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Nunes JM, Kell DB, Pretorius E. Herpesvirus Infection of Endothelial Cells as a Systemic Pathological Axis in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Viruses 2024; 16:572. [PMID: 38675914 PMCID: PMC11053605 DOI: 10.3390/v16040572] [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: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Understanding the pathophysiology of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is critical for advancing treatment options. This review explores the novel hypothesis that a herpesvirus infection of endothelial cells (ECs) may underlie ME/CFS symptomatology. We review evidence linking herpesviruses to persistent EC infection and the implications for endothelial dysfunction, encompassing blood flow regulation, coagulation, and cognitive impairment-symptoms consistent with ME/CFS and Long COVID. This paper provides a synthesis of current research on herpesvirus latency and reactivation, detailing the impact on ECs and subsequent systemic complications, including latent modulation and long-term maladaptation. We suggest that the chronicity of ME/CFS symptoms and the multisystemic nature of the disease may be partly attributable to herpesvirus-induced endothelial maladaptation. Our conclusions underscore the necessity for further investigation into the prevalence and load of herpesvirus infection within the ECs of ME/CFS patients. This review offers conceptual advances by proposing an endothelial infection model as a systemic mechanism contributing to ME/CFS, steering future research toward potentially unexplored avenues in understanding and treating this complex syndrome.
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- Jean M. Nunes
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa;
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa;
- Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK
- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Building 220, Chemitorvet 200, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa;
- Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK
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Li H, Xue YW, Quan Y, Zhang HY. Reducing Virus Infection Risk in Space Environments through Nutrient Supplementation. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13091536. [PMID: 36140704 PMCID: PMC9498414 DOI: 10.3390/genes13091536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Space exploration has brought many challenges to human physiology. In order to evaluate and reduce possible pathological reactions triggered by space environments, we conducted bioinformatics analyses on the methylation data of the Mars 520 mission and human transcriptome data in the experiment simulating gravity changes. The results suggest that gene expression levels and DNA methylation levels were changed under the conditions of isolation and gravity changes, and multiple viral infection-related pathways were found in the enrichment analysis results of changed genes including Epstein Barr virus (EBV) infection, Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection and Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KHSV) infection. In this study, we found that Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) and vitamin D are helpful in reducing viral infection risk. In addition, the causal associations between nutrients and viral infections were calculated using Two sample Mendelian Randomization (2SMR) method, the results indicated that vitamin D can reduce EBV infection and HBV infection risk. In summary, our study suggests that space environments increase the risk of human viral infection, which may be reduced by supplementing EGCG and vitamin D. These results can be used to formulate medical plans for astronauts, which have practical application value for future space exploration.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-18062425336
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Petton B, Destoumieux-Garzón D, Pernet F, Toulza E, de Lorgeril J, Degremont L, Mitta G. The Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome, a Polymicrobial and Multifactorial Disease: State of Knowledge and Future Directions. Front Immunol 2021; 12:630343. [PMID: 33679773 PMCID: PMC7930376 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.630343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The Pacific oyster (Crassostreae gigas) has been introduced from Asia to numerous countries around the world during the 20th century. C. gigas is the main oyster species farmed worldwide and represents more than 98% of oyster production. The severity of disease outbreaks that affect C. gigas, which primarily impact juvenile oysters, has increased dramatically since 2008. The most prevalent disease, Pacific oyster mortality syndrome (POMS), has become panzootic and represents a threat to the oyster industry. Recently, major steps towards understanding POMS have been achieved through integrative molecular approaches. These studies demonstrated that infection by Ostreid herpesvirus type 1 µVar (OsHV-1 µvar) is the first critical step in the infectious process and leads to an immunocompromised state by altering hemocyte physiology. This is followed by dysbiosis of the microbiota, which leads to a secondary colonization by opportunistic bacterial pathogens, which in turn results in oyster death. Host and environmental factors (e.g. oyster genetics and age, temperature, food availability, and microbiota) have been shown to influence POMS permissiveness. However, we still do not understand the mechanisms by which these different factors control disease expression. The present review discusses current knowledge of this polymicrobial and multifactorial disease process and explores the research avenues that must be investigated to fully elucidate the complexity of POMS. These discoveries will help in decision-making and will facilitate the development of tools and applied innovations for the sustainable and integrated management of oyster aquaculture.
