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Nusshag C, Gruber G, Zeier M, Krautkrämer E. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is elevated in acute hantavirus infection and correlates with markers of disease severity. J Med Virol 2024; 96:e29759. [PMID: 38899399 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.29759] [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: 04/16/2024] [Revised: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
Abstract
Pathogenic Eurasian hantaviruses cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), which is characterized by acute kidney injury. The clinical course shows a broad range of severity and is influenced by direct and immune-mediated effects. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a marker of systemic inflammation and predicts severity and outcome in various diseases. Therefore, we examined the role of NLR in HFRS caused by hantavirus Puumala (PUUV) and its association with disease severity and kidney injury. We detected elevated NLR levels on admission (NLRadm: median 3.82, range 1.75-7.59), which increased during acute HFRS. Maximum NLR levels (NLRmax: median 4.19, range 1.75-13.16) were 2.38-fold higher compared to the reference NLR level of 1.76 in the general population. NLR levels on admission correlate with markers of severity (length of hospital stay, serum creatinine) but not with other markers of severity (leukocytes, platelets, C-reactive protein, lactate dehydrogenase, serum albumin, proteinuria). Interestingly, levels of nephrin, which is a specific marker of podocyte damage in kidney injury, are highest on admission and correlate with NLRmax, but not with NLRadm. Together, we observed a correlation between systemic inflammation and the severity of HFRS, but our results also revealed that podocyte damage precedes these inflammatory processes.
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- Christian Nusshag
- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Afzal S, Ali L, Batool A, Afzal M, Kanwal N, Hassan M, Safdar M, Ahmad A, Yang J. Hantavirus: an overview and advancements in therapeutic approaches for infection. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1233433. [PMID: 37901807 PMCID: PMC10601933 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1233433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Hantaviruses are a significant and emerging global public health threat, impacting more than 200,000 individuals worldwide each year. The single-stranded RNA viruses belong to the Hantaviridae family and are responsible for causing two acute febrile diseases in humans: Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). Currently, there are no licensed treatments or vaccines available globally for HTNV infection. Various candidate drugs have shown efficacy in increasing survival rates during the early stages of HTNV infection. Some of these drugs include lactoferrin, ribavirin, ETAR, favipiravir and vandetanib. Immunotherapy utilizing neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) generated from Hantavirus convalescent patients show efficacy against HTNV. Monoclonal antibodies such as MIB22 and JL16 have demonstrated effectiveness in protecting against HTNV infection. The development of vaccines and antivirals, used independently and/or in combination, is critical for elucidating hantaviral infections and the impact on public health. RNA interference (RNAi) arised as an emerging antiviral therapy, is a highly specific degrades RNA, with post-transcriptional mechanism using eukaryotic cells platform. That has demonstrated efficacy against a wide range of viruses, both in vitro and in vivo. Recent antiviral methods involve using small interfering RNA (siRNA) and other, immune-based therapies to target specific gene segments (S, M, or L) of the Hantavirus. This therapeutic approach enhances viral RNA clearance through the RNA interference process in Vero E6 cells or human lung microvascular endothelial cells. However, the use of siRNAs faces challenges due to their low biological stability and limited in vivo targeting ability. Despite their successful inhibition of Hantavirus replication in host cells, their antiviral efficacy may be hindered. In the current review, we focus on advances in therapeutic strategies, as antiviral medications, immune-based therapies and vaccine candidates aimed at enhancing the body's ability to control the progression of Hantavirus infections, with the potential to reduce the risk of severe disease.
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- Samia Afzal
- CEMB, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- CEMB, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- CEMB, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Wuhan Institute of Biological Products Co., Ltd., Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Zhang X, Zhang Y, Liu H, Tang K, Zhang C, Wang M, Xue M, Jia X, Hu H, Li N, Zhuang R, Jin B, Zhang F, Zhang Y, Ma Y. IL-15 induced bystander activation of CD8 + T cells may mediate endothelium injury through NKG2D in Hantaan virus infection. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:1084841. [PMID: 36590594 PMCID: PMC9797980 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.1084841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Introduction Hantaan virus (HTNV) can cause endothelium injury in hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) patients. Bystander activation of CD8+ T cells by virus infection has been shown that was involved in host injury, but it is unclear during HTNV infection. This project aimed to study the effect of bystander-activated CD8+ T cell responses in HTNV infection. Methods The in vitro infection model was established to imitate the injury of endothelium in HFRS patients. Flow cytometry was performed to detect the expression of markers of tetramer+ CD8+ T cells and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). The levels of interleukin-15 (IL-15) in serum and supermanant were detected using ELISA kit. The expression of MICA of HUVECs was respectively determined by flow cytometry and western blot. The cytotoxicity of CD8+ T cells was assessed through the cytotoxicity assay and antibody blocking assay. Results EBV or CMV-specific CD8+ T cells were bystander activated after HTNV infection in HFRS patients. HTNV-infected HUVECs in vitro could produce high levels of IL-15, which was positively correlated with disease severity and the expression of NKG2D on bystander-activated CD8+ T cells. Moreover, the elevated IL-15 could induce activation of CD122 (IL-15Rβ)+NKG2D+ EBV/CMV-specific CD8+ T cells. The expression of IL-15Rα and ligand for NKG2D were upregulated on HTNV-infected HUVECs. Bystander-activated CD8+ T cells could exert cytotoxicity effects against HTNV-infected HUVECs, which could be enhanced by IL-15 stimulation and blocked by NKG2D antibody. Discussion IL-15 induced bystander activation of CD8+ T cells through NKG2D, which may mediate endothelium injury during HTNV infection in HFRS patients.
