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. 2015 Oct 27;6:1143. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01143

Table 2.

Astrocyte responses to HIV-1-relevant and METH stimuli.

Outcomes HIV-1-relevant stimuli and METH Regulation or mechanism References
BBB PERMEABILITY
Increased CXCL10 expression, PBMC chemotactic activity Virus, TNF-α TNFR 1/2 van Marle et al., 2004
Virus, IL-1β, TNF-α CXCR3/CXCR4, MAPK, PKC Mehla et al., 2012
Tat1−72 treatment p38 MAPK Kutsch et al., 2000
Increased CCL2, CXCL8, CXCL10, ICAM-1 and vascular (V)CAM-1 expression Tat treatment MAPK, JNK, AP-1, NF-κB Youn et al., 2014
Increased ICAM-1 expression leading to enhanced interactions with MP gp120 treatment PKC, TK, JAK2/STAT1α Shrikant et al., 1996
Increased TNF-α expression leading to BBB impairment METH NF-κB pathway Coelho-Santos et al., 2015
Dysregulation of TIMP-1: MMP Balance Virus, IL-1β CAATT-enhancer binding protein (C/EBP)-β, ERK 1/2, p38 MAPK Suryadevara et al., 2003; Fields et al., 2011, 2013
IL-1β NF-κB, AP-1, PI3K, MAPK Yang et al., 2015
PRO-INFLAMMATORY
Viral replication
Increased pro-viral replication (FIV) METH Viral entry or integration Gavrilin et al., 2002
Increased pro-viral replication (HIV) IFN-γ STAT3 and Dickkopf-related protein 1, β-catenin Li et al., 2011
Cytokines and chemokine expression
Increased CCL2 production leading to regulation of IFN-α/β and TRAIL expression in MP Virus (SIV) Zaritsky et al., 2012
Increased C3 expression Virus, Nef, gp41 treatment Activation of adenylate cyclase, increased cAMP, IL-6/IL-1β responsive promoter elements and C/EBP-δ Speth et al., 2002; Bruder et al., 2004
Increased C5, IL-1β, IL-1ra, TNF-α, CXCL10, CCL3, CCL5 IL-1β, TNF-α NF-κB Choi et al., 2014
Increased CCL20 expression IL-1β, TNF-α Ambrosini et al., 2003
Increased CCL5 expression Nef treatment Akt, p38 MAPK, NF-κB, C/EBP and AP-1 Liu et al., 2014a
IL-1β, IFN-γ/β IκBα, MAPKs, C/EBP-β, STAT1/2, interferon regulatory factor-1 (IRF-1) Kim et al., 2004
Increased CCL2 expression TNF-α AEG-1 expression Vartak-Sharma et al., 2014
Increased CCL7 expression TNF-α Renner et al., 2011
Increased CX3CL1 expression TNF-α Yoshida et al., 2001
Increased CCL2, CXCL8 and CD38 expression HIV-1YU−2 expression MAPK, ERK 1/2, NF-κB Kou et al., 2009; Mamik et al., 2011
Increased CCL2, CXCL8 and CXCL10 expression Tat treatment MAPK, JNK, AP-1, NF-κB Youn et al., 2014
Increased CCL2 and CXCL8 expression Tat1−72 treatment Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) ½ Kutsch et al., 2000
Increased CCL2, CXCL8 and IL-6 expression VPR treatment Ferrucci et al., 2013
Increased CXCL8 and CXCL10 expression Virus, VPR treatment Vivithanaporn et al., 2010
Increased CXCL8 and IL-6 expression Tat expression PI3K/Akt, p38 MAPK and NF-κB, p38δ, AP-1 Nookala and Kumar, 2014
METH mGluR5, Akt/PI3K, NF-κB Shah et al., 2012b
Increased IL-6 and TNF-α expression gp120 treatment Van der Meide and Schellekens, 1996
