enhancement of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Specific CD8+ T Cells in Cerebrospinal Fluid Compared to Those in Blood among Antiretroviral Therapy-Naïve HIV-Positive Subjects

2008 ◽  
Vol 82 (21) ◽  
pp. 10418-10428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shanmugalakshmi Sadagopal ◽  
Shelly L. Lorey ◽  
Louise Barnett ◽  
Rebecca Basham ◽  
Laurie Lebo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
T Cells ◽  
Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽  
Antiretroviral Therapy ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Lymphoid Tissues ◽  
Normal Brain ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus

ABSTRACT During untreated human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection, virus-specific CD8+ T cells partially control HIV replication in peripheral lymphoid tissues, but host mechanisms of HIV control in the central nervous system (CNS) are incompletely understood. We characterized HIV-specific CD8+ T cells in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and peripheral blood among seven HIV-positive antiretroviral therapy-naïve subjects. All had grossly normal brain magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy and normal neuropsychometric testing. Frequencies of epitope-specific CD8+ T cells by direct tetramer staining were on average 2.4-fold higher in CSF than in blood (P = 0.0004), while HIV RNA concentrations were lower. Cells from CSF were readily expanded ex vivo and responded to a broader range of HIV-specific human leukocyte antigen class I restricted optimal peptides than did expanded cells from blood. HIV-specific CD8+ T cells, in contrast to total CD8+ T cells, in CSF and blood were at comparable maturation states, as assessed by CD45RO and CCR7 staining. The strong relationship between higher T-cell frequencies and lower levels of viral antigen in CSF could be the result of increased migration to and/or preferential expansion of HIV-specific T cells within the CNS. This suggests an important role for HIV-specific CD8+ T cells in control of intrathecal viral replication.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Interlaboratory Concordance in Quantification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Specific T Cells with a Gamma Interferon Enzyme-Linked Immunospot Assay

2006 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 684-697 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Samri ◽  
C. Durier ◽  
A. Urrutia ◽  
I. Sanchez ◽  
H. Gahery-Segard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
T Cells ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Reference Method ◽  
Gamma Interferon ◽  
Kappa Index ◽  
Qualitative Comparison ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Ifn Γ

ABSTRACT The gamma interferon (IFN-γ) enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assay is a reference method for the ex vivo monitoring of antigen-specific T cells and a primary tool for assessing clinical trials of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or cancer vaccines. Four experienced laboratories in Paris compared their results with this method by exchanging frozen blood samples from eight HIV-seronegative and eight HIV-seropositive subjects. Each laboratory measured the IFN-γ-producing cells specific for HIV, Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, and influenza using the same set of peptides and the same ELISPOT reader but its own ELISPOT technique. The cutoff values for positive responses (50 or 100 spot-forming cells/106 peripheral blood mononuclear cells over background) were consistent with the binomial statistic criterion. The global qualitative concordance, as assessed by the kappa index, ranged from 0.38 to 0.92, that is, moderate to excellent, and was better for non-HIV 9-mer peptide pools than for HIV 15-mer peptide pools. The interlaboratory coefficient of variation for the frequency of virus-specific T cells was 18.7% (data are expressed on a log scale). Clustering analysis of HIV-positive subjects showed qualitative agreement for ELISPOT results from all four laboratories. Overall, the good interlaboratory qualitative concordance of IFN-γ ELISPOT assays with only the peptide source and ELISPOT reader in common suggests that a qualitative comparison of interlaboratory findings is feasible. Nonetheless, a single set of standard operating procedures should be used in multicenter trials to improve standardization.

scholarly journals Follicular Helper T Cells Are Major Human Immunodeficiency Virus-2 Reservoirs and Support Productive Infection

2019 ◽  
Vol 221 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Godinho-Santos ◽  
Russell B Foxall ◽  
Ana V Antão ◽  
Bárbara Tavares ◽  
Tiago Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
T Cells ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Immune Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Productive Infection ◽  
Helper T Cells ◽  
Follicular Helper T Cells ◽  
Follicular Helper ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus

Abstract Follicular helper T cells (Tfh), CD4 lymphocytes critical for efficient antibody responses, have been shown to be key human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 reservoirs. Human immunodeficiency virus-2 infection represents a unique naturally occurring model for investigating Tfh role in HIV/acquired immune deficiency syndrome, given its slow rate of CD4 decline, low to undetectable viremia, and high neutralizing antibody titers throughout the disease course. In this study, we investigated, for the first time, Tfh susceptibility to HIV-2 infection by combining in vitro infection of tonsillar Tfh with the ex vivo study of circulating Tfh from HIV-2-infected patients. We reveal that Tfh support productive HIV-2 infection and are preferential viral targets in HIV-2-infected individuals.

scholarly journals WFDC1/ps20 Is a Novel Innate Immunomodulatory Signature Protein of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Permissive CD4+ CD45RO+ Memory T Cells That Promotes Infection by Upregulating CD54 Integrin Expression and Is Elevated in HIV Type 1 Infection

2007 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 471-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Alvarez ◽  
J. Reading ◽  
D. F. L. King ◽  
M. Hayes ◽  
P. Easterbrook ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
T Cells ◽  
Cd4 T Cells ◽  
Memory T Cells ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Interleukin 2 ◽  
Integrin Expression ◽  
Small Interference Rna ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus

