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Distinct pathogenic sequela in rhesus macaques infected with CCR5 or CXCR4 utilizing SHIVs

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A critical role of co-receptor utilization in viral pathogenesis is suggested and in vivo infection with chimeric simian-human immunodeficiency virus provides a reliable in vivo model for preclinical examination of HIV-1 vaccines and therapeutic agents in the context of the HIV- 1 envelope protein.
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Infection of macaques with chimeric simian-human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV) provides an excellent in vivo model for examining the influence of envelope on HIV-1 pathogenesis. Infection with a pathogenic CCR5 (R5)-specific enveloped virus, SHIVSF162P, was compared with infection with the CXCR4 (X4)-specific SHIVSF33A.2. Despite comparable levels of viral replication, animals infected with the R5 and X4 SHIV had distinct pathogenic outcomes. SHIVSF162P caused a dramatic loss of CD4+ intestinal T cells followed by a gradual depletion in peripheral CD4+ T cells, whereas infection with SHIVSF33A.2 caused a profound loss in peripheral T cells that was not paralleled in the intestine. These results suggest a critical role of co-receptor utilization in viral pathogenesis and provide a reliable in vivo model for preclinical examination of HIV-1 vaccines and therapeutic agents in the context of the HIV-1 envelope protein.

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