Milica Moskovljevic, Filippo Dragoni, Nathan L. Board, Fengting Wu, Jun Lai, Hao Zhang, James R. White, Rebecca Hoh, Kenneth Lynn, Pablo Tebas, Karam Mounzer, Steven G. Deeks, Luis J. Montaner, Janet D. Siliciano, Robert F. Siliciano, Francesco R. Simonetti
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Abstract
Despite antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV-1 persists in latently infected CD4+ T cells, preventing a cure. Antigens drive the proliferation of infected cells, precluding latent reservoir decay. However, the relationship between antigen recognition and HIV-1 gene expression is poorly understood because most studies of latency reversal use agents that induce non-specific global T cell activation. Here, we isolated rare CD4+ T cells responding to cytomegalovirus (CMV) or HIV-1 Gag antigens from people living with HIV-1 on long-term ART and assessed T cell activation and HIV-1 RNA expression upon coculture with autologous dendritic cells (DCs) presenting cognate antigens. Presentation of cognate antigens ex vivo induced broad T cell activation (median 42-fold increase in CD154+CD69+ cells) and significantly increased HIV-1 transcription (median 4-fold), mostly through the induction of rare cells with higher viral expression. Thus, despite low proviral inducibility, antigen recognition can promote HIV-1 expression, potentially contributing to spontaneous reservoir activity and viral rebound upon ART interruption.
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Immunity is a publication that focuses on publishing significant advancements in research related to immunology. We encourage the submission of studies that offer groundbreaking immunological discoveries, whether at the molecular, cellular, or whole organism level. Topics of interest encompass a wide range, such as cancer, infectious diseases, neuroimmunology, autoimmune diseases, allergies, mucosal immunity, metabolic diseases, and homeostasis.