Regulatory T-cells and high levels of FOXP3 mRNA leads to decreased immune responses in HIV-TB co-infection
Date
2009-10
Authors
Loxton, A.
Roberts, T.
Black, G.
Walzl, G.
Ross, Anna Laura (ed)
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
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Publisher
BioMed Central
Abstract
Background
Tuberculosis causes 2 million deaths per year and is the
most important opportunistic infection in patients
infected with HIV. During the co-infection of HIV/TB, natural
regulatory T cells (CD4+ FOXP3+) down regulate
Th1/Th2 responses. Our study analysed the regulatory Tcell
phenotypes amongst participants dually infected with
HIV/TB, HIV or TB alone and healthy HIV negative controls
and used it as the basis for analysing anti-TB
responses and gene expression in HIV infected participants.
Description
Poster presented at the AIDS Vaccine 2009 Conference, Paris, France 19-22 October 2009
Please cite as follows:
Loxton, A., Roberts, T., Black, G. & Walzl, G. 2009. Regulatory T-cells and high levels of FOXP3 mRNA leads to decreased immune responses in HIV-TB co-infection. Retrovirology, 6(Suppl 3):P230, doi:10.1186/1742-4690-6-S3-P230.
The original publication is available at http://www.retrovirology.com/content/6/S3/P230
Please cite as follows:
Loxton, A., Roberts, T., Black, G. & Walzl, G. 2009. Regulatory T-cells and high levels of FOXP3 mRNA leads to decreased immune responses in HIV-TB co-infection. Retrovirology, 6(Suppl 3):P230, doi:10.1186/1742-4690-6-S3-P230.
The original publication is available at http://www.retrovirology.com/content/6/S3/P230
Keywords
Tuberculosis -- Immunological aspects, HIV infections -- Immunological aspects, T-cell phenotypes, HIV/TB infections -- Treatment, Immunologic diseases,
Citation
Loxton, A., Roberts, T., Black, G. & Walzl, G. 2009. Regulatory T-cells and high levels of FOXP3 mRNA leads to decreased immune responses in HIV-TB co-infection. Retrovirology, 6(Suppl 3):P230, doi:10.1186/1742-4690-6-S3-P230.