scholarly journals CD8+ T-Lymphocyte Response to Major Immunodominant Epitopes after Vaginal Exposure to Simian Immunodeficiency Virus: Too Late and Too Little

2005 ◽  
Vol 79 (14) ◽  
pp. 9228-9235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew R. Reynolds ◽  
Eva Rakasz ◽  
Pamela J. Skinner ◽  
Cara White ◽  
Kristina Abel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Lymphocytes ◽  
Simian Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
T Lymphocyte ◽  
Virus Production ◽  
Acute Stage ◽  
Female Reproductive Tract ◽  
Lymphocyte Response ◽  
Route Of Transmission ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Lymphocyte Responses

ABSTRACT In the acute stage of infection following sexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), virus-specific CD8+ T-lymphocyte responses partially control but do not eradicate infection from the lymphatic tissues (LTs) or prevent the particularly massive depletion of CD4+ T lymphocytes in gut-associated lymphatic tissue (GALT). We explored hypothetical explanations for this failure to clear infection and prevent CD4+ T-lymphocyte loss in the SIV/rhesus macaque model of intravaginal transmission. We examined the relationship between the timing and magnitude of the CD8+ T-lymphocyte response to immunodominant SIV epitopes and viral replication, and we show first that the failure to contain infection is not because the female reproductive tract is a poor inductive site. We documented robust responses in cervicovaginal tissues and uterus, but only several days after the peak of virus production. Second, while we also documented a modest response in the draining genital and peripheral lymph nodes, the response at these sites also lagged behind peak virus production in these LT compartments. Third, we found that the response in GALT was surprisingly low or undetectable, possibly contributing to the severe and sustained depletion of CD4+ T lymphocytes in the GALT. Thus, the virus-specific CD8+ T-lymphocyte response is “too late and too little” to clear infection and prevent CD4+ T-lymphocyte loss. However, the robust response in female reproductive tissues may be an encouraging sign that vaccines that rapidly induce high-frequency CD8+ T-lymphocyte responses might be able to prevent acquisition of HIV-1 infection by the most common route of transmission.

scholarly journals Virus-Specific Cellular Immune Correlates of Survival in Vaccinated Monkeys after Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Challenge

2006 ◽  
Vol 80 (22) ◽  
pp. 10950-10956 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Sun ◽  
Jörn E. Schmitz ◽  
Adam P. Buzby ◽  
Brianne R. Barker ◽  
Srinivas S. Rao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Lymphocytes ◽  
Disease Progression ◽  
Simian Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
T Lymphocyte ◽  
Central Memory ◽  
Primary Role ◽  
Clinical Progression ◽  
Lymphocyte Response ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Ifn Γ

ABSTRACT Understanding the characteristics of the virus-specific T-lymphocyte response that will confer optimal protection against the clinical progression of AIDS will inform the development of an effective cellular immunity-based human immunodeficiency virus vaccine. We have recently shown that survival in plasmid DNA-primed/recombinant adenovirus-boosted rhesus monkeys that are challenged with the simian immunodeficiency virus SIVmac251 is associated with the preservation postchallenge of central memory CD4+ T lymphocytes and robust gamma interferon (IFN-γ)-producing SIV-specific CD8+ and CD4+ T-lymphocyte responses. The present studies were initiated to extend these observations to determine which virus-specific T-lymphocyte subpopulations play a primary role in controlling disease progression and to characterize the functional repertoire of these cells. We show that the preservation of the SIV-specific central memory CD8+ T-lymphocyte population and a linked SIV-specific CD4+ T-lymphocyte response are associated with prolonged survival in vaccinated monkeys following challenge. Furthermore, we demonstrate that SIV-specific IFN-γ-, tumor necrosis factor alpha-, and interleukin-2-producing T lymphocytes are all comparably associated with protection against disease progression. These findings underscore the contribution of virus-specific central memory T lymphocytes to controlling clinical progression in vaccinated individuals following a primate immunodeficiency virus infection.

scholarly journals Memory CD4+ T-Lymphocyte Loss and Dysfunction during Primary Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

2007 ◽  
Vol 81 (15) ◽  
pp. 8009-8015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Sun ◽  
Sallie R. Permar ◽  
Adam P. Buzby ◽  
Norman L. Letvin
Keyword(s):  
T Lymphocytes ◽  
Simian Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
T Lymphocyte ◽  
Rhesus Monkeys ◽  
Cytokine Production ◽  
Immune Dysregulation ◽  
Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Selective Depletion ◽  
Siv Infection

ABSTRACT It has long been appreciated that CD4+ T lymphocytes are dysfunctional in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)-infected individuals, and it has recently been shown that HIV/SIV infections are associated with a dramatic early destruction of memory CD4+ T lymphocytes. However, the relative contributions of CD4+ T-lymphocyte dysfunction and loss to immune dysregulation during primary HIV/SIV infection have not been fully elucidated. In the current study, we evaluated CD4+ T lymphocytes and their functional repertoire during primary SIVmac251 infection in rhesus monkeys. We show that the extent of loss of memory CD4+ T lymphocytes and staphylococcal enterotoxin B-stimulated cytokine production by total CD4+ T lymphocytes during primary SIVmac251 infection is tightly linked in a cohort of six rhesus monkeys to set point plasma viral RNA levels, with greater loss and dysfunction being associated with higher steady-state viral replication. Moreover, in exploring the mechanism underlying this phenomenon, we demonstrate that the loss of functional CD4+ T lymphocytes during primary SIVmac251 infection is associated with both a selective depletion of memory CD4+ T cells and a loss of the functional capacity of the memory CD4+ T lymphocytes that escape viral destruction.

