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Li J, Zong Y, Sun T, Liu Y, Wang R, Zhou J, Sun Q, Zhang Y. Inflammatory damage caused by Echovirus 30 in the suckling mouse brain and HMC3 cells. Virol J 2024; 21:165. [PMID: 39075520 PMCID: PMC11285461 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-024-02437-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 07/31/2024] Open
Abstract
Echovirus 30 (E30), a member of the species B Enterovirus family, is a primary pathogen responsible for aseptic meningitis and encephalitis. E30 is associated with severe nervous system diseases and is a primary cause of child illness, disability, and even mortality. However, the mechanisms underlying E30-induced brain injury remain poorly understood. In this study, we used a neonatal mouse model of E30 to investigate the possible mechanisms of brain injury. E30 infection triggered the activation of microglia in the mouse brain and efficiently replicated within HMC3 cells. Subsequent transcriptomic analysis revealed inflammatory activation of microglia in response to E30 infection. We also detected a significant upregulation of polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) and found that its inhibition could limit E30 infection in a sucking mouse model. Collectively, E30 infection led to brain injury in a neonatal mouse model, which may be related to excessive inflammatory responses. Our findings highlight the intricate interplay between E30 infection and neurological damage, providing crucial insights that could guide the development of interventions and strategies to address the severe clinical manifestations associated with this pathogen.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jichen Li
- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases (NITFID), National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China
- WHO WPRO Regional Polio Reference Laboratory, National Health Commission Key Laboratory for Biosafety, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 155 Changbai Road, Beijing, 102206, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases (NITFID), National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China
- WHO WPRO Regional Polio Reference Laboratory, National Health Commission Key Laboratory for Biosafety, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 155 Changbai Road, Beijing, 102206, China
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases (NITFID), National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China
- WHO WPRO Regional Polio Reference Laboratory, National Health Commission Key Laboratory for Biosafety, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 155 Changbai Road, Beijing, 102206, China
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases (NITFID), National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China
- WHO WPRO Regional Polio Reference Laboratory, National Health Commission Key Laboratory for Biosafety, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 155 Changbai Road, Beijing, 102206, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases (NITFID), National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China
- WHO WPRO Regional Polio Reference Laboratory, National Health Commission Key Laboratory for Biosafety, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 155 Changbai Road, Beijing, 102206, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases (NITFID), National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases (NITFID), National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China.
- WHO WPRO Regional Polio Reference Laboratory, National Health Commission Key Laboratory for Biosafety, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 155 Changbai Road, Beijing, 102206, China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases (NITFID), National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China.
- WHO WPRO Regional Polio Reference Laboratory, National Health Commission Key Laboratory for Biosafety, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 155 Changbai Road, Beijing, 102206, China.
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Chen L, You S, Wang X, Li D, Ren S, Chen L. Dual carminic acid/hemin-marked DNA probes for simultaneously detecting CV-A16 and EV-A71 based on the mechanism of dimer to monomer transition. Talanta 2023; 265:124884. [PMID: 37392710 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.124884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/03/2023]
Abstract
This study aimed to prepare two hairpin-structure DNA probes by conjugating carminic acid (CA) or hemin into two ends of specific genes of coxsackievirus A16 (CV-A16) and enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) (probeCV-A16-CA and probeEV-A71-hemin). Then, probeCV-A16-CA and probeEV-A71-hemin as the signal molecules were adsorbed onto NH2-MIL-53 (Al) (MOF). Based on these biocomposites, an electrochemical biosensor with dual-signal outputs for simultaneous assay of CV-A16 and EV-A71 was constructed. The stem-loops of probes switched both CA and hemin monomer to dimer, reducing the electrical activity of both CA and hemin. Subsequently, the target-induced opening of the stem-loop switched both CA and hemin dimers to monomers, resulting in two nonoverlapping increasing electrical signals. This sensitively reflected the concentration of targetCV-A16 and targetEV-A17 ranging from 10-10 to 10-15 M with a detection limit of 0.19 and 0.24 fM. This strategy was mainly applied to the simultaneous determination of targetCV-A16 and targetEV-A17 in 100% serum with satisfactory results. The MOF combined with the high loading capacity broke through the intrinsic limitation on sensitivity using the traditional methods. An increase of three orders of magnitude was observed. This study involved simple one-step detection, and only a simple replacement of a gene could trigger its potential in clinical and diagnostic applications.
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- Lili Chen
- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, PR China.
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Sun YS, Xia Y, Xu F, Lu HJ, Mao ZA, Gao M, Pan TY, Yao PP, Wang Z, Zhu HP. Development and evaluation of an inactivated Coxsackievirus A16 vaccine in gerbils. Emerg Microbes Infect 2022; 11:1994-2006. [PMID: 35787233 PMCID: PMC9377242 DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2022.2093132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Coxsackievirus A16 (CVA16) is one of the major pathogens responsible for human hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD), which has threatened the health of young children, particularly in Asia-Pacific nations. Vaccination is an effective strategy for protecting children from CVA16 infection. However, there is currently no licensed CVA16 vaccine for use in humans. In this study, we isolated a high-growth CVA16 virus strain in MRC-5 cells and developed an MRC-5-adapted vaccine candidate strain termed CVA16-393 via two rounds of plaque purification. The CVA16-393 strain was grouped into the B1b subgenotype and grew to a titre of over 107 TCID50/ml in MRC-5 cells. The VP1 gene region of this strain, which contains the major neutralizing epitopes, displayed high stability during serial passages. The inactivated whole-virus vaccine produced by the CVA16-393 strain induced an effective neutralizing antibody response in Meriones unguiculatus (gerbils) after two doses of intraperitoneal inoculation. One week after the booster immunization, the geometric mean titres of the neutralizing antibodies for the 10246, 40812TXT, 11203SD, TJ-224 and CA16-194 strains from different regions of China were 137.8, 97.8, 113.4, 64.1 and 122.3, respectively. A CVA16 vaccine dose above 25 U was also able to provide 100% cross-protection against lethal challenges with these five clinical strains in gerbils. Immunization at a one-week interval could maintain a high level of neutralizing antibody titres for at least 8 weeks. Thus, the vaccine produced by this CVA16-393 strain might be promising.
