期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
卷 36, 期 41, 页码 10683-10695出版社
SOC NEUROSCIENCE
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1287-16.2016
关键词
FIV; HIV-1; insulin; microglia; neuropathology; neurotoxicity
资金
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Alberta Innovates-Health Solutions (AIHS)
- Campus Alberta Neuroscience
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- AIHS
- CIHR
- Canada Research Chairs in Neurological Infection and Immunity and Retrovirology
- Alberta Innovates [201500153, 201400453] Funding Source: researchfish
HIV-1 infection of the brain causes the neurodegenerative syndrome HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND), for which there is no specific treatment. Herein, we investigated the actions of insulin using ex vivo and in vivo models of HAND. Increased neuroinflammatory gene expression was observed in brains from patients with HIV/AIDS. The insulin receptor was detected on both neurons and glia, but its expression was unaffected by HIV-1 infection. Insulin treatment of HIV-infected primary human microglia suppressed supernatant HIV-1 p24 levels, reduced CXCL10 and IL-6 transcript levels, and induced peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-gamma) expression. Insulin treatment of primary human neurons prevented HIV-1 Vpr-mediated cell process retraction and death. In feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infected cats, daily intranasal insulin treatment (20.0 IU/200 mu l for 6 weeks) reduced CXCL10, IL-6, and FIV RNA detection in brain, although PPAR-gamma in glia was increased compared with PBS-treated FIV+ control animals. These molecular changes were accompanied by diminished glial activation in cerebral cortex and white matter of insulin-treated FIV+ animals, with associated preservation of cortical neurons. Neuronal counts in parietal cortex, striatum, and hippocampus were higher in the FIV+/insulin-treated group compared with the FIV+/PBS-treated group. Moreover, intranasal insulin treatment improved neurobehavioral performance, including both memory and motor functions, in FIV+ animals. Therefore, insulin exerted ex vivo and in vivo antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective effects in models of HAND, representing a new therapeutic option for patients with inflammatory or infectious neurodegenerative disorders including HAND.
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