Change in expression of FcγRIII (CD16) on neutrophils from human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals

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Abstract

FcγRIII on neutrophils is a phosphatidyl inositol glycan (PIG)-anchored protein that can be released from the cells by activation with chemotactic peptides. We have examined the expression of FcγRIII (CD16), CD11b, and FcγRII (CD32) on neutrophils from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-I-infected individuals by two-color FACS. In patients with AIDS and AIDS-related complex and in HIV-I positive intravenous drug abusers we observed a substantial population (25%) of neutrophils that were autofluorescent, and did not stain with the anti-FcγRIII mAb 3G8. This population was largely absent (3%) in HIV-I negative control individuals. No changes in the expression of FcγRII, CD11b, or another PIG-anchored protein, decay accelerating factor (CD55) on neutrophils, were found. The presence of the FcγRIII negative neutrophil population may be related to altered functions leading to common bacterial infections in advanced AIDS.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)281-289
Number of pages9
JournalClinical Immunology and Immunopathology
Volume54
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1990

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