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- Yi-Sheng Sun
- Key Lab of Vaccine, Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Lab of Vaccine, Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Lab of Vaccine, Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Lab of Vaccine, Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Pukang Biotechnology Co., LTD., China
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- Zhejiang Pukang Biotechnology Co., LTD., China
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- Department of General Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Lab of Vaccine, Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Lab of Vaccine, Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Lab of Vaccine, Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China
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Lalani S, Tan SH, Tan KO, Lim HX, Ong KC, Wong KT, Poh CL. Molecular mechanism of L-SP40 peptide and in vivo efficacy against EV-A71 in neonatal mice. Life Sci 2021; 287:120097. [PMID: 34715144 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.120097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/23/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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AIMS Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) is an etiological agent of hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD) and has the potential to cause severe neurological infections in children. L-SP40 peptide was previously known to inhibit EV-A71 by prophylactic action. This study aimed to identify the mechanism of inhibition in Rhabdomyosarcoma (RD) cells and in vivo therapeutic potential of L-SP40 peptide in a murine model. MAIN METHODS A pull-down assay was performed to identify the binding partner of the L-SP40 peptide. Co-immunoprecipitation and co-localization assays with the L-SP40 peptide were employed to confirm the receptor partner in RD cells. The outcomes were validated using receptor knockdown and antibody blocking assays. The L-SP40 peptide was further evaluated for the protection of neonatal mice against lethal challenge by mouse-adapted EV-A71. KEY FINDINGS The L-SP40 peptide was found to interact and co-localize with nucleolin, the key attachment receptor of Enteroviruses A species, as demonstrated in the pull-down, co-immunoprecipitation and co-localization assays. Knockdown of nucleolin from RD cells led to a significant reduction of 3.5 logs of viral titer of EV-A71. The L-SP40 peptide demonstrated 80% protection of neonatal mice against lethal challenge by the mouse-adapted virus with a drastic reduction in the viral loads in the blood (~4.5 logs), skeletal muscles (1.5 logs) and brain stem (1.5 logs). SIGNIFICANCE L-SP40 peptide prevented severe hind limb paralysis and death in suckling mice and could serve as a potential broad-spectrum antiviral candidate to be further evaluated for safety and potency in future clinical trials against EV-A71.
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- Salima Lalani
- Centre for Virus and Vaccine Research, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Jalan University, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Centre for Virus and Vaccine Research, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Jalan University, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Jalan University, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Centre for Virus and Vaccine Research, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Hooi YT, Ong KC, Tan SH, Perera D, Wong KT. A novel orally infected hamster model for Coxsackievirus A16 hand-foot-and-mouth disease and encephalomyelitis. J Transl Med 2020; 100:1262-1275. [PMID: 32601355 DOI: 10.1038/s41374-020-0456-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Coxsackievirus A16 (CV-A16) is one of the major causes of mild and self-limiting hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) in young children, which may occasionally leads to serious neurological complications. In this study, we had developed a novel, consistent, orally infected CV-A16 HFMD hamster model with encephalomyelitis. Four groups of 7-day-old hamsters in a kinetic study were orally infected with mouse-adapted CV-A16 strains and sacrificed at 1-4 days post infection (dpi), respectively. Tissues were studied by light microscopy, immunohistochemistry to detect viral antigens, in situ hybridization to detect viral RNA, and by viral titration. In a separate transmission experiment, orally infected index hamsters were housed together with contact hamsters to investigate oral and fecal viral shedding by virus culture and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). At severe infection/death endpoints, index and contact hamster infection were also histopathologically analyzed. In the kinetic study, infected hamsters developed signs of infection at 4 dpi. Viral antigens/RNA were localized to brainstem (medulla/pons; reticular formation and motor trigeminal nucleus) and spinal cord anterior horn neurons, oral squamous epithelia and epidermis from 3 to 4 dpi. Salivary and lacrimal glands, myocardium, brown adipose tissue, intestinal smooth muscle, and skeletal muscle infection was also demonstrated. Viremia at 1 dpi and increasing viral titers in various tissues were observed from 2 dpi. In the transmission study, all contact hamsters developed disease 3-5 days later than index hamsters, but demonstrated similar histopathological findings at endpoint. Viral culture and RT-PCR positive oral washes and feces confirmed viral shedding. Our hamster model, orally infected by the natural route for human infection, confirmed CV-A16 neurotropism and demonstrated squamous epitheliotropism reminiscent of HFMD, attributes not found in other animal models. It should be useful to investigate neuropathogenesis, model person-to-person transmission, and for testing antiviral drugs and vaccines.
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- Yuan Teng Hooi
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Institute of Health & Community Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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