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- Xiyue Zhang
- Department of Immunology, Basic Medicine School, Air-Force Medical University (The Fourth Military Medical University), Xi’an, China,Basic Medicine School, Yanan University, Yan’an, China
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- Department of Immunology, Basic Medicine School, Air-Force Medical University (The Fourth Military Medical University), Xi’an, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Basic Medicine School, Air-Force Medical University (The Fourth Military Medical University), Xi’an, China
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- Department of Immunology, Basic Medicine School, Air-Force Medical University (The Fourth Military Medical University), Xi’an, China
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- Department of Immunology, Basic Medicine School, Air-Force Medical University (The Fourth Military Medical University), Xi’an, China
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- Department of Immunology, Basic Medicine School, Air-Force Medical University (The Fourth Military Medical University), Xi’an, China,Basic Medicine School, Yanan University, Yan’an, China
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- Department of Immunology, Basic Medicine School, Air-Force Medical University (The Fourth Military Medical University), Xi’an, China,Basic Medicine School, Yanan University, Yan’an, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Eighth Hospital of Xi'an, Xi’an, China
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- Center for Infectious Diseases, Tangdu Hospital, Air-Force Medical University (The Fourth Military Medical University), Xi’an, China
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Air-Force Medical University (The Fourth Military Medical University), Xi’an, China
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- Department of Immunology, Basic Medicine School, Air-Force Medical University (The Fourth Military Medical University), Xi’an, China
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- Department of Immunology, Basic Medicine School, Air-Force Medical University (The Fourth Military Medical University), Xi’an, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Basic Medicine School, Air-Force Medical University (The Fourth Military Medical University), Xi’an, China
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- Department of Immunology, Basic Medicine School, Air-Force Medical University (The Fourth Military Medical University), Xi’an, China,*Correspondence: Yun Zhang, ; Ying Ma,
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- Department of Immunology, Basic Medicine School, Air-Force Medical University (The Fourth Military Medical University), Xi’an, China,*Correspondence: Yun Zhang, ; Ying Ma,
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Nusshag C, Boegelein L, Schreiber P, Essbauer S, Osberghaus A, Zeier M, Krautkrämer E. Expression Profile of Human Renal Mesangial Cells Is Altered by Infection with Pathogenic Puumala Orthohantavirus. Viruses 2022; 14:v14040823. [PMID: 35458553 PMCID: PMC9025590 DOI: 10.3390/v14040823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Acute kidney injury (AKI) with proteinuria is a hallmark of infections with Eurasian orthohantaviruses. Different kidney cells are identified as target cells of hantaviruses. Mesangial cells may play a central role in the pathogenesis of AKI by regulation of inflammatory mediators and signaling cascades. Therefore, we examined the characteristics of hantavirus infection on human renal mesangial cells (HRMCs). Receptor expression and infection with pathogenic Puumala virus (PUUV) and low-pathogenic Tula virus (TULV) were explored. To analyze changes in protein expression in infected mesangial cells, we performed a proteome profiler assay analyzing 38 markers of kidney damage. We compared the proteome profile of in vitro-infected HRMCs with the profile detected in urine samples of 11 patients with acute hantavirus infection. We observed effective productive infection of HRMCs with pathogenic PUUV, but only poor abortive infection for low-pathogenic TULV. PUUV infection resulted in the deregulation of proteases, adhesion proteins, and cytokines associated with renal damage. The urinary proteome profile of hantavirus patients demonstrated also massive changes, which in part correspond to the alterations observed in the in vitro infection of HRMCs. The direct infection of mesangial cells may induce a local environment of signal mediators that contributes to AKI in hantavirus infection.
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- Christian Nusshag
- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (C.N.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (A.O.); (M.Z.)
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (C.N.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (A.O.); (M.Z.)
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (C.N.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (A.O.); (M.Z.)
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- Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Department Virology and Intracellular Agents, German Centre for Infection Research, Munich Partner Site, D-80937 Munich, Germany;
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (C.N.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (A.O.); (M.Z.)
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (C.N.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (A.O.); (M.Z.)
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (C.N.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (A.O.); (M.Z.)
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Tariq M, Kim DM. Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome: Literature Review, Epidemiology, Clinical Picture and Pathogenesis. Infect Chemother 2022; 54:1-19. [PMID: 35384417 PMCID: PMC8987181 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2021.0148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Hantaviruses can cause two types of infections in humans: hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. The old world hantaviruses, primarily Hantaan virus (HTNV), responsible for causing HFRS occurs endemically in Asia and Europe. Apodernus agraricus, a striped field mouse, is being considered as main host reservoir for HTNV. Infection in humans is typically accidental and occurs when virus-containing rodent excretions such as urine, feces, or saliva are aerosolized. The major clinical manifestations includes increased vascular permeability causing vascular leakage, acute kidney injury and coagulation abnormalities. The case fatality rate of HFRS varies around 5.0 - 10.0% depending on the causative viral agent. The direct effects of viral infection on endothelial cells, as well as the immunological response to the viral infection, have been suggested to play a key role in the pathogenesis of HFRS. This article summarizes the current knowledge of HFRS epidemiology in Korea and around the globe, etiology, host transmission, clinical presentation, pathogenesis, diagnostic techniques, treatment, and prevention.
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- Misbah Tariq
- Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea.,Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea.
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Zhang C, Tang K, Zhang Y, Ma Y, Du H, Zheng X, Yang K, Chen L, Zhuang R, Jin B, Zhang Y. Elevated Plasma Fractalkine Level Is Associated with the Severity of Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome in Humans. Viral Immunol 2021; 34:491-499. [PMID: 34463135 DOI: 10.1089/vim.2020.0244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Hantaan virus infection may cause severe lethal hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in humans. The chemokine fractalkine (CX3CL1) acts as a proinflammatory cytokine, and it is elevated in several infectious diseases. However, little is known about the contributions of CX3CL1 to HFRS pathogenesis. Present study detected plasma CX3CL1 levels and expression of the receptor CX3CR1 in HFRS patients and discussed the possible effects of CX3CL1 on pathogenesis of HFRS. Plasma CX3CL1 in acute phase and Critical/Severe groups of HFRS patients were significantly increased compared to that in normal controls (p < 0.001 and p < 0.01, respectively). High plasma CX3CL1 was negatively correlated with platelet count (r = -0.5844, p < 0.0001) and positively correlated with blood urea nitrogen (r = 0.3668, p = 0.0039), creatinine (r = 0.42, p = 0.0008), and white blood cells (r = 0.2646, p = 0.0411). Expression of CX3CR1 on nonclassical and intermediate monocytes was also increased in the acute phase (p < 0.01 for both the cells) and Critical/Severe groups (p < 0.05 and p < 0.01, respectively) of HFRS patients compared to that in normal controls. Taken together, elevation of plasma CX3CL1 in HFRS patients and expression of CX3CR1 on nonclassical and intermediate monocyte subsets might provide new insights into the potential role of CX3CL1/CX3CR1 in pathogenesis of HFRS.
