Northern pig-tailed macaques (Macaca leonina) maintain superior CD4+ T-cell homeostasis during SIVmac239 infection

Eur J Immunol. 2018 Feb;48(2):384-385. doi: 10.1002/eji.201747284.

Abstract

Gradual depletion of CD4+ T cells is a typical characteristic of pathogenic SIV infection. Intriguingly, we find a spontaneous CD4+ T-cell homeostasis in northern pig-tailed macaques (Macaca leonina) during SIVmac239 infection.

Keywords: AIDS; CD4+ T-cell homeostasis; Macaca leonina; SIVmac239.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / immunology*
  • Animals
  • CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / immunology*
  • CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / virology
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • HIV-1 / immunology*
  • Homeostasis
  • Immunologic Memory
  • Macaca / immunology*
  • Macaca / virology
  • Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / immunology*
  • Simian Immunodeficiency Virus / physiology*
  • T-Lymphocyte Subsets / immunology*
  • T-Lymphocyte Subsets / virology
  • Viral Load