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L E Pereira1, N Onlamoon, X Wang, R Wang, J Li, K A Reimann, F Villinger, K Pattanapanyasat, K Mori, A A Ansari.
Abstract
Recent findings established that primary targets of HIV/SIV are lymphoid cells within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Focus has therefore shifted to T-cells expressing alpha(4)beta(7) integrin which facilitates trafficking to the GI tract via binding to MAdCAM-1. Approaches to better understand the role of alpha(4)beta(7)+ T-cells in HIV/SIV pathogenesis include their depletion or blockade of their synthesis, binding and/or homing capabilities in vivo. Such studies can ideally be conducted in rhesus macaques (RM), the non-human primate model of AIDS. Characterization of alpha(4)beta(7) expression on cell lineages in RM blood and GI tissues reveal low densities of expression by NK cells, B-cells, naïve and TEM (effector memory) T-cells. High densities were observed on TCM (central memory) T-cells. Intravenous administration of a single 50mg/kg dose of recombinant rhesus alpha(4)beta(7) antibody resulted in significant initial decline of alpha(4)beta(7)+ lymphocytes and sustained coating of the alpha(4)beta(7) receptor in both the periphery and GI tissues.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19616201 PMCID: PMC2765715 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2009.06.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Immunol ISSN: 0008-8749 Impact factor: 4.868