Dendritic Cells Transmit Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 to Monocytes and Monocyte-Derived Macrophages

Autor: Franz Steindl, Manfred P. Dierich, Ines Frank, Brigitte Müllauer, Georg M. Sprinzl, Martin Spruth, Laco Kacani, Michael G. Schwendinger
Rok vydání: 1998
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Zdroj: Journal of Virology. 72:6671-6677
ISSN: 1098-5514
0022-538X
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.72.8.6671-6677.1998
Popis: Previous studies have shown that human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) exploits dendritic cells (DC) to replicate and spread among CD4 + T cells. To explain the predominance of non-syncytium-inducing (NSI) over syncytium-inducing (SI) strains during the initial viremia of HIV, we investigated the ability of blood monocyte (Mo)-derived DC to transmit HIV-1 to CD4 + cells of the monocytoid lineage. First, we demonstrate that in our system, DC are able to transmit NSI strains, but not SI strains, of HIV-1 to fresh blood Mo and to Mo-derived macrophages (MDM). To establish a productive infection, a 10-fold-lower amount of virus was necessary for DC-mediated transmission of HIV-1 to Mo than in case of cell-free infection. Second, immature CD83 − DC (imDC) transmit virus to Mo and MDM with higher efficacy compared to mature CD83 + DC (maDC); this finding is in contrast to data previously obtained with CD4 + T cells. Third, maturation from imDC to maDC efficiently silenced expression of β 2 -integrins CD11b, CD11c, and CD18 by maDC. Moreover, monoclonal antibody against CD18 inhibited transmission of HIV-1 from imDC to Mo. We propose that the adhesion molecules of the CD11/CD18 family, involved in cell-cell interactions of DC with the microenvironment, may play a major role in imDC-mediated HIV-1 infection of Mo and MDM.
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