Transcription profiling of CD4⁺ T cells in rhesus macaques that infected with simian-human immunodeficiency virus and re-challenged with SIVmac251

Journal of Medical Primatology
Hye Kyung ChungRanajit Pal

Abstract

Insights into the host factors that contribute to an effective antiviral immune response may be obtained by examining global gene expression in simian-human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV)-infected non-human primates that exhibit different virological outcomes. Six chronically SHIV-infected macaques were rectally challenged with SIVmac251. Viral RNA and proviral DNA load in blood were measured. Gene expression profiles in CD4+ T cells were examined and compared between animals with different levels of infection following challenge. Viral RNA was markedly controlled in four challenged animals, whereas two animals had persistent high viremia. Analysis of the gene expression profiles at early infection revealed gene expression signatures between protectors and non-protectors and identified potential protective biomarkers. Pathway analyses revealed that IFN pathway genes are down-regulated in protectors compared to unprotectors. This study suggests that high levels of expression of type 1 IFN-related genes may paradoxically promote virus replication.

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