Consistent subtype-specific anti-HIV type 1 T lymphocyte responses in Indian subjects recently infected with HIV type 1

Madhuri R. Thakar, Deepa Patke, Samir K. Lakhashe, Leena Bhonge, Sangeeta V. Kulkarni, Srikanth P. Tripathy, Nikhil Gupte, Ronald Brookmeyer, Thomas C. Quinn, Ramesh S. Paranjape, Robert C. Bollinger

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Abstract

Anti-HIV-1-specific T cell responses in early HIV-1 infection have been found to be important in deciding the course of disease progression. But there are few data concerning nonsubtype B HIV infection. HIV-1 subtype C is the most prevalent subtype in India. HIV-1 Gag-specific T cell responses in 12 Indian subjects with recent HIV-1 infection were characterized by an ELISpot assay at two consecutive visits and their correlation with plasma viral load and CD4+ T lymphocyte counts was studied. Ten of the 12 subjects demonstrated T cell responses to either one or both Gag B and C pepfides, on at least one visit. Five of 10 responders showed a consistent response (response at both visits): 4 exhibited a Gag C-specific consistent response and 1 showed a consistent response to Gag B. The remaining five patients, showing response at only one of the two visits, were considered inconsistent responders. None of the individuals showed a consistent response to both B and C Gag peptides. Marginally significant correlation was observed between consistency of the response and lower plasma viral load (p = 0.062). The subtype-specific Gag C response was also found to be correlated with lower viral load as compared with the response to Gag B (r = -0.336, p = 0.054 for subtype C and r = -0.234, p = 0.13 for subtype B). The data suggest that the patients exhibiting consistent subtype-specific responses to HIV-1 Gag might have better control of viral replication in early HIV infection.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1389-1393
Number of pages5
JournalAIDS research and human retroviruses
Volume18
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology
  • Virology
  • Infectious Diseases

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