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- Bruno Petton
- Ifremer, LEMAR UMR 6539, UBO/CNRS/IRD/Ifremer, Argenton-en-Landunvez, France
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- Ifremer, LEMAR UMR 6539, UBO/CNRS/IRD/Ifremer, Argenton-en-Landunvez, France
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- IHPE, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, Montpellier, France
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- IHPE, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, Montpellier, France
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- IHPE, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, Montpellier, France
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Watanabe N, Nodomi K, Koike R, Kato A, Takeichi O, Kotani AI, Kaneko T, Sakagami H, Takei M, Ogata Y, Sato S, Imai K. EBV LMP1 in Gingival Epithelium Potentially Contributes to Human Chronic Periodontitis via Inducible IL8 Production. In Vivo 2020; 33:1793-1800. [PMID: 31662504 DOI: 10.21873/invivo.11670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Human chronic periodontitis is a major health problem. Although some oral bacteria have been reported to be putative pathogens, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is reported to be associated with the progression of periodontitis. However, the role of EBV in the aetiology of periodontitis is unknown. Therefore, we investigated periodontal pathogenesis of EBV to confirm whether EBV-encoded latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1) induces Interleukin-8 (IL8) production in human gingival cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS Real-time polymerase chain reaction, luciferase assay, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and western blotting were performed for determining IL8 mRNA expression, nuclear factor kappa B (NF-ĸB) transcription, IL8 production, and the phosphorylation of NF-ĸB p65 and Inhibitor of kappa B alpha (IĸBα), respectively, in Ca9-22 human gingival epithelial cells. Two LMP1 mutants lacking C-terminal activating region (CATR) domains responsible for activating NF-ĸB were used. RESULTS Extremely high IL8 production was induced by LMP1 in time- and dose-dependent manner, where simultaneous phosphorylation of NF-κB p65 and IĸBα and transcription of NF-ĸB were observed. On the contrary, IL8 production and NF-ĸB transcription were drastically inhibited by dominant negative mutant of IĸBα. Moreover, the LMP1 mutants failed to induce IL8 production. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that due to CATR domains, LMP1 contributes to the progression of periodontitis via IL8 production attributable to NF-ĸB activation.
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- Norihisa Watanabe
- Department of Periodontology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Microbiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Endodontics, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematological Malignancy, Institute of Medical Science, Tokai University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Meikai University Research Institute of Odontology (M-RIO), Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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Lupia T, Milia MG, Atzori C, Gianella S, Audagnotto S, Imperiale D, Mighetto L, Pirriatore V, Gregori G, Lipani F, Ghisetti V, Bonora S, Di Perri G, Calcagno A. Presence of Epstein-Barr virus DNA in cerebrospinal fluid is associated with greater HIV RNA and inflammation. AIDS 2020; 34:373-380. [PMID: 31764071 PMCID: PMC7773520 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000002442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The current study aimed to investigate whether cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) or cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA was associated with viral, inflammatory and neuronal damage biomarkers in people living with HIV (PLWH). DESIGN A cross-sectional diagnostic study on CSF fluid samples in patients undergoing lumbar punctures for clinical reasons, to better understand the role of EBV and CMV in the CNS on HIV RNA replication, blood-brain-barrier (BBB) damage and biomarkers of neuronal damage/inflammation. METHODS EBV, CMV DNA and HIV RNA were measured on CSF, through real time (RT)-PCR, from PLWHs undergoing lumbar punctures for clinical reasons (excluding oncho-haematological comorbidities). Immune-enzymatic assays evaluated blood-brain barrier inflammation and damage. Patients were stratified according to plasma HIV RNA levels in viremic (≥50 copies/ml) and aviremic (<50 copies/ml). RESULTS We included 297 participants. Among 167 viremic patients CSF EBV and CMV DNA were detectable in 42 (25.1%) and 10 (6.3%) participants; among 130 aviremic individuals CSF EBV and CMV DNA were detectable in 12 (9.2%) and 0 (0%) participants, respectively. In viremic group detectable CSF EBV DNA was associated with CSF pleocytosis (P < 0.001), higher CSF HIV RNA (P < 0.001) and neopterin levels (P = 0.002). In aviremic participants detectable EBV DNA was associated with pleocytosis (P = 0.056), higher neopterin (P = 0.027) and immune globulins (P = 0.016) in the CSF; CSF escape was more common in those with detectable EBV DNA (50 vs. 21.2%, P = 0.036). CONCLUSION EBV DNA was frequently detected in the CSF of viremic and fewer aviremic patients on antiretroviral treatment. In PLWH without clinical evidence of encephalitis CSF EBV DNA was associated with higher biomarkers levels of neuronal damage/inflammation. The role of EBV reactivation in HIV-associated central nervous system disorders warrants further studies.
