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| Content Provider | Springer Nature Link |
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| Author | Wang, Xu Douglas, Steven D. Lai, Jian Ping Tuluc, Florin Tebas, Pablo Ho, Wen Zhe |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | Despite the success of antiretroviral therapy in controlling HIV replication, treatment failure may ultimately occur in more than 50% of the individuals on antiretroviral therapy. Cellular targets offer an attractive alternative, as it may be more difficult for HIV to develop resistance to alternative cellular inhibitory pathways. We have previously shown that CP-96,345, a neurokinin-1 receptor (NK-1R) antagonist, inhibits HIV-1 infection of macrophages in vitro by downregulating CCR5 expression (Lai JP, Ho WZ, Zhan GX, Yi Y, Collman RG, Douglas SD 2001). We have now investigated the effects of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved NK-1R antagonist, aprepitant (Emend®), on HIV infection of macrophages in an in vitro system. Aprepitant is in clinical use for the prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy or following surgical procedures.Monocytes isolated from healthy donors were cultured for 7 days and then treated with or without aprepitant (10$^{−6}$ M) for 2 h, followed by HIV infection with drug-resistant strains for 2 h. Untreated and HIV-infected macrophages were used as controls. Culture supernatants were harvested for p24 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) or HIV reverse transcriptase (RT) activity at different time points after infection. R5X4 tropic and AZT-resistant strains (R5X4 tropic: A012 and A018) and RT inhibitor-resistant HIV strains (R5 tropic: TC60 and TC49) were used for infection.Aprepitant suppressed HIV Bal infection of macrophages. Treatment with aprepitant (10$^{−6}$ M) inhibited infection of macrophages with the AZT-resistant viruses (A018, A012) by 0.7 log$_{10}$. Aprepitant also suppressed infection of macrophages with RT inhibitor-resistant virus (TC 49 and TC 60) by 0.5 log$_{10}$. Furthermore, aprepitant significantly enhanced the anti-HIV activity of antiretrovirals (AZT, Efavirenz, and Indinavir) in HIV Bal-infected macrophages, and aprepitant inhibited CCR5 expression on macrophages, ranging from 50.5 to 29.6%. Donor heterogeneity was observed in antiviral activity and CCR5 receptor expression.Aprepitant is active against HIV drug-resistant isolates and enhances the anti-HIV activity of the antiretrovirals. Aprepitant downregulates CCR5 expression on macrophages. NK-1R antagonists merit further investigation as potential HIV therapeutic and immunomodulatory agents. |
| Starting Page | 42 |
| Ending Page | 48 |
| Page Count | 7 |
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| ISSN | 15571890 |
| Journal | Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology |
| Volume Number | 2 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| e-ISSN | 15571904 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers |
| Publisher Date | 2007-01-12 |
| Publisher Place | New York |
| Access Restriction | One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) |
| Subject Keyword | aprepitant macrophage HIV Cell Biology Virology Pharmacology/Toxicology Immunology Neurosciences |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Neuroscience Immunology and Allergy Pharmacology Immunology |
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