1. Induction of immune response in macaque monkeys infected with simian-human immunodeficiency virus having the TNF-alpha gene at an early stage of infection.
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Shimizu Y, Miyazaki Y, Ibuki K, Suzuki H, Kaneyasu K, Goto Y, Hayami M, Miura T, and Haga T
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- Animals, Antibodies, Viral blood, Base Sequence, Chemokine CCL5 blood, DNA, Recombinant genetics, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Genetic Engineering, HIV Antibodies blood, HIV-1 pathogenicity, Humans, Lymphocyte Activation, Lymphocytes immunology, Macaca mulatta, Simian Immunodeficiency Virus pathogenicity, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha biosynthesis, HIV Infections genetics, HIV Infections immunology, HIV-1 genetics, HIV-1 immunology, Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome genetics, Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome immunology, Simian Immunodeficiency Virus genetics, Simian Immunodeficiency Virus immunology, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha genetics
- Abstract
TNF-alpha has been implicated in the pathogenesis of, and the immune response against, HIV-1 infection. To clarify the roles of TNF-alpha against HIV-1-related virus infection in an SHIV-macaque model, we genetically engineered an SHIV to express the TNF-alpha gene (SHIV-TNF) and characterized the virus's properties in vivo. After the acute viremic stage, the plasma viral loads declined earlier in the SHIV-TNF-inoculated monkeys than in the parental SHIV (SHIV-NI)-inoculated monkeys. SHIV-TNF induced cell death in the lymph nodes without depletion of circulating CD4(+) T cells. SHIV-TNF provided some immunity in monkeys by increasing the production of the chemokine RANTES and by inducing an antigen-specific proliferation of lymphocytes. The monkeys immunized with SHIV-TNF were partly protected against a pathogenic SHIV (SHIV-C2/1) challenge. These findings suggest that TNF-alpha contributes to the induction of an effective immune response against HIV-1 rather than to the progression of disease at the early stage of infection.
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- 2005
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