Suppression of HIV-1 Tat-induced monocyte adhesiveness by a cell-permeable superoxide dismutase in astrocytes
Experimental & Molecular Medicine
; : 778-786, 2007.
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ABSTRACT
HIV-1 Tat is considered to be one of key players to facilitate monocyte entry into the CNS, which is characteristic feature of AIDS-related encephalitis and dementia. This study was performed to determine the regulatory function of superoxide dismutase (SOD) on the HIV-1 Tat-induced signaling pathways leading to NF-kappaB activation, expression of adhesion molecules, and monocyte adhesion in CRT-MG human astroglioma cells by using cell-permeable SOD. When cell-permeable SOD was added to the culture medium of CRT-MG cells, it rapidly entered the cells in dose- and time-dependent manners. Treatment of astrocytes with cell-permeable SOD led to decrease in Tat-induced ROS generation as well as NF-kappaB activation. Cell-permeable SOD inhibited the activation of MAP kinases including ERK, JNK and p38 by HIV-1 Tat. Treatment of CRT-MG cells with cell-permeable SOD significantly inhibited protein and mRNA levels of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 up-regulated by HIV-1 Tat, as measured by Western blot analysis and RT-PCR. Furthermore, enhanced adhesiveness of monocyte to astrocyte by HIV-1 Tat was significantly abrogated by pretreatment with cell-permeable SOD fusion proteins. These data indicate that SOD has a regulatory function for HIV-1 Tat-induced NF-kappaB activation in astrocytes and suggest that cell-permeable SOD can be used as a feasible therapeutic agent for regulation of ROS-related neurological diseases.
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Assunto principal:
Superóxido Dismutase
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Monócitos
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Transdução de Sinais
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Produtos do Gene tat
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Infecções por HIV
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Adesão Celular
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Permeabilidade da Membrana Celular
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Astrócitos
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HIV-1
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Experimental & Molecular Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2007
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Article