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CURRENT OPINION IN HIV AND AIDS
卷 16, 期 5, 页码 249-256出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/COH.0000000000000699
关键词
elite control; HIV cure; HIV persistence; HIV remission; HIV reservoir; immune control; posttreatment control
资金
- National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia
Studies are currently exploring the characteristics of posttreatment controllers (PTCs), who can control HIV replication after stopping antiretroviral therapy. There is a need for further research on genetic disposition, immune effector functions, viral reservoir characteristics, and the lack of a uniform definition of PTC. A large multisite international cohort study could provide important insights into fully understanding PTC.
Purpose of review To provide an overview of studies to date that have identified posttreatment controllers (PTCs) and to explore current evidence around clinical characteristics, immune effector function, and inflammatory and viral reservoir characteristics that may underlie the control mechanism. Recent findings PTCs are broadly defined as individuals capable of maintaining control of HIV replication after cessation of antiretroviral therapy (ART). While starting ART early after HIV infection is associated with PTC, genetic disposition or CD8+ T-cell function do not appear to explain this phenomenon, but these features have not been exhaustively analyzed in PTCs. A lower frequency of latently infected cells prior to stopping ART has been associated with achieving PTC, including a lower level of intact HIV DNA, but more studies are needed to map the genetic location, epigenetic characteristics, and tissue distribution of the intact HIV reservoir in PTCs. Current studies are small and heterogeneous and there is a significant need to agree on a uniform definition of PTC. Many aspects of PTC are still unexplored including whether specific features of genetic disposition, immune effector functions, and/or viral reservoir characteristics play a role in PTC. A large multisite international cohort study could aide in providing the important insights needed to fully understand PTC.
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