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A cytopathic infectivity assay of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in human primary macrophages.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8793829     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In addition to CD4+ T lymphocytes, cells of monocyte/macrophage lineage are a major target for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. In vitro studies of HIV-1 infection in human monocyte-derived macrophages can be undertaken by a reproducible cell-based assay. A macrophage-based infectivity assay was developed based on the semi-quantitative scoring of HIV-1 induced cytopathology in monolayer macrophage cultures. The assay exhibited dilution-dependent linearity with all three primary macrophage-tropic isolates tested. The end-point infectivity titers determined by this assay correlated with the results obtained by detecting viral p24 antigen in the culture supernatant. The applications of the assay in both neutralization and anti-viral protocols yielded identical results with the more time-consuming and costly p24 formats. Since the assay offers a simple and low-cost method of measuring HIV-1 infectivity in human primary macrophages, it can be used quite easily for large-scale screening or evaluation of candidate vaccines and anti-viral agents.
Authors:
S C Wu; J L Spouge; M J Merges; S R Conley; P L Nara
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of virological methods     Volume:  59     ISSN:  0166-0934     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Virol. Methods     Publication Date:  1996 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-12-04     Completed Date:  1996-12-04     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8005839     Medline TA:  J Virol Methods     Country:  NETHERLANDS    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  45-55     Citation Subset:  IM; X    
Affiliation:
National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anti-HIV Agents / pharmacology
Cells, Cultured
Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral*
HIV Antigens / analysis
HIV Core Protein p24 / analysis
HIV-1 / isolation & purification*
Humans
Linear Models
Macrophages / cytology,  virology*
Neutralization Tests
Reproducibility of Results
Zidovudine / pharmacology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anti-HIV Agents; 0/HIV Antigens; 0/HIV Core Protein p24; 30516-87-1/Zidovudine

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