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. 2020 Oct 13;5:95. doi: 10.1038/s41541-020-00245-9

Table 2.

Immune correlates of interest in NHP model of TB/HIV coinfection.

Immune correlate Significance NHP model
sCD14 Marker of microbial translocation in SIV, prediction of immune activation in TB/HIV coinfection Rhesus macaque—SIV model
CRP Soluble markers of inflammation, monocyte turnover, fibrosis predict progression to AIDS and death Rhesus macaque—TB and SHIV/SIV model
IL-6
IL-8
IP-10 Independent marker of rapid disease onset in HIV Rhesus/Cynomolgus macaque—SIV, TB model
HLA-DR T-cell activation marker, predisposes to SIV and TB progression, shorter survival, mortality upon cART initiation
CD38
IL-2Rα Marker of T-helper function

Sooty mangabeys—SIV model

Rhesus macaque—TB model

CD45RO Marker for primed/memory T cells Rhesus macaque—SIV model
ESAT-6/CFP-10 specific CD4+ T cells Key immune cell type required to contain Mtb within granulomas Rhesus, Mauritian cynomolgus macaques—TB/SIV model
IFNg+IL-2+TNFa+ T cells Marker of disease control and protection against depletion of mucosal CD4+ T cells Rhesus macaque—TB and SIV model
CD4+CD25+CD127- Tregs Marker to differentiate intestinal Tregs from lymphoid tissue Tregs in TB and SIV infections

Cynomolgus macaque—TB model

Rhesus macaque—SIV model

Monocyte:Lymphocyte ratio Marker to distinguish between ATB, LTBI; prediction of TB risk in infants Rhesus, Chinese and Mauritian Cynomolgus macaque—TB model
Granzyme B Cytotoxic T -lymphocyte mediated defence against intracellular pathogens

Rhesus, Cynomolgus macaque—TB model

Rhesus macaque—SIV model

CD8+memory T cells Suppression of viremia by rapid expansion and localization within B-cell follicles in SIV; immunity against Mtb reinfection Rhesus macaque—TB and SIV model
Th17 response Significantly reduced in SIV, can reduce Mtb control in lungs Rhesus macaque—SIV model