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- Chunmei Zhang
- Department of Immunology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Immunology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Immunology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Immunology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Immunology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Immunology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Immunology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Immunology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Immunology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Coagulopathy in Acute Puumala Hantavirus Infection. Viruses 2021; 13:v13081553. [PMID: 34452419 PMCID: PMC8402851 DOI: 10.3390/v13081553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Puumala hantavirus (PUUV) causes a hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), also called nephropathia epidemica (NE), which is mainly endemic in Europe and Russia. The clinical features include a low platelet count, altered coagulation, endothelial activation, and acute kidney injury (AKI). Multiple connections between coagulation pathways and inflammatory mediators, as well as complement and kallikrein–kinin systems, have been reported. The bleeding symptoms are usually mild. PUUV-infected patients also have an increased risk for disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and thrombosis.
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Maleki KT, Tauriainen J, García M, Kerkman PF, Christ W, Dias J, Wigren Byström J, Leeansyah E, Forsell MN, Ljunggren HG, Ahlm C, Björkström NK, Sandberg JK, Klingström J. MAIT cell activation is associated with disease severity markers in acute hantavirus infection. CELL REPORTS MEDICINE 2021; 2:100220. [PMID: 33763658 PMCID: PMC7974553 DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.100220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Hantaviruses are zoonotic RNA viruses that cause severe acute disease in humans. Infected individuals have strong inflammatory responses that likely cause immunopathology. Here, we studied the response of mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells in peripheral blood of individuals with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) caused by Puumala orthohantavirus, a hantavirus endemic in Europe. We show that MAIT cell levels decrease in the blood during HFRS and that residual MAIT cells are highly activated. This activation correlates with HFRS severity markers. In vitro activation of MAIT cells by hantavirus-exposed antigen-presenting cells is dependent on type I interferons (IFNs) and independent of interleukin-18 (IL-18). These findings highlight the role of type I IFNs in virus-driven MAIT cell activation and suggest a potential role of MAIT cells in the disease pathogenesis of viral infections. MAIT cells are activated in individuals with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) MAIT cell activation correlates with HFRS severity markers during hantavirus infection MAIT cell blood levels decline during acute HFRS Hantavirus-mediated MAIT cell activation is type I IFN dependent
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- Kimia T Maleki
- Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Division of Infection & Immunology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.,Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Division of Infection & Immunology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China.,Programme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Division of Infection & Immunology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Division of Infection & Immunology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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He Z, Wang B, Li Y, Hu K, Yi Z, Ma H, Li X, Guo W, Xu B, Huang X. Changes in peripheral blood cytokines in patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome. J Med Virol 2021; 93:4704-4713. [PMID: 33590892 PMCID: PMC8360139 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.26877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is recognized as an emerging infectious disease. This study aimed to investigate the pathogenic mechanism of SFTS. A total of 100 subjects were randomly included in the study. Cytokine levels were detected by enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay and the viral load was detected by micro drop digital PCR. The results showed that levels of interleukin‐6 (IL‐6), IL‐8, IL‐10, IFN‐inducible protein‐10 (IP‐10), monocyte chemoattractant protein‐1 (MCP‐1), macrophage inflammatory protein‐1α (MIP‐1α), transforming growth factor‐β1 (TGF‐β1), and regulated upon activation normal T cell expressed and secreted factor (RANTES) differed significantly among the SFTS patient group, healthy people group, and asymptomatic infection group (p < .05). Compared to the healthy people group, the patient group had increased cytokine levels (IL‐6, IL‐10, IP‐10, MCP‐1, and IFN‐γ) but reduced levels of IL‐8, TGF‐β1, and RANTES (p < .0167). IL‐6, IL‐8, IL‐10, IP‐10, MCP‐1, MIP‐1α, TGF‐β1, and the RANTES levels had different trends after the onset of the disease. IL‐6, IL‐10, IP‐10, and MCP‐1 levels in severe patients were higher than those in mild patients (p < .05). There was a positive correlation between viral load and IL‐6 and IP‐10 but a negative correlation between viral load and RANTES. SFTSV could cause a cytokine change: the cytokine levels of patients had different degrees of fluctuation after the onset of the disease. The levels of IL‐6 and IL‐8 in the asymptomatic infection group were found between the SFTS patients group and the healthy people group. The levels of IL‐6, IL‐10, IP‐10, and MCP‐1 in the serum could reflect the severity of the disease, and the levels of IL‐6, IP‐10, and RANTES were correlated with the viral load.
