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In the present study the phenotype and function of lymphocytes from patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVI) were studied. Five out of 12 patients had abnormally low proportion of CD4+ T cells, but PBMC of these patients were capable of proliferating in response to polyclonal T-cell mitogens or PPD antigen. The phenotype of patients' B cells, as determined by expression of CD10, CD19 and CD34, was comparable to that of healthy controls. IL-4 and anti-CD40 MoAbs induced moderate B-cell differentiation in PBMC derived from patients with CVI, but the frequencies of Ig-secreting cells were generally at levels spontaneously observed in healthy controls. IL-10 was completely ineffective in inducing IgG-secreting cells in cultures of PBMC derived from patients with CVI even in the presence of anti-CD40 MoAbs, whereas high frequencies of Ig-secreting cells were induced under similar condition in cultures of PBMC derived from healthy controls. Importantly, when IL-4 was added to cultures stimulated with anti-CD40 MoAbs and IL-10, a very strong synergistic effect on the numbers of Ig-secreting cells and the levels of Ig secretion was observed in PBMC from both patients and controls. Moreover, the frequencies of Ig-secreting cells after activation with anti-CD40 MoAbs, IL-4 plus IL-10 in PBMC from some patients were comparable to those observed in PBMC from healthy controls. Taken together, these results indicate that B cells from patients with CVI have impaired capacity to differentiate into Ig-secreting cells in response to IL-10 and anti-CD40 MoAbs, and that this unresponsiveness can be restored by exogenous IL-4 in a proportion of the patients.
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PMID:IL-4 synergizes with IL-10 and anti-CD40 MoAbs to induce B-cell differentiation in patients with common variable immunodeficiency. 904 33

Nuclear import and export of viral nucleic acids is crucial for the replication cycle of many viruses, and elucidation of the mechanism of these steps may provide a paradigm for understanding general biological processes. Influenza virus replicates its RNA genome in the nucleus of infected cells. The influenza virus NS2 protein, which had no previously assigned function, was shown to mediate the nuclear export of virion RNAs by acting as an adaptor between viral ribonucleoprotein complexes and the nuclear export machinery of the cell. A functional domain on the NS2 with characteristics of a nuclear export signal was mapped: it interacts with cellular nucleoporins, can functionally replace the effector domain of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Rev protein and mediates rapid nuclear export when cross-linked to a reporter protein. Microinjection of anti-NS2 antibodies into infected cells inhibited nuclear export of viral ribonucleoproteins, suggesting that the Rev-like NS2 mediates this process. Therefore, we have renamed this Rev-like factor the influenza virus nuclear export protein or NEP. We propose a model by which NEP acts as a protein adaptor molecule bridging viral ribonucleoproteins and the nuclear pore complex.
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PMID:The influenza virus NEP (NS2 protein) mediates the nuclear export of viral ribonucleoproteins. 942 62

The interrelationships between proteasomes and viral gene products are very complex. 20S proteasomes associate with a number of viral mRNAs which are cleaved by proteasome's associated endonuclease activity. In addition proteasome's endopeptidase activities are involved in the presentation of viral antigens. Viral proteins of different origin associate with the 20S and 26S complexes and interfere with their enzymatic activities. A major part of this review deals with the interactions between 20S proteasomes and the gene products of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which has been studied in detail by our group.
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PMID:Relationships between proteasomes and viral gene products. 1036 56

This study shows that human postthymic T cells express CD10 when undergoing apoptosis, irrespective of the signal responsible for initiating the apoptotic process. Cells from continuous T-cell lines did not normally express CD10, but became CD10(+) when induced into apoptosis by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and exposure to CD95 monoclonal antibody, etoposide, or staurosporin. Inhibitors of caspases blocked apoptosis and CD10 expression. Both CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells purified from normal peripheral blood expressed CD10 on apoptotic induction. CD10 was newly synthesized by the apoptosing cells because its expression was inhibited by exposure to cycloheximide and CD10 mRNA became detectable by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction in T cells cultured under conditions favoring apoptosis. To show CD10 on T cells apoptosing in vivo, lymph node and peripheral blood T cells from HIV(+) subjects were used. These suspensions were composed of a substantial, although variable, proportion of apoptosing T cells that consistently expressed CD10. In contrast, CD10(+) as well as spontaneously apoptosing T cells were virtually absent in peripheral blood from normal individuals. Collectively, these observations indicate that CD10 may represent a reliable marker for identifying and isolating apoptosing T cells in vitro and ex vivo and possibly suggest novel functions for surface CD10 in the apoptotic process of lymphoid cells.
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PMID:Expression of CD10 by human T cells that undergo apoptosis both in vitro and in vivo. 1055 91

