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Apoptosis in HIV-infected individuals is an early marker occurring independently of high viremia

Rothen, M. and Gratzl, S. and Hirsch, H. H. and Moroni, C.. (1997) Apoptosis in HIV-infected individuals is an early marker occurring independently of high viremia. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, Vol. 13, H. 9. pp. 771-779.

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Abstract

We have analyzed the immunoreactivity of peripheral blood mononuclear cells by determining the proliferative response to four mitogens, one superantigen, and one recall antigen together with the occurrence of activation-induced apoptosis from 213 HIV-1-seropositive individuals from all stages of infection. The expected decline of immunoreactivity observed with time after infection correlated with disease progression and the loss of CD4 cells. Apoptosis was already detectable at the early stages of infection and increased only slightly with disease progression. In analyzing 13 patients with high and low apoptosis rates we observed no correlation to HIV-1 viremia. Our results argue that mitogen-induced apoptosis occurs in both infected and noninfected T cells and can be detected before mitogenic responsiveness is reduced.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Former Organization Units Biozentrum > Growth and Development (Moroni)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Biomedizin > Former Units at DBM > Growth and Development (Moroni)
UniBasel Contributors:Moroni, Christoph
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Mary Ann Liebert
ISSN:0889-2229
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Last Modified:22 Mar 2012 14:22
Deposited On:22 Mar 2012 13:31

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