Abstract |
The newly identified type III interferon ( IFN-lambda) has antiviral activity against a broad spectrum of viruses. We thus examined whether IFN-lambda has the ability to inhibit human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection of blood monocyte-derived macrophages that expressed IFN-lambda receptors. Both IFN-lambda1 and IFN-lambda2, when added to macrophage cultures, inhibited HIV-1 infection and replication. This IFN-lambda-mediated anti-HIV-1 activity is broad, as IFN-lambda could inhibit infection by both laboratory-adapted and clinical strains of HIV-1. Investigations of the mechanism(s) responsible for the IFN-lambda action showed that although IFN-lambda had little effect on HIV-1 entry coreceptor CCR5 expression, IFN-lambda induced the expression of CC chemokines, the ligands for CCR5. In addition, IFN-lambda upregulated intracellular expression of type I IFNs and APOBEC3G/3F, the newly identified anti-HIV-1 cellular factors. These data provide direct and compelling evidence that IFN-lambda, through both extracellular and intracellular antiviral mechanisms, inhibits HIV-1 replication in macrophages. These findings indicate that IFN-lambda may have therapeutic value in the treatment of HIV-1 infection.
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Authors | Wei Hou, Xu Wang, Li Ye, Lin Zhou, Zhan-Qiu Yang, Eric Riedel, Wen-Zhe Ho |
Journal | Journal of virology
(J Virol)
Vol. 83
Issue 8
Pg. 3834-42
(Apr 2009)
ISSN: 1098-5514 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 19193806
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Chemokines, CC
- IFNL1 protein, human
- IFNL2 protein, human
- Interferon Type I
- Interleukins
- Interferons
- APOBEC3F protein, human
- Cytosine Deaminase
- APOBEC-3G Deaminase
- APOBEC3G protein, human
- Cytidine Deaminase
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Topics |
- APOBEC-3G Deaminase
- Cells, Cultured
- Chemokines, CC
(biosynthesis)
- Cytidine Deaminase
(biosynthesis)
- Cytosine Deaminase
(biosynthesis)
- HIV-1
(immunology)
- Humans
- Interferon Type I
(biosynthesis)
- Interferons
- Interleukins
(immunology)
- Macrophages
(virology)
- Up-Regulation
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