title: Differential expression of cytokine genes in HIV-1 tat transfected T and B cell lines.
abstract: Cytokine responses are dramatically affected when HIV-1 infected cells are activated with certain antigenic stimuli. We report the effects of HIV-1 tat gene in cytokine modulation, using HIV-1 tat transfected T (Jurkat) and B (Raji) cell lines. Studying the effect of tat and/or PMA + PHA on mRNA expression of 14 cytokines (IL-1 alpha, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12, TNF-alpha, TNF-beta, GM-CSF, TGF-beta, IFN-gamma and MIP-1 alpha) illustrated differential effects. In addition to the varied effects of tat on the steady state levels of cytokine mRNAs, tat induced the secretion of TNF-beta preferentially in both B and T cell lines, either by itself as in Raji B cell line or synergistically upon PMA + PHA stimulation as in Jurkat T cell line.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology and Oncology, Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Knobloch
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Benjamin
mesh_terms: D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D016207:Cytokines / Q000235:genetics*; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral / Q000187:drug effects; D015756:Genes, tat; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D017931:DNA Primers; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate