2022
Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) Promotes Increased Proportions of the Highly Permissive Th17-like Cell Profile during HIV Infection
Trifone C, Baquero L, Czernikier A, Benencio P, Leng L, Laufer N, Quiroga MF, Bucala R, Ghiglione Y, Turk G. Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) Promotes Increased Proportions of the Highly Permissive Th17-like Cell Profile during HIV Infection. Viruses 2022, 14: 2218. PMID: 36298774, PMCID: PMC9611675, DOI: 10.3390/v14102218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMIF stimulationMIF treatmentIL-17AHIV infectionMIF/CD74 axisFounder HIV-1Functionality of CD4Higher IL-17AHigher MIF concentrationsMIF plasma levelsHIV-1 infectionMigration inhibitory factorPossible therapeutic targetMIF concentrationsIntracellular cytokinesR5-tropicCytokine productionIL-1βIL-6IL-8Plasma levelsHealthy donorsViral persistenceT lymphocytes
1998
Role of cyclophilin A in the uptake of HIV-1 by macrophages and T lymphocytes
Sherry B, Zybarth G, Alfano M, Dubrovsky L, Mitchell R, Rich D, Ulrich P, Bucala R, Cerami A, Bukrinsky M. Role of cyclophilin A in the uptake of HIV-1 by macrophages and T lymphocytes. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 1758-1763. PMID: 9465090, PMCID: PMC19180, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.4.1758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 infectionT lymphocytesPrimary peripheral blood mononuclear cellsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsBlood mononuclear cellsHIV-1 virionsCyclophilin ACytokine-like mannerEarly eventsMononuclear cellsHIV therapyT cellsHIV-1Viral infectionViral infectivityInfectionCsA analoguesCellular receptorsLymphocytesCypAReceptorsCellsCell surfaceCD4Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase activity