2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The role of Toll-like receptor on sexual transmission of HIV
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21791067
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Dermatology
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| Research Institution | University of Yamanashi |
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Principal Investigator |
OGAWA Youichi University of Yamanashi, 医学部附属病院, 助教 (20377542)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Keywords | 皮膚感染症 |
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| Research Abstract |
Although numerous studies have shown a higher risk of acquiring HIV infection in the presence of other sexually transmitted diseases, the biologic mechanisms responsible for enhanced HIV acquisition are unclear. Because Langerhans cells (LCs) are suspected to be the initial HIV targets after sexual exposure, we studied whether microbial components augment HIV infection in LCs by activating TLR and NOD pattern recognition receptors. We found that TLR1/2 and TLR2/6 agonists dramatically enhanced both HIV susceptibility and replication in immature monocyte-derived LCs. The same infection-enhancing effects were observed when LCs were incubated with other related bacterial components as well as with whole Gram+ bacteria. In resident LCs in human skin, TLR2 agonists also significantly increased HIV susceptibility. We found that TLR2 activation of LCs, resulted in a significant down-regulation of APOBEC3G, which is a cellular restriction factor for HIV. Given these data, we hypothesize that ligation of TLR2 by Gram+ bacterial products may underlie enhanced sexual transmission of HIV that occurs with concomitant bacterial sexually transmitted disease infections.
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Research Products
(1 results)