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- Tommaso Lupia
- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino
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- Laboratory of Virology and Molecular Biology, Ospedale Amedeo di Savoia, ASL ‘Città di Torino’
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- Unit of Neurology, Ospedale Maria Vittoria, ASL ‘Città di Torino’, Torino, Italy
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- University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino
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- Unit of Neurology, Ospedale Maria Vittoria, ASL ‘Città di Torino’, Torino, Italy
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Ospedale Maria Vittoria, ASL ‘Città di Torino’, Torino, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino
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- Laboratory of Virology and Molecular Biology, Ospedale Amedeo di Savoia, ASL ‘Città di Torino’
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino
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- Laboratory of Virology and Molecular Biology, Ospedale Amedeo di Savoia, ASL ‘Città di Torino’
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino
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Mayne ES, Louw S. Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Vascular Disease. Open Forum Infect Dis 2019; 6:ofz303. [PMID: 31737735 PMCID: PMC6847507 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular disease, venous thrombosis, and microvascular disease in people with HIV (PWH) is predicted to increase in an aging HIV-infected population. Endothelial damage and dysfunction is a risk factor for cardiovascular events in PWH and is characterized by impaired vascular relaxation and decreased nitric oxide availability. Vascular disease has been attributed to direct viral effects, opportunistic infections, chronic inflammation, effects of antiretroviral therapy, and underlying comorbid conditions, like hypertension and use of tobacco. Although biomarkers have been examined to predict and prognosticate thrombotic and cardiovascular disease in this population, more comprehensive validation of risk factors is necessary to ensure patients are managed appropriately. This review examines the pathogenesis of vascular disease in PWH and summarizes the biomarkers used to predict vascular disease in this population.
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- Elizabeth S Mayne
- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand and the National Health Laboratory Service
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- Department of Molecular Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand and the National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Kalinina NM. CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME: APPROACHES TO DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPY. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND IMMUNITY 2014. [DOI: 10.15789/2220-7619-2011-3-267-270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The initial results of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-encoded latent membrane protein-1 (LMP-1) for screening nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s10330-011-0725-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Fiola S, Gosselin D, Takada K, Gosselin J. TLR9 Contributes to the Recognition of EBV by Primary Monocytes and Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 185:3620-31. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0903736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Stuhlmeier KM. Hyaluronan production in synoviocytes as a consequence of viral infections: HAS1 activation by Epstein-Barr virus and synthetic double- and single-stranded viral RNA analogs. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:16781-9. [PMID: 18400745 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m801669200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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One of the hallmarks of arthritis is swollen joints containing unusually high quantities of hyaluronan. Intact hyaluronan molecules facilitate cell migration by acting as ligands for CD44. Hyaluronan degradation products, readily formed at sites of inflammation, also fuel inflammatory processes. Irrespective of whether viruses could be a cause of rheumatoid arthritis, there is clear evidence that links viral infections to this debilitating disease. For this study, live Epstein-Barr virus and a number of double- and single-stranded synthetic viral analogs were tested for their effectiveness as activators of hyaluronan (HA) synthesis. As shown herein, Epstein-Barr virus-treated fibroblast-like synoviocytes significantly increase HA production and release. Real time reverse transcription-PCR data show that HAS1 mRNA levels are significantly elevated in virus-treated cells, whereas mRNA levels for the genes HAS2 and HAS3 remain unchanged. As to the mechanism of virus-induced HAS1 transcription, data are presented that imply that among the double- and single-stranded polynucleotides tested, homopolymeric polycytidylic structures are the most potent inducers of HAS1 transcription and HA release, whereas homopolymeric polyinosinic acid is without effect. Analyses of virus-induced signal cascades, utilizing chemical inhibitors of MAPK and overexpressing mutated IKK and IkappaB, revealed that the MAPK p38 as well as the transcription factor NF-kappaB are essential for virus-induced activation of HAS1. The presented data implicate HAS1 as the culprit in unfettered HA release and point out targets in virus-induced signaling pathways that might allow for specific interventions in cases of unwanted and uncontrolled HA synthesis.
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- Karl M Stuhlmeier
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Rheumatology and Balneology, Kurbadstrasse 10, 1100 Vienna, Austria.
