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HIV-1 infection induces functional alterations in human liver endothelial cells in primary culture.

OBJECTIVES: Since human liver endothelial cells allow HIV-1 multiplication in vitro, we investigated whether HIV induced functional alterations in these cells in primary culture. DESIGN: Direct evidence of the replication of HIV in endothelial cells is sparse, but clotting abnormalities and thrombi, which suggest the existence of an endothelial dysfunction, have been observed in HIV-infected patients. We therefore studied the storage and release of endothelial-specific factors in primary cultures of liver endothelial cells infected with HIV, as well as their cytoskeleton, pinocytic and phagocytic properties. METHODS: Intracellular storage of von Willebrand's factor ( vWF) was determined by immunofluorescence and computer image analysis. Excretion of vWF, protein S and endothelin-1 was measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and radioimmunoassay. Cytoskeletal constituents were studied by light microscopy. The pinocytosis of acetylated low-density lipoproteins and the phagocytosis of latex beads were analysed under light and electron microscopy. RESULTS: The synthesis of vWF is markedly decreased in HIV-infected liver endothelial cells, as is the excretion of endothelin-1. In contrast, the excretion of protein S remains unaffected and the cytoskeletal network appears to be unaltered. Pinocytosis and phagocytosis are preserved. CONCLUSIONS: HIV infection triggers non-lethal functional alterations in cultured human liver sinusoidal endothelial cells, with a selective impairment in the storage and/or the excretion of endothelial-specific factors such as vWF. This functional modulation could play a role in the pathophysiology of HIV-induced disease.[1]

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  1. HIV-1 infection induces functional alterations in human liver endothelial cells in primary culture. Lafon, M.E., Steffan, A.M., Royer, C., Jaeck, D., Beretz, A., Kirn, A., Gendrault, J.L. AIDS (1994) [Pubmed]
 
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