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From the * Molecular Immunoregulation, Human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) expression in monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM)
infected in vitro is known to be inhibited by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). However, the mechanisms are incompletely understood. We show here that HIV-1 suppression is mediated by soluble factors released by MDM stimulated with physiologically significant concentrations of
LPS. LPS-conditioned supernatants from MDM inhibited HIV-1 replication in both MDM
and T cells. Depletion of C-C chemokines (RANTES, MIP-1
Lymphocyte Differentiation, and § Human Virology Unit,
Department of Biological and Technological Research, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan,
International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 34012 Trieste, and ¶ Department of
Biology and Genetics, University of Milan, 20100 Milan, Italy
, and MIP-1
) neutralized the
ability of LPS-conditioned supernatants to inhibit HIV-1 replication in MDM. A combination
of recombinant C-C chemokines blocked HIV-1 infection as effectively as LPS. Here, we report an inhibitory effect of C-C chemokines on HIV replication in primary macrophages. Our
results raise the possibility that monocytes may play a dual role in HIV infection: while representing a reservoir for the virus, they may contribute to the containment of the infection by releasing factors that suppress HIV replication not only in monocytes but also in T lymphocytes.
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