Do regulatory T-cells play a role in AIDS pathogenesis?

AIDS Rev. 2006 Jul-Sep;8(3):141-7.

Abstract

The impairment of adaptive immune responses to HIV and abnormalities in the immune regulatory function mechanisms during HIV infection have been regarded as key issues in AIDS pathogenesis since the early years of the pandemic. However, the multiple mechanisms underlying this impairment are still not fully understood. New emerging information shows that alterations in the number and/or function of regulatory T-cells may contribute to HIV pathogenesis. Thus, pharmacologic manipulation of regulatory T-cells as well as blocking the activity of other immunomodulatory molecules, such as indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor receptor and PD1, might provide a valuable approach to redirect the immune system towards an efficient antiviral response.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / physiopathology*
  • Drug Design
  • HIV / drug effects
  • HIV / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Immunologic Factors / adverse effects*
  • Immunologic Factors / physiology
  • T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / drug effects
  • T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / immunology*
  • T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / virology

Substances

  • Immunologic Factors