Evidence of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection of nestin-positive neural progenitors in archival pediatric brain tissue.
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) central nervous system (CNS) infection in children is associated with impaired brain growth and neurodevelopmental delays. Neural progenitors are critical for neurogenesis. Human multipotential neural progenitors grown in culture are permissive for HIV-1 infection, but it is not known if infection of these cells occurs in vivo. Brain tissue from pre-highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) era pediatric acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients was examined for evidence of HIV-1 infection of nestin-positive neural progenitors by in situ hybridization; or after laser microdissection harvest, DNA extraction, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). HIV-1 or viral DNA was identified in nestin-positive cells in four of seven HIV-1-infected children, suggesting in vivo infection of neural progenitors.
Schwartz
Lynnae
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Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Neuroscience, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1296, USA. schwartl@ninds.nih.gov
Civitello
Lucy
L
Dunn-Pirio
Anastasie
A
Ryschkewitsch
Samantha
S
Berry
Elizabeth
E
Cavert
Winston
W
Kinzel
Nikilyn
N
Lawrence
Diane M P
DM
Hazra
Rohan
R
Major
Eugene O
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D015526:AIDS Dementia Complex / Q000473:pathology*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D007223:Infant; D007381:Intermediate Filament Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D042282:Microdissection; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D064231:Nestin; D009474:Neurons / Q000473:pathology; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*
D015415:Biomarkers; D004279:DNA, Viral; D007381:Intermediate Filament Proteins; C577484:NES protein, human; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D064231:Nestin