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Activation of the adenosine A1 receptor inhibits HIV-1 tat-induced apoptosis by reducing nuclear factor-kappaB activation and inducible nitric-oxide synthase.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17609415     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Human immunodeficiency virus dementia (HIV-D) is a nonfocal central nervous system manifestation characterized by cognitive, behavioral, and motor abnormalities. The pathophysiology of neuronal damage in HIV-D includes a direct toxic effect of viral proteins on neuronal cells and an indirect effect caused by the release of inflammatory mediators and neurotoxins by activated macrophages/microglia and astrocytes, culminating into neuronal apoptosis. Previous studies have documented that the nucleoside adenosine mediates neuroprotection by activating adenosine A(1) receptor subtype (A(1)AR) linked to suppression of neuronal excitability. In this study, we show that A(1)AR activation protects against HIV-1 Tat-induced toxicity in primary cultures of rat cerebellar granule neurons and in rat pheochromocytoma (PC12) cell. In PC12 cells, HIV-1 Tat increased [Ca(2+)](i) levels, release of nitric oxide (NO), and expression of inducible nitric-oxide synthase (iNOS) and A(1)AR. Activation of A(1)AR suppressed Tat-mediated increases in [Ca(2+)](i) and NO. Furthermore, A(1)AR agonists inhibited iNOS expression in a nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB)-dependent manner. It is noteworthy that activation of the A(1)AR or inhibition of NOS protected against Tat-induced apoptosis in PC12 cells and cerebellar granule cells. Moreover, activation of the A(1)AR-inhibited Tat-induced increases in the levels of proapoptotic proteins Bax and caspase-3. Taken together, our results demonstrate that the A(1)AR protects against HIV-1 toxicity by inhibiting NF-kappaB, thereby reducing the expression of iNOS and NO radicals and neuronal apoptosis.
Authors:
Sandeep C Pingle; Sarvesh Jajoo; Debashree Mukherjea; Lynn F Sniderhan; Krishna A Jhaveri; Adriana Marcuzzi; Leonard P Rybak; Sanjay B Maggirwar; Vickram Ramkumar
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2007-07-03
Journal Detail:
Title:  Molecular pharmacology     Volume:  72     ISSN:  0026-895X     ISO Abbreviation:  Mol. Pharmacol.     Publication Date:  2007 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-09-19     Completed Date:  2007-11-27     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0035623     Medline TA:  Mol Pharmacol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  856-67     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, PO Box 19629, Springfield, IL 62794-9629, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Apoptosis / physiology*
Blotting, Western
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
Enzyme Activation
Gene Products, tat / physiology*
HIV-1 / physiology*
Immunohistochemistry
NF-kappa B / metabolism*
Neurons / cytology
Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II / metabolism*
PC12 Cells
Rats
Receptor, Adenosine A1 / agonists*
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
DC02396/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS; NS054578/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; T32-AI49105/AI/NIAID NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Gene Products, tat; 0/NF-kappa B; 0/Receptor, Adenosine A1; EC 1.14.13.39/Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II

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