A combination of antiretroviral drugs acting at different points in the virus replication cycle was evaluated in a murine retrovirus-induced immunodeficiency model of AIDS (MAIDS), Intramuscular administration of high doses of reduced glutathione (GSH, 100 mg/mouse/day) and AZT (0.25 mg/ml in drinking water) was found to reduce lymphoadenopathy (92%), splenomegaly (80%), and hypergammaglobulinemia (90%) significantly more than AZT alone, Combined treatment resulted in a reduction in proviral DNA content of 69, 66, and 60%, respectively, in lymph nodes, spleen, and bone marrow, Furthermore, the stimulation index of B cells was also significantly higher in animals receiving GSH and AZT whereas additional responses were not observed in the T cell stimulation index and blood lymphocyte phenotype analyses, In conclusion, the administration of high doses of GSH and AZT, a new combination,of antiviral drugs, seems to provide additional advantages compared to single-agent therapy.
Antiretroviral effect of combined zidovudine and reduced glutathione therapy in murine AIDS / M., Magnani; A., Fraternale; A., Casabianca; G. F., Schiavano; L., Chiarantini; Palamara, ANNA TERESA; M. R., Ciriolo; G., Rotilio; E., Garaci. - In: AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES. - ISSN 0889-2229. - 13:13(1997), pp. 1093-1099. [10.1089/aid.1997.13.1093]
Antiretroviral effect of combined zidovudine and reduced glutathione therapy in murine AIDS
PALAMARA, ANNA TERESA;
1997
Abstract
A combination of antiretroviral drugs acting at different points in the virus replication cycle was evaluated in a murine retrovirus-induced immunodeficiency model of AIDS (MAIDS), Intramuscular administration of high doses of reduced glutathione (GSH, 100 mg/mouse/day) and AZT (0.25 mg/ml in drinking water) was found to reduce lymphoadenopathy (92%), splenomegaly (80%), and hypergammaglobulinemia (90%) significantly more than AZT alone, Combined treatment resulted in a reduction in proviral DNA content of 69, 66, and 60%, respectively, in lymph nodes, spleen, and bone marrow, Furthermore, the stimulation index of B cells was also significantly higher in animals receiving GSH and AZT whereas additional responses were not observed in the T cell stimulation index and blood lymphocyte phenotype analyses, In conclusion, the administration of high doses of GSH and AZT, a new combination,of antiviral drugs, seems to provide additional advantages compared to single-agent therapy.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