ABSTRACT Understanding why human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) preferentially infects some CD4+ CD45RO+ memory T cells has implications for antiviral immunity and pathogenesis. We report that differential expression of a novel secreted factor, ps20, previously implicated in tissue remodeling, may underlie why some CD4 T cells are preferentially targeted. We show that (i) there is a significant positive correlation between endogenous ps20 mRNA in diverse CD4 T-cell populations and in vitro infection, (ii) a ps20+ permissive cell can be made less permissive by antibody blockade- or small-interference RNA-mediated knockdown of endogenous ps20, and (iii) conversely, a ps20low cell can be more permissive by adding ps20 exogenously or engineering stable ps20 expression by retroviral transduction. ps20 expression is normally detectable in CD4 T cells after in vitro activation and interleukin-2 expansion, and such oligoclonal populations comprise ps20positive and ps20low/negative isogenic clones at an early differentiation stage (CD45RO+/CD25+/CD28+/CD57−). This pattern is altered in chronic HIV infection, where ex vivo CD4+ CD45RO+ T cells express elevated ps20. ps20 promoted HIV entry via fusion and augmented CD54 integrin expression; both of these effects were reversed by anti-ps20 antibody. We therefore propose ps20 to be a novel signature of HIV-permissive CD4 T cells that promotes infection in an autocrine and paracrine manner and that HIV has coopted a fundamental role of ps20 in promoting cell adhesion for its benefit. Disrupting the ps20 pathway may therefore provide a novel anti-HIV strategy.

scholarly journals An Anti‐CD45RO Immunotoxin Kills Latently Infected Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) CD4 T Cells in the Blood of HIV‐Positive Persons

2002 ◽  
Vol 185 (3) ◽  
pp. 306-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús Saavedra‐Lozano ◽  
Cynthia McCoig ◽  
Jinbo Xu ◽  
Yanying Cao ◽  
Philip Keiser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
T Cells ◽  
Cd4 T Cells ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Latently Infected

scholarly journals T-Cell Subsets That Harbor Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) In Vivo: Implications for HIV Pathogenesis

2004 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 1160-1168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason M. Brenchley ◽  
Brenna J. Hill ◽  
David R. Ambrozak ◽  
David A. Price ◽  
Francisco J. Guenaga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
T Cell Subsets ◽  
Cell Infection ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Polychromatic Flow Cytometry ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

ABSTRACT Identification of T-cell subsets that are infected in vivo is essential to understanding the pathogenesis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease; however, this goal has been beset with technical challenges. Here, we used polychromatic flow cytometry to sort multiple T-cell subsets to 99.8% purity, followed by quantitative PCR to quantify HIV gag DNA directly ex vivo. We show that resting memory CD4+ T cells are the predominantly infected cells but that terminally differentiated memory CD4+ T cells contain 10-fold fewer copies of HIV DNA. Memory CD8+ T cells can also be infected upon upregulation of CD4; however, this is infrequent and HIV-specific CD8+ T cells are not infected preferentially. Naïve CD4+ T-cell infection is rare and principally confined to those peripheral T cells that have proliferated. Furthermore, the virus is essentially absent from naïve CD8+ T cells, suggesting that the thymus is not a major source of HIV-infected T cells in the periphery. These data illuminate the underlying mechanisms that distort T-cell homeostasis in HIV infection.

scholarly journals Nef Enhances Human Immunodeficiency Virus Replication and Responsiveness to Interleukin-2 in Human Lymphoid Tissue Ex Vivo

1999 ◽  
Vol 73 (5) ◽  
pp. 3968-3974 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svetlana Glushakova ◽  
Jean-Charles Grivel ◽  
Kalachar Suryanarayana ◽  
Pascal Meylan ◽  
Jeffrey D. Lifson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
T Cells ◽  
Lymphoid Tissue ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Interleukin 2 ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Infected Cells ◽  
Human Lymphoid Tissue ◽  
Hiv 1

ABSTRACT The nef gene is important for the pathogenicity associated with simian immunodeficiency virus infection in rhesus monkeys and with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in humans. The mechanisms by which nef contributes to pathogenesis in vivo remain unclear. We investigated the contribution of nef to HIV-1 replication in human lymphoid tissue ex vivo by studying infection with parental HIV-1 strain NL4-3 and with anef mutant (ΔnefNL4-3). In human tonsillar histocultures, NL4-3 replicated to higher levels than ΔnefNL4-3 did. Increased virus production with NL4-3 infection was associated with increased numbers of productively infected cells and greater loss of CD4+ T cells over time. While the numbers of productively infected T cells were increased in the presence of nef, the levels of viral expression and production per infected T cell were similar whether the nefgene was present or not. Exogenous interleukin-2 (IL-2) increased HIV-1 production in NL4-3-infected tissue in a dose-dependent manner. In contrast, ΔnefNL4-3 production was enhanced only marginally by IL-2. Thus, Nef can facilitate HIV-1 replication in human lymphoid tissue ex vivo by increasing the numbers of productively infected cells and by increasing the responsiveness to IL-2 stimulation.

scholarly journals Trained Immunity and Susceptibility to HIV

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven C. Derrick
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
T Cells ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Cd4 T Cell ◽  
Dual Purpose ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Trained Immunity ◽  
Cell Responses ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Increased Susceptibility

ABSTRACT In this issue of Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, K. Jensen et al. (Clin Vaccine Immunol 24:e00360-16, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1128/CVI.00360-16 ) describe a dual-purpose attenuated Mycobacterium tuberculosis-simian immunodeficiency virus vaccine (AMTB-SIV). Interestingly, immunized infant macaques required fewer oral exposures to SIV to become infected relative to nonimmunized animals. The authors hypothesized that augmented susceptibility to SIV was due to activation of CD4+ T cells through trained immunity. This commentary explores the possible relationship between trained immunity, enhanced CD4 T cell responses, and increased susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document