Increased Mitochondrial Mass Characterizes the Survival Defect of HIV-specific CD8(+) T Cells

Overview

Journal Blood

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Hematology

Date 2006 Nov 11

PMID 17095625

Citations 23

Authors

Constantinos Petrovas

Yvonne M Mueller

Ioannis D Dimitriou

Susan R Altork

Anupam Banerjee

Peter Sklar

Karam C Mounzer

John D Altman

Peter D Katsikis

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Abstract

What governs the increased apoptosis sensitivity of HIV-specific CD8(+) T cells is poorly understood. Here, we examined the involvement of mitochondria in this apoptosis. Remarkably higher mitochondrial mass (MM) was found in HIV-specific compared with CMV-specific CD8(+) T cells from HIV(+) patients and this could not be attributed to their different differentiation status. MM(High) phenotype characterized those CD8(+) T cells from HIV(+) patients that are sensitive to spontaneous and CD95/Fas-induced apoptosis. CD38 expression did not correlate with high MM, whereas Bcl-2 levels were significantly reduced in both CD38(+) and CD38(-) HIV-specific CD8(+) T cells. Although CD38(+) HIV-specific CD8(+) T cells were more susceptible to apoptosis, CD38 expression does not explain on its own the selective apoptosis sensitivity of HIV-specific CD8(+) T cells, as CD38(-) HIV-specific CD8(+) T cells were more apoptotic than CD38(+) CMV-specific ones. Proapoptotic HIV-specific CD8(+) T cells were CD38(+)Bcl-2(Low)MM(High). Copolarization of mitochondria with CD95/Fas capping, very early in CD95/Fas-induced apoptosis of HIV-specific CD8(+) T cells, suggests that mitochondria act as an amplification step for this apoptosis. Thus, an extensive mitochondrial network contributes to apoptosis sensitivity of CD8(+) T cells and, when this occurs together with reduced levels of Bcl-2 and chronic activation, determines the proapoptotic state of HIV-specific CD8(+) T cells.

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