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- Zhiquan He
- Department of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Henan Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Henan Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microorganisms, Henan Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou, China
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- Health Policy Research Center, Henan Academy of Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Henan Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microorganisms, Henan Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Henan Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microorganisms, Henan Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Henan Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Henan Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Henan Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microorganisms, Henan Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou, China
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Klingström J, Smed-Sörensen A, Maleki KT, Solà-Riera C, Ahlm C, Björkström NK, Ljunggren HG. Innate and adaptive immune responses against human Puumala virus infection: immunopathogenesis and suggestions for novel treatment strategies for severe hantavirus-associated syndromes. J Intern Med 2019; 285:510-523. [PMID: 30663801 PMCID: PMC6850289 DOI: 10.1111/joim.12876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Two related hyperinflammatory syndromes are distinguished following infection of humans with hantaviruses: haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) seen in Eurasia and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) seen in the Americas. Fatality rates are high, up to 10% for HFRS and around 35%-40% for HPS. Puumala virus (PUUV) is the most common HFRS-causing hantavirus in Europe. Here, we describe recent insights into the generation of innate and adaptive cell-mediated immune responses following clinical infection with PUUV. First described are studies demonstrating a marked redistribution of peripheral blood mononuclear phagocytes (MNP) to the airways, a process that may underlie local immune activation at the site of primary infection. We then describe observations of an excessive natural killer (NK) cell activation and the persistence of highly elevated numbers of NK cells in peripheral blood following PUUV infection. A similar vigorous CD8 Tcell response is also described, though Tcell responses decline with viraemia. Like MNPs, many NK cells and CD8 T cells also localize to the lung upon acute PUUV infection. Following this, findings demonstrating the ability of hantaviruses, including PUUV, to cause apoptosis resistance in infected target cells, are described. These observations, and associated inflammatory cytokine responses, may provide new insights into HFRS and HPS disease pathogenesis. Based on similarities between inflammatory responses in severe hantavirus infections and other hyperinflammatory disease syndromes, we speculate whether some therapeutic interventions that have been successful in the latter conditions may also be applicable in severe hantavirus infections.
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- J Klingström
- Department of Medicine Huddinge, Center for Infectious Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Huddinge, Center for Infectious Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Huddinge, Center for Infectious Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Huddinge, Center for Infectious Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Huddinge, Center for Infectious Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Expression of CD206 and CD163 on intermediate CD14 ++CD16 + monocytes are increased in hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and are correlated with disease severity. Virus Res 2018; 253:92-102. [PMID: 29857122 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2018.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2018] [Revised: 05/28/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hantaan virus infection causes lethal hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in humans. Little is known about how monocytes contribute to HFRS pathogenesis. In this study, we aimed to investigate changes in various monocyte subsets in HFRS patients. METHODS A total of 41 HFRS patients and 17 age-, sex-, and ethnicity-matched healthy control subjects were included in this study. Numbers/percentages of various monocyte subsets were quantitatively determined using flow cytometry. Serum levels of interleukin (IL)-10, IL-12, and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) were detected using a cytometric bead array (CBA). RESULTS CD14++CD16+ intermediate monocytes were significantly higher in HFRS patients compared to healthy controls (P < 0.01), especially during the acute phase. The expression of both CD163 and CD206 on CD14++CD16+ intermediate monocytes were increased during the acute phase of HFRS (P < 0.01 and P < 0.05, respectively) when comparing the convalescent phase and healthy controls. Furthermore, the numbers of CD14++CD16+ monocytes during the acute phase, and the percentages of CD14++CD16+CD163+ monocytes in patients with severe/critical HFRS were much higher compared to patients with mild/moderate HFRS. This also positively correlated with increased levels of white blood cells (WBC), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and creatinine (Cr). However, the percentages of CD14++CD16+CD206+monocytes were higher in mild/moderate HFRS than in severe/critical HFRS, and they negatively correlated with platelets (PLT) and Cr. CONCLUSIONS Higher frequency of the CD14++CD16+ intermediate monocytes and increased expression of CD163+ and CD206+ markers on CD14++CD16+ monocytes were detected in patients with HFRS. The changes in the frequency of CD14++CD16+ monocytes and expression of CD163 and CD206 markers on CD14++CD16+ monocytes positively correlated with the severity of HFRS.
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Ying Q, Ma T, Cheng L, Zhang X, Truax AD, Ma R, Liu Z, Lei Y, Zhang L, Ye W, Zhang F, Xu Z, Shang L, Liu R, Wang F, Wu X. Construction and immunological characterization of CD40L or GM-CSF incorporated Hantaan virus like particle. Oncotarget 2018; 7:63488-63503. [PMID: 27542281 PMCID: PMC5325379 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.11329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2016] [Accepted: 07/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Infection of Hantaan virus (HTNV) usually causes hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). China has the worst epidemic incidence of HFRS as well as high fatality. Inactivated whole virus has been used for HFRS vaccination, however there are still problems such as safety concerns. CD40 ligand (CD40L) and granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) are well-known immune stimulating molecules that can enhance antigen presenting, lymphocytes activation and maturation, incorporation of CD40L and GM-CSF to the surface of virus like particles (VLPs) can greatly improve the vaccination effect. We constructed eukaryotic vectors expressing HTNV M segment and S segment, as well as vectors expressing HTNV M segment with CD40L or GM-CSF, our results showed successful production of CD40L or GM-CSF incorporated HTNV VLPs. In vitro stimulation with CD40L or GM-CSF anchored HTNV VLP showed enhanced activation of macrophages and DCs. CD40L/GM-CSF incorporated VLP can induce higher level of HTNV specific antibody and neutralizing antibody in mice. Immunized mice splenocytes showed higher ability of secreting IFN-γ and IL-2, as well as enhancing CTL activity. These results suggest CD40L/GM-CSF incorporated VLP can serve as prospective vaccine candidate.
