Zheng Lin, Yang Yida, Guocai Lu, Pauza C David, Salvato Maria S
Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Medical School, Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases of Chinese Ministry of Public Health, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PR China.
Intervirology. 2007;50(3):224-8. doi: 10.1159/000100565. Epub 2007 Mar 14.
To investigate the effect of HIV Tat protein on Bcl-2 expression in human monocytes, and observe apoptosis of Tat-stimulated monocytes induced by TNF-alpha-related apoptosis-induced ligand (TRAIL).
Western blot was used to detect Bcl-2 expression in monocytes stimulated by HIV Tat protein, and Annexin V and 7-AAD staining were used to detect apoptosis of monocytes induced by TRAIL.
HIV Tat protein increased Bcl-2 expression in human monocytes in a dose-dependent manner. Annexin V staining showed that 51.54% of monocytes underwent apoptosis after being treated with 100 ng/ml recombinant TRAIL. When monocytes were prestimulated with HIV Tat, only 15.46% of monocytes underwent apoptosis. This effect can be inhibited by polyclonal anti-Tat serum. 7-AAD staining showed similar results.
HIV Tat protein increases Bcl-2 expression in monocytes which inhibited apoptosis induced by TRAIL. HIV Tat protein may play an important role in the mechanisms of HIV-persistent infection in monocytes.
研究HIV Tat蛋白对人单核细胞中Bcl-2表达的影响,并观察肿瘤坏死因子-α相关凋亡诱导配体(TRAIL)诱导的Tat刺激单核细胞的凋亡情况。
采用蛋白质免疫印迹法检测HIV Tat蛋白刺激后单核细胞中Bcl-2的表达,采用膜联蛋白V和7-氨基放线菌素D染色法检测TRAIL诱导的单核细胞凋亡。
HIV Tat蛋白以剂量依赖方式增加人单核细胞中Bcl-2的表达。膜联蛋白V染色显示,用100 ng/ml重组TRAIL处理后,51.54%的单核细胞发生凋亡。当单核细胞先用HIV Tat预刺激时,只有15.46%的单核细胞发生凋亡。这种效应可被多克隆抗Tat血清抑制。7-氨基放线菌素D染色显示了类似的结果。
HIV Tat蛋白增加单核细胞中Bcl-2的表达,抑制TRAIL诱导的凋亡。HIV Tat蛋白可能在HIV在单核细胞中持续感染的机制中起重要作用。