Abstract
Fractalkine (FKN), a chemokine highly expressed in the central nervous system, participates in inflammatory responses operative in many brain disorders including HIV-1 associated dementia (HAD). In this report, HIV-1 progeny virions and pro-inflammatory products led to FKN production associated with neuronal injury and apoptosis. FKN was produced by neurons and astrocytes; but differentially produced by the two cell types. Laboratory tests paralleled those in infected people where cerebrospinal fluid FKN levels in HIV-1 infected cognitively impaired (n=16) patients were found to be increased when compared to infected patients without cognitive impairment (n=8, P=0.0345). These results demonstrate a possible role of FKN in HAD pathogenesis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 144-155 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Neuroimmunology |
Volume | 138 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2003 |
Keywords
- Chemokines
- Fractalkine
- HIV-1 associated dementia
- Inflammation
- Macrophage
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology