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Memory B-cell depletion is a feature of HIV-2 infection even in the absence of detectable viremia.

  • Autores: Baptista AP, Cavaleiro R, Fernandes S, Foxall RB, Gomes P, Marcelino JM, Soares RS, Sousa AE., Taveira N, Tendeiro R, Victorino RM
  • Ano de Publicação: 2012
  • Journal: Aids
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Memory+B-cell+depletion+is+a+feature+of+HIV-2+infection+even+in+the+absence+of+detectable+viremia

OBJECTIVE:
Memory B-cell loss has long been recognized as an important contributor to HIV immunodeficiency. HIV-2 infection, which is characterized by a slow rate of progression to AIDS and reduced to undetectable viremia, provides a unique model to investigate B-cell disturbances.
DESIGN AND METHODS:
B-cell subsets were evaluated in 38 HIV-2-infected individuals, along with markers of T-cell activation and serum levels of immunoglobulins and a major B-cell homeostatic cytokine, B-cell activating factor (BAFF). Untreated HIV-1-infected and seronegative control individuals were studied in parallel. Statistical analysis was performed using Mann-Whitney tests and Spearman’s correlations.
RESULTS:
We found that HIV-2 was associated with significant depletion of both unswitched (CD27(+)IgD(+)) and switched (CD27(+)IgD(neg)) memory B-cells that directly correlated with T-cell activation, even in individuals with undetectable plasma viral load. Nevertheless, the presence of detectable viremia, even at low levels, was associated with significant memory B-cell loss and higher BAFF levels. Moreover, these alterations were not recovered by antiretroviral-therapy, as treated HIV-2-infected patients showed more pronounced B-cell disturbances, possibly related to their extended length of infection.
CONCLUSION:
These first data regarding B-cell imbalances during HIV-2 infection show that, irrespective of viremia, prolonged HIV infection leads to irreversible damage of memory B-cell homeostasis.
© 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Memory B-cell depletion is a feature of HIV-2 infection even in the absence of detectable viremia.

  • Autores: Baptista AP, Cavaleiro R, Fernandes S, Foxall RB, Gomes P, Marcelino JM, Soares RS, Sousa AE., Taveira N, Tendeiro R, Victorino RM
  • Ano de Publicação: 2012
  • Journal: Aids
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Memory+B-cell+depletion+is+a+feature+of+HIV-2+infection+even+in+the+absence+of+detectable+viremia

OBJECTIVE:
Memory B-cell loss has long been recognized as an important contributor to HIV immunodeficiency. HIV-2 infection, which is characterized by a slow rate of progression to AIDS and reduced to undetectable viremia, provides a unique model to investigate B-cell disturbances.
DESIGN AND METHODS:
B-cell subsets were evaluated in 38 HIV-2-infected individuals, along with markers of T-cell activation and serum levels of immunoglobulins and a major B-cell homeostatic cytokine, B-cell activating factor (BAFF). Untreated HIV-1-infected and seronegative control individuals were studied in parallel. Statistical analysis was performed using Mann-Whitney tests and Spearman’s correlations.
RESULTS:
We found that HIV-2 was associated with significant depletion of both unswitched (CD27(+)IgD(+)) and switched (CD27(+)IgD(neg)) memory B-cells that directly correlated with T-cell activation, even in individuals with undetectable plasma viral load. Nevertheless, the presence of detectable viremia, even at low levels, was associated with significant memory B-cell loss and higher BAFF levels. Moreover, these alterations were not recovered by antiretroviral-therapy, as treated HIV-2-infected patients showed more pronounced B-cell disturbances, possibly related to their extended length of infection.
CONCLUSION:
These first data regarding B-cell imbalances during HIV-2 infection show that, irrespective of viremia, prolonged HIV infection leads to irreversible damage of memory B-cell homeostasis.
© 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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