VARIATIONS IN CD4 EXPRESSION BY HUMAN-MONOCYTES AND MACROPHAGES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO INFECTION WITH THE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
VARIATIONS IN CD4 EXPRESSION BY HUMAN-MONOCYTES AND MACROPHAGES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO INFECTION WITH THE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
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DOI:
10.1099/0022-1317-70-10-2661
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发表时间:
1989-10-01
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
CUNNINGHAM, AL
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作者:
KAZAZI, F;MATHIJS, JM;CUNNINGHAM, AL
The expression of CD4 antigen on the surface of LeuM3-positive human blood monocytes was found to be variable with 65 to 90% of cells from 46 normal human volunteers being positive by dual staining flow cytometry. When monocytes adhered to plastic (but not when cultured on Teflon), a marked decrease in CD4 expression was observed between 1 and 24 h post-adherence. CD4 expression could not be detected in macrophages adhered to plastic for 5 days by using four anti-CD4 monoclonal antibodies in flow cytometry or direct immunofluorescence. Conversely an increasing proportion of adherent cells expressed LeuM3 and OKM5 surface antigens over the 5 days. CD4 mRNA levels were measured by slot-blot and Northern hybridization, and total cellular CD4 protein levels by immunoprecipation. Both cellular mRNA and CD4 levels remained constant throughout the 5 day period but membrane CD4 protein levels were greatly reduced indicating that the down-regulation of CD4 was post-translational. Infection with two of six fresh human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) isolates showed different kinetic patterns when tested on purified monocytes recently adhered to plastic and macrophages adherent for 5 days. HIV antigen and reverse transcriptase levels in infected monocyte cultures remained high for 3 to 4 weeks before detachment and necrosis of the cells occurred. Infection of macrophages generated much lower levels of antigen and reverse transcriptase which declined to very low or undetectable levels over 2 weeks, leaving persisting viable macrophages. One week after infection HIV nucleic acid was detected in 69 .+-. 7% monocytes and 6 .+-. 3% of macrophages by in situ hybridization. Blocking experiments with anti-Leu3a monoclonal antibody suggested that HIV infection of 5 day adherent macrophages occurred mainly by a mechanism other than binding to CD4.