Apoptosis of uninfected cells induced by HIV envelope glycoproteins.
Apoptosis of uninfected cells induced by HIV envelope glycoproteins.
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DOI:
10.1186/1742-4690-1-12
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发表时间:
2004-06-23
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影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Biard-Piechaczyk M
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作者:
Ahr B;Robert-Hebmann V;Devaux C;Biard-Piechaczyk M
Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is a key event in biologic homeostasis but is also involved in the pathogenesis of many human diseases including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Although multiple mechanisms contribute to the gradual T cell decline that occurs in HIV-infected patients, programmed cell death of uninfected bystander T lymphocytes, including CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, is an important event leading to immunodeficiency. The HIV envelope glycoproteins (Env) play a crucial role in transducing this apoptotic signal after binding to its receptors, the CD4 molecule and a coreceptor, essentially CCR5 and CXCR4. Depending on Env presentation, the receptor involved and the complexity of target cell contact, apoptosis induction is related to death receptor and/or mitochondria-dependent pathways. This review summarizes current knowledge of Env-mediated cell death leading to T cell depletion and clinical complications and covers the sometimes conflicting studies that address the possible mechanisms of T cell death.