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Esfandiarei M, Boroomand S, Suarez A, Si X, Rahmani M, McManus B. Coxsackievirus B3 activates nuclear factor kappa B transcription factor via a phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase/protein kinase B-dependent pathway to improve host cell viability. Cell Microbiol 2008; 9:2358-71. [PMID: 17848167 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2007.00964.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) is the most common viral infectant of heart muscle. CVB3 directly injures cardiomyocytes. We have previously reported on a regulatory role for the phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt) pathway during CVB3 infection. Yet, the mechanism underlying this regulatory role has not been elucidated. The PI3K/Akt pathway is involved in various cellular processes and exerts its function through the activation of several downstream effectors. Among them, nuclear factor kappa B (NFkappaB) transcription factor is involved in inflammation, survival and apoptosis. In this study, we investigated the role of NFkappaB as a potential downstream mediator of signals through the PI3K/Akt cascade, in regulating CVB3-induced cellular injury. We report that CVB3 infection induces the translocation of NFkappaB into the nucleus of infected cells. Inhibition of the PI3K/Akt pathway markedly decreases virus-induced NFkappaB activation. Further, NFkappaB inhibition significantly suppresses host viability, suggesting a pro-survival role for NFkappaB. Short-term treatment of cells with tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), a potent activator of NFkappaB, promotes host cell viability without affecting virus replication. However, a prolonged treatment has a detrimental effect on cells, indicating the existence of a delicate balance between the anti- and pro-apoptotic roles of TNF-alpha in the setting of CVB3 infection.
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- Mitra Esfandiarei
- The James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research, Providence Health Care Research Institute/St. Paul's Hospital, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Valbuena G, Walker DH. The endothelium as a target for infections. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PATHOLOGY-MECHANISMS OF DISEASE 2007; 1:171-98. [PMID: 18039112 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.pathol.1.110304.100031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The endothelial cells lining vascular and lymphatic vessels are targets of several infectious agents, including viruses and bacteria, that lead to dramatic changes in their functions. Understanding the pathophysiological mechanisms that cause the clinical manifestations of those infections has been advanced through the use of animal models and in vitro systems; however, there are also abundant studies that explore the consequences of endothelial infection in vitro without supporting evidence that endothelial cells are actual in vivo targets of infection in human diseases. This article defines criteria for considering an infection as truly endothelium-targeted and reviews the literature that offers insights into the pathogenesis of human endothelial-target infections.
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Zakliczyński M, Krynicka-Mazurek A, Pyka Ł, Trybunia D, Nadziakiewicz P, Przybylski R, Zembala M. The effect of Epstein-Barr virus infection on medium-term survival after orthotopic heart transplantation. Transplant Proc 2007; 39:2862-5. [PMID: 18022003 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.08.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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UNLABELLED Our aim was to assess the medium-time results after orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) depending on the serostatus of heart transplant recipients at the time of transplantation. MATERIALS AND METHODS We enrolled 120 patients in this retrospective study including 107 males and an overall mean age of 49.1 +/- 8.6 years ischemic heart disease (IHD) was the diagnosis before OHT in 46%. The mean follow-up was 48 months. The first diagnostic coronary angiography was routinely preformed at 1 year after OHT, and then every second year. We evaluated every incidence of a change in the coronary arteries, the presence of significant stenosis (requiring percutaneous coronary intervention), acute myocardial infarction, death, or retransplantation. Using indirect immunofluorescence assays we detected Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antigenemia by identification of antibodies against early antigens of EBV (EA) of IgM and IgG classes as well as IgG antibodies against nuclear antigen of EBV (EBNA). Since April 2001 all three types of antibodies were routinely investigated on admission to the hospital for OHT. RESULTS At the time of transplantation, IgM-EA antibodies were detected in 17 (14%) patients, IgG-EA in 35 (29%), and IgG-EBNA in 113 (94%). Survival rate, incidence of cardiac allograft vasculopathy and death, as a function of the serostatus of the heart recipient at the time of transplantation were estimated by Kaplan-Meier curves; the results were compared by log-rank tests. The findings among IgM EA, IgG EA, and IgG EBNA-positive and -negative groups were statistically comparable. CONCLUSION Infection with EBV before OHT did not worsen the prognosis over the first 4 years after transplantation.
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- M Zakliczyński
- Department of Cardiac Surgery & Transplantation, Silesian Center for Heart Disease, Zabrze, Poland.
