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Journal of Virology, July 2001, p. 6572-6583, Vol. 75, No. 14
The Center for Neurovirology and
Neurodegenerative Disorders, Department of Pathology and
Microbiology,1 and Departments of Internal
Medicine3 and Oral
Biology,2 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha,
Nebraska 68198-5215
Received 1 November 2000/Accepted 19 April 2001
The pathogenesis of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-associated dementia (HAD) is mediated mainly by mononuclear phagocyte (MP) secretory products and their interactions with neural
cells. Viral infection and MP immune activation may affect leukocyte
entry into the brain. One factor that influences central nervous system
(CNS) monocyte migration is matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). In the
CNS, MMPs are synthesized by resident glial cells and affect the
integrity of the neuropil extracellular matrix (ECM). To ascertain how
MMPs influence HAD pathogenesis, we studied their secretion following
MP differentiation, viral infection, and cellular activation.
HIV-1-infected and/or immune-activated monocyte-derived macrophages
(MDM) and human fetal microglia were examined for production of MMP-1,
-2, -3, and -9. MMP expression increased significantly with MP
differentiation. Microglia secreted high levels of MMPs de novo that
were further elevated following CD40 ligand-mediated cell activation.
Surprisingly, HIV-1 infection of MDM led to the down-regulation of
MMP-9. In encephalitic brain tissue, MMPs were expressed within
perivascular and parenchymal MP, multinucleated giant cells, and
microglial nodules. These data suggest that MMP production in MP is
dependent on cell type, differentiation, activation, and/or viral
infection. Regulation of MMP expression by these factors may contribute
to neuropil ECM degradation and leukocyte migration during HAD.
0022-538X/01/$04.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.75.14.6572-6583.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.
Mononuclear Phagocyte Differentiation, Activation,
and Viral Infection Regulate Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression:
Implications for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type
1-Associated Dementia
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The Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative
Disorders, Departments of Pathology and Microbiology, 985215 Nebraska
Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5215. Phone: (402) 559-5275. Fax: (402) 559-8922. E-mail: aghorpad{at}unmc.edu.
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