Intracellular glutathione as a possible direct blocker of HIV type 1 reverse transcription.
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In AIDS patients, chronic inflammation and elevated levels of cytokines seem to be associated with reduced levels of glutathione (GSH). GSH has been proposed to inhibit the activation of NF-kB, which results in the inhibition of HIV-1 replication. Here, we show the evidence that GSH and N-acetylcysteine, but not L-cysteine or dithiothreitol, could inhibit the reverse transcriptase (RT) process of HIV-1. Such inhibition was not observed with the RT of murine leukemia virus.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- AIDS research and human retroviruses
دوره 12 17 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996