CD8 T-cell subsets and viral load in the cerebrospinal fluid of therapy-naive HIV-infected individuals

Gloria Von Geldern, Sabine Cepok, Thorsten Nolting, Yihua Du, Verena Grummel, Ortwin Adams, Hans Peter Hartung, Gabriele Arendt, Bernhard Hemmer

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Abstract

Central nervous system involvement is common in HIV infection. We determined the relationship between T-cell subsets and viral load in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of therapy-naive, asymptomatic HIV-infected individuals. A shift from naive to effector-memory CD8 T cells was observed in the CSF of HIV-infected individuals compared with controls. The HIV load strongly correlated with CD8 T cells in CSF. Effector-memory CD8 T cells were positively and effector CD8 T cells were negatively associated with viral replication in CSF.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)250-253
Number of pages4
JournalAIDS
Volume21
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2007
Externally publishedYes

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