Increased IL-6 expression gp120 treatment IκB kinase (IKK)β and NF-κB Shah et al., 2011
Eicosanoid expression and regulation
Increased TNF-α, IL-1β, leukotriene B4, leukotriene D4, lipoxin A4 and platelet-activating factor (PAF) expression Virus (HIV-infected MP) coculture Astrocyte cellular contact, AA-dependent Genis et al., 1992
Increased prostaglandin EP3R expression IL-1β PKC, NF-κB Waschbisch et al., 2006
Increased COX-2 expression IL-1β C/EBP-β Fields and Ghorpade, 2012
Increased PGE2 expression gp120 treatment NO Mollace et al., 1994
Increased COX-2, PGE2 and thromboxane A2 receptor expression gp120 treatment (Clade B) Samikkannu et al., 2011
Increased COX-2 and PGE2 expression Tat treatment NFAT, AP-1 Blanco et al., 2008
Increased IL-6, COX-2, PGE2 expression IL-1β, TNF-α p38 MAPK Falsig et al., 2004
OXIDATIVE STRESS
Increased ROS and NRF-2 anti-oxidant gene expression gp120BAL treatment Reddy et al., 2012
Increased intracellular pH gp120 treatment, IL-1β, TNF-α, IFN-γ Na+/H+ exchange Benos et al., 1994
Decreased DRD2 and DAT expression gp120 treatment (Clade B), METH CREB, CAMKII, CAMKIV Samikkannu et al., 2015
Decreased ATP and GSH leading to increased ROS VPR treatment Ferrucci et al., 2013
Increased mitochondria depolarization METH ROS Lau et al., 2000
Increased iNOS expression and NO levels IL-1β, TNF-α, IFN-γ p38 MAPK Falsig et al., 2004
Increased iNOS expression IFN-γ, IFN-β, LPS Mohsenzadegan et al., 2015
EXCITOTOXICITY AND NEURAL CELL TOXICITY
Decreased EAAT-2 expression and function HIV-1JR−FL, IL-1β, METH TAAR1, cAMP Cisneros and Ghorpade, 2012, 2014
IL-1β AEG-1 Vartak-Sharma et al., 2014
Decreased NMDA receptor expression and glutamine levels gp120 treatment (Clade B) Samikkannu et al., 2011
Increased CXCL10 expression leading to neuronal toxicity Virus, NefYU−2 expression, TNF-α TNFR1/2 van Marle et al., 2004
Virus, IL-1β, TNF-α CXCR3/CXCR4, MAPK, PKC Mehla et al., 2012
IL-1β, α-synuclein Tousi et al., 2012
Increased astrocyte apoptosis gp120 treatment Van der Meide and Schellekens, 1996
IL-1β, TNF-α, IFN-γ CD95, caspase 8, FADD Falsig et al., 2004; Gardner et al., 2006
ASTROGLIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS
Neurotrophic
Increased BDNF expression TNF-α NF-αB, C/EBP-β with ERK MAPK Saha et al., 2006
Glutamate PLC, IP3, internal stores of Ca2+ Jean et al., 2008
Anti-inflammatory
Reduced eicosanoids, platelet-activating factor (PAF) and TNF-α Virus (HIV-infected MP) coculture Astrocyte cellular contact Nottet et al., 1995
Decreased viral replication in MP Virus (M tropic) Latent TGF-β expression in astrocytes da Cunha et al., 1995; Hori et al., 1999
Increased TGF-β1 Tat treatment and expression Wahl et al., 1991; Cupp et al., 1993; Rasty et al., 1996; Thatikunta et al., 1997
Decreased IL-1β-induced TIMP-1 and MMP-2 expression, increased ECM levels IL-1β TGF-β 1/2 Wyss-Coray et al., 1995; Dhar et al., 2006
Increased IL-10 expression gp41 treatment adenylate cyclase, cAMP Speth et al., 2000
IFN-γ/β, LPS Mohsenzadegan et al., 2015