Platelets from HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral drug therapy with poor CD4 + T cell recovery can harbor replication-competent HIV despite viral suppression
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In addition to hemostasis, human platelets have several immune functions and interact with infectious pathogens including HIV in vitro. Here, we report that platelets from HIV-infected individuals on combined antiretroviral drug therapy (ART) with low blood CD4 + T cell counts (<350 cells/l) contained replication-competent HIV despite viral suppression. In vitro, human platelets harboring HIV propagated the virus to macrophages, a process that could be prevented with the biologic abciximab, an anti-integrin IIb/3 Fab. Furthermore, in our cohort, 88% of HIV-infected individuals on ART with viral suppression and with platelets containing HIV were poor immunological responders with CD4 + T cell counts remaining below <350 cells/l for more than one year. Our study suggests that platelets may be transient carriers of HIV and may provide an alternative pathway for HIV dissemination in HIV-infected individuals on ART with viral suppression and poor CD4 + T cell recovery.
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Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]
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