We provide convergent and multiple evidence for a CD26/CXCR4 interaction. Thus, CD26 codistributes with CXCR4, and both coimmunoprecipitate from membranes of T (CD4(+)) and B (CD4(-)) cell lines. Upon induction with stromal cell-derived factor 1alpha (SDF-1alpha), CD26 is cointernalized with CXCR4. CXCR4-mediated down-regulation of CD26 is not induced by antagonists or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 gp120. SDF-1alpha-mediated down-regulation of CD26 is not blocked by pertussis toxin but does not occur in cells expressing mutant CXCR4 receptors unable to internalize. Codistribution and cointernalization also occurs in peripheral blood lymphocytes. Since CD26 is a cell surface endopeptidase that has the capacity to cleave SDF-1alpha, the CXCR4.CD26 complex is likely a functional unit in which CD26 may directly modulate SDF-1alpha-induced chemotaxis and antiviral capacity. CD26 anchors adenosine deaminase (ADA) to the lymphocyte cell surface, and this interaction is blocked by HIV-1 gp120. Here we demonstrate that gp120 interacts with CD26 and that gp120-mediated disruption of ADA/CD26 interaction is a consequence of a first interaction of gp120 with a domain different from the ADA binding site. SDF-1alpha and gp120 induce the appearance of pseudopodia in which CD26 and CXCR4 colocalize and in which ADA is not present. The physical association of CXCR4 and CD26, direct or part of a supramolecular structure, suggests a role on the function of the immune system and the pathophysiology of HIV infection.
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PMID:Comodulation of CXCR4 and CD26 in human lymphocytes. 1127 78

Nucleocytoplasmic transport of viral ribonucleoproteins (vRNPs) is an essential aspect of the replication cycle for influenza A, B, and C viruses. These viruses replicate and transcribe their genomes in the nuclei of infected cells. During the late stages of infection, vRNPs must be exported from the nucleus to the cytoplasm prior to transport to viral assembly sites on the cellular plasma membrane. Previously, we demonstrated that the influenza A virus nuclear export protein (NEP, formerly referred to as the NS2 protein) mediates the export of vRNPs. In this report, we suggest that for influenza B and C viruses the nuclear export function is also performed by the orthologous NEP proteins (formerly referred to as the NS2 protein). The influenza virus B and C NEP proteins interact in the yeast two-hybrid assay with a subset of nucleoporins and with the Crm1 nuclear export factor and can functionally replace the effector domain from the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Rev protein. We established a plasmid transfection system for the generation of virus-like particles (VLPs) in which a functional viral RNA-like chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) gene is delivered to a new cell. VLPs generated in the absence of the influenza B virus NEP protein were unable to transfer the viral RNA-like CAT gene to a new cell. From these data, we suggest that the nuclear export of the influenza B and C vRNPs are mediated through interaction between NEP proteins and the cellular nucleocytoplasmic export machinery.
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PMID:Influenza B and C virus NEP (NS2) proteins possess nuclear export activities. 1146 9

Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), or Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, is a gammaherpesvirus first detected in Kaposi's sarcoma tumor cells and subsequently in primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) tumor cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells from PEL patients. PEL has been recognized as an individual nosologic entity based on its distinctive features and consistent association with HHV-8 infection. PEL is an unusual form of body cavity-based B-cell lymphoma (BCBL). It occurs predominantly in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients but occasionally also in elderly HIV-negative patients. We describe a case of PEL, with ascites, bilateral pleural effusions, and a small axillary lymphadenopathy, in a 72-year-old HIV-negative man. PCR performed on a lymph node specimen and in liquid effusion was positive for HHV-8 and negative for Epstein-Barr virus. The immunophenotype of the neoplastic cells was B CD19+ CD20+ CD22+ with coexpression of CD10 and CD23 and with clonal kappa light chain rearrangement. The patient was treated with Rituximab, a chimeric (human-mouse) anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody. Thirteen months later, the patient continued in clinical remission. This is the first report of an HHV-8-associated BCBL in an HIV-negative patient in Argentina.
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PMID:Anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody treatment of human herpesvirus 8-associated, body cavity-based lymphoma with an unusual phenotype in a human immunodeficiency virus-negative patient. 1152 16

