However, findings published on August 14th in PLOS Pathogens now suggest that treatment with HDAC inhibitors might
suppress CTL activity and therefore compromise the «kill» part of a two - pronged «flush - and - kill» HIV eradication strategy.
All three drugs also rapidly
suppressed CTL production of the key immune mediator interferon gamma.
Not exact matches
The researchers also found that treating the mice with a molecule called
CTL - associated antigen - 4 immunoglobulin (CTLA4Ig)
suppressed damage to liver cells infected with hepatitis B virus, suggesting that this might be a potential approach to treatment.
Tumors can
suppress CD4 + T cell activity and
CTL tumor lysis directly through secretion of immunosuppressive factors including TGF - β1 but also PGE - 2, and IL - 10.
Using adoptive transfer experiments we found that spleen cells from persistently infected (carrier) mice actively
suppressed the expected LCMV - specific
CTL response of spleen cells from normal adult mice.
Such virus variants selectively
suppress LCMV - specific
CTL responses and cause persistent infections in immunocompetent mice.