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- Qikang Ying
- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- The Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7295, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Statistics, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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Angulo J, Martínez-Valdebenito C, Marco C, Galeno H, Villagra E, Vera L, Lagos N, Becerra N, Mora J, Bermúdez A, Díaz J, Ferrés M, López-Lastra M. Serum levels of interleukin-6 are linked to the severity of the disease caused by Andes Virus. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2017; 11:e0005757. [PMID: 28708900 PMCID: PMC5529019 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Revised: 07/26/2017] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Andes virus (ANDV) is the etiological agent of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome in Chile. In this study, we evaluated the profile of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β, IL-12p70, IL-21, TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-10 and IL-6 in serum samples of ANDV-infected patients at the time of hospitalization. The mean levels of circulating cytokines were determined by a Bead-Based Multiplex assay coupled with Luminex detection technology, in order to compare 43 serum samples of healthy controls and 43 samples of ANDV-infected patients that had been categorized according to the severity of disease. When compared to the controls, no significant differences in IL-1β concentration were observed in ANDV-infected patients (p = 0.9672), whereas levels of IL-12p70 and IL-21 were significantly lower in infected cases (p = <0.0001). Significantly elevated levels of TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-10, and IL-6 were detected in ANDV-infected individuals (p = <0.0001, 0.0036, <0.0001, <0.0001, respectively). Notably, IL-6 levels were significantly higher (40-fold) in the 22 patients with severe symptoms compared to the 21 individuals with mild symptoms (p = <0.0001). Using multivariate regression models, we show that IL-6 levels has a crude OR of 14.4 (CI: 3.3–63.1). In conclusion, the serum level of IL-6 is a significant predictor of the severity of the clinical outcome of ANDV-induced disease. Andes virus (ANDV) causes hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) that is characterized by the development of vascular leakage syndrome, eventually leading to massive pulmonary edema, shock and, in many cases, death. To date, no FDA-approved immunotherapeutics, specific antivirals, or vaccines are available for use against HCPS. Patient survival rates hinge largely on early virus diagnosis, hospital admission and aggressive pulmonary and hemodynamic support in an intensive care unit. Individual host factors associated with the outcome of an ANDV infection are poorly known, and such knowledge could allow the disease progression of hospitalized patients to be predicted, resulting in individualized treatment. In this study, we show that serum levels of IL-6 at the time of hospitalization in ANDV-infected patients are associated with the severity of the clinical outcome of ANDV-induced disease. Therefore, these finding suggest that determining IL-6 levels at the time of admission to the hospital could be useful to predict the progression of ANDV-induced disease.
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- Jenniffer Angulo
- Laboratorio de Virología Molecular, Instituto Milenio de Inmunología e Inmunoterapia (IMII), Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas e Inmunología Pediátrica, División de Pediatría, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Infectología, Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas e Inmunología Pediátrica, División de Pediatría, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Infectología, Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas e Inmunología Pediátrica, División de Pediatría, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Subdepartamento de Virología Clínica, Departamento Laboratorio Biomédico Nacional y de Referencia, Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Subdepartamento de Virología Clínica, Departamento Laboratorio Biomédico Nacional y de Referencia, Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Subdepartamento de Virología Clínica, Departamento Laboratorio Biomédico Nacional y de Referencia, Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Subdepartamento de Virología Clínica, Departamento Laboratorio Biomédico Nacional y de Referencia, Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Subdepartamento de Virología Clínica, Departamento Laboratorio Biomédico Nacional y de Referencia, Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Subdepartamento de Virología Clínica, Departamento Laboratorio Biomédico Nacional y de Referencia, Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Asuntos Científicos, Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Asuntos Científicos, Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Infectología, Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas e Inmunología Pediátrica, División de Pediatría, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Virología Molecular, Instituto Milenio de Inmunología e Inmunoterapia (IMII), Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas e Inmunología Pediátrica, División de Pediatría, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Guo J, Guo X, Wang Y, Tian F, Luo W, Zou Y. Cytokine response to Hantaan virus infection in patients with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. J Med Virol 2017; 89:1139-1145. [PMID: 27943332 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Revised: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Hantaan virus (HTNV) infection of the human body causes a severe acute infectious disease known as hemorrhagic fever renal syndrome (HFRS). The aim of this study was to correlate patient cytokine profiles to HFRS severity. In this study, we discuss the clinical significance of evaluating HFRS treatment outcomes using cytokine information. The levels of 18 cytokines were quantitatively determined in three groups: 34 HTNV IgM+ cases, 63 HTNV IgM- negative cases, and 78 healthy volunteers. The level of 14 serum cytokines were higher in the patient group than that in the healthy control group. In the 34 HTNV IgM+ patient sera, a set of 27 cytokines was further assessed. The cytokines of TNF-β, IL-1ra, and IL-6 were detected at higher level in the IgM+ group than that in the IgM- group. The deterioration of HFRS was accompanied with multiple cytokines increased, such as IL-1ra, IL-12p70, IL-10, IP-10, IL-17, IL-2, and IL-6. Our data indicate that serum cytokine levels are associated with the progression of HFRS.
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- Jing Guo
- Department of Immunology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Ji Shou University, Hunan, China
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- Department of Immunology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Immunology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Immunology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Immunology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Immunology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,The Cooperative Innovation Center of Engineering and New Products for Developmental Biology of Hunan Province, Hunan, China
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High Triglycerides Are Associated with Low Thrombocyte Counts and High VEGF in Nephropathia Epidemica. J Immunol Res 2016; 2016:8528270. [PMID: 28053993 PMCID: PMC5178363 DOI: 10.1155/2016/8528270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Nephropathia epidemica (NE) is a mild form of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. Several reports have demonstrated a severe alteration in lipoprotein metabolism. However, little is known about changes in circulating lipids in NE. The objectives of this study were to evaluate changes in serum total cholesterol, high density cholesterol (HDCL), and triglycerides. In addition to evaluation of serum cytokine activation associations, changes in lipid profile and cytokine activation were determined for gender, thrombocyte counts, and VEGF. Elevated levels of triglycerides and decreased HDCL were observed in NE, while total cholesterol did not differ from controls. High triglycerides were associated with both the lowest thrombocyte counts and high serum VEGF, as well as a high severity score. Additionally, there were higher levels of triglycerides in male than female NE patients. Low triglycerides were associated with upregulation of IFN-γ and IL-12, suggesting activation of Th1 helper cells. Furthermore, levels of IFN-γ and IL-12 were increased in patients with lower severity scores, suggesting that a Th1 type immune response is playing protective role in NE. These combined data advance the understanding of NE pathogenesis and indicate a role for high triglycerides in disease severity.
