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TI Decreased thymidine kinase levels in peripheral blood cells from
HIV-seropositive individuals: implications for zidovudine metabolism.
DT 9601
AU Jacobsson B; Britton S; He Q; Karlsson A; Eriksson S; Department of
Infectious Diseases, Huddinge Hospital, Sweden.
SO AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1995 Jul;11(7):805-11. Unique Identifier :
AIDSLINE MED/96053843
AB Azidothymidine (zidovudine, AZT) used for treatment of HIV infection
blocks the viral reverse transcriptase after phosphorylation by cellular
enzymes. The first step in this reaction is the formation of AZT
monophosphate, primarily catalyzed by host cytoplasmatic thymidine
kinase (TK1). The activity of TK1 was determined in extracts of
PHA-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from 20
healthy volunteers and 49 HIV-infected patients at different stages of
disease. In both groups we found a large intra- and interindividual
variation of TK activity. Because TK1 expression is cell cycle regulated
the proportion of stimulated cells was determined in the samples and the
median thymidine kinase activity calculated. It was 3.0 pmol/mg/min x %
S phase in the HIV-seronegative group and 1.1 pmol/mg/min x % S phase in
HIV-infected individuals. The difference in thymidine kinase activity is
statistically significant (p = 0.0001). The concentration of TK1 protein
in the same extracts was also determined by immunoblotting. A positive
correlation (r = 0.74) was observed between TK activity and amount of
TK1 protein. The reason for this downregulation of TK is still unknown
but may be related to the anergy observed in lymphocytes from
HIV-infected persons. The reduced capacity for intracellular
phosphorylation of AZT in HIV-infected individuals may be an important
factor in the emergence of clinical AZT resistance and should also be
accounted for in testing AZT resistance in vitro with PBMCs from healthy
blood donors.
DE Antiviral Agents/BLOOD/*METABOLISM/THERAPEUTIC USE Cell Cycle Cells,
Cultured Comparative Study CD4 Lymphocyte Count Flow Cytometry Human
HIV Infections/DRUG THERAPY HIV Seronegativity HIV
Seropositivity/*BLOOD/DRUG THERAPY/IMMUNOLOGY Kinetics
Lymphocytes/*ENZYMOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY Reference Values Support, Non-U.S.
Gov't Thymidine Kinase/*BLOOD Zidovudine/BLOOD/*METABOLISM/THERAPEUTIC
USE JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).