1. To determine the extent of suppression of early HIV infection achieved by highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) compared to combined HAART and immunotherapy with ultralow-dose interleukin-2 (IL-2). Hypotheses: a. Early HAART will eliminate the unintegrated proviral reservoir and slow the establishment of the integrated, potentially infectious latent reservoir HIV in PBMC and lymph nodes. b. IL-2 immunotherapy will augment and prolong HIV-specific CTL. c. The magnitude of viral load (plasma RNA, integrated DNA, and unintegrated DNA) correlates with the fitness (replicative capacity) and drug resistance of the early HIV isolate. d. Suppression of HIV replication, and disease progression, will correlate with establishment of in vitro resistance of PBMC to endogenous and exogenous virus growth. 2. To evaluate the extent of immune system damage that occurs in early HIV infection, and the effect of HAART alone vs. combined HAART plus ultralow-dose IL-2 on immune system recovery. Hypotheses: a. Acute HIV infection leads to depletion of memory cells and development of """"""""holes"""""""" in the T cell repertoire. b. IL-12 production is defective even in early HIV infection, and this defect is mediated by a complement-CD46 interaction similar to that seen in measles infection. c. IL-2 reduces the extent of damage and accelerates immune system recovery. 3. To establish a repository of specimens of plasma, serum, peripheral blood and lymph node mononuclear cells, and HIV-1 isolates that can be used for additional studies of HIV pathogenesis.

Project Start
2001-12-01
Project End
2002-11-30
Budget Start
Budget End
Support Year
41
Fiscal Year
2002
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Johns Hopkins University
Department
Type
DUNS #
045911138
City
Baltimore
State
MD
Country
United States
Zip Code
21218
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