“…The AACs, efficiently penetrate cells, including neurons, and accumulate intracellularly [219,220,223,224]. The AACs inhibit HIV-1 infection and proliferation in cultured human lymphocytes, displaying low cytotoxicity [220,223,225,226], inhibit gp120-triggered death in human neuroblastoma cells, and cross the blood brain barrier [227]. AACs antagonize some of the extracellular properties of HIV-1 Tat protein, such as increased viral production, induction of CXCR4 chemokine receptor expression, suppression of CD3-activated proliferation of lymphocytes, and upregulation of CD8 receptor [220], indicating that AACs and Tat bind to similar cellular targets.…”