HIV type 1 Tat protein induces immunoglobulin and interleukin 6 synthesis by uninfected peripheral blood mononuclear cells
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HIV type 1 Tat protein induces immunoglobulin and interleukin 6 synthesis by uninfected peripheral blood mononuclear cells
Abstract
Tat is a potent trans-activating protein encoded by the HIV genome. It is essential for viral replication, but has pleiotropic effects on host cells as well. We demonstrated that exogenous recombinant Tat increases immunoglobulin (Ig) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) production in vitro by normal uninfected peripheral blood mononuclear cells by 100-500%. The optimal Tat concentration was 100 ng/ml, but even a low concentration of 1 ng/ml induced a response in most subjects. The observed induction was inhibited by monoclonal anti-Tat antibodies and 2,3-dimercapto-1-propanol. Both anti-IL-6 antibodies and IL-6 antisense oligonucleotides inhibited Tat-induced IgG and IgA synthesis to some degree, whereas induction of IgM appeared to be independent of IL-6. We conclude that Tat can function in vitro in the absence of any other viral structures and induce Ig and IL-6 production; the clinical significance of these findings remains as yet undetermined.
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