Frequency of Effector Memory Cells Expressing Integrin α4β7 Is Associated With TGF-β1 Levels in Therapy Naive HIV Infected Women With Low CD4+ T Cell Count.
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ABSTRACT: Integrin α4β7 expressing CD4+ T cells are preferred targets for HIV infection and are thought to be predictors of disease progression. Concurrent analysis of integrin α4β7 expressing innate and adaptive immune cells was carried out in antiretroviral (ART) therapy naïve HIV infected women in order to determine its contribution to HIV induced immune dysfunction. Our results demonstrate a HIV infection associated decrease in the frequency of integrin α4β7 expressing endocervical T cells along with an increase in the frequency of integrin α4β7 expressing peripheral monocytes and central memory CD4+ T cells, which are considered to be viral reservoirs. We report for the first time an in
SUBMITTER: Kasarpalkar NJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8019712 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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