Mucosal immune dysfunction in AIDS pathogenesis
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Mucosal immune dysfunction in AIDS pathogenesis
Abstract
The mucosal immune system plays a central role in both the transmission of HIV infection and the pathogenesis of AIDS. Most HIV infections are acquired through mucosal transmission, and quantitative and qualitative defects of mucosal immunity are consistently present in all stages of pathogenic HIV and SIV infections. A series of recent studies has emphasized the role of a rapid, dramatic, and largely irreversible depletion of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue-based memory CD4(+)CCR5(+) T-cells as a key determinant of disease progression in HIV-infected individuals and SIV-infected macaques. It has also been proposed that, in order to be effective, an AIDS vaccine should prevent the early depletion of these mucosal CD4(+) T-cells. However, the observation of depletion of mucosal CD4(+) T-cells during the primary phase of nonpathogenic SIV infection of natural SIV hosts, such as sooty mangabeys and African green monkeys, suggests that additional pathogenic factors are involved in the AIDS-associated mucosal immune dysfunction. These factors may include: (i) selective depletion of specific CD4(+) T-cell subsets; (ii) dysfunction of other (non-CD4(+)) immune cells; and (iii) generalized immune activation. Importantly, the mucosal immune dysfunction observed during pathogenic HIV and SIV infection is associated with translocation of microbial products (i.e. lipopolysaccharide) from the intestinal lumen to the systemic circulation where they may be responsible, at least in part, for the chronic immune activation that follows pathogenic HIV and SIV infections. The role of mucosal immunity in AIDS pathogenesis emphasizes the importance of understanding whether and to what extent the HIV-associated depletion of mucosal CD4(+) T-cells is reversible after prolonged suppression of virus replication with antiretroviral therapy. Further studies of mucosal immunity during primate lentiviral infections will be needed to better understand, and ultimately prevent and treat, the mechanisms underlying the AIDS-associated mucosal immune dysfunction.
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