Expression of CD127 and its association with apoptosis of CD8 + T lymphocytes in patients with chronic HIV-1 infection
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2397.2010.04.002
- VernacularTitle:HIV-1慢性感染者CD8+T淋巴细胞CD127表达与CD8+T淋巴细胞凋亡的关系
- Author:
Lei JIN
;
Jiyun Lü
;
Xiangsheng XU
;
Shuye ZHANG
;
Yanmei JIAO
;
Hao WU
;
Xicheng WANG
;
Zheng ZHANG
;
Fusheng WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Interleukin-7 receptor alpha submit;
Human immunodeficiency virus;
CD8 + T lymphocytes;
Apoptosis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases
2010;03(4):195-199
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the expression of CD127 (interleukin-7 receptor α, IL-7Rα)and its association with apoptosis of CD8 + T lymphocytes in patients with chronic HIV-1 infection. Methods The expression of CD127 on T lymphocytes and spontaneous apoptosis of CD8+ T lymphocytes were measured by flow cytometry in peripheral blood from 24 patients with chronic HIV-1 infections and 12 healthy subjects. The associations of CD127 expression with CD4 +T lymphocytes counts, HIV RNA loads and cell apoptosis were analyzed. Mann-Whitney U test was performed to compare between the groups, and Spearman test was used for correlation analysis. Results The expression of CD127 on CD8 + T lymphocytes was significantly down-regulated in HIV-1 infected subjects (Z = -4.796, P ＜ 0. 01 ), which was positively correlated with CD4 + T lymphocytes (r = 0.817, P ＜ 0.01 ) and negatively correlated with HIV RNA load and CD8+T lymphocytes apoptosis (r= -0.442 and -0.688,P＜0.05 and ＜0.01). Conclusion CD127 down-regulation may play an important role in the descended ability of receiving survival signals and ascended apoptosis of CD8 + T lymphocytes during chronic HIV-1 infection, which indicates that IL-7 might be a novel strategy in treatment of HIV infection.
