HIV-1 DNA Is Detected in Bone Marrow Populations Containing CD4+ T Cells but Is not Found in Purified CD34+ Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells in Most Patients on …

CM Durand, G Ghiaur, JD Siliciano… - Journal of Infectious …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
CM Durand, G Ghiaur, JD Siliciano, SA Rabi, EE Eisele, M Salgado, L Shan, JF Lai…
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2012academic.oup.com
Identifying cellular reservoirs of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in patients on
antiretroviral therapy (ART) is critical to finding a cure for HIV-1. In addition to resting CD4+ T
cells, CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cells have been proposed as another reservoir. We
obtained bone marrow aspirates from 11 patients on ART who had undetectable plasma HIV-
1 RNA. HIV-1 DNA was detected in CD4+ T cells from peripheral blood in all patients and
from bone marrow cellular fractions containing T cells in most patients. We did not find HIV-1 …
Abstract
Identifying cellular reservoirs of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) is critical to finding a cure for HIV-1. In addition to resting CD4+ T cells, CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cells have been proposed as another reservoir. We obtained bone marrow aspirates from 11 patients on ART who had undetectable plasma HIV-1 RNA. HIV-1 DNA was detected in CD4+ T cells from peripheral blood in all patients and from bone marrow cellular fractions containing T cells in most patients. We did not find HIV-1 DNA in highly purified CD34+ populations using either a sensitive real-time polymerase chain reaction assay or a coculture assay for replication-competent HIV-1.
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