| Literature DB >> 17135324 |
Chungwon Chung1, Wonhee Lee, John T Loffredo, Benjamin Burwitz, Thomas C Friedrich, Juan Pablo Giraldo Vela, Gnankang Napoe, Eva G Rakasz, Nancy A Wilson, David B Allison, David I Watkins.
Abstract
Current assays of CD8+ T-lymphocyte function measure cytokine production rather than the ability of these lymphocytes to suppress viral replication. Here we show that CD8+ T-cell clones recognizing the same epitope vary enormously in the ability to suppress simian immunodeficiency virus SIVmac239 replication in an in vitro suppression assay. However, all Nef(165-173)IW9- and Vif(66-73)HW8-specific clones from elite controllers effectively suppressed SIV replication. Interestingly, in vitro suppression efficacy was not always associated with the ability to produce gamma interferon, tumor necrosis factor alpha, or interleukin-2.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17135324 PMCID: PMC1797528 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01780-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103