Direct vs. indirect modulation of complex in vitro human retroviral infections by morphine.
Direct vs. indirect modulation of complex in vitro human retroviral infections by morphine.
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吗啡对复杂的体外人类逆转录病毒感染的直接与间接调节。
DOI:
10.1007/0-306-47611-8_6
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发表时间:
2001
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Ugen,KE
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作者:
Nyland,SB;Specter,S;Ugen,KE
BACKGROUNDThe human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) was first characterized by Gallo in 1981 1. This type C oncoretrovirus was thought to be confined to well-delineated regions, passed primarily by long-term exposure (ie, mother to infant, long-term marital relationships) or by frequent exposure to large numbers of infected cells. No recent largescale epidemiological studies showing the incidence of HTLV-I infection in the United States are available, however, it is estimated that current infection rates are somewhat higher than previously believed. A significant contribution to the estimated increase in HTLV-I infection in the US, as well as to the confirmed increases worldwide, is associated with injecting drug users (IDU) 1, 2. This route of infection is more efficiently exploited by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). Both retroviruses target the same CD4+ lymphocytes, however an opposite set of outcomes is observed with HTLV-I versus HIV-1 infection. The decimating influence of HIV-1 on CD4+ T cell populations has been well documented and is thought to be responsible for the onset of AIDS. In contrast, a hallmark of active HTLV-I infection is the inappropriate proliferation of CD4+ T cells, expressed as HLTV-I associated myelopathy (TSP/HAM) or as adult T cell lymphoma (ATL). Additional disorders related to HTLV-I infection are also dependent upon uncontrolled T cell proliferation.Although the characteristics of infection are different, the lentivirus (HIV-1) and the oncoretrovirus (HTLV-I) produce somewhat analogous proteins that have been reported to act in a complementary fashion in vitro. Thus, the possibility that superinfection with HIV-1 and HTLV-I in an individual might enhance the progression of HIV-1 infection was investigated during several large-scale epidemiological studies. Earlier case studies using small numbers of coinfected patients suggested that symptoms of complex retroviral infections (dual infection with HIV-1 and HTLV-I) were different from simple HIV-1 infection. However, the larger studies failed to demonstrate a consistent reduction in the