Osteopontin/secreted phosphoprotein‐1 harnesses glial‐, immune‐, and neuronal cell ligand‐receptor interactions to sense and regulate acute and chronic …

A Yim, C Smith, AM Brown - Immunological reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Osteopontin (OPN) also known by its official gene designation secreted phosphoprotein‐1
(SPP1) is a fascinating, multifunctional protein expressed in a number of cell types that …

Molecular mechanisms of HIV-1 persistence in the monocyte-macrophage lineage

V Le Douce, G Herbein, O Rohr, C Schwartz - Retrovirology, 2010 - Springer
The introduction of the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has greatly improved
survival. However, these treatments fail to definitively cure the patients and unveil the …

Synaptic dysfunction in the hippocampus accompanies learning and memory deficits in human immunodeficiency virus type-1 Tat transgenic mice

S Fitting, BM Ignatowska-Jankowska, C Bull… - Biological …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) associated neurocognitive disorders
(HAND), including memory dysfunction, continue to be a major clinical manifestation of HIV …

CNS inflammation and macrophage/microglial biology associated with HIV-1 infection

A Yadav, RG Collman - Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology, 2009 - Springer
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection of the central nervous system (CNS)
can result in neurological dysfunction with devastating consequences in a significant …

[HTML][HTML] HIV tat and neurotoxicity

JE King, EA Eugenin, CM Buckner, JW Berman - Microbes and infection, 2006 - Elsevier
HIV tat is the transactivator of HIV-1, supporting efficient viral replication by stabilizing the
transcription of viral genes. Tat can be released from HIV-infected cells and alter several …

Synergistic increases in intracellular Ca2+, and the release of MCP‐1, RANTES, and IL‐6 by astrocytes treated with opiates and HIV‐1 Tat

N El‐Hage, JA Gurwell, IN Singh, PE Knapp, A Nath… - Glia, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Recent evidence suggests that injection drug users who abuse heroin are at increased risk
of CNS complications from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Opiate drugs may …

Morphine causes rapid increases in glial activation and neuronal injury in the striatum of inducible HIV‐1 Tat transgenic mice

AJ Bruce‐Keller, J Turchan‐Cholewo, EJ Smart… - Glia, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
HIV encephalitis (HIVE) is accompanied by brain inflammation, leukocyte infiltration, and
glial activation, and HIV patients who abuse opiates are more likely to develop HIVE. To …

Prodynorphin mutations cause the neurodegenerative disorder spinocerebellar ataxia type 23

G Bakalkin, H Watanabe, J Jezierska… - The American Journal of …, 2010 - cell.com
Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) are dominantly inherited neurodegenerative disorders
characterized by progressive cerebellar ataxia and dysarthria. We have identified missense …

Methamphetamine alters blood brain barrier permeability via the modulation of tight junction expression: Implication for HIV-1 neuropathogenesis in the context of …

SD Mahajan, R Aalinkeel, DE Sykes, JL Reynolds… - Brain research, 2008 - Elsevier
The pathogenesis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) associated encephalopathy is
attributed to infiltration of the central nervous system (CNS) by HIV-1 infected mononuclear …

Interactive HIV-1 Tat and morphine-induced synaptodendritic injury is triggered through focal disruptions in Na+ influx, mitochondrial instability, and Ca2+ overload

S Fitting, PE Knapp, S Zou, WD Marks… - Journal of …, 2014 - Soc Neuroscience
Synaptodendritic injury is thought to underlie HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders and
contributes to exaggerated inflammation and cognitive impairment seen in opioid abusers …