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Teo TH, Lum FM, Claser C, Lulla V, Lulla A, Merits A, Rénia L, Ng LFP. A Pathogenic Role for CD4+T Cells during Chikungunya Virus Infection in Mice. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 190:259-69. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1202177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Dengue virus (DENV) and chikungunya virus (CHIKV) cause significant morbidity in many world regions and their epidemiology, pathogenesis, vector issues, and control and prevention continue to fascinate researchers. This review focuses on the progress in these areas in the past 2 years. RECENT FINDINGS Recent studies have highlighted the features of the epidemiology of DENV and CHIKV in Africa, some places of transmission being detected through travelers as sentinels. Autochthonous transmission of both viruses has been documented in France, raising concern regarding the potential for outbreaks where a competent vector, Aedes albopictus, is present. Some aspects of immune response following DENV and CHIKV infections have been elucidated. New diagnostic techniques for DENV have been explored as well as treatment for CHIKV. Research on Wolbachia as a means of biologic control of mosquito-borne infections including DENV and CHIKV has made significant progress. SUMMARY These studies further our understanding of the evolving DENV and CHIKV epidemiology and potential transmission in nonendemic regions, and can contribute to the assessment of travelers. The new information on immunological responses to these viruses influences the vaccine development. Risk factors for severe disease and new therapeutic options could improve current treatment. Finally, research on Wolbachia holds promise in these two important vector-borne viral infections.
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Sam IC, Loong SK, Michael JC, Chua CL, Wan Sulaiman WY, Vythilingam I, Chan SY, Chiam CW, Yeong YS, AbuBakar S, Chan YF. Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of Chikungunya virus of different genotypes from Malaysia. PLoS One 2012; 7:e50476. [PMID: 23209750 PMCID: PMC3507689 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2011] [Accepted: 10/25/2012] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background Mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has recently re-emerged globally. The epidemic East/Central/South African (ECSA) strains have spread for the first time to Asia, which previously only had endemic Asian strains. In Malaysia, the ECSA strain caused an extensive nationwide outbreak in 2008, while the Asian strains only caused limited outbreaks prior to this. To gain insight into these observed epidemiological differences, we compared genotypic and phenotypic characteristics of CHIKV of Asian and ECSA genotypes isolated in Malaysia. Methods and Findings CHIKV of Asian and ECSA genotypes were isolated from patients during outbreaks in Bagan Panchor in 2006, and Johor in 2008. Sequencing of the CHIKV strains revealed 96.8% amino acid similarity, including an unusual 7 residue deletion in the nsP3 protein of the Asian strain. CHIKV replication in cells and Aedes mosquitoes was measured by virus titration. There were no differences in mammalian cell lines. The ECSA strain reached significantly higher titres in Ae. albopictus cells (C6/36). Both CHIKV strains infected Ae. albopictus mosquitoes at a higher rate than Ae. aegypti, but when compared to each other, the ECSA strain had much higher midgut infection and replication, and salivary gland dissemination, while the Asian strain infected Ae. aegypti at higher rates. Conclusions The greater ability of the ECSA strain to replicate in Ae. albopictus may explain why it spread far more quickly and extensively in humans in Malaysia than the Asian strain ever did, particularly in rural areas where Ae. albopictus predominates. Intergenotypic genetic differences were found at E1, E2, and nsP3 sites previously reported to be determinants of host adaptability in alphaviruses. Transmission of CHIKV in humans is influenced by virus strain and vector species, which has implications for regions with more than one circulating CHIKV genotype and Aedes species.