The notable glomerular feature of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) is the collapse of the capillary tuft with marked glomerular epithelial cell hyperplasia. These data suggest a loss of normal podocyte function, which is associated with a loss of the podocyte differentiation markers, Wilm's tumor (WT-1), synaptopodin, podocalyxin, and common acute lymphoblastic leukemia antigen (CALLA). We have previously shown that HIV-1 expression can induce these changes in HIV-1 transgenic mice. To identify which HIV-1 gene product(s) are responsible for the phenotypic changes in podocytes, we created multiple mutated HIV-1 constructs and then pseudotyped them with vesticular stomatitis virus glycoprotein (VSVG) envelope to enhance the tropism of these mutant viruses. In addition to gag/pol, the mutant viruses lacked one of the following, env, nef, rev, vif, vpr, or vpu. In addition, we generated single gene expressing pseudotyped viruses to complement the scanning mutation approach of our viral parental construct. Murine podocytes were then infected with one of the viral constructs either lacking or expressing the various HIV-1 genes. We found that HIV-1 nef was necessary and sufficient for proliferation of podocytes and down-regulation of synaptopodin and CALLA. These data suggest that Nef induces many of the changes we observe in HIV transgenic model and, as a result, this now defines the pathway for exploration of host responses to HIV-1 infection.
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PMID:Critical role for Nef in HIV-1-induced podocyte dedifferentiation. 1453 2

Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) or body cavity-based lymphoma (BCBL) is a unique subgroup of B-cell lymphomas that exhibits exclusive or dominant involvement of serous body cavities without a detectable tumor mass. We present a case of a PEL/BCBL that exclusively involved the peritoneal cavity of a 58-year-old immunocompetent male with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related liver cirrhosis. The lymphoma cells were large, highly atypical and expressed CD19, CD20, CD22, CD10, HLA-DR, and CD45 with kappa light chain restriction. Unlike typical PEL/BCBL, human herpesvirus type 8/Kaposi sarcoma herpes virus (HHV-8/KSHV) genomic sequence was not present in the lymphoma cells and there was no serologic evidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. This is the fourth reported case of HHV-8 negative, HIV negative PEL/BCBL in a patient with associated HCV-related cirrhosis and review of these cases showed some consistent clinicopathological features, i.e. exclusive involvement of the peritoneal cavity and phenotypic expression of B-cell associated antigens in contrast to the generally null phenotype PEL/BCBL. The occurrence of these cases suggests that HCV may play an etiological role in a subcategory of PEL/BCBL not associated with HHV-8.
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PMID:HIV and HHV-8 negative primary effusion lymphoma in a patient with hepatitis C virus-related liver cirrhosis. 1469 39

Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is recognized as a unique clinicopathological entity associated with human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), and it occurs almost exclusively in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals. In the majority of PEL cases, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been found in the tumor cells as well. We describe here an elderly HIV seronegative female patient with PEL in the pleura and pericardium not associated with HHV-8 or EBV. Cytologic examinations of the pleural effusion revealed large lymphoma cells with immunophenotypes positive for CD8, CD10, CD19, CD20, CD22, CD24, CD45, and HLA-DR but negative for CD30 and surface immunoglobulin. Chromosome analysis showed complicated abnormalities including add(3)(q27). Immunoglobulin gene rearrangement was detected by Southern blotting; however, c-myc, Bcl-2, and Bcl-6 genes were not rearranged. The patient was treated with a modified CHOP (cyclophosphamide, hydroxydoxorubicin, oncovine, and prednisolone) regimen, and achieved remission. Recurrence of PEL in the pericardium as effusion lymphoma was found 3 months after the discontinuation of CHOP. After approximately 1 year of intermittent multiagent salvage therapy for pericardial recurrences, a treatment that resulted in a partial response, 3 cycles of monotherapy with sobuzoxane were administered. At the time of this report the patient had been free from PEL for more than 18 months without chemotherapy.
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PMID:Durable remission by sobuzoxane in an HIV-seronegative patient with human herpesvirus 8-negative primary effusion lymphoma. 1516 97


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