The expression and activity of main inflammasome components in monocytes from successfully treated human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients are poorly studied. Thus, we enrolled 18 patients with a low and 17 with a normal ratio of CD4+ T cells to CD8+ T cells and 11 healthy donors. We found that patients with a low ratio had decreased CCR2 expression among classical and intermediate monocytes and increased CCR5 expression among classical monocytes, compared with patients with a normal ratio. Patients with a low ratio also had higher NAIP and PYCARD messenger RNA levels after lipopolysaccharide stimulation, suggesting an altered ability to control immune activation that could affect their immune reconstitution.
Keywords: AIM2; CD4/CD8 ratio; HIV; IL-18; IL-1β; Inflammasome; NAIP; PYCARD; monocytes.
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