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- I-Ching Sam
- Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre, Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Teng TS, Foo SS, Simamarta D, Lum FM, Teo TH, Lulla A, Yeo NKW, Koh EGL, Chow A, Leo YS, Merits A, Chin KC, Ng LFP. Viperin restricts chikungunya virus replication and pathology. J Clin Invest 2012; 122:4447-60. [PMID: 23160199 DOI: 10.1172/jci63120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2012] [Accepted: 09/20/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne arthralgia arbovirus that is reemergent in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. CHIKV infection has been shown to be self-limiting, but the molecular mechanisms of the innate immune response that control CHIKV replication remain undefined. Here, longitudinal transcriptional analyses of PBMCs from a cohort of CHIKV-infected patients revealed that type I IFNs controlled CHIKV infection via RSAD2 (which encodes viperin), an enigmatic multifunctional IFN-stimulated gene (ISG). Viperin was highly induced in monocytes, the major target cell of CHIKV in blood. Anti-CHIKV functions of viperin were dependent on its localization in the ER, and the N-terminal amphipathic α-helical domain was crucial for its antiviral activity in controlling CHIKV replication. Furthermore, mice lacking Rsad2 had higher viremia and severe joint inflammation compared with wild-type mice. Our data demonstrate that viperin is a critical antiviral host protein that controls CHIKV infection and provide a preclinical basis for the design of effective control strategies against CHIKV and other reemerging arthrogenic alphaviruses.
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- Terk-Shin Teng
- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Biopolis, Singapore
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Mouse models for Chikungunya virus: deciphering immune mechanisms responsible for disease and pathology. Immunol Res 2012; 53:136-47. [PMID: 22418724 DOI: 10.1007/s12026-012-8266-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an alphavirus, has been responsible for large epidemic outbreaks with serious economic and social impact during the last 6 years. Transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, it causes Chikungunya fever, an acute illness in patients with a stooped posture often associated with chronic and incapacitating arthralgia. The unprecedented re-emergence has stimulated renewed interest in CHIKV. This review discusses the advantages and disadvantages of different animal models for CHIKV infections and their importance to study the role of the immune system in different pathologies caused by CHIKV. We also reveal how such studies still present a difficult challenge, but are indispensible for mechanistic studies to further understand the pathophysiology of CHIKV infections.
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Fric J, Bertin-Maghit S, Wang CI, Nardin A, Warter L. Use of human monoclonal antibodies to treat Chikungunya virus infection. J Infect Dis 2012; 207:319-22. [PMID: 23125446 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jis674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an alphavirus prevalent in tropical regions. It causes an acute febrile disease that, in elderly individuals and newborns, is often associated with severe complications. We previously reported the isolation and characterization of 2 human monoclonal antibodies neutralizing CHIKV in vitro: 5F10 and 8B10. Here, we tested their efficacy in vivo as prophylactic and therapeutic treatments of CHIKV infection in AGR129 mice. In both settings, 5F10 and 8B10 were able to significantly delay CHIKV-driven lethality. Our results support the development of prophylactic and therapeutic treatments for CHIKV infection, using a combination of 5F10 and 8B10.
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- Jan Fric
- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research, Singapore
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McTighe SP, Vaidyanathan R. Vector competence of Aedes albopictus from Virginia and Georgia for chikungunya virus isolated in the Comoros Islands, 2005. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2012; 12:867-71. [PMID: 22897347 DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2012.0978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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We evaluated recently colonized samples from Virginia and Georgia (USA) of Aedes albopictus, an important vector of chikungunya virus (CHIKV), to determine whether they became infected with and transmitted COM125, a CHIKV isolate from the Comoros Islands. Seven days after imbibing an infective blood meal containing a minimum of 8.5×10(4) plaque-forming units (pfu)/mL, 31-86% of A. albopictus from the counties of Fairfax, Loudon, Rockingham, and Suffolk, Virginia, and Fulton, Georgia were infected. The average viral titer per mosquito was 1.1×10(4) pfu/mL (2×10(2)-3.3×10(4)). We detected CHIKV in salivary expectorate of infected mosquitoes from Rockingham (8%), Fulton (22%), and Loudon (48%) counties 7 days after blood feeding. Because CHIKV has no vaccines or specific antiviral treatments, vector control and education are critical to prevent its transmission. We discuss how local populations of A. albopictus could transmit CHIKV introduced to the southeastern USA from the Indian Ocean or Indian Subcontinent.
