Abstract
Monocytes of healthy donors were infected with HIV1 in vitro: 14-21 days after infection 50-70 % of the cells produced p24 HIV1 antigen as detected with anti-p24 immunostaining; infected cultures showed enhanced secretion of interleukin-6 (IL6), interleukin-8 (IL8) and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha). The expression of cytokines on the single-cell level was further analysed by in situ hybridization using non-radioactive digoxigenin for detection. HIV1 (p24+)-producing cells were compared with non-HIV (p24-) -producing cells. All morphological subtypes of macrophages showed HIV production; no difference in cytokine expression was observed. Immunocytochemistry of HIV-infected and uninfected cultures also showed no difference in the pattern of IL1-beta, IL6, IL8 and TNF-alpha protein expression in the cells.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 193-197 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Research in Virology |
Volume | 145 |
Issue number | C |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1994 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- HIV
- Immunocytochemistry
- In situ hybridization
- Interleukin
- Macrophage
- Monocyte
- TNF