The effect of recombinant protein from the envelope (gp120) of the HIV on B lymphocytes purified from either HIV-infected individuals or healthy seronegative controls was examined. B cells from peripheral blood and lymph nodes of HIV-infected individuals spontaneously secreted TNF-alpha; this secretion was augmented by the presence of gpl20, whereas B cells from healthy seronegative donors failed to secrete significant levels of TNF-alpha in the presence or absence of gp120. In a coculture system of B cells and chronically HIV-infected T cells (ACH-2), where viral expression is largely mediated by TNF-alpha, gpl20 increased virus expression only if the B cells were obtained from HIV-infected individuals. The effects of gpl20 on viral expression in this system were not mediated via CD4 receptor binding or FcR binding of anti gpl20-gpl20 immune complexes. Besides its effect on cytokine production, gpl20 also stimulated Ig secretion in B cells from HIV-infected individuals, but not from normal donors. Finally, it was demonstrated by in situ hybridization that germinal centers of lymph nodes from HIV-infected individuals contain large amounts of HIV RNA that is in close proximity to germinal center B cells. These findings suggest that the hyperplastic germinal centers of lymph nodes provide an unique environment for virus expression and accumulation where gpl20 stimulates B cells to secrete HIV inductive cytokines, such as IL-6 and TNF-alpha, and thereby further enhances virus expression in infected cells in a paracrine manner.
RECOMBINANT GP120 SPECIFICALLY ENHANCES TUMOR-NECROSIS-FACTOR-ALPHA PRODUCTION AND IG SECRETION IN LYMPHOCYTES-B FROM HIV-INFECTED INDIVIDUALS BUT NOT FROM SERONEGATIVE DONORS
POLI , GUIDO;
1991-01-01
Abstract
The effect of recombinant protein from the envelope (gp120) of the HIV on B lymphocytes purified from either HIV-infected individuals or healthy seronegative controls was examined. B cells from peripheral blood and lymph nodes of HIV-infected individuals spontaneously secreted TNF-alpha; this secretion was augmented by the presence of gpl20, whereas B cells from healthy seronegative donors failed to secrete significant levels of TNF-alpha in the presence or absence of gp120. In a coculture system of B cells and chronically HIV-infected T cells (ACH-2), where viral expression is largely mediated by TNF-alpha, gpl20 increased virus expression only if the B cells were obtained from HIV-infected individuals. The effects of gpl20 on viral expression in this system were not mediated via CD4 receptor binding or FcR binding of anti gpl20-gpl20 immune complexes. Besides its effect on cytokine production, gpl20 also stimulated Ig secretion in B cells from HIV-infected individuals, but not from normal donors. Finally, it was demonstrated by in situ hybridization that germinal centers of lymph nodes from HIV-infected individuals contain large amounts of HIV RNA that is in close proximity to germinal center B cells. These findings suggest that the hyperplastic germinal centers of lymph nodes provide an unique environment for virus expression and accumulation where gpl20 stimulates B cells to secrete HIV inductive cytokines, such as IL-6 and TNF-alpha, and thereby further enhances virus expression in infected cells in a paracrine manner.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
