| Literature DB >> 21422985 |
Valeriya Avdoshina1, Alfredo Garzino-Demo, Alessia Bachis, Maria C G Monaco, Pauline M Maki, Rochelle E Tractenberg, Chenglong Liu, Mary A Young, Italo Mocchetti.
Abstract
Neurotrophins control cell survival. Therefore, we examined whether HIV-1 reduces neurotrophin levels. Serum of HIV-positive individuals exhibited lower concentrations of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), but not of other neurotrophins, than HIV-negative individuals. In addition, R5 and X4 strains of HIV-1 decreased BDNF expression in T cells. Our results support the hypothesis that reduced levels of BDNF may be a risk factor for T-cell apoptosis and for neurological complications associated with HIV-1 infection.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21422985 PMCID: PMC3752340 DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32834671b3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: AIDS ISSN: 0269-9370 Impact factor: 4.177