HIV-1 Tat induces TNF-alpha production by human monocytes: involvement of calcium and PKC pathways |
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Authors: | Contreras Xavier Bennasser Yamina Chazal Nathalie Bahraoui Elmostafa |
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Affiliation: | Laboratoire d'immuno-virologie, EA3038, Université Paul Sabatier 118, Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France. contrera@cict.fr |
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Abstract: | In this study we investigated the signaling pathways triggered by Tat in human monocyte to induce TNF-alpha. In monocytes, calcium, PKA, and PKC pathways are highly implicated in the expression of cytokine genes. Our data show that (i) extracellular calcium is required for the calcium signal initiated by Tat in the monocyte and is required for TNF-alpha production, PKC pathway is also required, whereas the PKA pathway does not seem to be involved (ii) downstream from PKC, activation of NF kappa B is essential while ERK1/2 MAP kinases, even though activated by Tat, are not directly involved in the pathway signaling leading to TNF-alpha production. |
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