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Rothenaigner, I. ; Kramer, S. ; Ziegler, M. ; Wolff, H. ; Kleinschmidt, A. ; Brack-Werner, R.

Long-term HIV-1 infection of neural progenitor populations.

Aids 21, 2271-2281 (2007)
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HIV can reside in the brain for many years. While astrocytes are known to tolerate long-term HIV infection, the potential of other neural cell types to harbour HIV is unclear. To investigate whether HIV can persist in neural progenitor cell populations. A multipotent human neural stem cell line (HNSC.100) was used to compare HIV infection in neural progenitor and astrocyte cell populations. Expression of cellular genes/proteins was analysed by real-time reverse transcriptase PCR, Western blot, immunocytochemistry and flow cytometry. Morphological properties of cells were measured by quantitative fluorescent image analysis. Virus release by cells exposed to HIV-1IIIB was monitored by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for Gag. Proviral copy numbers were determined by real-time PCR and early HIV transcripts by reverse transcriptase PCR. Rev activity was determined with a fluorescent-based reporter assay. Progenitor populations differed from astrocyte populations by showing much lower glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) production, higher cell-surface expression of the CXCR4 chemokine receptor, higher Rev activity and distinct cell morphologies. HIV-exposed progenitor cultures released moderate amounts of virus for over 2 months and continued to display cell-associated HIV markers (proviral DNA, early HIV transcripts) during the entire observation period (115 days). Differentiation of HIV-infected progenitor cells to astrocytes was associated with transient activation of virus production. Long-term HIV infection of progenitor populations led to upregulation of GFAP and changes in cell morphology. These studies suggest that neural progenitor populations can contribute to the reservoir for HIV in the brain and undergo changes as a consequence of HIV persistence.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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Keywords astrocyte differentiation; chronic infection; glial fibrillary acidic protein; HIV reservoir; HIV Rev; human neural stem cells
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0269-9370
e-ISSN 1473-5571
Journal AIDS
Quellenangaben Volume: 21, Issue: 17, Pages: 2271-2281 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Virology (VIRO)