Nature Communications (Aug 2019)

Expression of CD20 after viral reactivation renders HIV-reservoir cells susceptible to Rituximab

  • Carla Serra-Peinado,
  • Judith Grau-Expósito,
  • Laura Luque-Ballesteros,
  • Antonio Astorga-Gamaza,
  • Jordi Navarro,
  • Jenny Gallego-Rodriguez,
  • Mario Martin,
  • Adrià Curran,
  • Joaquin Burgos,
  • Esteban Ribera,
  • Berta Raventós,
  • Rein Willekens,
  • Ariadna Torrella,
  • Bibiana Planas,
  • Rosa Badía,
  • Felipe Garcia,
  • Josep Castellví,
  • Meritxell Genescà,
  • Vicenç Falcó,
  • Maria J. Buzon

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11556-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Here, the authors identify B lymphocyte antigen CD20 as a marker for HIV-infected T cells and provide evidence for the potential use of anti-CD20 antibodies in combination with latency reversing agents for depletion of viral reactivated CD4 T cells in patients on antiretroviral therapy.