Enhanced HIV expression during Th2-oriented responses explained by the opposite regulatory effect of IL-4 and IFN-γ on fusin/CXCR4
✍ Scribed by Grazia Galli; Francesco Annunziato; Carmelo Mavilia; Paola Romagnani; Lorenzo Cosmi; Roberto Manetti; Cinzia Pupilli; Enrico Maggi; Sergio Romagnani
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 222 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0014-2980
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✦ Synopsis
The human § -chemokine receptor fusin/CXCR4 is an important cofactor for entry of T lymphocyte-tropic HIV-1 strains. We investigated the possible regulatory role of T cell cytokine patterns on CXCR4 as well as HIV expression by using in vitro models of both secondary and primary immune responses. Antigen-specific memory CD4 + T cells infected with a T-tropic HIV-1 strain showed significantly higher CXCR4 and HIV-1 expression in Th0/2-oriented responses in comparison with Th1-oriented responses. Similarly, in naive CD4 + T cells activated in the presence of IL-4 or IL-12 and infected with the same T-tropic strain, IL-4 up-regulated whereas IL-12 down-regulated both CXCR4 and HIV-1 expression. The down-regulatory effect of IL-12 on CXCR4 expression was found to be dependent on its capacity to induce IFN-+ production. These observations can account for the higher risk of progression in HIV-1-infected individuals undergoing Th0/2-oriented immune responses.