Abstract
Previous studies have revealed that the expression of CD38 on CD8+ T cells is a strong predictor of disease progression in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals. Those studies were performed using fresh patient samples over an extended trim period. After demonstrating the validity of assay results on cryopreserved cells, we performed a retrospective study using frozen cell samples to determine the predictive value of CD38 expression in patients with CD4 counts above 400 cells/μl. The CD38 expression as measured by antibody binding capacity and the CD38 median channel were shown to be associated with time to new opportunistic infection or death (both P < 0.001). These results suggest that CD38 expression on CD8+ T cells, whether fresh or frozen, provides a useful predictor of HIV disease progression.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 133-137 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Cytometry |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Oct 1998 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- CD38 antigen
- Human immunodeficiency virus
- Immunophenotyping
- Prognosis
- Relative fluorescence intensity