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DOCN M9650275
TI Cytokines in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and other infectious
diseases.
DT 9605
AU Poli G; Vicenzi E; Ghezzi S; Lazzarin A; Department of Infectious
Diseases, San Raffaele Hospital and; Scientific Institute, IRCCS, Milan,
Italy.
SO Int J Clin Lab Res. 1995;25(3):128-34. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96121690
AB The pathogenesis of several infectious diseases is frequently related
not only to their etiological agents of viral, bacterial, or parasitic
nature, but also to the host immune response. Both inflammatory
responses and specific immune responses to the invading microorganisms
are controlled by complex networks of intercellular signalling
molecules, namely cytokines. This rapidly growing family of mediators
includes lymphokines, interleukins, and molecules such as tumor necrosis
factors and interferons. Patterns of cytokine production from antigen-
or allergen-specific T lymphocytic cell clones have been identified,
firstly in animal models and subsequently in man, and are commonly
referred to as TH0, TH1, and TH2 profiles. The predominance of one of
these profiles strongly influences the type of immune response (humoral
versus cellular) and, at least in some experimental models, whether the
immune response is protective or harmful. This is most convincingly
demonstrated in models of parasitic diseases, but has also been
hypothesized to be involved in the pathogenesis of human
immunodeficiency virus infection and the acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome. Earlier studies on human immunodeficiency virus infection
revealed that the replicative capacity of this retrovirus, like the
herpes viruses, is strongly influenced by the cytokine milieu of
infected cells. Transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of
human immunodeficiency virus expression by human cytokines are examples
of the complex interdigitation of viruses with the host immune system.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*IMMUNOLOGY Animal Communicable
Diseases/IMMUNOLOGY Cytokines/*IMMUNOLOGY Human Support, Non-U.S.
Gov't JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW REVIEW, TUTORIAL
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).