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ArticleAIDS research and human retroviruses2014

Modulation of gut-specific mechanisms by chronic δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol administration in male rhesus macaques infected with simian immunodeficiency virus: a systems biology analysis.

Patricia E Molina, Angela M Amedee, Nicole J LeCapitaine, Jovanny Zabaleta, Mahesh Mohan, Peter J Winsauer, Curtis Vande Stouwe, Robin R McGoey, Matthew W Auten, Lynn LaMotte and 2 more

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Article in AIDS research and human retroviruses, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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33citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Patricia E MolinaDepartments of Physiology, Pharmacology, and Medicine, and Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center of Excellence, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans, Louisiana.
Angela M Amedee
Nicole J LeCapitaine
Jovanny Zabaleta
Mahesh Mohan
Peter J Winsauer
Curtis Vande Stouwe
Robin R McGoey
Matthew W Auten
Lynn LaMotte
Lawrance C Chandra
Leslie L Birke
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans · US

Funding

Tulane NPRC SPF Sheltered Outdoor Enclosure ExpansionP51OD011104 · OD · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI L Lee HAMM · 2012 to 2026
$142.4M
Mentoring Translational Researchers in LouisianaP20GM103501 · NIGMS · LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER · PI OCHOA, AUGUSTO C. · 2012 to 2014
$6.3M
Cannabinoid Epigenomic and miRNA mechanisms impact HIV/SIV disease progressionR01DA030053 · NIDA · LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER · PI MOLINA, PATRICIA E. · 2010 to 2014
$3.8M
Cannabinoid effects on HIV/AIDSR01DA020419 · NIDA · LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER · PI MOLINA, PATRICIA E. · 2006 to 2010
$3.3M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA030053-04NIGMS NIH HHS P20GM103501PHS HHS NIDA-020419-01A1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our studies have demonstrated that chronic Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) administration results in a generalized attenuation of viral load and tissue inflammation in simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)-infected male rhesus macaques. Gut-associated lymphoid tissue is an important site for HIV replication and inflammation that can impact disease progression. We used a systems approach to examine the duodenal immune environment in 4- to 6-year-old male rhesus monkeys inoculated intravenously with SIVMAC251 after 17 months of chronic THC administration (0.18-0.32 mg/kg, intramuscularly, twice daily). Duodenal tissue samples excised from chronic THC- (N=4) and vehicle (VEH)-treated (N=4) subjects at ∼5 months postinoculation showed lower viral load, increased duodenal integrin beta 7(+)(β7) CD4(+) and CD8(+) central memory T cells, and a significant preferential increase in Th2 cytokine expression. Gene array analysis identified six genes that were differentially expressed in intestinal samples of the THC/SIV animals when compared to those differentially expressed between VEH/SIV and uninfected controls. These genes were identified as having significant participation in (1) apoptosis, (2) cell survival, proliferation, and morphogenesis, and (3) energy and substrate metabolic processes. Additional analysis comparing the duodenal gene expression in THC/SIV vs. VEH/SIV animals identified 93 differentially expressed genes that participate in processes involved in muscle contraction, protein folding, cytoskeleton remodeling, cell adhesion, and cell signaling. Immunohistochemical staining showed attenuated apoptosis in epithelial crypt cells of THC/SIV subjects. Our results indicate that chronic THC administration modulated duodenal T cell populations, favored a pro-Th2 cytokine balance, and decreased intestinal apoptosis. These findings reveal novel mechanisms that may potentially contribute to cannabinoid-mediated disease modulation.

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AnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCytokinesDronabinolDuodenumGene Expression ProfilingImmunologic FactorsInjections, IntravenousMacaca mulattaMaleMicroarray AnalysisSimian Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeSimian Immunodeficiency VirusSystems BiologyT-Lymphocyte SubsetsCytokinesDronabinolImmunologic Factors

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PMID24400995
PMCPMC4046212
OpenAlexW1692149261

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