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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-1-26
pubmed:abstractText
We studied the effects of 6-chloro-2',3'-dideoxyguanosine (6-Cl-ddG), an antiretroviral drug, in surface lymph nodes of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) chronically infected with simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV). The rhesus monkeys were treated with 25 mg/kg of 6-Cl-ddG every 8 hr for 2 weeks. We performed sequential biopsies of the surface lymph nodes three times: before, during, and after the drug treatment. The 6-Cl-ddG dramatically decreased the number of infectious virus (measured by limiting dilution assay) in lymph node mononuclear cells. This decrease was consistent with the decrease in the number of viral RNA-positive cells in lymph nodes (analyzed by in situ hybridization). Histopathological analysis revealed that hyperplastic lymphoid follicles were reduced in size, especially, enlarged areas of centroblasts in lymphoid follicles (the so-called dark areas of germinal centers) were declined. Our results demonstrated that 6-Cl-ddG decreased the viral burden concomitantly with reduced hyper-activation of germinal centers in lymphoid follicles of SIV-infected rhesus monkeys.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0916-7250
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
59
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
891-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9362037-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9362037-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:9362037-Antigens, CD20, pubmed-meshheading:9362037-Antigens, CD3, pubmed-meshheading:9362037-Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic, pubmed-meshheading:9362037-Antiviral Agents, pubmed-meshheading:9362037-Dideoxynucleosides, pubmed-meshheading:9362037-HLA-DR Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:9362037-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:9362037-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:9362037-Injections, Subcutaneous, pubmed-meshheading:9362037-Ki-67 Antigen, pubmed-meshheading:9362037-Leukocytes, Mononuclear, pubmed-meshheading:9362037-Lymph Nodes, pubmed-meshheading:9362037-Macaca mulatta, pubmed-meshheading:9362037-RNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:9362037-Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:9362037-Simian immunodeficiency virus
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of 6-chloro-2',3'-dideoxyguanosine (6-Cl-ddG) in surface lymph nodes of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) chronically infected with simian immunodeficiency virus (SIVmac239).
pubmed:affiliation
Tsukuba Primate Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Ibaraki, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article