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- Shane P McTighe
- SRI International, 140 Research Drive, Harrisonburg, VA 22802, USA
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Kucharz EJ, Cebula-Byrska I. Chikungunya fever. Eur J Intern Med 2012; 23:325-9. [PMID: 22560378 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2012.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2011] [Revised: 01/25/2012] [Accepted: 01/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Chikungunya fever (CF) is an acute illness caused by Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) belonging to the alphavirus genus of the Alphaviruses (Togaviridae) family. The virus is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. CF is primarily tropical disease occurring in Africa, Asia and Indian Ocean islands but in the last decade an outbreak of CHIKV autochthonous infections were reported in Italy and France. It is associated with viral genome mutations facilitating transmission of the disease by Aedes albopictus, a mosquito occurring in several European countries. The CF is highly symptomatic, characterized by fever, cutaneuos rash and severe athralgia and arthritis. In some patients severe neurological or hemorrhagic manifestations occur. The disease is self-limiting but a part of the patients suffers from a long-lasting arthritis akin to rheumatoid arthritis. Treatment is only symptomatic. Prevention includes reduction of mosquito bite (mosquito net, repellent) or application of measures against mosquito larvae. Vaccination is not currently available but investigations are in progress. CF presents a significant worldwide health problem affecting in the last decade millions of person, and currently dangerous also for European countries.
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- Eugene J Kucharz
- Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
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Her Z, Lum FM, Chow A, Leo YS, Renia L, Chiocchia G, Ng LFP. Reply to Noret et al. J Infect Dis 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jis369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Noret M, Herrero L, Rulli N, Rolph M, Smith PN, Li RW, Roques P, Gras G, Mahalingam S. Interleukin 6, RANKL, and osteoprotegerin expression by chikungunya virus-infected human osteoblasts. J Infect Dis 2012; 206:455-7: 457-9. [PMID: 22634878 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jis368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Mosquito-transmitted alphaviruses causing human rheumatic disease are globally distributed and include chikungunya virus, Ross River virus, Barmah Forest virus, Sindbis virus, o'nyong-nyong virus and Mayaro virus. These viruses cause endemic disease and, occasionally, large epidemics; for instance, the 2004-2011 chikungunya epidemic resulted in 1.4-6.5 million cases, with imported cases reported in nearly 40 countries. The disease is usually self-limiting and characterized by acute and chronic symmetrical peripheral polyarthralgia-polyarthritis, with acute disease usually including fever, myalgia and/or rash. Arthropathy can be debilitating, usually lasts weeks to months and can be protracted; although adequate attention to differential diagnoses is recommended. The latest chikungunya virus epidemic was also associated with some severe disease manifestations and mortality, primarily in elderly patients with comorbidities and the young. Chronic alphaviral rheumatic disease probably arises from inflammatory responses stimulated by the virus persisting in joint tissues, despite robust antiviral immune responses. Serodiagnosis by ELISA is the standard; although international standardization is often lacking. Treatment usually involves simple analgesics and/or NSAIDs, which can provide relief, but better drug treatments are clearly needed. However, the small market size and/or the unpredictable and rapid nature of epidemics present major hurdles for development and deployment of new alphavirus-specific interventions.
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- Andreas Suhrbier
- Immunovirology Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, 300 Herston Road, Brisbane, Queensland 4006, Australia.
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Expression profile of immune response genes during acute myopathy induced by chikungunya virus in a mouse model. Microbes Infect 2012; 14:457-69. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2011.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2011] [Revised: 11/01/2011] [Accepted: 12/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Moro ML, Grilli E, Corvetta A, Silvi G, Angelini R, Mascella F, Miserocchi F, Sambo P, Finarelli AC, Sambri V, Gagliotti C, Massimiliani E, Mattivi A, Pierro AM, Macini P. Long-term chikungunya infection clinical manifestations after an outbreak in Italy: a prognostic cohort study. J Infect 2012; 65:165-72. [PMID: 22522292 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2012.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2011] [Revised: 03/12/2012] [Accepted: 04/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Following a Chikungunya (CHIKV) outbreak in Italy, a cohort study was conducted to describe the infection long-term clinical course and outcome. METHODS Persons identified through active and passive surveillance as confirmed or possible CHIKV cases during the outbreak were enrolled and interviewed by trained public health nurses, between 4-5 and 12-13 months following the acute stage. Patients reporting persistent clinical symptoms were evaluated by rheumatologists. Serum samples were obtained and anti-CHIKV specific IgG and IgM immune responses detected. Only confirmed cases who completed the follow-up were analysed. RESULTS Out of 250 patients, 66.5% still reported myalgia, asthenia or arthralgia (most frequent sign) after 12 months. Functional ability, measured by the ROAD index, was more impaired for lower extremities (3.75; Inter Quartile Range - IQR 4.4), and the activities of daily living (average 4.2; IQR 5). Variables independently associated with the presence of joint pain at 12-13 months were increasing age, and history of rheumatologic diseases). Elderly, females, and persons with history of rheumatologic diseases had higher anti-CHIKV IgG titres at 12-13 months. CONCLUSIONS This study confirms, in an unselected population, that the long-lasting burden of CHIKV infection is significant.
