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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-10-10
pubmed:abstractText
Impaired inflammatory functions may be critical factors in the mechanisms by which HIV-1 enters the CNS. Evidence indicates that a viral gene product, the protein Tat, can markedly contribute to these effects. In the present study we tested the hypothesis that Tat can upregulate the expression of inflammatory cytokines and adhesion molecules and facilitate the entry of monocytes into the brain. Expression of inflammatory mediators such as monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) was assessed in C57BL/6 mice injected with Tat(1-72) into the right hippocampus. In the Tat(1-72)-injected groups, mRNA and protein levels of MCP-1, TNF-alpha, VCAM-1, and ICAM-1 were markedly elevated compared to those in control animals. The most pronounced changes were observed in and around the injected hippocampus. Double-labeling immunohistochemistry demonstrated that inflammatory proteins were primarily expressed in activated microglial cells and perivascular cells. In addition, astrocytes and endothelial cells were susceptible to Tat(1-72)-induced inflammatory responses. These changes were associated with a substantial infiltration of monocytes into the brain. These data demonstrate that intracerebral administration of Tat can induce profound proinflammatory effects in the brain, leading to monocyte infiltration.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1044-7431
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
224-37
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14550782-AIDS Dementia Complex, pubmed-meshheading:14550782-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:14550782-Blood-Brain Barrier, pubmed-meshheading:14550782-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:14550782-Cell Adhesion Molecules, pubmed-meshheading:14550782-Chemotaxis, Leukocyte, pubmed-meshheading:14550782-Encephalitis, pubmed-meshheading:14550782-Endothelium, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:14550782-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:14550782-Gene Products, tat, pubmed-meshheading:14550782-HIV-1, pubmed-meshheading:14550782-Inflammation Mediators, pubmed-meshheading:14550782-Male, pubmed-meshheading:14550782-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:14550782-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:14550782-Monocytes, pubmed-meshheading:14550782-Neuroglia, pubmed-meshheading:14550782-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:14550782-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:14550782-Up-Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:14550782-tat Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
HIV-1 Tat protein upregulates inflammatory mediators and induces monocyte invasion into the brain.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery/Neurosurgery, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.