Pulmonary infections are a major cause of the morbidity and mortality associated with infection by human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1). Based on the knowledge that alveolar macrophages (AM) play a central role in pulmonary host defenses, and that HIV-1 can infect AM, the underlying thesis of this proposal is that inherited and acquired host factors that influence the manner in which AM interact with HIV-1 are major determinants, directly and/or indirectly, of the dysfunction of pulmonary host defenses that is associated with HIV-1 infection. In this context, our goals are to understand the inherited and acquired host factors that modify the biology of HIV-1 interaction with human AM, to study mechanisms by which HIV-1 infection of AM lead to T-cell depletion in the lung, and to examine how the interaction of HIV-l and AM may be interrupted by modifying the intracellular and/or extracellular environment of the AM. Capitalizing on the recent discovery that chemokine receptors serve as co- receptors for HIV-1, and strategies to efficiently modify the genetic repertoire of human AM using replication deficient, recombinant adenovirus (Ad) vectors, we propose to use a panel of primary HIV-1 isolates for phenotype and co-receptor usage, and a characterized cohort of normal donors to serve as a source of AM, to evaluate: (1) co-receptor usage on AM from different individuals by HIV-1 isolates with different phenotypes; (2) the association of HIV-1 infection of AM with AM-induced apoptosis of T-cells via the fas ligand-fas pathway; and (3) modulation of the genetic repertoire of AM relevant to.co-receptor expression and HIV-l infection. This proposal represents a unique collaboration of two groups with diverse skills: the expertise of the Cornell University Medical College group regarding AM biology and Ad vector-mediated gene transfer; the expertise of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center regarding HIV-1 biology; and the combined access of our two groups to the relevant biologic reagents and study populations.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01HL059861-05
Application #
6389846
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZHL1-CSR-H (S1))
Program Officer
Colombini-Hatch, Sandra
Project Start
1997-09-30
Project End
2002-08-31
Budget Start
2001-09-01
Budget End
2002-08-31
Support Year
5
Fiscal Year
2001
Total Cost
$274,500
Indirect Cost
Name
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
201373169
City
New York
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
10065
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