Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
6-1-2016
Journal
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Volume
72
Issue
2
Inclusive Pages
184-188
DOI
10.1097/QAI.0000000000000923
Abstract
Association of HIV-1-specific T-cell responses to infection risk in seronegative individuals is controversial. We quantified and phenotypically characterized gp120-specific T-cell responses in HIV-1 exposed, but uninfected subjects enrolled in the global Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Initiative (iPrEx) chemoprophylaxis trial. IFNγ ELISpot responses were detected in 24% of subjects irrespective of infection outcome. HIV-1 gp120 envelope-specific T-cell responses were more uniformly IFN-γ+TNF-α+Mip-1β+ in persistently seronegative subjects relative to subjects who later seroconverted (median frequency of 76.5% and 66.5%, respectively). IFNγ responses targeted the V2 loop for subjects who remained seronegative. HIV-1 gp120 envelope V2 loop-specific CD8 T-cell responses may help to protect against HIV-1 acquisition.
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APA Citation
Kuebler, P., Shaw, B., Leadabrand, K., Mehrotra, M., Grant, R., Kallás, E., & Nixon, D. (2016). Brief Report: HIV-1 gp120 T-Cell Responses Correspond to Infection Outcomes in the Global iPrEx Chemoprophylaxis Trial.. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 72 (2). http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000000923
Peer Reviewed
1
Open Access
1
Comments
Reproduced with permission of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes