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Document 0052
DOCN M9470052
TI A disturbance of interferon synthesis with the hyperproduction of
unusual kinds of interferon can trigger autoimmune disease and play a
pathogenetic role in AIDS: the removal of these interferons can be
therapeutic.
DT 9409
AU Skurkovich S; Skurkovich B; Bellanti JA; Advanced Biotherapy Concepts
Labs, Rockville, MD.
SO Med Hypotheses. 1994 Jan;42(1):27-35. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/94254741
AB Disturbances of interferon synthesis with the hyperproduction of unusual
kinds of interferons may be the initial step which triggers autoimmune
disease through a chain of pathological reactions including the
disturbances of several immunological and cytokine cascades. Prolonged
circulation of this interferon may be a predictive marker of an
autoimmune condition; the administration of interferons to animals or
humans with autoimmune disease or an underlying or latent autoimmune
condition can exacerbate or trigger the disease. Healthy people do not
have interferon in their blood. This fundamental disturbance of
interferon synthesis can result either from a genetic predisposition or
from the influence of certain viruses (or viral particles) or both
factors together. AIDS has many features similar to autoimmune disease,
including the hyperproduction of aberrant interferon, a type with
restricted anti-HIV activity, protectively induced by HIV to allow its
continued replication and survival. This interferon stimulates the
production of certain cytokines and autoantibodies which help unleash
the potentially self-destructive powers of the immune system, bringing
immunological chaos. In other words, while usual viruses induce normal
interferon, which protects the cells against viral infection, HIV
induces an abnormal, defective kind of interferon which ensures virus
survival. Since there is no known effective method of destroying HIV
directly, removing links in this chain of reactions could indirectly
destroy HIV and possibly help restore immune functioning.(ABSTRACT
TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*ETIOLOGY/METABOLISM/THERAPY Animal
Autoimmune Diseases/*METABOLISM Human HLA-D Antigens/BIOSYNTHESIS
Interferons/*BIOSYNTHESIS JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW REVIEW, TUTORIAL
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).