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Backgrounds: CD4 T-cells expressing Foxp3 are expanded systemically during active tuberculosis (TB) regardless of HIV-1 co-infection. Foxp3+ CD4 T cells are targets of HIV-1 infection. However, expansion of HIV-1 infected Foxp3+ CD4 T cells at sites of HIV/TB co-infection, and whether they contribute to promotion of HIV-1 viral activity is not known. Methods: Pleural fluid mononuclear cells (PFMC) from HIV/TB co-infected patients with pleural TB were characterized by immune-staining and FACS analysis for surface markers CD4, CD127, CCR5, CXCR4, HLA-DR and intracellular expression of Foxp3, HIVp24, IFN-γ and Bcl-2. Whole PFMC and bead separated CD4+CD25+CD127- T cells were assessed for HIV-1 LTR strong stop (SS) DNA by real-time PCR, which represents viral DNA post cell entry and initiation of reverse transcription. Results: High numbers of HIV-1 p24 positive Foxp3+ and Foxp3+CD127– CD4 T cells were identified in PFMC from HIV/TB co-infected subjects. CD4+Foxp3+CD127– T cells displayed high expression of the cellular activation marker, HLA-DR. Further, expression of the HIV-1 co-receptors, CCR5 and CXCR4, were higher on CD4+Foxp3+T cells compared to CD4+Foxp3- T cells. Purified CD4+CD25+CD127– T cells isolated from PFMC of HIV/TB co-infected patients, were over 90% CD4+Foxp3+T cells, and exhibited higher HIV-1 SS DNA as compared to whole PFMC, and as compared to CD4+CD25+CD127– T cells from an HIV-infected subject with pleural mesothelioma. HIV-1 p24+ Foxp3+ CD4+T cells from HIV/TB patients higher in Bcl-2 expression as compared to both HIV-1 p24+ Foxp3- CD4 T cells, and Foxp3+ CD4+T cells without HIV-p24 expression. Conclusion: Foxp3+ CD4 T cells in PFMC from HIV/TB co-infected subjects are predisposed to productive HIV-1 infection and have survival advantage as compared to Foxp3 negative CD4 T cells.


2015 ◽  
Vol 291 (7) ◽  
pp. 3468-3482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingying Chen ◽  
Ouerdia Maskri ◽  
Françoise Chaminade ◽  
Brigitte René ◽  
Jessica Benkaroun ◽  
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Biochemistry ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 48 (8) ◽  
pp. 1810-1819 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Song ◽  
Mini Balakrishnan ◽  
Robert J. Gorelick ◽  
Robert A. Bambara
Keyword(s):  
Hiv 1 ◽  

2007 ◽  
Vol 283 (6) ◽  
pp. 3141-3150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Song ◽  
Vandana P. Basu ◽  
Mark N. Hanson ◽  
Bernard P. Roques ◽  
Robert A. Bambara

2006 ◽  
Vol 281 (34) ◽  
pp. 24227-24235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Song ◽  
Mini Balakrishnan ◽  
Yan Chen ◽  
Bernard P. Roques ◽  
Robert A. Bambara

2004 ◽  
Vol 78 (21) ◽  
pp. 11622-11631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroki Tanabe ◽  
Andre J. Ouellette ◽  
Melanie J. Cocco ◽  
W. Edward Robinson

ABSTRACT In addition to their antibacterial activities, certain antimicrobial peptides inactivate enveloped viruses, including the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). To determine whether peptide bactericidal activities are predictive of antiviral activity, the anti-HIV properties of recombinant human α-defensin 5, mouse α-defensins, cryptdins (Crp) 3 and 4, and rhesus macaque myeloid α-defensins (RMADs) 3 and 4 were determined in vitro. The peptides, purified to homogeneity, had equivalent bactericidal activities that were similar to those of the native molecules. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy showed RMAD-4 and Crp3 had characteristic α-defensin tridisulfide arrays. Of the peptides analyzed, only RMAD-4 inhibited HIV infectivity at 150 μg/ml, and Crp3 unexpectedly increased HIV replication. Quantitative real-time PCRs for minus-strand strong stop DNA and complete viral cDNA synthesis were used to distinguish between preentry and postentry anti-HIV effects by RMAD-4. Viral exposure to RMAD-4 for 1 h prior to infection reduced HIV minus-strand strong stop DNA and HIV cDNA by 4- to 20-fold during the first round of replication, showing that RMAD-4-exposed virions were not entering cells during the first 24 h. On the other hand, when RMAD-4 was added coincident with HIV inoculation, no anti-HIV activity was detected. Viral exposure to Crp3 resulted in a threefold increase in both HIV minus-strand strong stop DNA and HIV cDNA over the first round of replication. Therefore, two α-defensins, RMAD-4 and Crp3, inhibit or augment HIV replication, respectively, by mechanisms that precede reverse transcription.


2003 ◽  
Vol 278 (40) ◽  
pp. 38368-38375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Chen ◽  
Mini Balakrishnan ◽  
Bernard P. Roques ◽  
Robert A. Bambara

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