Article ; Online: HIV-1
2022 Volume 12, Issue 2
Abstract: Nonadjacent immune cells communicate through a complex network of tunneling nanotubes (TNTs). TNTs can be hijacked by HIV-1, allowing it to spread between connected cells. Dendritic cells (DCs) are among the first cells to encounter HIV-1 at mucosal ... ...
Abstract | Nonadjacent immune cells communicate through a complex network of tunneling nanotubes (TNTs). TNTs can be hijacked by HIV-1, allowing it to spread between connected cells. Dendritic cells (DCs) are among the first cells to encounter HIV-1 at mucosal sites, but they are usually efficiently infected only at low levels. However, HIV-1 was demonstrated to productively infect DCs when the virus was complement-opsonized (HIV-C). Such HIV-C-exposed DCs mediated an improved antiviral and T-cell stimulatory capacity. The role of TNTs in combination with complement in enhancing DC infection with HIV-C remains to be addressed. To this aim, we evaluated TNT formation on the surface of DCs or DC/CD4 |
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MeSH term(s) | Cell Communication ; Complement System Proteins/metabolism ; Dendritic Cells ; HIV Infections ; HIV-1/metabolism ; Humans ; Receptor, Anaphylatoxin C5a/therapeutic use ; T-Lymphocytes |
Chemical Substances | C5AR1 protein, human ; Receptor, Anaphylatoxin C5a ; Complement System Proteins (9007-36-7) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2022-02-15 |
Publishing country | Switzerland |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ZDB-ID | 2701262-1 |
ISSN | 2218-273X ; 2218-273X |
ISSN (online) | 2218-273X |
ISSN | 2218-273X |
DOI | 10.3390/biom12020313 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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