ArticleViruses2021
Anti-HIV Activity of Cucurbitacin-D against Cigarette Smoke Condensate-Induced HIV Replication in the U1 Macrophages.
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- PLGA-Encapsulated Elvitegravir and Curcumin Modulates ART Penetration, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammation.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- LM11A-31, a modulator of p75 neurotrophin receptor, suppresses HIV-1 replication and inflammatory response in macrophages.Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) · 2024Article
- Resveratrol and its analogs suppress HIV replication, oxidative stress, and inflammation in macrophages.NeuroImmune pharmacology and therapeutics · 2023Article
- Curcumin enhances elvitegravir concentration and alleviates oxidative stress and inflammatory response.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Extracellular vesicles released from macrophages modulates interleukin-1β in astrocytic and neuronal cells.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Pharmacokinetics and Biological Activity of Cucurbitacins.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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- The involvement of the noradrenergic system in the antinociceptive effect of cucurbitacin D on mice with paclitaxel-induced neuropathic pain.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Article
- Crucial Role of Central Nervous System as a Viral Anatomical Compartment for HIV-1 Infection.Microorganisms · 2021Review
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Abstract
Chemodietary agents are emerging as promising adjuvant therapies in treating various disease conditions. However, there are no adjuvant therapies available to minimize the neurotoxicity of currently existing antiretroviral drugs (ARVs). In this study, we investigated the anti-HIV effect of a chemodietary agent, Cucurbitacin-D (Cur-D), in HIV-infected macrophages using an in-vitro blood-brain barrier (BBB) model. Since tobacco smoking is prevalent in the HIV population, and it exacerbates HIV replication, we also tested the effect of Cur-D against cigarette smoke condensate (CSC)-induced HIV replication. Our results showed that Cur-D treatment reduces the viral load in a dose-dependent (0-1 μM) manner without causing significant toxicity at <1 μM concentration. Further, a daily dose of Cur-D (0.1 μM) not only reduced p24 in control conditions, but also reduced CSC (10 μg/mL)-induced p24 in U1 cells. Similarly, Cur-D (single dose of 0.4 μM) significantly reduced the CSC (single dose of 40 μg/mL)-induced HIV replication across the BBB model. In addition, treatment with Cur-D reduced the level of pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1β. Therefore, Cur-D, as an adjuvant therapy, may be used not only to suppress HIV in the brain, but also to reduce the CNS toxicity of currently existing ARVs.
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