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Krautkrämer E, Nusshag C, Baumann A, Schäfer J, Hofmann J, Schnitzler P, Klempa B, Witkowski PT, Krüger DH, Zeier M. Clinical characterization of two severe cases of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) caused by hantaviruses Puumala and Dobrava-Belgrade genotype Sochi. BMC Infect Dis 2016; 16:675. [PMID: 27842513 PMCID: PMC5109704 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-2012-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hantavirus disease belongs to the emerging infections. The clinical picture and severity of infections differ between hantavirus species and may even vary between hantavirus genotypes. The mechanisms that lead to the broad variance of severity in infected patients are not completely understood. Host- and virus-specific factors are considered. CASE PRESENTATION We analyzed severe cases of hantavirus disease in two young women. The first case was caused by Puumala virus (PUUV) infection in Germany; the second case describes the infection with Dobrava-Belgrade virus (DOBV) in Russia. Symptoms, laboratory parameters and cytokine levels were analyzed and compared between the two patients. Serological and sequence analysis revealed that PUUV was the infecting agent for the German patient and the infection of the Russian patient was caused by Dobrava-Belgrade virus genotype Sochi (DOBV-Sochi). The symptoms in the initial phase of the diseases did not differ noticeably between both patients. However, deterioration of laboratory parameter values was prolonged and stronger in DOBV-Sochi than in PUUV infection. Circulating endothelial progenitor cells (cEPCs), known to be responsible for endothelial repair, were mobilized in both infections. Striking differences were observed in the temporal course and level of cytokine upregulation. Levels of angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and stromal derived factor-1 (SDF-1α) were increased in both infections; but, sustained and more pronounced elevation was observed in DOBV-Sochi infection. CONCLUSIONS Severe hantavirus disease caused by different hantavirus species did not differ in the general symptoms and clinical characteristics. However, we observed a prolonged clinical course and a late and enhanced mobilization of cytokines in DOBV-Sochi infection. The differences in cytokine deregulation may contribute to the observed variation in the clinical course.
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- Ellen Krautkrämer
- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Virology, Charité Medical School, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Virology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Virology, Charité Medical School, Berlin, Germany.,Institute of Virology, Biomedical Research Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Medical Virology, Charité Medical School, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Virology, Charité Medical School, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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Demir ZC, Bastug A, Bodur H, Ergunay K, Ozkul A. MicroRNA expression profiles in patients with acute Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever reveal possible adjustments to cellular pathways. J Med Virol 2016; 89:417-422. [PMID: 27551771 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Several viral diseases are associated with altered microRNA (miRNA) expression, which can provide vital information about how cellular pathways respond to infection. However, the miRNA profile of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHFV) infections are not known. To address this gap, we performed real-time PCR-based miRNA analysis in individuals with acute Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHFV) infections, with the goal of identifying pathways that might be associated with this disease. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were analysed in eight individuals with detectable viral RNA and compared to five healthy subjects. A total of 106 differentially expressed miRNAs were identified, of which 19 miRNAs were either fivefold prominently up- or down-regulation. Several miRNAs associated with cytokine expression, some of which were previously associated with Dengue and Hantavirus infections were revealed. Moreover, possible mechanisms related to secretion of adhesion molecules and viral escape from innate immunity were identified. Pathway enrichment analyses further revealed the putative involvement of TNF-alfa, TGF-beta, MAPK, WNT, and neurotrophin signaling pathways in disease pathogenesis. J. Med. Virol. 89:417-422, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Infectious Diseases Clinic, Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Infectious Diseases Clinic, Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Virology Unit, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Virology, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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Tsergouli K, Papa A. Immune response in Dobrava-Belgrade virus infections. Arch Virol 2016; 161:3413-3420. [PMID: 27619797 PMCID: PMC7102332 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-016-3039-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2016] [Accepted: 08/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Dobrava-Belgrade virus (DOBV) is a hantavirus that causes a disease in humans known as hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. Hallmarks of hantaviral infections are increased vascular permeability due to dysregulation of the endothelial cell barrier and acute thrombocytopenia. In order to gain insight into the immune response in DOBV infections, the serum levels of 27 cytokines in 24 hospitalized Greek HFRS patients were evaluated. Compared to the control group, significantly higher IL-1ra, IL-6, IL-8, IL-9, IL-10, GM-CSF, IP-10, MIP-1b, TNF-α and VEGF levels were found in severe cases, while in non-severe cases, IL-13 and TNF-α levels were significantly higher (p < 0.05). In all groups, IP-10 was increased and RANTES was decreased. Significant and time- (after onset of illness) dependent differences among fatal, severe and non-severe cases were seen. VEGF was positively associated with disease severity. A strong immune response was seen during the first week of illness, especially in severe cases, while the response in non-severe cases was weaker and delayed. The Th1 response was strong in non-severe cases and weak in the fatal case, while a mixed Th1/Th2 immune response was seen in the survivors of severe disease.
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- Katerina Tsergouli
- Department of Microbiology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Microbiology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Tang K, Zhang C, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Zhuang R, Jin B, Ma Y. Elevated Plasma Soluble CD14 Levels Correlate with the Monocyte Response Status During Hantaan Virus Infection in Humans. Viral Immunol 2015. [PMID: 26196589 DOI: 10.1089/vim.2015.0040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Hantaan virus (HTNV) infection can cause severe hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in humans. CD14, a pattern recognition receptor recognizing lipopolysaccharide, is highly expressed on monocytes and can be shed as soluble CD14 (sCD14) upon monocyte activation. To understand the role of sCD14 in HFRS, the sCD14 plasma concentrations from 45 HFRS patients were quantified, and the relationships between the plasma sCD14 level and the monocyte response status and clinical parameters were analyzed. The plasma sCD14 levels were significantly higher in the HFRS patients and they correlated with monocyte expansion and activation, which were characterized by increased blood monocyte counts, the proportion of CD14(++)CD16(+) intermediate monocytes, as well as elevated plasma tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and soluble CD163 (sCD163) levels. Additionally, the high plasma sCD14 levels positively correlated with white blood cell counts and blood urea nitrogen levels and negatively correlated with platelet counts in the HFRS patients. Taken together, our data indicate that elevated plasma sCD14 levels are associated with the monocyte response status during HTNV infection in humans.
