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SUBMITTER: Zenon F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4209444 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zenón Frances F Segarra Annabell C AC Gonzalez Mariangeline M Meléndez Loyda M LM
Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology 20140911 5
Substance abuse is a risk factor for HIV infection and progression to AIDS. Recent evidence establishes that cocaine use promotes brain perivascular macrophage infiltration and microglia activation. The lysosomal protease cathepsin B is increased in monocytes from patients with HIV dementia and its secretion induces 10-15% of neurotoxicity. Here we asked if cocaine potentiates cathepsin B secretion from HIV-infected monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM) and its effect in neuronal apoptosis. Samples ...[more]