Abstract:
:Pulmonary hypertension associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection also involves injury to the lung endothelium. However, the pathogenesis of HIV-induced pulmonary hypertension is not known; we hypothesized that HIV or secreted viral proteins could play a role in vascular injury and the increased frequency of pulmonary hypertension observed in HIV-infected patients. Here, we report that exposure of HIV-1 gp120 proteins to primary human lung microvascular endothelial cells causes apoptosis, as assessed by TUNEL assay, Annexin-V staining, and DNA laddering. Using ribonuclease protection assay and Western blotting we find that gp120-induced apoptosis of lung endothelial cells involves a down-regulation in Bcl-xl mRNA and proteins. In addition, gp120 significantly increases secretion of the potent vasoconstrictor endothelin-1 by human lung endothelial cells. These data suggest that secreted HIV gp120 proteins induce lung endothelial cell injury and could contribute to the development of HIV-associated pulmonary hypertension.
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Biochem Biophys Res Communjournal_title
Biochemical and biophysical research communicationsauthors
Kanmogne GD,Primeaux C,Grammas Pdoi
10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.05.198subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2005-08-12 00:00:00pages
1107-15issue
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0006-291Xissn
1090-2104pii
S0006-291X(05)01202-7journal_volume
333pub_type
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