Expression of high-affinity receptors on macrophages infected by HIV.
Treatment of HIV-infected M/M with anti-NGF Ab (M/M + HIV +
anti-NGF), but not with an IgG isotypic Ab (M/M + HIV + IgG),
modifies the cellular expression of p140 trkA high-affinity receptor.
Quantitative analysis of p140 trkA-immunoreactive cells carried out
with a computerized image-analysis system (Zeiss Axiophot 2 microscope
equipped with a Vidas Kontron system) shows that the increase of p140
trkA immunopositive cells in HIV-infected human M/M (M/M + HIV) was
statistically significant (ANOVA: F(4, 85) = 116.017;
P < 0.01) compared with mock-infected human M/M
(M/M). Treatment of HIV-infected M/M with anti-NGF Ab (M/M + HIV
+ anti-NGF) yielded a statistically significant decrease
(P < 0.01) of p140 trkA immunoreactivity in
comparison to HIV-infected M/M (M/M + HIV), mock-infected human
M/M (M/M + anti-NGF), or HIV-infected M/M with an irrelevant IgG
Ab (M/M + HIV + IgG).