Slow progression of pediatric HIV associates with early CD8+ T cell PD-1 expression and a stem-like phenotype

Vieira, VA; Lim, N; Singh, A; Leitman, E; D'Souza, RR; Adland, E; Muenchhoff, M; Roider, J; Lopez, MÁM; Carabelli, J; Giandhari, J; Groll, A; Jooste, P; Prado, JG; Thobakgale, C; Dong, K; Kiepiela, P; Prendergast, AJ; Tudor-Williams, G; Frater, J; Walker, BD; Ndung'u, T; Ramsuran, V; Leslie, A; Kløverpris, HN; Goulder, P

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Slow progression of pediatric HIV associates with early CD8+ T cell PD-1 expression and a stem-like phenotype

Abstract:: HIV non-progression despite persistent viraemia is rare among antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naïve adults, but relatively common among ART-naïve children. Previous studies indicate that ART-naïve paediatric slow-progressors (PSPs) adopt immune evasion strategies similar to those described in the SIV natural hosts. However, the mechanisms underlying this immunophenotype are not well understood. In a cohort of early-treated infants who underwent analytical treatment interruption (ATI) after 12 months of ART, expression of PD-1 on CD8+ T-cells immediately prior to ATI was the main predictor of slow progression during ATI (r=0.77, p=0.002). PD-1+ CD8+ T-cell frequency was also negatively correlated with CCR5 (r=-0.74, p=0.005) and HLA-DR (r=-0.63, p=0.02) expression on CD4+ T-cells and predicted stronger HIV-specific T-lymphocyte responses. In the CD8+ T-cell compartment of PSPs, we identified an enrichment of stem-like TCF-1+PD-1+ memory cells, whereas paediatric progressors and viraemic adults were populated with a terminally exhausted PD-1+CD39+ population. TCF-1+PD-1+ expression on CD8+ T-cells was associated with higher proliferative activity (r=0.41, p=0.03) and stronger Gag-specific effector functionality. These data prompt the hypothesis that the proliferative burst potential of stem-like HIV-specific cytotoxic cells could be exploited in therapeutic strategies to boost the antiviral response and facilitate remission in early-ART-treated infants with a preserved and non-exhausted T-cell compartment

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Vieira, V. A., Lim, N., Singh, A., Leitman, E., D'Souza, R. R., Adland, E., Muenchhoff, M., Roider, J., Lopez, M. Á. M., Carabelli, J., Giandhari, J., Groll, A., Jooste, P., Prado, J. G., Thobakgale, C., Dong, K., Kiepiela, P., Prendergast, A. J., Tudor-Williams, G., … Goulder, P. (2023). Slow progression of pediatric HIV associates with early CD8+ T cell PD-1 expression and a stem-like phenotype. JCI Insight, 8(3), e156049.

MLA Style

Vieira, VA, et al. “Slow Progression of Pediatric HIV Associates with Early CD8+ T Cell PD-1 Expression and a Stem-like Phenotype.” JCI Insight, vol. 8, no. 3, 2023, p. e156049.

Chicago Style

Vieira, VA, N Lim, A Singh, et al. 2023. “Slow Progression of Pediatric HIV Associates with Early CD8+ T Cell PD-1 Expression and a Stem-like Phenotype.” JCI Insight 8 (3): e156049.
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