Reduction of CD4 + T cells in vivo does not affect virus load in macaque elite controllers

Philip A. Mudd, Adam J. Ericsen, Andrew A. Price, Nancy A. Wilson, Keith A. Reimann, David I. Watkins

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Abstract

A small percentage of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)- and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)-infected individuals spontaneously control virus replication. The majority of these elite controllers mount high-frequency virus-specific CD4 + T cell responses. To evaluate the role these responses might play in viral control, we depleted two elite controller macaques of CD4 + cells. SIV-specific CD4 + T cell responses did not return to baseline levels until 8 weeks postdepletion. Viral loads remained stable throughout the experiment, suggesting that SIV-specific CD4 + T cell responses may not play a direct role in controlling chronic viral replication in these elite controllers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7454-7459
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of virology
Volume85
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2011

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