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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-4-27
pubmed:abstractText
Mast cells and basophils (FcvarepsilonRI(+) cells) are classically involved in allergic disorders. HIV-1 glycoprotein gp120 acts as a viral superantigen by interacting with the heavy chain, variable 3 (V(H)3) region of IgE to induce cytokine release from FcvarepsilonRI(+) cells. The chemokine receptors CCR3 and CXCR4, co-receptors for HIV-1, are expressed by FcvarepsilonRI(+) cells. Via its interaction with CCR3, HIV-1 transactivation (Tat) protein is a potent chemoattractant for FcvarepsilonRI(+) cells. Incubation of basophils with Tat protein upregulates the surface expression of the CCR3 receptor. There is some evidence that human FcvarepsilonRI(+) cells could be infected in vitro by M-tropic HIV-1 strains.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1471-4906
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
229-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Human mast cells and basophils in HIV-1 infection.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, University of Naples Federico II, Via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy. marone@unina.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't