| Literature DB >> 12869830 |
Daniela Wesch1, Dieter Kabelitz.
Abstract
gammadelta T cells expressing the Vdelta1 T-cell receptor are increased in HIV-1-infected individuals. Since T-cell activation is modulated by inhibitory and activating natural killer receptors (NKRs), we investigated the expression of NKRs on Vdelta1 T cells in 22 HIV-1 infected patients by 2-color flow cytometry. We observed a strongly increased expression of several NKRs on ex vivo analyzed Vdelta1 T cells from HIV+ patients. Furthermore, we show that the in vitro stimulation of CD94- Vdelta1 T cells induced strong expression of inhibitory NKR CD94/CD159A (NKG2A). Our results suggest that the increased expression of NKRs might result from chronic activation of Vdelta1 T cells in HIV-1-infected persons.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12869830 DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200308010-00002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr ISSN: 1525-4135 Impact factor: 3.731