| Autor: |
Stylianou, Eva, Aukrust, Pa˚l, Mu¨ller, Fredrik, Nordøy, Ingvild, Frøland, Stig S. |
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Cytokine; April 2001, Vol. 14 Issue: 1 p56-62, 7p |
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Since interleukin (IL-)2, IL-10 and IL-12 may contribute to the pathogenesis of human immune deficiency virus (HIV) infection we examined the effect of interferon (IFN)-α on these cytokines in cultures of various subsets of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in ten HIV-infected patients and ten healthy controls. Our main findings were: (1) IFN-α markedly enhanced IL-10 levels in a dose-dependent manner in both lipopolysaccharide (LPS)- and phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated PBMC, as well as in anti-CD3- and anti-CD3/anti-CD28-stimulated T cells in both HIV-infected patients and controls. (2) In contrast, IFN-α had a downregulatory effect on IL-10 levels in Candida -stimulated PBMC,with particularly strong suppressive effect in HIV-infected patients. (3) Furthermore, IFN-α had a significant but modest stimulatory effect on IL-2 levels in PHA- and Candida -stimulated PBMC and anti-CD3-stimulated T cells. (4) IFN-α enhanced IL-12 levels in a dose-dependent manner in LPS-stimulated PBMC in both patients and controls. Our findings that IFN-α markedly enhanced IL-10 and modestly enhanced IL-2 and IL-12, suggest a net immunosuppressive effect of IFN-α in HIV-infected patients, possibly contributing to progression of immunodeficiency in these patients. |
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