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Jones JO, Arvin AM. Inhibition of the NF-kappaB pathway by varicella-zoster virus in vitro and in human epidermal cells in vivo. J Virol 2007; 80:5113-24. [PMID: 16698992 PMCID: PMC1472140 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01956-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is an alphaherpesvirus that causes varicella and herpes zoster. Using human cellular DNA microarrays, we found that many nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB)-responsive genes were down-regulated in VZV-infected fibroblasts, suggesting that VZV infection inhibited the NF-kappaB pathway. The activation of this pathway causes a cellular antiviral response, including the production of alpha/beta interferon, cytokines, and other proteins that restrict viral infection. In these experiments, we demonstrated that VZV interferes with NF-kappaB activation in cultured fibroblasts and in differentiated epidermal cells in skin xenografts of SCIDhu mice infected in vivo. VZV infection of fibroblasts caused a transient nuclear translocation of p50 and p65, the canonical NF-kappaB family members. In a process that was dependent upon the presence of infectious VZV, these proteins rapidly became sequestered in the cytoplasm of VZV-infected cells. Exclusion of NF-kappaB proteins from nuclei was associated with the continued presence of IkappaBalpha, which binds p50 and p65 and prevents their nuclear accumulation. IkappaBalpha levels did not diminish even though the protein became phosphorylated and ubiquitinated, as determined based on detection of the characteristic high-molecular-weight form of the protein, and the 26S proteasome remained functional in VZV-infected cells. VZV infection also inhibited the characteristic degradation of IkappaBalpha that is induced by exposure of fibroblasts to tumor necrosis factor alpha. As expected, herpes simplex virus 1 caused the persistent nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB proteins, which has been shown to facilitate its replication, whereas VZV infection progressed without persistent NF-kappaB nuclear localization. We suggest that VZV has evolved a mechanism to limit host cell antiviral defenses by sequestering NF-kappaB proteins in the cytoplasm, a strategy that appears to be unique among the herpesviruses.
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- Jeremy O Jones
- Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Rm. G312, Stanford, CA 94305-5208, USA.
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Oyoshi MK, Barthel R, Tsitsikov EN. TRAF1 regulates recruitment of lymphocytes and, to a lesser extent, neutrophils, myeloid dendritic cells and monocytes to the lung airways following lipopolysaccharide inhalation. Immunology 2007; 120:303-14. [PMID: 17328785 PMCID: PMC2265890 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2006.02499.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Inhaled lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induces an inflammatory response that may contribute to the pathogenesis of asthma and other airway diseases. Here we investigate the role of tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor-associated factor 1 (TRAF1) in leucocyte recruitment using a model of LPS-induced lung inflammation in mice. TRAF1(-/-) mice are completely deficient in the recruitment of lymphocytes to the lower respiratory tract after inhalation of LPS. Although TRAF1(-/-) mice display normal early accumulation of neutrophils, dendritic cells and monocytes in the alveolar airspace, they have a significantly reduced recruitment of these cells by 24 hr after inhalation of LPS when compared to wild-type (WT) mice. Despite normal expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF, interleukin-1 (IL-1) and IL-6 after LPS treatment, TRAF1(-/-) mice displayed decreased expression of intercellular adhesion molecule 1, vascular cell adhesion molecule 1, CCL17 and CCL20 in the lungs, when compared to LPS-treated WT mice. These results suggest that TRAF1 facilitates LPS-induced leucocyte recruitment into the lung airways by augmenting the expression of chemokines and adhesion molecules. Mice lacking TNF receptor 1 (TNFR1) but not TNFR2 show a phenotype similar to the TRAF1(-/-) mice, suggesting that TRAF1 may act downstream of TNFR1. Significantly, we use bone marrow chimeras to demonstrate that expression of TRAF1 by cells resident in the lungs, but not by circulating leucocytes, is necessary for efficient LPS-induced recruitment of leucocytes to the lung airways.
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- Michiko K Oyoshi
- CBR Institute for Biomedical Research, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA 02115, USA
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Elgui de Oliveira D. DNA viruses in human cancer: An integrated overview on fundamental mechanisms of viral carcinogenesis. Cancer Lett 2007; 247:182-96. [PMID: 16814460 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2006.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2006] [Revised: 05/17/2006] [Accepted: 05/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The first experimental data suggesting that neoplasm development in animals might be influenced by infectious agents were published in the early 1900s. However, conclusive evidence that DNA viruses play a role in the pathogenesis of some human cancers only emerged in the 1950s, when Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) was discovered within Burkitt lymphoma cells. Besides EBV, other DNA viruses consistently associated with human cancers are the hepatitis B virus (HBV), human papillomavirus (HPV), and Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV). Although each virus has unique features, it is becoming clearer that all these oncogenic agents target multiple cellular pathways to support malignant transformation and tumor development.
