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Human cytomegalovirus modulation of CCR5 expression on myeloid cells affects susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection

Department of Medicine, Level 5, Box 157, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK

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John H. Sinclair
js{at}mole.bio.cam.ac.uk

For some time there has been evidence suggesting an interaction between human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the pathogenesis of AIDS. Here, the interaction of HCMV and HIV-1 was examined in monocyte/macrophage cells, two cell types known to be targets for both viruses in vivo. Infection experiments demonstrated that prior infection with HCMV impeded subsequent superinfection with HIV-1. In contrast, uninfected bystander cells within the population were still permissive for HIV-1 infection and were also found to express increased levels of Gag after HIV-1 superinfection. Analysis of CCR5, a co-receptor for HIV-1, on HCMV-infected and bystander cells showed a substantial loss of surface CCR5 expression on infected cells due to HCMV-induced reduction of total cellular CCR5. In contrast, uninfected bystander cells displayed increased surface CCR5 expression. Furthermore, the data suggested that soluble factor(s) secreted from HCMV-infected cells were responsible for the observed upregulation of CCR5 on uninfected bystander cells. Taken together, these results suggest that, whilst HCMV-infected monocytes/macrophages are refractory to infection with HIV-1, HCMV-uninfected bystander cells within a population are more susceptible to HIV-1 infection. On this basis, HCMV infection may contribute to the pathogenesis of HIV-1.

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