RESUMO
Programmed death-1 (PD-1) is an immunosuppressive molecule on the surface of several cells, and functions as a negative regulatory factor in cellular and humoral immune responses via interaction with its ligand PD-L1 or PD-L2. The expression of PD-1 on the peripheral blood lymphocytes of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected people is commonly up-regulated, which not only affects the susceptibility of the virus to target cells and the host′s antiviral immune response, but also affects the effect of antiretroviral therapy. In vitro blocking PD-1/PD-L pathway showed improved HIV-specific immune response of host cells, and PD-1 blockade and/or PD-L1 blockade have been used as an auxiliary means to enhance the efficacy of antiviral therapy and HIV vaccines. This article reviews the progress of the studies on PD-1 in HIV infection, prevention and treatment.