INHIBITORY EFFECT OF HUMAN CHORIONIC-GONADOTROPIN (HCG) ON HIV-1 TRANSMISSION FROM LYMPHOCYTES TO TROPHOBLASTS

被引:26
作者
BOURINBAIAR, AS [1 ]
NAGORNY, R [1 ]
机构
[1] POPULAT COUNCIL,CTR BIOMED RES,NEW YORK,NY 10021
关键词
HCG; HIV; LYMPHOCYTE; TROPHOBLAST; PLACENTA;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(92)80744-2
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
It has been demonstrated that human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) inhibits HIV production in vitro, suggesting that this soluble placental glycoprotein can control viral replication and spread in vivo. hCG - the major product of fetal trophoblasts - was tested on an in vitro model consisting of choriocarcinoma-derived ENAMI trophoblasts exposed to HIV-infected MOLT-4 lymphocytes. The results show a U-shaped antiviral dose- effect and suggest that hCG may contribute to protection against intrauterine transmission of HIV-1.
引用
收藏
页码:82 / 84
页数:3
相关论文
共 16 条
[1]  
AMHIRESSAMIAGHI.N, 1991, J VIROL, V65, P2231
[2]  
BARTOCCI A, 1982, CELL IMMUNOL, V71, P326, DOI 10.1016/0008-8749(82)90266-0
[3]   MODULATING EFFECT OF HUMAN CHORIONIC-GONADOTROPIN ON LYMPHOCYTE BLASTOGENESIS [J].
BECK, D ;
GINSBURG, H ;
NAOT, Y .
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, 1977, 129 (01) :14-20
[4]  
BOURINBAIAR AS, 1991, VIRAL QUANTITATION IN HIV INFECTION, P41
[5]   PREGNANCY HORMONES, ESTROGEN AND PROGESTERONE, PREVENT HIV-1 SYNTHESIS IN MONOCYTES BUT NOT IN LYMPHOCYTES [J].
BOURINBAIAR, AS ;
NAGORNY, R ;
TAN, X .
FEBS LETTERS, 1992, 302 (03) :206-208
[6]  
BOURINBAIAR AS, 1992, IN PRESS FEMS MICROB
[7]   CELL-MEDIATED INFECTION OF HUMAN PLACENTAL TROPHOBLAST WITH HIV INVITRO [J].
DOUGLAS, GC ;
FRY, GN ;
THIRKILL, T ;
HOLMES, E ;
HAKIM, H ;
JENNINGS, M ;
KING, BF .
AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES, 1991, 7 (09) :735-740
[8]   SEX-DEPENDENT INDUCTION OF HUMAN SUPPRESSOR T-CELLS BY CHORIONIC-GONADOTROPIN [J].
FUCHS, T ;
HAMMARSTROM, L ;
SMITH, CIE ;
BRUNDIN, J .
JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY, 1982, 4 (04) :185-190
[9]   PRODUCTION OF IMMUNOREACTIVE CHORIONIC-GONADOTROPIN DURING MIXED LYMPHOCYTE REACTIONS - A POSSIBLE SELECTIVE MECHANISM FOR GENETIC DIVERSITY [J].
HARBOURMCMENAMIN, D ;
SMITH, EM ;
BLALOCK, JE .
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1986, 83 (18) :6834-6838
[10]   LACK OF SUPPRESSION OF LYMPHOCYTE MIF PRODUCTION BY ESTRADIOL, PROGESTERONE AND HUMAN CHORIONIC-GONADOTROPIN [J].
KITZMILLER, JL ;
ROCKLIN, RE .
JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY, 1980, 1 (5-6) :297-306