[HTML][HTML] HIV infected CD4+ T cell clones are more stable than uninfected clones during long-term antiretroviral therapy

S Guo, BT Luke, AR Henry, S Darko, LD Brandt… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
S Guo, BT Luke, AR Henry, S Darko, LD Brandt, L Su, D Sun, D Wells, KW Joseph…
PLoS Pathogens, 2022journals.plos.org
Although combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) blocks HIV replication, it is not curative
because infected CD4+ T cells that carry intact, infectious proviruses persist. Understanding
the behavior of clones of infected T cells is important for understanding the stability of the
reservoir; however, the stabilities of clones of infected T cells in persons on long-term ART
are not well defined. We determined the relative stabilities of clones of infected and
uninfected CD4+ T cells over time intervals of one to four years in three individuals who had …
Although combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) blocks HIV replication, it is not curative because infected CD4+ T cells that carry intact, infectious proviruses persist. Understanding the behavior of clones of infected T cells is important for understanding the stability of the reservoir; however, the stabilities of clones of infected T cells in persons on long-term ART are not well defined. We determined the relative stabilities of clones of infected and uninfected CD4+ T cells over time intervals of one to four years in three individuals who had been on ART for 9–19 years. The largest clones of uninfected T cells were larger than the largest clones of infected T cells. Clones of infected CD4+ T cells were more stable than clones of uninfected CD4+ T cells of a similar size. Individual clones of CD4+ T cells carrying intact, infectious proviruses can expand, contract, or remain stable over time.
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