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Changes in natural killer cell activation and function during primary HIV-1 infection.

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dc.contributor.authorNaranbhai, Vivek.
dc.contributor.authorAltfeld, Marcus.
dc.contributor.authorAbdool Karim, Salim Safurdeen.
dc.contributor.authorNdung'u, Peter Thumbi.
dc.contributor.authorAbdool Karim, Quarraisha.
dc.contributor.authorCarr, William Henry.
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-15T08:28:16Z
dc.date.available2013-05-15T08:28:16Z
dc.date.created2012
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractBackground. Recent reports suggest that Natural Killer (NK) cells may modulate pathogenesis of primary HIV-1 infection. However, HIV dysregulates NK-cell responses. We dissected this bi-directional relationship to understand how HIV impacts NK-cell responses during primary HIV-1 infection. Methodology/Principal Findings. Paired samples from 41 high-risk, initially HIV-uninfected CAPRISA004 participants were analysed prior to HIV acquisition, and during viraemic primary HIV-1 infection. At the time of sampling post-infection five women were seronegative, 11 women were serodiscordant, and 25 women were seropositive by HIV-1 rapid immunoassay. Flow cytometry was used to measure NK and T-cell activation, NK-cell receptor expression, cytotoxic and cytokine-secretory functions, and trafficking marker expression (CCR7, α4β7). Non-parametric statistical tests were used. Both NK cells and T-cells were significantly activated following HIV acquisition (p = 0.03 and p<0.0001, respectively), but correlation between NK-cell and T-cell activation was uncoupled following infection (pre-infection r = 0.68;p<0.0001; post-infection, during primary infection r = 0.074;p = 0.09). Nonetheless, during primary infection NK-cell and T-cell activation correlated with HIV viral load (r = 0.32'p = 0.04 and r = 0.35;p = 0.02, respectively). The frequency of Killer Immunoglobulin-like Receptor-expressing (KIRpos) NK cells increased following HIV acquisition (p = 0.006), and KIRpos NK cells were less activated than KIRneg NK cells amongst individuals sampled while seronegative or serodiscordant (p = 0.001;p<0.0001 respectively). During HIV-1 infection, cytotoxic NK cell responses evaluated after IL-2 stimulation alone, or after co-culture with 721 cells, were impaired (p = 0.006 and p = 0.002, respectively). However, NK-cell IFN-y secretory function was not significantly altered. The frequency of CCR7+ NK cells was elevated during primary infection, particularly at early time-points (p<0.0001). Conclusions/Significance. Analyses of immune cells before and after HIV infection revealed an increase in both NK-cell activation and KIR expression, but reduced cytotoxicity during acute infection. The increase in frequency of NK cells able to traffic to lymph nodes following HIV infection suggests that these cells may play a role in events in secondary lymphoid tissue.en
dc.identifier.citationNaranbhai V., et al. 2013. Changes in natural killer cell activation and function during primary HIV-1 infection. PLoS ONE 8(1) e53251. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053251.en
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0053251en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/8873
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherPlos.en
dc.subjectHIV infections--Pathogenesis.en
dc.subjectHIV infections--Immunology.en
dc.subjectKiller cells, Natural--Immunology.en
dc.subjectKiller cells, Natural.en
dc.subjectHIV (Viruses)en
dc.subjectAIDS vaccines--Research.en
dc.subjectAIDS (Disease)--Pathogenesis.en
dc.subject.otherNK-cell responses.en
dc.titleChanges in natural killer cell activation and function during primary HIV-1 infection.en
dc.typePeer reviewed journal articleen

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