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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-8-13
pubmed:abstractText
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Tat induces neuronal apoptosis. To examine the mechanism(s) that contribute to this process, we studied Tat's effects on glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK-3beta), an enzyme that has been implicated in the regulation of apoptosis. Addition of Tat to rat cerebellar granule neurons resulted in an increase in GSK-3beta activity, which was not associated with a change in protein expression and could be abolished by the addition of an inhibitor of GSK-3beta (lithium). Lithium also enhanced neuronal survival following exposure to Tat. Coprecipitation experiments revealed that Tat can associate with GSK-3beta, but direct addition of Tat to purified GSK-3beta had no effect on enzyme activity, suggesting that Tat's effects might be mediated indirectly. As the activation of platelet activating factor (PAF) receptors is critical for the induction of neuronal death by several candidate HIV-1 neurotoxins, we determined whether PAF can also activate GSK-3beta. Application of PAF to neuronal cultures activated GSK-3beta, and coincubation with lithium ameliorated PAF-induced neuronal apoptosis. These findings are consistent with the existence of one or more pathways that can lead to GSK-3beta activation in neurons, and they suggest that the dysregulation of this enzyme could contribute to HIV-induced neuronal apoptosis.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antimanic Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Azepines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Gene Products, tat, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Glycogen Synthase Kinases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Lithium Chloride, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/N-Methylaspartate, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Neurotoxins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Platelet Activating Factor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Recombinant Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Triazoles, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/WEB 2086, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/tat Gene Products, Human...
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0022-3042
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
73
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
578-86
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10428053-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10428053-Antimanic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:10428053-Azepines, pubmed-meshheading:10428053-Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:10428053-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:10428053-Cerebellum, pubmed-meshheading:10428053-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:10428053-Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists, pubmed-meshheading:10428053-Gene Products, tat, pubmed-meshheading:10428053-Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3, pubmed-meshheading:10428053-Glycogen Synthase Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:10428053-HIV-1, pubmed-meshheading:10428053-Lithium Chloride, pubmed-meshheading:10428053-N-Methylaspartate, pubmed-meshheading:10428053-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:10428053-Neurotoxins, pubmed-meshheading:10428053-Platelet Activating Factor, pubmed-meshheading:10428053-Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:10428053-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:10428053-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:10428053-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10428053-Triazoles, pubmed-meshheading:10428053-tat Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
HIV-1 Tat-mediated activation of glycogen synthase kinase-3beta contributes to Tat-mediated neurotoxicity.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, New York 14642, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.