scholarly journals CD8+ Lymphocytes Do Not Mediate Protection against Acute Superinfection 20 Days after Vaccination with a Live Attenuated Simian Immunodeficiency Virus

2005 ◽  
Vol 79 (19) ◽  
pp. 12264-12272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Stebbings ◽  
Neil Berry ◽  
Herman Waldmann ◽  
Pru Bird ◽  
Geoff Hale ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monoclonal Antibody ◽  
T Lymphocytes ◽  
Simian Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes ◽  
T Lymphocyte ◽  
Lymphoid Tissue ◽  
Human Immunoglobulin ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Lymphocyte Depletion ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus

ABSTRACT In order to test the hypothesis that CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes mediate protection against acute superinfection, we depleted >99% of CD8+ lymphocytes in live attenuated simian immunodeficiency virus macC8 (SIVmacC8) vaccinees from the onset of vaccination, maintained that depletion for 20 days, and then challenged with pathogenic, wild-type SIVmacJ5. Vaccinees received 5 mg per kg of humanized anti-CD8 monoclonal antibody (MAb) 1 h before inoculation, followed by the same dose again on days 3, 7, 10, 13, and 17. On day 13, peripheral CD8+ T lymphocytes were >99% depleted in three out of four anti-CD8 MAb-treated vaccinees. At this time attenuated SIVmacC8 viral RNA loads in anti-CD8 MAb-treated vaccinees were significantly higher than control vaccinees treated contemporaneously with nonspecific human immunoglobulin. Lymphoid tissue CD8+ T lymphocyte depletion was >99% in three out of four anti-CD8 MAb-treated vaccinees on the day of wild-type SIVmacJ5 challenge. All four control vaccinees and three out of four anti-CD8 MAb-treated vaccinees were protected against detectable superinfection with wild-type SIVmacJ5. Although superinfection with wild-type SIVmacJ5 was detected at postmortem in a single anti-CD8 MAb-treated vaccinee, this did not correlate with the degree of preceding CD8+ T lymphocyte depletion. Clearance of attenuated SIVmacC8 viremia coincided with recovery of normal CD8+ T lymphocyte counts between days 48 and 76. These results support the view that cytotoxic T lymphocytes are important for host-mediated control of SIV primary viremia but do not indicate a central role in protection against acute superinfection conferred by inoculation with live attenuated SIV.

Virus-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses select for amino-acid variation in simian immunodeficiency virus Env and Nef

10.1038/15224 ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 1270-1276 ◽  
Author(s):  
David T. Evans ◽  
David H. O'Connor ◽  
Peicheng Jing ◽  
John L. Dzuris ◽  
John Sidney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Simian Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
T Lymphocyte ◽  
Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte ◽  
Amino Acid Variation ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Lymphocyte Responses

scholarly journals Distinct Chemokine Triggers and In Vivo Migratory Paths of Fluorescein Dye-Labeled T Lymphocytes in Acutely Simian Immunodeficiency Virus SIVmac251-Infected and Uninfected Macaques

2005 ◽  
Vol 79 (21) ◽  
pp. 13759-13768 ◽  
Author(s):  
Candice C. Clay ◽  
Denise S. Rodrigues ◽  
Danielle J. Harvey ◽  
Christian M. Leutenegger ◽  
Ursula Esser
Keyword(s):  
Small Intestine ◽  
T Lymphocytes ◽  
Simian Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
T Lymphocyte ◽  
Chemokine Receptors ◽  
Lymphocyte Trafficking ◽  
Lymphocyte Depletion ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Siv Infection

ABSTRACT To define the possible impact of T-lymphocyte trafficking parameters on simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) pathogenesis, we examined migratory profiles of carboxyfluorescein diacetate succinimidyl ester (CFSE)-labeled T lymphocytes in acutely SIVmac251-infected and uninfected macaques within 48 h after autologous transfer. Despite significant upregulation of homeostatic chemokine CCL19/macrophage inflammatory protein 3β and proinflammatory chemokine CXCL9/monokine induced by gamma interferon in secondary lymphoid tissue in SIV infection, no differences in CFSE+ T-lymphocyte frequencies or cell compartmentalization in lymph nodes were identified between animal groups. By contrast, a higher frequency of CFSE+ T lymphocytes in the small intestine was detected in acute SIV infection. This result correlated with increased numbers of gut CD4 T lymphocytes expressing chemokine receptors CCR9, CCR7, and CXCR3 and high levels of their respective chemokine ligands in the small intestine. The changes in trafficking parameters in SIV-infected macaques occurred concomitantly with acute gut CD4 T-lymphocyte depletion. Here, we present the first in vivo T-lymphocyte trafficking study in SIV infection and a novel approach to delineate T-lymphocyte recruitment into tissues in the nonhuman primate animal model for AIDS. Such studies are likely to provide unique insights into T-lymphocyte sequestration in distinct tissue compartments and possible mechanisms of CD4 T-lymphocyte depletion and immune dysfunction in simian AIDS.

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