title: Sumatriptan increases the proliferation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from HIV-infected individuals and healthy blood donors in vitro.
abstract: HIV infection is characterized by the loss of CD4+ T cells as well as the loss of T-cell function, leading to severe immunodeficiency. The proliferative capacity of T cells measured in vitro as responses to antigens and mitogens is severely reduced during HIV infection. An increased level of the intracellular second messenger adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) has been shown to cause impaired proliferative capacity of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from HIV-infected individuals in vitro. Sumatriptan, a 5HT1d receptor agonist, inhibits the activity of adenylyl cyclases, the enzymes responsible for regulation of the intracellular levels of cAMP. In a preliminary study sumatriptan increased the proliferative responses of PBMC to a polyclonal activator in vitro in 9 of 10 HIV-seropositive individuals (p=0.007), and in 7 of 9 healthy blood donors (p=0.05). This was probably due to a decrease in the intracellular level of cyclic AMP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases 144, Hvidovre Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Afzelius
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Nielsen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D011043:Pokeweed Mitogens / Q000494:pharmacology; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018170:Sumatriptan / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D011043:Pokeweed Mitogens; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D018170:Sumatriptan; D000242:Cyclic AMP