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- Kang Tang
- Department of Immunology, The Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an, China
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- Department of Immunology, The Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an, China
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- Department of Immunology, The Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an, China
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- Department of Immunology, The Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an, China
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- Department of Immunology, The Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an, China
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- Department of Immunology, The Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an, China
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- Department of Immunology, The Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an, China
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Ma Y, Yuan B, Zhuang R, Zhang Y, Liu B, Zhang C, Zhang Y, Yu H, Yi J, Yang A, Jin B. Hantaan virus infection induces both Th1 and ThGranzyme B+ cell immune responses that associated with viral control and clinical outcome in humans. PLoS Pathog 2015; 11:e1004788. [PMID: 25836633 PMCID: PMC4383613 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Hantaviruses infection causing severe emerging diseases with high mortality rates in humans has become public health concern globally. The potential roles of CD4(+)T cells in viral control have been extensively studied. However, the contribution of CD4(+)T cells to the host response against Hantaan virus (HTNV) infection remains unclear. Here, based on the T-cell epitopes mapped on HTNV glycoprotein, we studied the effects and characteristics of CD4(+)T-cell responses in determining the outcome of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. A total of 79 novel 15-mer T-cell epitopes on the HTNV glycoprotein were identified, among which 20 peptides were dominant target epitopes. Importantly, we showed the presence of both effective Th1 responses with polyfunctional cytokine secretion and ThGranzyme B(+) cell responses with cytotoxic mediators production against HTNV infection. The HTNV glycoprotein-specific CD4(+)T-cell responses inversely correlated with the plasma HTNV RNA load in patients. Individuals with milder disease outcomes showed broader epitopes targeted and stronger CD4(+)T-cell responses against HTNV glycoproteins compared with more severe patients. The CD4(+)T cells characterized by broader antigenic repertoire, stronger polyfunctional responses, better expansion capacity and highly differentiated effector memory phenotype(CD27-CD28-CCR7-CD45RA-CD127(hi)) would elicit greater defense against HTNV infection and lead to much milder outcome of the disease. The host defense mediated by CD4(+)T cells may through the inducing antiviral condition of the host cells and cytotoxic effect of ThGranzyme B+ cells. Thus, these findings highlight the efforts of CD4(+)T-cell immunity to HTNV control and provide crucial information to better understand the immune defense against HTNV infection.
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- Ying Ma
- Department of Immunology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Institute of Orthopaedics of Xijing Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Immunology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Immunology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Immunology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Immunology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Immunology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases of Tangdu Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Immunology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Immunology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Immunology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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Schönrich G, Krüger DH, Raftery MJ. Hantavirus-induced disruption of the endothelial barrier: neutrophils are on the payroll. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:222. [PMID: 25859243 PMCID: PMC4373389 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Viral hemorrhagic fever caused by hantaviruses is an emerging infectious disease for which suitable treatments are not available. In order to improve this situation a better understanding of hantaviral pathogenesis is urgently required. Hantaviruses infect endothelial cell layers in vitro without causing any cytopathogenic effect and without increasing permeability. This implies that the mechanisms underlying vascular hyperpermeability in hantavirus-associated disease are more complex and that immune mechanisms play an important role. In this review we highlight the latest developments in hantavirus-induced immunopathogenesis. A possible contribution of neutrophils has been neglected so far. For this reason, we place special emphasis on the pathogenic role of neutrophils in disrupting the endothelial barrier.
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- Günther Schönrich
- Institute of Medical Virology, Helmut-Ruska-Haus, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin , Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Virology, Helmut-Ruska-Haus, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin , Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Virology, Helmut-Ruska-Haus, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin , Berlin, Germany
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Zhang Y, Zhang C, Zhuang R, Ma Y, Zhang Y, Yi J, Yang A, Jin B. IL-33/ST2 correlates with severity of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and regulates the inflammatory response in Hantaan virus-infected endothelial cells. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2015; 9:e0003514. [PMID: 25658420 PMCID: PMC4319827 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Accepted: 01/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hantaan virus (HTNV) causes a severe lethal haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in humans. Despite a limited understanding of the pathogenesis of HFRS, the importance of the abundant production of pro-inflammatory cytokines has been widely recognized. Interleukin 33 (IL-33) has been demonstrated to play an important role in physiological and pathological immune responses. After binding to its receptor ST2L, IL-33 stimulates the Th2-type immune response and promotes cytokine production. Depending on the disease model, IL-33 either protects against infection or exacerbates inflammatory disease, but it is unknown how the IL-33/ST2 axis regulates the immune response during HTNV infection. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Blood samples were collected from 23 hospitalized patients and 28 healthy controls. The levels of IL-33 and soluble ST2 (sST2) in plasma were quantified by ELISA, and the relationship between IL-33, sST2 and the disease severity was analyzed. The role of IL-33/sST2 axis in the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines was studied on HTNV-infected endothelial cells. The results showed that the plasma IL-33 and sST2 were significantly higher in patients than in healthy controls. Spearman analysis showed that elevated IL-33 and sST2 levels were positively correlated with white blood cell count and viral load, while negatively correlated with platelet count. Furthermore, we found that IL-33 enhanced the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines in HTNV-infected endothelial cells through NF-κB pathway and that this process was inhibited by the recombinant sST2. CONCLUSION/SIGNIFICANCE Our results indicate that the IL-33 acts as an initiator of the "cytokine storm" during HTNV infection, while sST2 can inhibit this process. Our findings could provide a promising immunotherapeutic target for the disease control.