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- M L Moro
- Area Rischio Infettivo, Agenzia Sanitaria e Sociale Regione Emilia-Romagna, Viale Aldo Moro 21, Bologna, Italy.
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Dupuis-Maguiraga L, Noret M, Brun S, Le Grand R, Gras G, Roques P. Chikungunya disease: infection-associated markers from the acute to the chronic phase of arbovirus-induced arthralgia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2012; 6:e1446. [PMID: 22479654 PMCID: PMC3313943 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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At the end of 2005, an outbreak of fever associated with joint pain occurred in La Réunion. The causal agent, chikungunya virus (CHIKV), has been known for 50 years and could thus be readily identified. This arbovirus is present worldwide, particularly in India, but also in Europe, with new variants returning to Africa. In humans, it causes a disease characterized by a typical acute infection, sometimes followed by persistent arthralgia and myalgia lasting months or years. Investigations in the La Réunion cohort and studies in a macaque model of chikungunya implicated monocytes-macrophages in viral persistence. In this Review, we consider the relationship between CHIKV and the immune response and discuss predictive factors for chronic arthralgia and myalgia by providing an overview of current knowledge on chikungunya pathogenesis. Comparisons of data from animal models of the acute and chronic phases of infection, and data from clinical series, provide information about the mechanisms of CHIKV infection-associated inflammation, viral persistence in monocytes-macrophages, and their link to chronic signs.
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- Laurence Dupuis-Maguiraga
- CEA, Division of Immuno-Virologie, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- UMR E1, University Paris Sud 11, Orsay, France
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- CEA, Division of Immuno-Virologie, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- UMR E1, University Paris Sud 11, Orsay, France
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- CEA, Division of Immuno-Virologie, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- UMR E1, University Paris Sud 11, Orsay, France
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- CEA, Division of Immuno-Virologie, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- UMR E1, University Paris Sud 11, Orsay, France
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- CEA, Division of Immuno-Virologie, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- UMR E1, University Paris Sud 11, Orsay, France
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- CEA, Division of Immuno-Virologie, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- UMR E1, University Paris Sud 11, Orsay, France
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Lohachanakul J, Phuklia W, Thannagith M, Thonsakulprasert T, Ubol S. High concentrations of circulating interleukin-6 and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 with low concentrations of interleukin-8 were associated with severe chikungunya fever during the 2009-2010 outbreak in Thailand. Microbiol Immunol 2012; 56:134-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2011.00417.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Kam YW, Simarmata D, Chow A, Her Z, Teng TS, Ong EKS, Rénia L, Leo YS, Ng LFP. Early appearance of neutralizing immunoglobulin G3 antibodies is associated with chikungunya virus clearance and long-term clinical protection. J Infect Dis 2012; 205:1147-54. [PMID: 22389226 PMCID: PMC3295607 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jis033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and related arboviruses have been responsible for large epidemic outbreaks with serious economic and social impact. Although infected individuals clear the virus from the blood, some develop debilitating and prolonged arthralgia. Methods. We investigated specificity and strength of antibody responses in a longitudinal study on CHIKV-infected patients and analyzed their association with viral load, cytokine profile, and severity. Results. We found that CHIKV-specific response is dominated by immunoglobulin G3 (IgG3) antibodies. The antibodies were neutralizing, and patients with high viremia rapidly developed high levels of anti-CHIKV antibodies of this specific isotype. Although these patients endured a more severe disease progression during the acute viremic phase, they cleared the virus faster and did not experience persistent arthralgia. However, significant persistent arthralgia was observed in patients with low viremia who developed IgG3 at a later stage. Conclusions. Absence of early CHIKV-specific IgG3 may therefore serve as a specific marker of patients with increased risk of disease.
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- Yiu-Wing Kam
- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
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Gardner CL, Burke CW, Higgs ST, Klimstra WB, Ryman KD. Interferon-alpha/beta deficiency greatly exacerbates arthritogenic disease in mice infected with wild-type chikungunya virus but not with the cell culture-adapted live-attenuated 181/25 vaccine candidate. Virology 2012; 425:103-12. [PMID: 22305131 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2011.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2011] [Revised: 09/12/2011] [Accepted: 12/31/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In humans, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection causes fever, rash, and acute and persisting polyarthralgia/arthritis associated with joint swelling. We report a new CHIKV disease model in adult mice that distinguishes the wild-type CHIKV-LR strain from the live-attenuated vaccine strain (CHIKV-181/25). Although eight-week old normal mice inoculated in the hind footpad developed no hind limb swelling with either virus, CHIKV-LR replicated in musculoskeletal tissues and caused detectable inflammation. In mice deficient in STAT1-dependent interferon (IFN) responses, CHIKV-LR caused significant swelling of the inoculated and contralateral limbs and dramatic inflammatory lesions, while CHIKV-181/25 vaccine and another arthritogenic alphavirus, Sindbis, failed to induce swelling. IFN responses suppressed CHIKV-LR and CHIKV-181/25 replication equally in dendritic cells in vitro whereas macrophages were refractory to infection independently of STAT1-mediated IFN responses. Glycosaminoglycan (GAG) binding may be a CHIKV vaccine attenuation mechanism as CHIKV-LR infectivity was not dependent upon GAG, while CHIKV-181/25 was highly dependent.
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- Christina L Gardner
- Center for Vaccine Research and Dept. of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Wikan N, Sakoonwatanyoo P, Ubol S, Yoksan S, Smith DR. Chikungunya virus infection of cell lines: analysis of the East, Central and South African lineage. PLoS One 2012; 7:e31102. [PMID: 22299053 PMCID: PMC3267766 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2011] [Accepted: 01/02/2012] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a re-emerging mosquito borne alphavirus that has caused large scale epidemics in the countries around the Indian Ocean, as well as leading to autochthonous transmission in some European countries. The transmission of the disease has been driven by the emergence of an African lineage of CHIKV with enhanced transmission and dissemination in Aedes mosquito hosts. Two main genotypes of this lineage have been circulating, characterized by the presence of a substitution of a valine for an alanine at position 226 of the E1 protein. The outbreak, numbering in millions of cases in the infected areas, has been associated with increasing numbers of cases with non-classical presentation including encephalitis and meningitis. This study sought to compare the original Ross strain with two isolates from the recent outbreak of chikungunya fever in respect of infectivity and the induction of apoptosis in eight mammalian cell lines and two insect cell lines, in addition to generating a comprehensive virus production profile for one of the newer isolates. Results showed that in mammalian cells there were few differences in either tropism or pathogenicity as assessed by induction of apoptosis with the exception of Hela cells were the recent valine isolate showed less infectivity. The Aedes albopictus C6/36 cell line was however significantly more permissive for both of the more recent isolates than the Ross strain. The results suggest that the increased infectivity seen in insect cells derives from an evolution of the CHIKV genome not solely associated with the E1:226 substitution.
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- Nitwara Wikan
- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center for Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center for Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center for Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Hussain KM, Chu JJH. Insights into the interplay between chikungunya virus and its human host. Future Virol 2011. [DOI: 10.2217/fvl.11.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a re-emerging arbovirus known to cause chronic arthritis with rare cases of neurological and hepatic complications. Nevertheless, infections with CHIKV can result in high morbidity and mortality rates. CHIKV is considered endemic in countries across Asia and Africa, with Europe and America also experiencing autochthonous transmission. This review highlights recent contributions to our understanding of the interactions between CHIKV and the human host. We focus on key factors contributing to disease manifestations observed in murine and simian models of CHIKV infection. Comparisons between CHIKV and Sindbis virus, the prototypic alphavirus, as well as other well-studied alphaviruses, are raised in relation to virus replication efficiency and host cell responses to infection. Recent advances concerning the role of host innate and humoral immune responses are also discussed.
