Anti-viral activity of human antithrombin III

  • Authors:
    • David R. Elmaleh
    • Nancy V. Brown
    • Ralf Geiben-Lynn
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  • Published online on: August 1, 2005     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.16.2.191
  • Pages: 191-200
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Abstract

Soluble inhibitory factors produced by CD8+ T-cells have been shown to inhibit HIV-1 replication and may play a critical role in vivo in anti-viral host defense. CD8+ T-cell-modified antithrombin III (ATIII) accounts for some of the described CD8+ T-cell anti-viral activity. We demonstrate that CD4+ T-cells, CD8+ T-cells, and natural killer cells react to an ATIII gradient by cell migration. Furthermore, exogenously added ATIII induced a G-protein-coupled signal transduction process in CD4+ T-cells and inhibited TNF-α-induced NF-κB activation. Heat and/or heparin treatment prior to the anti-viral inhibition test increased the anti-HIV activity up to 1000-fold. Our data indicate that anti-viral inactive ATIII can be activated having promising anti-viral properties as complementary candidate for the treatment of HIV infection.

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August 2005
Volume 16 Issue 2

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Elmaleh DR, Brown NV and Geiben-Lynn R: Anti-viral activity of human antithrombin III. Int J Mol Med 16: 191-200, 2005
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Elmaleh, D.R., Brown, N.V., & Geiben-Lynn, R. (2005). Anti-viral activity of human antithrombin III. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 16, 191-200. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.16.2.191
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Elmaleh, D. R., Brown, N. V., Geiben-Lynn, R."Anti-viral activity of human antithrombin III". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 16.2 (2005): 191-200.
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Elmaleh, D. R., Brown, N. V., Geiben-Lynn, R."Anti-viral activity of human antithrombin III". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 16, no. 2 (2005): 191-200. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.16.2.191