Deciphering Effects of Uncontrolled Cytomegalovirus Replication on Immune Responses in Cytomegalovirus DNA-Positive Renal Transplant Recipients

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a highly prevalent virus and a common cause of morbidity in solid organ transplant patients. It is also known for its long-lasting imprint on the immune system, expanding populations of highly differentiated T cells and natural killer (NK) cells with novel phenotypes. Howeve...

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Main Authors: Makwana, Nandini, Waters, Shelley, Irish, A., Howson, P., Price, Patricia
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC 2019
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Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1068652
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89473
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author Makwana, Nandini
Waters, Shelley
Irish, A.
Howson, P.
Price, Patricia
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Waters, Shelley
Irish, A.
Howson, P.
Price, Patricia
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description Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a highly prevalent virus and a common cause of morbidity in solid organ transplant patients. It is also known for its long-lasting imprint on the immune system, expanding populations of highly differentiated T cells and natural killer (NK) cells with novel phenotypes. However, it is unclear whether these cells mark success or failure in the management of an active infection. We assessed CMV reactivation in 54 renal transplant recipients (RTRs) by measuring CMV DNA in plasma samples. Function and phenotype of T cells and NK cells were then assessed in seven RTR with detectable CMV DNA. The patient with highest CMV viral load (P1) displayed increased NK cell function and abundant highly differentiated T cells. We compare P1 with the other six patients and review possible scenarios of cross-regulation between NK cells and T cells.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-894732023-10-04T06:34:35Z Deciphering Effects of Uncontrolled Cytomegalovirus Replication on Immune Responses in Cytomegalovirus DNA-Positive Renal Transplant Recipients Makwana, Nandini Waters, Shelley Irish, A. Howson, P. Price, Patricia Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Immunology Virology cytomegalovirus NK cells T cells renal transplantation NATURAL-KILLER-CELLS MEMORY T-CELLS NK CELLS FCR-GAMMA HLA-E EXPANSION VARIABILITY LIGANDS BINDING UL18 Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a highly prevalent virus and a common cause of morbidity in solid organ transplant patients. It is also known for its long-lasting imprint on the immune system, expanding populations of highly differentiated T cells and natural killer (NK) cells with novel phenotypes. However, it is unclear whether these cells mark success or failure in the management of an active infection. We assessed CMV reactivation in 54 renal transplant recipients (RTRs) by measuring CMV DNA in plasma samples. Function and phenotype of T cells and NK cells were then assessed in seven RTR with detectable CMV DNA. The patient with highest CMV viral load (P1) displayed increased NK cell function and abundant highly differentiated T cells. We compare P1 with the other six patients and review possible scenarios of cross-regulation between NK cells and T cells. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89473 10.1089/vim.2019.0014 English http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1068652 MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC restricted
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Immunology
Virology
cytomegalovirus
NK cells
T cells
renal transplantation
NATURAL-KILLER-CELLS
MEMORY T-CELLS
NK CELLS
FCR-GAMMA
HLA-E
EXPANSION
VARIABILITY
LIGANDS
BINDING
UL18
Makwana, Nandini
Waters, Shelley
Irish, A.
Howson, P.
Price, Patricia
Deciphering Effects of Uncontrolled Cytomegalovirus Replication on Immune Responses in Cytomegalovirus DNA-Positive Renal Transplant Recipients
title Deciphering Effects of Uncontrolled Cytomegalovirus Replication on Immune Responses in Cytomegalovirus DNA-Positive Renal Transplant Recipients
title_full Deciphering Effects of Uncontrolled Cytomegalovirus Replication on Immune Responses in Cytomegalovirus DNA-Positive Renal Transplant Recipients
title_fullStr Deciphering Effects of Uncontrolled Cytomegalovirus Replication on Immune Responses in Cytomegalovirus DNA-Positive Renal Transplant Recipients
title_full_unstemmed Deciphering Effects of Uncontrolled Cytomegalovirus Replication on Immune Responses in Cytomegalovirus DNA-Positive Renal Transplant Recipients
title_short Deciphering Effects of Uncontrolled Cytomegalovirus Replication on Immune Responses in Cytomegalovirus DNA-Positive Renal Transplant Recipients
title_sort deciphering effects of uncontrolled cytomegalovirus replication on immune responses in cytomegalovirus dna-positive renal transplant recipients
topic Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Immunology
Virology
cytomegalovirus
NK cells
T cells
renal transplantation
NATURAL-KILLER-CELLS
MEMORY T-CELLS
NK CELLS
FCR-GAMMA
HLA-E
EXPANSION
VARIABILITY
LIGANDS
BINDING
UL18
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1068652
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89473