Abstract
Objective: NALP3-inflammasome is an innate mechanism, alternative to type-1 interferon, which is able to recognize nucleic acids and viruses in the cytoplasm and to induce pro-inflammatory response. Here, we hypothesized the involvement of inflammasome in the early defense against HIV-1 and in the full maturation of dendritic cells: for this, we evaluated the response of dendritic cells pulsed with HIV-1 in terms of inflammasome activation in healthy donors. Moreover, inflammasome response to HIV was evaluated in HIV-infected individuals. DESIGN AND Methods: Monocyte-derived dendritic cells isolated from 20 healthy individuals (HC-DC) and 20 HIV-1-infected patients (HIV-DC) were pulsed with alditrithiol-2-inactivated HIV-1. We then analyzed inflammasome genes expression and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) secretion. Results: In HC-DC, HIV-1 induced higher NLRP3/NALP3 mRNA expression compared with other inflammasome genes such as NALP1/NLRP1 or IPAF/NLRC4 (P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 11-18 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | AIDS (London, England) |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2 2012 |
Keywords
- dendritic cells
- HIV-1
- immunotherapy
- inflammasome
- interleukin-1β
- NALP3
- vaccine
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology
- Infectious Diseases