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- Khairunnisa’ Mohamed Hussain
- Laboratory of Molecular RNA Virology & Antiviral Strategies, Department of Microbiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System, 5 Science Drive 2, National University of Singapore, 117597, Singapore
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Powers AM. Genomic evolution and phenotypic distinctions of Chikungunya viruses causing the Indian Ocean outbreak. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2011; 236:909-14. [DOI: 10.1258/ebm.2011.011078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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In our current global community with the rapid movement of products and people across and between continents, the emergence of a human pathogen can have devastating consequences. One dramatic example of this has been the emergence of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), which causes a severe, prolonged, and debilitating arthralgic disease. This virus emerged in a large outbreak on the east coast of Africa in 2004; over the subsequent seven years, CHIKV has spread across the Indian Ocean, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and even reached Europe, leaving more than two million people affected. Because CHIKV has a small genome, currently available tools to analyze complete viral genomes have provided scientists with unique opportunities to understand the epidemiology, pathogenesis and transmission of the virus. The most commonly used application of these cutting edge tools has been to track the movement of the virus over time and space. While this is an important concept for identifying areas that remain at risk for outbreaks, these postgenomic era tools can also be applied to the highly significant tasks of understanding how viral microevolutionary changes can affect both invertebrate transmission and vertebrate virulence. Significant alterations in the patterns of CHIKV movement have already been identified using microevolutionary studies. These approaches now need to be further expanded to aid in expanding vaccine, therapeutic and control options. This review will highlight some of the most significant recent research developments obtained using these cutting edge approaches for CHIKV.
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- Ann M Powers
- Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, 3150 Rampart Road, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA
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Teng TS, Kam YW, Tan JJL, Ng LFP. Host response to Chikungunya virus and perspectives for immune-based therapies. Future Virol 2011. [DOI: 10.2217/fvl.11.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a dormant ‘old world’ alphavirus, has warranted worldwide research attention due to the explosive nature of its outbreak events during 2004–2008. Despite being around for more than 50 years, CHIKV still remains elusive compared with other members of the alphavirus family. In light of the potential threat that CHIKV poses, encouraging efforts are taking place to understand CHIKV from different perspectives. This review summarizes our current clinical, pathological and immunological knowledge of CHIKV and examines how we can utilize our understanding of host response for therapeutic strategies.
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- Terk-Shin Teng
- Laboratory of Chikungunya Virus Immunity, Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 8A Biomedical Grove, #04–06 Immunos, Biopolis 138648, Singapore
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- Laboratory of Chikungunya Virus Immunity, Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 8A Biomedical Grove, #04–06 Immunos, Biopolis 138648, Singapore
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- Laboratory of Chikungunya Virus Immunity, Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 8A Biomedical Grove, #04–06 Immunos, Biopolis 138648, Singapore
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Pulmanausahakul R, Roytrakul S, Auewarakul P, Smith DR. Chikungunya in Southeast Asia: understanding the emergence and finding solutions. Int J Infect Dis 2011; 15:e671-6. [PMID: 21775183 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2011] [Revised: 06/04/2011] [Accepted: 06/08/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In the last few years, chikungunya has become a major problem in Southeast Asia, with large numbers of cases being reported in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. Much of the current epidemic of chikungunya in Southeast Asia is being driven by the emergence of a strain of chikungunya virus that originated in Africa and spread to islands in the Indian Ocean, as well as to India and Sri Lanka, and then onwards to Southeast Asia. There is currently no specific treatment for chikungunya and no vaccine is available for this disease. This review seeks to provide a short update on the reemergence of chikungunya in Southeast Asia and the prospects for control of this disease.
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- Rojjanaporn Pulmanausahakul
- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, Salaya Campus, 25/25 Phuttamontol Sai 4, Salaya, Nakorn Pathom, Thailand 73170
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