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Type I interferon-dependent gene MxA in perinatal HIV-infected patients under antiretroviral therapy as marker for therapy failure and blood plasmacytoid dendritic cells depletion
BACKGROUND: To determine the role of interferon-alpha in controlling HIV infection we phenotypically and functionally analyzed circulating plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC), which are known to be the highest interferon-alpha producing cells, in 33 perinatally infected HIV(+ )patients undergoing sta...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2542353/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18782441 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1479-5876-6-49 |
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author | Badolato, Raffaele Ghidini, Claudia Facchetti, Fabio Serana, Federico Sottini, Alessandra Chiarini, Marco Spinelli, Elena Lonardi, Silvia Plebani, Alessandro Caimi, Luigi Imberti, Luisa |
author_facet | Badolato, Raffaele Ghidini, Claudia Facchetti, Fabio Serana, Federico Sottini, Alessandra Chiarini, Marco Spinelli, Elena Lonardi, Silvia Plebani, Alessandro Caimi, Luigi Imberti, Luisa |
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description | BACKGROUND: To determine the role of interferon-alpha in controlling HIV infection we phenotypically and functionally analyzed circulating plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC), which are known to be the highest interferon-alpha producing cells, in 33 perinatally infected HIV(+ )patients undergoing standard antiretroviral therapy. METHODS: Circulating pDC were identified by flow cytometry using anti-BDCA-2 monoclonal antibody and by measuring BDCA-2 mRNA by real-time PCR, while tissue-resident pDC were identified by immunohistochemistry. mRNA for interferon-alpha and MxA, a gene that is specifically induced by interferon-alpha, was quantified in peripheral blood cells by real-time PCR, while serum interferon-alpha protein was measured by ELISA. RESULTS: While median values of pDC, both in terms of percentage and absolute number, were not statistically different from age-matched controls, interferon-alpha mRNA was increased in HIV-infected patients. However, in a group of patients with long disease duration, having a low number of both pDC and CD4(+ )lymphocytes and a significant increase of serum interferon-alpha, MxA mRNA was produced at high level and its expression directly correlated with HIV RNA copy numbers. Furthermore in patients displaying a low CD4(+ )blood cell count, a severe depletion of pDC in the tonsils could be documented. CONCLUSION: HIV replication unresponsive to antiretroviral treatment in perinatal-infected patients with advanced disease and pDC depletion may lead to interferon-alpha expression and subsequent induction of MxA mRNA. Thus, the latter measurement may represent a valuable marker to monitor the clinical response to therapy in HIV patients. |
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spelling | pubmed-25423532008-09-18 Type I interferon-dependent gene MxA in perinatal HIV-infected patients under antiretroviral therapy as marker for therapy failure and blood plasmacytoid dendritic cells depletion Badolato, Raffaele Ghidini, Claudia Facchetti, Fabio Serana, Federico Sottini, Alessandra Chiarini, Marco Spinelli, Elena Lonardi, Silvia Plebani, Alessandro Caimi, Luigi Imberti, Luisa J Transl Med Research BACKGROUND: To determine the role of interferon-alpha in controlling HIV infection we phenotypically and functionally analyzed circulating plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC), which are known to be the highest interferon-alpha producing cells, in 33 perinatally infected HIV(+ )patients undergoing standard antiretroviral therapy. METHODS: Circulating pDC were identified by flow cytometry using anti-BDCA-2 monoclonal antibody and by measuring BDCA-2 mRNA by real-time PCR, while tissue-resident pDC were identified by immunohistochemistry. mRNA for interferon-alpha and MxA, a gene that is specifically induced by interferon-alpha, was quantified in peripheral blood cells by real-time PCR, while serum interferon-alpha protein was measured by ELISA. RESULTS: While median values of pDC, both in terms of percentage and absolute number, were not statistically different from age-matched controls, interferon-alpha mRNA was increased in HIV-infected patients. However, in a group of patients with long disease duration, having a low number of both pDC and CD4(+ )lymphocytes and a significant increase of serum interferon-alpha, MxA mRNA was produced at high level and its expression directly correlated with HIV RNA copy numbers. Furthermore in patients displaying a low CD4(+ )blood cell count, a severe depletion of pDC in the tonsils could be documented. CONCLUSION: HIV replication unresponsive to antiretroviral treatment in perinatal-infected patients with advanced disease and pDC depletion may lead to interferon-alpha expression and subsequent induction of MxA mRNA. Thus, the latter measurement may represent a valuable marker to monitor the clinical response to therapy in HIV patients. BioMed Central 2008-09-09 /pmc/articles/PMC2542353/ /pubmed/18782441 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1479-5876-6-49 Text en Copyright © 2008 Badolato et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Badolato, Raffaele Ghidini, Claudia Facchetti, Fabio Serana, Federico Sottini, Alessandra Chiarini, Marco Spinelli, Elena Lonardi, Silvia Plebani, Alessandro Caimi, Luigi Imberti, Luisa Type I interferon-dependent gene MxA in perinatal HIV-infected patients under antiretroviral therapy as marker for therapy failure and blood plasmacytoid dendritic cells depletion |
title | Type I interferon-dependent gene MxA in perinatal HIV-infected patients under antiretroviral therapy as marker for therapy failure and blood plasmacytoid dendritic cells depletion |
title_full | Type I interferon-dependent gene MxA in perinatal HIV-infected patients under antiretroviral therapy as marker for therapy failure and blood plasmacytoid dendritic cells depletion |
title_fullStr | Type I interferon-dependent gene MxA in perinatal HIV-infected patients under antiretroviral therapy as marker for therapy failure and blood plasmacytoid dendritic cells depletion |
title_full_unstemmed | Type I interferon-dependent gene MxA in perinatal HIV-infected patients under antiretroviral therapy as marker for therapy failure and blood plasmacytoid dendritic cells depletion |
title_short | Type I interferon-dependent gene MxA in perinatal HIV-infected patients under antiretroviral therapy as marker for therapy failure and blood plasmacytoid dendritic cells depletion |
title_sort | type i interferon-dependent gene mxa in perinatal hiv-infected patients under antiretroviral therapy as marker for therapy failure and blood plasmacytoid dendritic cells depletion |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2542353/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18782441 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1479-5876-6-49 |
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