Chung Chungwon, Lee Wonhee, Loffredo John T, Burwitz Benjamin, Friedrich Thomas C, Giraldo Vela Juan Pablo, Napoe Gnankang, Rakasz Eva G, Wilson Nancy A, Allison David B, Watkins David I
Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53715-1299, USA.
J Virol. 2007 Feb;81(3):1517-23. doi: 10.1128/JVI.01780-06. Epub 2006 Nov 29.
Current assays of CD8+ T-lymphocyte function measure cytokine production rather than the ability of these lymphocytes to suppress viral replication. Here we show that CD8+ T-cell clones recognizing the same epitope vary enormously in the ability to suppress simian immunodeficiency virus SIVmac239 replication in an in vitro suppression assay. However, all Nef(165-173)IW9- and Vif(66-73)HW8-specific clones from elite controllers effectively suppressed SIV replication. Interestingly, in vitro suppression efficacy was not always associated with the ability to produce gamma interferon, tumor necrosis factor alpha, or interleukin-2.
目前对CD8 + T淋巴细胞功能的检测是测定细胞因子的产生,而非这些淋巴细胞抑制病毒复制的能力。在此我们表明,在体外抑制试验中,识别相同表位的CD8 + T细胞克隆在抑制猿猴免疫缺陷病毒SIVmac239复制的能力上差异极大。然而,来自精英控制者的所有Nef(165 - 173)IW9和Vif(66 - 73)HW8特异性克隆均能有效抑制SIV复制。有趣的是,体外抑制效力并不总是与产生γ干扰素、肿瘤坏死因子α或白细胞介素-2的能力相关。