EXPRESSION OF INDUCIBLE NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE IN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS-INFECTED GLIAL-CELLS OF RETINAS FROM AIDS PATIENTS

被引:67
作者
DIGHIERO, P
REUX, I
HAUW, JJ
FILLET, AM
COURTOIS, Y
GOUREAU, O
机构
[1] ASSOC CLAUDE BERNARD,INSERM,U118,UNITE RECH GERONTOL,F-75016 PARIS,FRANCE
[2] ASSOC CLAUDE BERNARD,INSERM,U360,LAB NEUROPATHOL RAYMOND ESCOUROLLE,F-75013 PARIS,FRANCE
[3] UNIV HOSP LA PITIE SALPETRIERE,ASSOC CLAUDE BERNARD,VIROL LAB,F-75013 PARIS,FRANCE
[4] ASSOC CLAUDE BERNARD,INSERM,U360,SERV OPHTHALMOL,F-75013 PARIS,FRANCE
关键词
NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RETINAL GLIAL CELL; AIDS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; RETINITIS;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(94)90833-8
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The inducible isoform of nitric oxide synthase has been detected in cytomegalovirus (CMV)-infected retinas from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients by immunohistochemistry and NADPH-diaphorase staining. Subsequent immunohistochemistry using antibodies against CMV antigens and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) demonstrated that inducible NOS was localized in CMV-infected glial cells, particularly Muller cells. These findings indicate that inducible NOS is expressed in vivo in the human retina as a result of Viral infection, and suggest that high levels of NO production might be involved in CMV-induced retinitis.
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