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ArticleThe American journal of pathology2007

Gastrointestinal disease in simian immunodeficiency virus-infected rhesus macaques is characterized by proinflammatory dysregulation of the interleukin-6-Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription3 pathway.

Mahesh Mohan, Pyone P Aye, Juan T Borda, Xavier Alvarez, Andrew A Lackner

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Article in The American journal of pathology, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mahesh MohanDivision of Comparative Pathology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, 18703 Three Rivers Rd., Covington, LA 70433, USA.
Pyone P Aye
Juan T Borda
Xavier Alvarez
Andrew A Lackner
Tulane University · US

Funding

ZCM:A NOVEL BROAD-SPECTRUM MICROBICIDE FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONSP51RR000164 · NCRR · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI VEAZEY, RONALD S. · 1985 to 2011
$100.1M
Pathogenesis of New SIVsm Lineages in Rhesus MacaquesR01AI065325 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI APETREI, CRISTIAN · 2006 to 2009
$2.6M
MECHANISMS OF INTESTINAL DYSFUNCTION IN SIMIAN AIDSR01DK050550 · NIDDK · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI LACKNER, ANDREW A · 1995 to 2003
$1.8M
EXPANSION OF BSL2 HOUSING FOR AIDS RESEARCHG20RR019607 · NCRR · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI LACKNER, ANDREW A · 2004 to 2004
$630k
NCRR NIH HHS G20 RR019607NCRR NIH HHS P51 RR000164NCRR NIH HHS RR00164NCRR NIH HHS RR19607NIAID NIH HHS AI065325NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI065325NIDDK NIH HHS DK50550NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK050550
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gastrointestinal disease and inflammation are common sequelae of human and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection. Nevertheless, the molecular mechanisms that lead to gastrointestinal dysfunction remain unclear. We investigated regulation of the interleukin (IL)-6-JAK-STAT3 pathway in jejunum and colon, collected at necropsy, from 10 SIV-infected macaques with diarrhea (group 1), 10 non-SIV-infected macaques with diarrhea (group 2), and 7 control uninfected macaques (group 3). All group 1 and 2 macaques had chronic diarrhea, wasting, and colitis, but group 1 animals had more frequent and severe lesions in the jejunum. A significant increase in IL-6 and SOCS-3 gene expression along with constitutive STAT3 activation was observed in the colon of all group 1 and 2 macaques and in the jejunum of only group 1 macaques compared to controls. Further, in colon, histopathology severity scores correlated significantly with IL-6 (groups 1 and 2) and SOCS-3 (group 2) gene expression. In jejunum, a similar correlation was observed only in group 1 animals. Phosphorylated STAT3 (p-STAT3) was localized to lymphocytes (CD3+) and macrophages (CD68+), with fewer CD3+ lymphocytes expressing p-STAT3 in group 1 macaques. Despite high SOCS-3 expression, STAT3 remained constitutively active, providing a possible explanation for persistent intestinal inflammation and immune activation that may favor viral replication and disease pro-gression.

Indexed as

AnimalsCD4 Lymphocyte CountColonDiarrheaEnterocolitisGene ExpressionInterleukin-6Intestinal MucosaJanus KinasesJejunumLeukocytes, MononuclearMacaca mulattaMonkey DiseasesMucous MembranePhosphorylationSimian Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeInterleukin-6Janus KinasesSTAT3 Transcription Factor

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PMID18055558
PMCPMC2111118
OpenAlexW2002032125

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