PD-1 expression on HIV-specific T cells is associated with T-cell exhaustion and disease progression
- PMID: 16921384
- DOI: 10.1038/nature05115
PD-1 expression on HIV-specific T cells is associated with T-cell exhaustion and disease progression
Abstract
Functional impairment of T cells is characteristic of many chronic mouse and human viral infections. The inhibitory receptor programmed death 1 (PD-1; also known as PDCD1), a negative regulator of activated T cells, is markedly upregulated on the surface of exhausted virus-specific CD8 T cells in mice. Blockade of this pathway using antibodies against the PD ligand 1 (PD-L1, also known as CD274) restores CD8 T-cell function and reduces viral load. To investigate the role of PD-1 in a chronic human viral infection, we examined PD-1 expression on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-specific CD8 T cells in 71 clade-C-infected people who were naive to anti-HIV treatments, using ten major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I tetramers specific for frequently targeted epitopes. Here we report that PD-1 is significantly upregulated on these cells, and expression correlates with impaired HIV-specific CD8 T-cell function as well as predictors of disease progression: positively with plasma viral load and inversely with CD4 T-cell count. PD-1 expression on CD4 T cells likewise showed a positive correlation with viral load and an inverse correlation with CD4 T-cell count, and blockade of the pathway augmented HIV-specific CD4 and CD8 T-cell function. These data indicate that the immunoregulatory PD-1/PD-L1 pathway is operative during a persistent viral infection in humans, and define a reversible defect in HIV-specific T-cell function. Moreover, this pathway of reversible T-cell impairment provides a potential target for enhancing the function of exhausted T cells in chronic HIV infection.
Comment in
-
HIV: tired T cells turn around.Nature. 2006 Sep 21;443(7109):282-3. doi: 10.1038/443282a. Nature. 2006. PMID: 16988698 No abstract available.
Similar articles
-
Role of PD-1 co-inhibitory pathway in HIV infection and potential therapeutic options.Retrovirology. 2015 Feb 8;12:14. doi: 10.1186/s12977-015-0144-x. Retrovirology. 2015. PMID: 25756928 Free PMC article. Review.
-
Costimulatory molecule programmed death-1 in the cytotoxic response during chronic hepatitis C.World J Gastroenterol. 2009 Nov 7;15(41):5129-40. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5129. World J Gastroenterol. 2009. PMID: 19891011 Free PMC article. Review.
-
Programmed death (PD)-1 molecule and its ligand PD-L1 distribution among memory CD4 and CD8 T cell subsets in human immunodeficiency virus-1-infected individuals.Clin Exp Immunol. 2009 Jul;157(1):90-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2009.03960.x. Clin Exp Immunol. 2009. PMID: 19659774 Free PMC article.
-
Upregulation of CTLA-4 by HIV-specific CD4+ T cells correlates with disease progression and defines a reversible immune dysfunction.Nat Immunol. 2007 Nov;8(11):1246-54. doi: 10.1038/ni1515. Epub 2007 Sep 30. Nat Immunol. 2007. PMID: 17906628
-
Programmed death 1 expression on HIV-specific CD4+ T cells is driven by viral replication and associated with T cell dysfunction.J Immunol. 2007 Aug 1;179(3):1979-87. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.3.1979. J Immunol. 2007. PMID: 17641065
Cited by
-
Rocaglamide promotes infiltration and differentiation of T cells and coordinates with PD-1 inhibitor to overcome checkpoint resistance in multiple tumor models.Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2024 Jun 4;73(8):137. doi: 10.1007/s00262-024-03706-5. Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2024. PMID: 38833034 Free PMC article.
-
Antitumor progenitor exhausted CD8+ T cells are sustained by TCR engagement.Nat Immunol. 2024 Jun;25(6):1046-1058. doi: 10.1038/s41590-024-01843-8. Epub 2024 May 30. Nat Immunol. 2024. PMID: 38816618
-
Serum Concentrations of TIM-3, LAG-3, and PD-1 in Patients with Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome.Life (Basel). 2024 Apr 25;14(5):551. doi: 10.3390/life14050551. Life (Basel). 2024. PMID: 38792573 Free PMC article.
-
Multiparameter Flow Cytometry Monitoring of T Cell Responses.Methods Mol Biol. 2024;2807:325-342. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3862-0_22. Methods Mol Biol. 2024. PMID: 38743238
-
Quantitative and Qualitative Distinctions between HIV-1 and SIV Reservoirs: Implications for HIV-1 Cure-Related Studies.Viruses. 2024 Mar 27;16(4):514. doi: 10.3390/v16040514. Viruses. 2024. PMID: 38675857 Free PMC article. Review.
Publication types
MeSH terms
Substances
LinkOut - more resources
Full Text Sources
Other Literature Sources
Medical
Research Materials