Increased sensitivity of CD4+ T-effector cells to CD4+CD25+ treg suppression compensates for reduced treg number in asymptomatic HIV-1 infection

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Thorborn, Georgina ^a   Pomeroy, Laura ^a   Isohanni, Heidi ^a   Perry, Melissa ^a   Peters, Barry ^a   Vyakarnam, Annapurna ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 17; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; CD45 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CD4+ CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MALE; POLYCLONAL ACTIVATION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VOLUNTEER; AGED; BLOOD; CELL LINE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIROLOGY;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, CD45; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL LINE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-17; INTERLEUKIN-2; INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 77949527332     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009254     Document Type: Article

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