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- Yusi Zhang
- Department of Immunology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Immunology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Immunology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Immunology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Immunology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Immunology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Immunology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Immunology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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Hepojoki J, Vaheri A, Strandin T. The fundamental role of endothelial cells in hantavirus pathogenesis. Front Microbiol 2014; 5:727. [PMID: 25566236 PMCID: PMC4273638 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 12/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Hantavirus, a genus of rodent- and insectivore-borne viruses in the family Bunyaviridae, is a group of emerging zoonotic pathogens. Hantaviruses cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome in man, often with severe consequences. Vascular leakage is evident in severe hantavirus infections, and increased permeability contributes to the pathogenesis. This review summarizes the current knowledge on hantavirus interactions with hematopoietic and endothelial cells, and their effects on the increased vascular permeability.
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- Jussi Hepojoki
- Department of Virology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Virology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Virology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland
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Li X, Li X, Chi X, Luo G, Yuan D, Sun G, Hei Z. Ulinastatin ameliorates acute kidney injury following liver transplantation in rats and humans. Exp Ther Med 2014; 9:411-416. [PMID: 25574207 PMCID: PMC4280962 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2014.2088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2014] [Accepted: 11/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication following orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) that evidently affects prognosis. However, no effective treatment exists for AKI. The aim of the present study was to elucidate whether ulinastatin application during OLT in humans can reduce kidney damage and improve renal function. In addition, the underlying mechanisms of ulinastatin were investigated on a rat autologous OLT (AOLT) model. In total, 60 patients undergoing an OLT were randomly selected to receive ulinastatin (U group; n=30) or saline (C group; n=30) during the OLT surgery. The patient demographics, AKI incidence rate, recovery indicators and renal injury indexes were measured during the perioperative period. In addition to the clinical trials, 40 rats were subjected to an AOLT and were divided into the control (C-R), sham-operation and ulinastatin treatment groups. Pathological renal damage, biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress were measured to investigate the effects and possible mechanisms of ulinastatin on AKI. In the clinical trials, ulinastatin application was shown to attenuate the incidence of AKI following OLT (P<0.05) and reduce the serum levels of cystatin C and urinary β2 microglobulin within 24 h of the OLT (P<0.05). Furthermore, ulinastatin was found to significantly improve the recovery of patients by reducing the time spent in the intensive care unit (P<0.01 vs. C group), the ventilation time and the hemodialysis rates (P<0.05 vs. C group). In the rat AOLT model, ulinastatin application was also shown to relieve renal pathological damage by reducing the serum cystatin C and creatinine levels. Notably, the levels of tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-6, hydrogen peroxide and reactive oxygen species were evidently reduced, while the level of superoxide dismutase was increased in the ulinastatin groups (P<0.05, vs. C-R group). In conclusion, ulinastatin application was demonstrated to protect against AKI following OLT by inhibiting inflammation and oxidation.
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- Xiaoyun Li
- Department of Anesthesiology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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Khaiboullina SF, Martynova EV, Khamidullina ZL, Lapteva EV, Nikolaeva IV, Anokhin VV, Lombardi VC, Rizvanov AA. Upregulation of IFN-γ and IL-12 is associated with a milder form of hantavirus hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2014; 33:2149-56. [PMID: 24942310 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-014-2176-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Accepted: 05/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Hantavirus hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is a zoonotic disease characterized by acute onset, fever, malaise, and back pain. As the disease progresses, hemorrhagic disturbances and kidney dysfunctions predominate. The examination of tissue collected postmortem supports the premise that virus replication is not responsible for this pathology; therefore, it is widely believed that virus-induced immune responses lead to the clinical manifestations associated with HFRS. The overproduction of inflammatory cytokines is commonly reported in subjects with HFRS and has given rise to the hypothesis that a so-called "cytokine storm" may play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of this disease. Currently, supportive care remains the only effective treatment for HFRS. Our data show that serum levels of interferon (IFN)-γ, interleukin (IL)-10, CCL2, and IL-12 are upregulated in HFRS cases when compared to healthy controls and the level of upregulation is dependent on the phase and severity of the disease. Furthermore, we observed an association between the mild form of the disease and elevated serum levels of IFN-γ and IL-12. Collectively, these observations suggest that the administration of exogenous IFN-γ and IL-12 may provide antiviral benefits for the treatment of HFRS and, thus, warrants further investigations.
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- S F Khaiboullina
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, WPI, 1664 N. Virginia St., MS 0552, Reno, NV, 89557, USA
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Immunogenetic factors affecting susceptibility of humans and rodents to hantaviruses and the clinical course of hantaviral disease in humans. Viruses 2014; 6:2214-41. [PMID: 24859344 PMCID: PMC4036553 DOI: 10.3390/v6052214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2013] [Revised: 03/17/2014] [Accepted: 05/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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We reviewed the associations of immunity-related genes with susceptibility of humans and rodents to hantaviruses, and with severity of hantaviral diseases in humans. Several class I and class II HLA haplotypes were linked with severe or benign hantavirus infections, and these haplotypes varied among localities and hantaviruses. The polymorphism of other immunity-related genes including the C4A gene and a high-producing genotype of TNF gene associated with severe PUUV infection. Additional genes that may contribute to disease or to PUUV infection severity include non-carriage of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA) allele 2 and IL-1β (-511) allele 2, polymorphisms of plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-1) and platelet GP1a. In addition, immunogenetic studies have been conducted to identify mechanisms that could be linked with the persistence/clearance of hantaviruses in reservoirs. Persistence was associated during experimental infections with an upregulation of anti-inflammatory responses. Using natural rodent population samples, polymorphisms and/or expression levels of several genes have been analyzed. These genes were selected based on the literature of rodent or human/hantavirus interactions (some Mhc class II genes, Tnf promoter, and genes encoding the proteins TLR4, TLR7, Mx2 and β3 integrin). The comparison of genetic differentiation estimated between bank vole populations sampled over Europe, at neutral and candidate genes, has allowed to evidence signatures of selection for Tnf, Mx2 and the Drb Mhc class II genes. Altogether, these results corroborated the hypothesis of an evolution of tolerance strategies in rodents. We finally discuss the importance of these results from the medical and epidemiological perspectives.
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