Unveiling altered CD8 T-cell metabolism and homeostatic proliferation behind a low CD4/CD8 ratio in ART-suppressed HIV individuals with normal CD4 recovery
| dc.contributor.author | Vanesa Garrido‐Rodríguez | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ángel Bulnes‐Ramos | |
| dc.contributor.author | Israel Olivas-Martínez | |
| dc.contributor.author | María del Mar Pozo‐Balado | |
| dc.contributor.author | Francisco Tejerina | |
| dc.contributor.author | Félix Gutiérrez | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cristina Marco‐Sánchez | |
| dc.contributor.author | Juan Tiraboschi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Antonia María Castillo-Navarro | |
| dc.contributor.author | Enrique Bernal | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Bolivia | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-22T19:44:20Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-03-22T19:44:20Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A low CD4/CD8 ratio in chronic PLWH stands on a larger viral reservoir in CD4 T cells and metabolic alterations in CD8 T cells, probably related to its exhaustion and compromised effector functionality, and thymic output could contribute to such alterations. Patients with lower nadir-CD4 showed a resting-like CD4 phenotype and a metabolically active CD8 subset, without further viral reservoir extension. Persistence of low CD4/CD8 ratio and low nadir-CD4 counts seems to rely on different immune damage. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1617674 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1617674 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/77826 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Frontiers Media | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Frontiers in Immunology | |
| dc.source | Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío | |
| dc.subject | CD4-CD8 Ratio | |
| dc.subject | Effector | |
| dc.subject | CD8 | |
| dc.subject | Immune system | |
| dc.subject | Homeostasis | |
| dc.subject | Cytotoxic T cell | |
| dc.subject | Phenotype | |
| dc.subject | Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) | |
| dc.subject | Metabolism | |
| dc.subject | Biology | |
| dc.title | Unveiling altered CD8 T-cell metabolism and homeostatic proliferation behind a low CD4/CD8 ratio in ART-suppressed HIV individuals with normal CD4 recovery | |
| dc.type | article |