HIV protease inhibitors alter innate immune response signaling to double-stranded RNA in oral epithelial cells: Implications for immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome?

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Abstract

In this investigation, several HIV protease inhibitors altered the virally associated, double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-stimulated, innate immune response. Lopinavir, the most potent inducer of interleukin (IL)-8 expression, also inhibited dsRNA-induced monocyte chemotactic protein 1 expression. Further analyses demonstrated that nuclear factor-kB is required for lopinavir's induction of IL-8. These findings demonstrate that protease inhibitors, such as lopinavir, differentially dysregulate innate immune signaling in a manner that could affect immune (reconstitution) inflammatory responses in oral epithelium.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2587-2590
Number of pages4
JournalAIDS
Volume24
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 23 2010

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesR21AI069027

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Immunology and Allergy
    • Immunology
    • Infectious Diseases

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