Abstract
Genes displaying altered expression as a function of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infection of cultured primary human fetal astrocytes (PHFA) were previously identified using a rapid subtraction hybridization (RaSH) method. This scheme identified both known and novel genes displaying elevated expression, astrocyte elevated genes (AEG), and decreased expression, astrocyte suppressed genes (ASG), in PHFA as a consequence of infection with HIV-1 or treatment with HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (gp120). RaSH also identified both known and novel genes displaying enhanced (HR) or reduced (HS) expression in HIV-1 resistant versus HIV-1 susceptible human T-cell clones. In the present study, a customized microarray approach employing these RaSH-derived genes was used to distinguish overlapping gene expression changes occurring in PHFA as a function of treatment with HIV-1 and the neurotoxic agent tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α. RaSH cDNAs were spotted (microarrayed) on nylon membranes and probed with temporally isolated reverse transcribed cDNAs from HIV-1-infected and TNF-α-treated PHFA. This strategy identified genes displaying parallel changes after TNF-α treatment as observed following HIV-1 infection. Confirmation of genuine differential expression was achieved by Northern blotting. These studies document that TNF-α can induce a set of corresponding changes in specific AEGs and ASGs as does HIV-1 infection in PHFA. Furthermore, this customized microarray approach with RaSH-derived clones represents an efficient and sensitive methodology for elucidating molecular changes in PHFA occurring as a consequence of treatment with pharmacological agents affecting astrocyte physiology.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 67-78 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Gene |
Volume | 306 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 13 Mar 2003 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- Gene expression array
- Neuropathogenesis
- Northern hybridization
- Rapid subtraction hybridization
- Reverse Northern hybridization
- gp120