Longitudinal assessment of feline immunodeficiency virus kinetics in plasma by use of a quantitative competitive reverse transcriptase PCR.
AUTOR(ES)
Diehl, L J
RESUMO
Cats infected with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) develop a disease syndrome similar to that caused by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in humans. HIV-1 replication has been shown to correlate with the disease stage and progression. To assess replication kinetics and disease progression in early FIV infection, we developed a quantitative competitive reverse transcriptase PCR to measure the plasma virus load at serial time points after virus exposure. We found that an early peak viremia immediately preceded the onset of acute-phase symptoms in infected cats. Plasma virus levels remained high throughout the symptomatic phase of infection, which lasted for 8 to 10 weeks, and then declined as clinical symptoms resolved; however, all cats maintained significant plasma virus titers through 36 weeks postinfection. Early peak viral replication coincided with the initial precipitous decline in circulating CD4+ T lymphocytes. These results indicate that FIV kinetics are similar to those of HIV-1 during the acute and secondary phase of infection and that the plasma FIV load correlates with the disease stage. These results serve to further develop the FIV model and to enhance its usefulness for pathogenesis, vaccine development, and therapeutic studies related to HIV.
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