Multiple actions of the human immunodeficiency virus type-1 Tat protein on microglial cell functions

L Minghetti, S Visentin, M Patrizio, L Franchini… - Neurochemical …, 2004 - Springer
The human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) regulatory protein Tat is produced in the
early phase of infection and is essential for virus replication. Together with other viral …

Pro‐inflammatory and pro‐oxidant properties of the HIV protein Tat in a microglial cell line: attenuation by 17β‐estradiol

AJ Bruce‐Keller, SW Barger, NI Moss… - Journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Microglia are activated in humans following infection with human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV), and brain inflammation is thought to be involved in neuronal injury and dysfunction …

[HTML][HTML] The Tat protein of HIV-1 induces tumor necrosis factor-α production: implications for HIV-1-associated neurological diseases

P Chen, M Mayne, C Power, A Nath - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1997 - ASBMB
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection may cause a dementing illness. HIV-
mediated dementia is clinically and pathologically correlated with the infiltration of activated …

[HTML][HTML] Transient exposure to HIV-1 Tat protein results in cytokine production in macrophages and astrocytes: a hit and run phenomenon

A Nath, K Conant, P Chen, C Scott, EO Major - Journal of biological …, 1999 - ASBMB
The pathological correlates of dementia due to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
infection are glial cell activation and cytokine dysregulation. These findings occur in the …

Infection of human immunodeficiency virus and intracellular viral Tat protein exert a pro-survival effect in a human microglial cell line

P Chugh, S Fan, V Planelles, SB Maggirwar… - Journal of molecular …, 2007 - Elsevier
The interaction of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) with CD4+ T lymphocytes is
well studied and typically results in virally induced cytolysis. In contrast, relatively little is …

Intraventricular injection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) tat protein causes inflammation, gliosis, apoptosis, and ventricular enlargement

M Jones, K Olafson, MR Del Bigio… - … of Neuropathology & …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
To determine the role of the Tat protein of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)
in the pathogenesis of HIV-1 associated dementia, recombinant Tat was injected …

[HTML][HTML] Intracellular human immunodeficiency virus Tat expression in astrocytes promotes astrocyte survival but induces potent neurotoxicity at distant sites via axonal …

A Chauhan, J Turchan, C Pocernich… - Journal of Biological …, 2003 - ASBMB
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-Tat protein has been implicated in the
neuropathogenesis of HIV infection. However, its role in modulating astroglial-neuronal …

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Tat protein decreases cyclic AMP synthesis in rat microglia cultures

M Patrizio, M Colucci, G Levi - Journal of neurochemistry, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
We have studied the modulation of cyclic AMP (cAMP) accumulation by the human
immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV 1) protein Tat in microglia and astrocyte cultures …

Neuropathologies in transgenic mice expressing human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Tat protein under the regulation of the astrocyte-specific glial fibrillary acidic …

BO Kim, Y Liu, Y Ruan, ZC Xu, L Schantz… - The American journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Tat protein is a key pathogenic factor in a
variety of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-associated disorders. A number of …

Neurotoxicity of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Tat transactivator to PC12 cells requires the Tat amino acid 49‐58 basic domain

BS Weeks, DM Lieberman, B Johnson… - Journal of …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) frequently involves the central nervous
system (CNS) and manifests as dementia due to encephalitis or diffuse neurodegeneration …