2001
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200105250-00003
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Loss of memory (CD27) B lymphocytes in HIV-1 infection

Abstract: Memory B lymphocytes are depleted from peripheral blood in HIV-1-infected subjects. Our ex vivo findings suggest that persistent T-cell activation may contribute to loss of memory B cells through upregulation of Fas/FasL on these cells and terminal differentiation into plasma cells.

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“…It may therefore play a role in the gp120-mediated increase in CD95 expression and CD95-mediated apoptosis in B cells. An increase in susceptibility to CD95 apoptosis may be involved in the depletion of peripheral B cells reported by several groups in HIV-infected patients (3,9,10,57). The gp120-induced decrease in membrane CD62L expression was dependent on CD4, CXCR4 triggering, and on the activation of G␣ i , p38 MAPK, and its cleavage by MMP.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 83%
“…It may therefore play a role in the gp120-mediated increase in CD95 expression and CD95-mediated apoptosis in B cells. An increase in susceptibility to CD95 apoptosis may be involved in the depletion of peripheral B cells reported by several groups in HIV-infected patients (3,9,10,57). The gp120-induced decrease in membrane CD62L expression was dependent on CD4, CXCR4 triggering, and on the activation of G␣ i , p38 MAPK, and its cleavage by MMP.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 83%
“…During the natural course of HIV-1 infection, B cells undergo phenotypic alterations and loss of functionality, including depletion of memory B cell pools, which are responsible for the maintenance of serologic memory (3,26,27). Antiretroviral therapy permits only partial restoration of the memory B cell compartment (4).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Based on our finding that transitional B cells are CD5 ϩ IgM high CD20 high , it is highly likely that these earlier studies (54,55) actually identified transitional B cells, rather than B1 cells, as was reported at the time. Interestingly, several studies have reported that patients infected with HIV have a significantly decreased frequency of memory B cells (56) as well as an increased frequency of CD10 ϩ B cells in their PB (57). Furthermore, CD27 Ϫ B cells in HIV patients express higher levels of CD38, lower levels of bcl-2, and are more prone to apoptosis in vitro compared with CD27 Ϫ B cells from normal donors (58).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%