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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-2-16
pubmed:abstractText
Human biopsies obtained from skeletal muscle of cachectic AIDS patients clearly showed an increased expression (in relation to that of healthy subjects) of the genes encoding for the ubiquitin-ATP-dependent proteolytic system. Increases of 120% and 42% were observed for the 2.4 and 1.2 kb ubiquitin transcripts, respectively. The expression of the C8 proteasome subunit was also increased by 60% in the cachectic AIDS patients in relation to the healthy control subjects. It is suggested that the activation of this proteolytic system (possibly via changes in circulating cytokines, such as TNF) may be responsible for the skeletal muscle waste that often accompanies AIDS.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1107-3756
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
69-73
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Ubiquitin and proteasome gene expression is increased in skeletal muscle of slim AIDS patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Departament de Bioquimica i Biologia Molecular, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't