“…The overproduction of β chemokines by PBMCs from HIV-2-infected donors can prevent infection of R5 tropic (see below) HIV-1 strains in vitro (Kokkotou et al ., 2000 ). Furthermore, HIV-2 (but not HIV-1) Env protein can interact with CD8 on T cells that are non-permissive to infection, triggering the production of β chemokines (Akimoto et al ., 1998 ; Ichiyama et al ., 1999 ). Higher proportions of CD8 + T cells from HIV-2-infected individuals retain the ability to simultaneously produce the cytokines IL-2 and IFN- γ.…”