Effect of Cyclosporin A and Zidovudine on Immune Abnormalities Observed in the Murine Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Cerny, Andreas; Merino, Ramón; Fossati, Liliane; De Kossodo, Sylvie; Heusser, Christoph; Waldvogel, Francis A.; Morse, Herbert C.; Izui, Shozo (1992). Effect of Cyclosporin A and Zidovudine on Immune Abnormalities Observed in the Murine Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Journal of infectious diseases, 166(2), pp. 285-290. The University of Chicago Press 10.1093/infdis/166.2.285

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Two therapeutic modalities, zidovudine (targeting retroviral replication) and cyclosporin A (targeting immunopathologic consequences of retroviral expression) were evaluated in a murine model of AIDS. In previous studies, cyclosporin A treatment (40 or 60 mg/kg/day) before and after infection with LP-BM5 murine leukemia viruses protected against the development of immunodeficiency disease. The present study extends these findings. First, a low dose of cyclosporin A (20 mg/kg/day) was ineffective, and treatment initiated 5 days after infection did not protect against virus-induced lymphoproliferation and hypergammaglobulinemia. Second, zidovudine added to drinking water (0.1 mg initiated 5 days after infection and continued for 8 weeks) was more effective than 0.2 mg/ml, given day 5–12 after infection. This treatment reduced lymph node size, disease severity as determined histologically, retrovirus-induced gp70 expression, and IgE (but not IgM and IgG) levels. Third, combined treatment had an additive, protective effect on lymphocyte proliferative capacity. This successful dual therapeutic strategy in a mouse model has potential applicability for similar approaches in treating human immunodeficiency virus infection.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Visceral Research [discontinued]

UniBE Contributor:

Cerny, Andreas

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0022-1899

Publisher:

The University of Chicago Press

Language:

English

Submitter:

Marceline Brodmann

Date Deposited:

08 Oct 2020 08:55

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:13

Publisher DOI:

10.1093/infdis/166.2.285

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.116091

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/116091

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