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Luca Micci

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Low levels of SIV infection in sooty mangabey central memory CD4+ T cells are associated with limited CCR5 expression

M Paiardini, B Cervasi, E Reyes-Aviles, L Micci… - Nature medicine, 2011 - nature.com
Naturally simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)-infected sooty mangabeys do not progress to
AIDS despite high-level virus replication. We previously showed that the fraction of CD4+ …

[PDF][PDF] CTLA-4+ PD-1− memory CD4+ T cells critically contribute to viral persistence in antiretroviral therapy-suppressed, SIV-infected rhesus macaques

CS McGary, C Deleage, J Harper, L Micci, SP Ribeiro… - Immunity, 2017 - cell.com
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) suppresses viral replication in HIV-infected individuals but does
not eliminate the reservoir of latently infected cells. Recent work identified PD-1+ follicular …

[HTML][HTML] CD4 depletion in SIV-infected macaques results in macrophage and microglia infection with rapid turnover of infected cells

L Micci, X Alvarez, RI Iriele, AM Ortiz, ES Ryan… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
In rhesus macaques (RMs), experimental depletion of CD4+ T-cells prior to SIV infection
results in higher viremia and emergence of CD4-independent SIV-envelopes. In this study …

CTLA-4 and PD-1 dual blockade induces SIV reactivation without control of rebound after antiretroviral therapy interruption

J Harper, S Gordon, CN Chan, H Wang, E Lindemuth… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
The primary human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) reservoir is composed of resting memory
CD4+ T cells, which often express the immune checkpoint receptors programmed cell death …

[HTML][HTML] Interleukin-21 combined with ART reduces inflammation and viral reservoir in SIV-infected macaques

L Micci, ES Ryan, R Fromentin… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Despite successful control of viremia, many HIV-infected individuals given antiretroviral
therapy (ART) exhibit residual inflammation, which is associated with non–AIDS-related …

Replicative fitness of transmitted HIV-1 drives acute immune activation, proviral load in memory CD4+ T cells, and disease progression

DT Claiborne, JL Prince, E Scully… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
HIV-1 infection is characterized by varying degrees of chronic immune activation and
disruption of T-cell homeostasis, which impact the rate of disease progression. A deeper …

[HTML][HTML] Maintenance of intestinal Th17 cells and reduced microbial translocation in SIV-infected rhesus macaques treated with interleukin (IL)-21

S Pallikkuth, L Micci, ZS Ende, RI Iriele… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
In pathogenic HIV and SIV infections of humans and rhesus macaques (RMs), preferential
depletion of CD4+ Th17 cells correlates with mucosal immune dysfunction and disease …

[HTML][HTML] Interleukin-10 contributes to reservoir establishment and persistence in SIV-infected macaques treated with antiretroviral therapy

J Harper, SP Ribeiro, CN Chan, M Aid… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is an immunosuppressive cytokine that signals through STAT3 to
regulate T follicular helper (Tfh) cell differentiation and germinal center formation. In SIV …

[HTML][HTML] IL-21 and IFNα therapy rescues terminally differentiated NK cells and limits SIV reservoir in ART-treated macaques

J Harper, N Huot, L Micci, G Tharp, C King… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Unlike HIV infection, which progresses to AIDS absent suppressive anti-retroviral therapy,
nonpathogenic infections in natural hosts, such African green monkeys, are characterized by …

[HTML][HTML] Loss of function of intestinal IL-17 and IL-22 producing cells contributes to inflammation and viral persistence in SIV-infected rhesus macaques

ES Ryan, L Micci, R Fromentin, S Paganini… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
In HIV/SIV-infected humans and rhesus macaques (RMs), a severe depletion of intestinal
CD4+ T-cells producing interleukin IL-17 and IL-22 associates with loss of mucosal integrity …