Deleterious Effect of HIV-1 Plasma Viremia on B Cell Costimulatory Function

  • Malaspina A
  • Moir S
  • Kottilil S
  • et al.
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Abstract

HIV infection leads to numerous immunologic defects, including impaired B cell function. An effective humoral response requires bidirectional interactions between B cells and CD4+ T cells, critical of which are interactions between CD80/CD86 expressed on activated B cells and CD28 expressed on responder CD4+ T cells. In the present study, we examined the effect of active HIV replication on B cell costimulatory function. Induction of CD80/CD86 on B cells following B cell receptor and CD40 triggering and responsiveness of CD4+ T cells to activated B cells were investigated in a system where B cells of HIV-infected patients were compared concurrently to B cells of HIV-negative donors. In contrast to HIV-aviremic patients, B cells of HIV-viremic patients were ineffective at stimulating CD4+ T cells, as measured by the induction of activation markers and proliferation. The importance of interactions of CD80/CD86 and CD28 in activating CD4+ T cells was clear; the ablation of a normal response following the addition of neutralizing anti-CD86/CD80 Abs mirrored the response of CD4+ T cells to B cells of HIV-viremic patients, while the addition of exogenous CD28 ligands partially restored the poor CD4+ T cell response to the B cells of HIV-viremic patients. Ineffective B cell costimulatory function in HIV-viremic patients was associated with low induction of CD80/CD86 expression on B cells. Our findings further delineate the scope of defects associated with cognate B cell-CD4+ T cell interactions in HIV infection and suggest that therapeutic interventions designed to enhance CD28-dependent costimulatory pathways may help restore immune functions.

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Malaspina, A., Moir, S., Kottilil, S., Hallahan, C. W., Ehler, L. A., Liu, S., … Fauci, A. S. (2003). Deleterious Effect of HIV-1 Plasma Viremia on B Cell Costimulatory Function. The Journal of Immunology, 170(12), 5965–5972. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.170.12.5965

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