Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of Virology
Abstract
Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is able to suppress human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) to undetectable levels in the majority of patients, but eradication has not been achieved because latent viral reservoirs persist, particularly in resting CD4+ T lymphocytes. It is generally understood that HIV-1 does not efficiently infect resting CD4+ T cells, and latent infection in those cells may arise when infected CD4+ T lymphoblasts return to resting state. In this study, we found that stimulation by endothelial cells can render resting CD4+ T cells permissible for direct HIV infection, includingboth productive and latent infection. These stimulated T cells remain largely phenotypically unactivated and show a lower death rate than activated T cells, which promotes the survival of infected cells. The stimulation by endothelial cells does not involve interleukin 7 (IL-7), IL-15, CCL19, or CCL21. Endothelial cells line the lymphatic vessels inthe lymphoid tissues and have frequent interactions with T cells in vivo. Our study proposes anew mechanism for infection of resting CD4+ T cells in vivo and a new mechanism for latent infection in resting CD4+ T cells.
First Page
9768
Last Page
9779
DOI
10.1128/JVI.01478-13
Publication Date
9-5-2013
Recommended Citation
Shen, Anding; Baker, Jacob J.; Scott, Geoffrey L.; and Davis, Yelena P., "Endothelial cell stimulation overcomes restriction and promotes productive and latent HIV-1 infection of resting CD4+ T cells" (2013). University Faculty Publications and Creative Works. 436.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/calvin_facultypubs/436