ToinvestigatethephenotypicknockoutofHIV-1chemokinecoreceptorCXCR4andCCR5byintrakinesanditsinhibitoryeffectonHIV-1infection.PrimaryhumanPBLsweretransducedwiththerecombinantvectorpLNCX-R-K-S-K(△NGFR),followedbyanti-NGFR/anti-IgG-magneticbeadmethodselectionandFCMdetection.ThetransducedPBLswereinfectedwithDP1HIV-1virusthereafterenvelope-mediatedsyncytiumformationandp24detectionwerecarriedouttostudytheblockageofHIV-1infectionbyco-inactivationofCCR5andCXCR4.pLNCX-R-K-S-K(△NGFR)-transducedPBILswereisolatedwithananti-NGFR/anti-IgG-magneticbeadmethod.Afterisolation,about70%ofthePBLswerepositivefortheNGFRmarker.WhenthetransducedPBLswereinfectedwithDP1HIV-1virus,envelop-mediatedsyncytiumformationwasalmostcompletelyinhibitedbypLNCX-R-K-S-K(△NGFR)transfection.Also,p24antigenwasverylowintheculturesofpLNCX-R-K-S-K(△NGFR)transducedPBLs.pLNCX-R-K-S-K(△NGFR)transductioninhibitedtheproductionofDP1p24antigenby15%,43%and19%ondays4,7and10respectively.ThelymphocyteswiththephenotypicknockoutofCCR5andCXCR4couldprotectprimaryhumanPBLsfromDP1HIV-1virusinfection.
