ToexplorethemechanismoftheinhibitionofHIV-1byMycoplasmafermerttans,culturesupernatantsandthallodicproteinsfromM.fermerttansPG18werepreparedandtheproteincomponentsofthesupernatantswerepurifiedwithhighperformanceliquidchromatography(HPLC).Theinhibitoryactivitiestoreversetranscriptase(RT)andthenucleaseactivitiesweredetected;theinfluenceofM.fermerttansonIL-10secretionbybothnormalandH1V-1infectedhumanPBMCweredetermined,andtheinhibitoryeffectofrhIL-10onH1V-1replicationwasdetectedwithEI,ISAmethod.Theresultsshowedthatthepurifiedproteinswithamolecularweightof67-100kDaor10-25kDashoweda36%or34%inhibitoryac-tivitytoRTandpartialnucleaseactivity.ThethallodicproteincouldinducebothnormalandH1V-1infectedPBMCtosecretIL-10remarkably,andtothelatter,thiseffectwasmoreapparent.WhilerhIL-10couldinhibitreplicationofH1V-1inPB-MCinvitroinadose-dependantmanner.ItconcludesthattheinhibitoryeffectoftheM.fermentansPG18culturesupernatantsonRTandthepromotingeffectofPG18thallodicproteinonIL-10secretioninPBMCexplainthemechanismsofinhibitiontoHIV-1byM.fermentansPG18.