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- Deilson Elgui de Oliveira
- Department of Pathology, Botucatu School of Medicine, State University of Sao Paulo (UNESP), Brazil.
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Rajalingam K, Sharma M, Paland N, Hurwitz R, Thieck O, Oswald M, Machuy N, Rudel T. IAP-IAP complexes required for apoptosis resistance of C. trachomatis-infected cells. PLoS Pathog 2006; 2:e114. [PMID: 17069460 PMCID: PMC1626104 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.0020114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2006] [Accepted: 09/19/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Host cells infected with obligate intracellular bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis are profoundly resistant to diverse apoptotic stimuli. The molecular mechanisms underlying the block in apoptotic signaling of infected cells is not well understood. Here we investigated the molecular mechanism by which apoptosis induced via the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor is prevented in infected epithelial cells. Infection with C. trachomatis leads to the up-regulation of cellular inhibitor of apoptosis (cIAP)-2, and interfering with cIAP-2 up-regulation sensitized infected cells for TNF-induced apoptosis. Interestingly, besides cIAP-2, cIAP-1 and X-linked IAP, although not differentially regulated by infection, are required to maintain apoptosis resistance in infected cells. We detected that IAPs are constitutively organized in heteromeric complexes and small interfering RNA-mediated silencing of one of these IAPs affects the stability of another IAP. In particular, the stability of cIAP-2 is modulated by the presence of X-linked IAP and their interaction is stabilized in infected cells. Our observations suggest that IAPs are functional and stable as heteromers, a thus far undiscovered mechanism of IAP regulation and its role in modulation of apoptosis.
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- Krishnaraj Rajalingam
- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany
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- Biochemistry/Protein Purification Core Facility, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany
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Selvaraj SK, Prasadarao NV. Escherichia coliK1 inhibits proinflammatory cytokine induction in monocytes by preventing NF-κB activation. J Leukoc Biol 2005; 78:544-54. [PMID: 15894582 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0904516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Phagocytes are well-known effectors of the innate immune system to produce proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin (IL)-1beta, and IL-8 during infections. Here, we show that infection of monocytes with wild-type Escherichia coli K1, which causes meningitis in neonates, suppresses the production of cytokines and chemokines (TNF-alpha, regulated on activation, normal T expressed and secreted, macrophage-inflammatory protein-1beta, IL-1beta, and IL-8). In contrast, infection of monocytes with a mutant E. coli, which lacks outer membrane protein A (OmpA- E. coli) resulted in robust production of cytokines and chemokines. Wild-type E. coli K1 (OmpA+ E. coli) prevented the phosphorylation and its degradation of inhibitor of kappaB, thereby blocking the translocation of nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB to the nucleus. OmpA+ E. coli-infected cells, subsequently subjected to lipopolysaccharide challenge, were crippled severely in their ability to activate NF-kappaB to induce cytokine/chemokine production. Selective inhibitors of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 pathway and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), but not Jun N-terminal kinase, significantly reduced the activation of NF-kappaB and the production of cytokines and chemokines induced by OmpA- E. coli, indicating a role for these kinases in the NF-kappaB/cytokine pathway. It is interesting that the phosphorylation of ERK 1/2 and p38 MAPK was notably reduced in monocytes infected with OmpA+ E. coli when compared with monocytes infected with OmpA- E. coli, suggesting that the modulation of upstream events common for NF-kappaB and MAPKs by the bacterium is possible. The ability of OmpA+ E. coli K1 to inhibit the macrophage response temporarily may enable bacterial survival and growth within the host for the onset of meningitis by E. coli K1.
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- Suresh K Selvaraj
- Division of Infectious Diseases, The Saban Research Institute, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA
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Both human gamma-herpesviruses, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) induce neoplasia. Burkitt's and Hodgkin's lymphomas harbor EBV sequences, while KSHV has been associated with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), primary effusion lymphoma (PEL), and multicentric castleman's disease (MCD). Each of these gamma-herpesvirus-associated malignancies displays typical characteristics of neoplasia, such as angiogenesis and cell survival. One enzyme commonly overexpressed in breast, prostate, and colon cancers is cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). Recently, COX-2 overexpression has been reported in herpesvirus infections in vitro. This review will outline potential mechanisms by which COX-2 may participate in herpesvirus-induced neoplasia.
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- Bryan D Shelby
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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