Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease is associated with loss of type 1 responses, including interleukin (IL)-12 production. The dramatic drop in p70 production seen at early stages of disease was found not to be associated with a similarly decreased p40 mRNA expression. p35 mRNA expression was more extensively reduced than p40 mRNA expression at these early stages. Monocytes infected in vitro with HIV displayed decreased p35 expression and p70 production, suggesting that such decreased IL-12 expression may contribute to reduced IL-12 production in HIV-positive patients' cells. In addition, treatment of cells with IL-10 increased IL-10 mRNA expression and decreased p40 expression in both HIV-positive and - negative cells, while neutralization of IL-10 increased p40 mRNA levels. These observations, together with the observed hyperproduction of IL-10 in HIV-positive patients, may explain the dysregulation of IL-12 production seen in HIV disease.
Molecular analysis of decreased interleukin-12 production in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus / C. Chougnet, T.A. Wynn, M. Clerici, A.L. Landay, H.A. Kessler, J. Rusnack, G.P. Melcher, A. Sher, G.M. Shearer. - In: THE JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. - ISSN 0022-1899. - 174:1(1996), pp. 46-53.
Molecular analysis of decreased interleukin-12 production in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus
M. Clerici;
1996
Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease is associated with loss of type 1 responses, including interleukin (IL)-12 production. The dramatic drop in p70 production seen at early stages of disease was found not to be associated with a similarly decreased p40 mRNA expression. p35 mRNA expression was more extensively reduced than p40 mRNA expression at these early stages. Monocytes infected in vitro with HIV displayed decreased p35 expression and p70 production, suggesting that such decreased IL-12 expression may contribute to reduced IL-12 production in HIV-positive patients' cells. In addition, treatment of cells with IL-10 increased IL-10 mRNA expression and decreased p40 expression in both HIV-positive and - negative cells, while neutralization of IL-10 increased p40 mRNA levels. These observations, together with the observed hyperproduction of IL-10 in HIV-positive patients, may explain the dysregulation of IL-12 production seen in HIV disease.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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