title: Attenuated signaling associated with immune activation in HIV-1-infected individuals.
abstract: Chronic immune activation is associated with impaired signal transduction. Since such activation is commonly found during HIV-1 infection, we studied cellular responses to non-specific T-cell receptor stimulation of PBMC obtained from 20 HIV-1 non-infected individuals and 23 highly or partially immune activated HIV-1 infected individuals. PBMC proliferation and ERK-1/2 phosphorylation following anti-CD3 stimulation, and constitutive levels of Cbl-b, were determined. Increased levels of Cbl-b, decreased proliferation, and lower ERK-1/2 phosphorylation were found in PBMC of highly immune activated HIV-1 infected individuals. The elevated expression of Cbl-b and impaired phosphorylation of ERK-1/2 associated with immune activation probably contribute to the attenuated proliferative and cellular responses characteristic of HIV-1 infection. Therefore, targeting immune negative modulators, such as Cbl-b, may serve as a novel approach for controlling HIV-1 disease progression.
authors.affiliation: R. Ben-Ari Institute of Clinical Immunology and AIDS Center, Kaplan Medical Center, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, 76100 Rehovot, Israel.
authors.forename: Qibin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Leng
authors.forename: Gadi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Borkow
authors.forename: Zvi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bentwich
mesh_terms: D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000276:immunology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology; D010766:Phosphorylation; D015398:Signal Transduction; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases