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Jones C. Intimate Relationship Between Stress and Human Alpha‑Herpes Virus 1 (HSV‑1) Reactivation from Latency. CURRENT CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2023; 10:236-245. [PMID: 38173564 PMCID: PMC10764003 DOI: 10.1007/s40588-023-00202-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Purpose of Review Numerous studies concluded stress (acute, episodic acute, or chronic) increases the incidence of human alpha-herpes virus 1 (HSV-1) reactivation from latency in neurons. This review will summarize how stress stimulates viral gene expression, replication, and reactivation from latency. Recent Findings Stress (capital S) stress-mediated activation of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) accelerates reactivation from latency, whereas a corticosteroid-specific antagonist impairs viral replication and reactivation from latency. GR and specific stress-induced cellular transcription factors also stimulate viral promoters that drive expression of key viral transcriptional regulators: infected cell protein 0 (ICP0), ICP4, ICP27 and viral tegument protein (VP16). Hence, GR is predicted to initially stimulate viral gene expression. GR-mediated immune-inhibitory functions are also predicted to enhance viral replication and viral spread. Summary Identifying cellular factors and viral regulatory proteins that trigger reactivation from latency in neurons may provide new therapeutic strategies designed to reduce the incidence of reactivation from latency.
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- Clinton Jones
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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Harrison KS, Wijesekera N, Robinson AGJ, Santos VC, Oakley RH, Cidlowski JA, Jones C. Impaired glucocorticoid receptor function attenuates herpes simplex virus 1 production during explant-induced reactivation from latency in female mice. J Virol 2023; 97:e0130523. [PMID: 37823644 PMCID: PMC10617412 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01305-23] [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: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE A correlation exists between stress and increased episodes of human alpha-herpes virus 1 reactivation from latency. Stress increases corticosteroid levels; consequently, the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) is activated. Recent studies concluded that a GR agonist, but not an antagonist, accelerates productive infection and reactivation from latency. Furthermore, GR and certain stress-induced transcription factors cooperatively transactivate promoters that drive the expression of infected cell protein 0 (ICP0), ICP4, and VP16. This study revealed female mice expressing a GR containing a serine to alanine mutation at position 229 (GRS229A) shed significantly lower levels of infectious virus during explant-induced reactivation compared to male GRS229A or wild-type parental C57BL/6 mice. Furthermore, female GRS229A mice contained fewer VP16 + TG neurons compared to male GRS229A mice or wild-type mice during the early stages of explant-induced reactivation from latency. Collectively, these studies revealed that GR transcriptional activity has female-specific effects, whereas male mice can compensate for the loss of GR transcriptional activation.
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- Kelly S. Harrison
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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Olivera E, Sáez A, Carniglia L, Caruso C, Lasaga M, Durand D. Alzheimer's disease risk after COVID-19: a view from the perspective of the infectious hypothesis of neurodegeneration. Neural Regen Res 2023; 18:1404-1410. [PMID: 36571334 PMCID: PMC10075115 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.360273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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In light of the rising evidence of the association between viral and bacterial infections and neurodegeneration, we aimed at revisiting the infectious hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease and analyzing the possible implications of COVID-19 neurological sequelae in long-term neurodegeneration. We wondered how SARS-CoV-2 could be related to the amyloid-β cascade and how it could lead to the pathological hallmarks of the disease. We also predict a paradigm change in clinical medicine, which now has a great opportunity to conduct prospective surveillance of cognitive sequelae and progression to dementia in people who suffered severe infections together with other risk factors for Alzheimer's disease.
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- Eugenia Olivera
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas INBIOMED UBA-CONICET, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas INBIOMED UBA-CONICET, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas INBIOMED UBA-CONICET, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas INBIOMED UBA-CONICET, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas INBIOMED UBA-CONICET, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas INBIOMED UBA-CONICET, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Lebeau G, Ah-Pine F, Daniel M, Bedoui Y, Vagner D, Frumence E, Gasque P. Perivascular Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells, an Immune Privileged Niche for Viruses? Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23148038. [PMID: 35887383 PMCID: PMC9317325 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23148038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 07/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) play a critical role in response to stress such as infection. They initiate the removal of cell debris, exert major immunoregulatory activities, control pathogens, and lead to a remodeling/scarring phase. Thus, host-derived ‘danger’ factors released from damaged/infected cells (called alarmins, e.g., HMGB1, ATP, DNA) as well as pathogen-associated molecular patterns (LPS, single strand RNA) can activate MSCs located in the parenchyma and around vessels to upregulate the expression of growth factors and chemoattractant molecules that influence immune cell recruitment and stem cell mobilization. MSC, in an ultimate contribution to tissue repair, may also directly trans- or de-differentiate into specific cellular phenotypes such as osteoblasts, chondrocytes, lipofibroblasts, myofibroblasts, Schwann cells, and they may somehow recapitulate their neural crest embryonic origin. Failure to terminate such repair processes induces pathological scarring, termed fibrosis, or vascular calcification. Interestingly, many viruses and particularly those associated to chronic infection and inflammation may hijack and polarize MSC’s immune regulatory activities. Several reports argue that MSC may constitute immune privileged sanctuaries for viruses and contributing to long-lasting effects posing infectious challenges, such as viruses rebounding in immunocompromised patients or following regenerative medicine therapies using MSC. We will herein review the capacity of several viruses not only to infect but also to polarize directly or indirectly the functions of MSC (immunoregulation, differentiation potential, and tissue repair) in clinical settings.
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- Grégorie Lebeau
- Unité de Recherche en Pharmaco-Immunologie (UR-EPI), Université et CHU de La Réunion, 97400 Saint-Denis, France; (G.L.); (F.A.-P.); (M.D.); (Y.B.); (E.F.)
- Laboratoire d’Immunologie Clinique et Expérimentale de la ZOI (LICE-OI), Pôle de Biologie, CHU de La Réunion, 97400 Saint-Denis, France
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- Unité de Recherche en Pharmaco-Immunologie (UR-EPI), Université et CHU de La Réunion, 97400 Saint-Denis, France; (G.L.); (F.A.-P.); (M.D.); (Y.B.); (E.F.)
- Service Anatomo-Pathologie, CHU de la Réunion, 97400 Saint-Denis, France
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- Unité de Recherche en Pharmaco-Immunologie (UR-EPI), Université et CHU de La Réunion, 97400 Saint-Denis, France; (G.L.); (F.A.-P.); (M.D.); (Y.B.); (E.F.)
- Laboratoire d’Immunologie Clinique et Expérimentale de la ZOI (LICE-OI), Pôle de Biologie, CHU de La Réunion, 97400 Saint-Denis, France
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- Unité de Recherche en Pharmaco-Immunologie (UR-EPI), Université et CHU de La Réunion, 97400 Saint-Denis, France; (G.L.); (F.A.-P.); (M.D.); (Y.B.); (E.F.)
- Laboratoire d’Immunologie Clinique et Expérimentale de la ZOI (LICE-OI), Pôle de Biologie, CHU de La Réunion, 97400 Saint-Denis, France
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- Service de Médecine Interne, CHU de la Réunion, 97400 Saint-Denis, France;
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- Unité de Recherche en Pharmaco-Immunologie (UR-EPI), Université et CHU de La Réunion, 97400 Saint-Denis, France; (G.L.); (F.A.-P.); (M.D.); (Y.B.); (E.F.)
- Laboratoire d’Immunologie Clinique et Expérimentale de la ZOI (LICE-OI), Pôle de Biologie, CHU de La Réunion, 97400 Saint-Denis, France
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- Unité de Recherche en Pharmaco-Immunologie (UR-EPI), Université et CHU de La Réunion, 97400 Saint-Denis, France; (G.L.); (F.A.-P.); (M.D.); (Y.B.); (E.F.)
- Laboratoire d’Immunologie Clinique et Expérimentale de la ZOI (LICE-OI), Pôle de Biologie, CHU de La Réunion, 97400 Saint-Denis, France
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Microglia activate early anti-viral responses upon HSV-1 entry into the brain to counteract development of encephalitis-like disease in mice. J Virol 2022; 96:e0131121. [PMID: 35045263 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01311-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Spread of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1) from the periphery to the central nervous system (CNS) can lead to extensive infection and pathological inflammation in the brain, causing herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE). It has been shown that microglia, the CNS-resident macrophages, are involved in early sensing of HSV1 and an induction of antiviral responses. In addition, infiltration of peripheral immune cells may contribute to control of viral infection. In this study, we tested the effect of microglia depletion in a mouse model of HSE. Increased viral titers and increased disease severity were observed in microglia-depleted mice. The effect of microglia depletion was more pronounced in wild-type than in cGas-/- mice, revealing that this immune sensor contributes to the antiviral activity of microglia. Importantly, microglia depletion led to reduced production of type I interferon (IFN), pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines at early time points after viral entry into the CNS. In line with this, in vitro experiments on murine primary CNS cells demonstrated microglial presence to be essential for IFN RNA induction, and control of HSV1 replication. However, the effect of microglia depletion on expression of IFNs, and inflammatory cytokines was restricted to early time point of HSV1 entry into the CNS. There was no major alteration of infiltration of CD45-positive cells in microglia-depleted mice. Collectively, our data demonstrate a key role for microglia in controlling HSV1 replication early after viral entry into the CNS and highlight the importance of a prompt antiviral innate response to reduce the risk of HSE development. Importance One of the most devastating and acute neurological conditions is encephalitis, i.e. inflammation of brain tissue. Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1) is a highly prevalent pathogen in humans, and the most frequent cause of viral sporadic encephalitis, called herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE). HSV1 has the ability to infect peripheral neurons and reach the central nervous system (CNS) of humans, where it can be detected by brain resident cells and infiltrating immune cells, leading to protective and damaging immune responses. In this study, we investigated the effects of a depletion of microglia, the main brain-resident immune cell type. For this purpose, we used a mouse model of HSE. We found that viral levels increased and disease symptoms worsened in microglia-depleted mice. In addition, mice lacking a major sensor of viral DNA, cGAS, manifested more pronounced disease than wild-type mice, highlighting the importance of this immune sensor in the activity of microglia. Evidently, microglia depletion led to a reduced production of many known antiviral factors, most notably type I interferon (IFN). The importance of microglia in the early control of HSV1 spread and the generation of antiviral responses is further demonstrated by experiments on murine mixed glial cell cultures. Interestingly, mice with microglia depletion exhibited an unaltered activation of antiviral responses and recruitment of immune cells from the periphery at later time points of infection, but this did not prevent the development of the disease. Overall, the data highlight the importance of a rapid activation of the host defense, with microglia playing a critical role in controlling HSV1 infection, which eventually prevents damage to neurons and brain tissue.
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Feige L, Zaeck LM, Sehl-Ewert J, Finke S, Bourhy H. Innate Immune Signaling and Role of Glial Cells in Herpes Simplex Virus- and Rabies Virus-Induced Encephalitis. Viruses 2021; 13:2364. [PMID: 34960633 PMCID: PMC8708193 DOI: 10.3390/v13122364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The environment of the central nervous system (CNS) represents a double-edged sword in the context of viral infections. On the one hand, the infectious route for viral pathogens is restricted via neuroprotective barriers; on the other hand, viruses benefit from the immunologically quiescent neural environment after CNS entry. Both the herpes simplex virus (HSV) and the rabies virus (RABV) bypass the neuroprotective blood-brain barrier (BBB) and successfully enter the CNS parenchyma via nerve endings. Despite the differences in the molecular nature of both viruses, each virus uses retrograde transport along peripheral nerves to reach the human CNS. Once inside the CNS parenchyma, HSV infection results in severe acute inflammation, necrosis, and hemorrhaging, while RABV preserves the intact neuronal network by inhibiting apoptosis and limiting inflammation. During RABV neuroinvasion, surveilling glial cells fail to generate a sufficient type I interferon (IFN) response, enabling RABV to replicate undetected, ultimately leading to its fatal outcome. To date, we do not fully understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the activation or suppression of the host inflammatory responses of surveilling glial cells, which present important pathways shaping viral pathogenesis and clinical outcome in viral encephalitis. Here, we compare the innate immune responses of glial cells in RABV- and HSV-infected CNS, highlighting different viral strategies of neuroprotection or Neuroinflamm. in the context of viral encephalitis.
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- Lena Feige
- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, Lyssavirus Epidemiology and Neuropathology, 28 Rue Du Docteur Roux, 75015 Paris, France;
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- Institute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), Federal Institute of Animal Health, Südufer 10, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany; (L.M.Z.); (S.F.)
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- Department of Experimental Animal Facilities and Biorisk Management, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), Federal Institute of Animal Health, Südufer 10, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany;
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- Institute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), Federal Institute of Animal Health, Südufer 10, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany; (L.M.Z.); (S.F.)
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, Lyssavirus Epidemiology and Neuropathology, 28 Rue Du Docteur Roux, 75015 Paris, France;
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Ostler JB, Jones C. Stress Induced Transcription Factors Transactivate the Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Infected Cell Protein 27 (ICP27) Transcriptional Enhancer. Viruses 2021; 13:2296. [PMID: 34835102 PMCID: PMC8622287 DOI: 10.3390/v13112296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Following acute infection, herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) establishes lifelong latency in neurons, including sensory neurons within trigeminal ganglia. During latency, lytic cycle viral gene expression is silenced. However, stressful stimuli can trigger reactivation from latency. The viral tegument protein, VP-16, transactivates all immediate early (IE) promoters during productive infection. Conversely, cellular factors are expected to trigger viral gene expression during early stages of reactivation from latency and in non-neuronal cells that do not support high levels of productive infection. The glucocorticoid receptor (GR), synthetic corticosteroid dexamethasone, and certain stress-induced transcription factors cooperatively transactivate infected cell protein 0 (ICP0) and ICP4 promoters. Since ICP27 protein expression is required for productive infection, we hypothesized that the ICP27 promoter is transactivated by stress-induced transcription factors. New studies have demonstrated that ICP27 enhancer sequences were transactivated by GR and Krüppel-like factor 15 (KLF15). Mutation of a consensus Sp1 binding site within ICP27 enhancer sequences impaired transactivation by GR and KLF15. Chromatin immunoprecipitation studies have demonstrated that GR and KLF15 occupy ICP27 promoter sequences during productive infection. Cells transfected with an ICP27 enhancer fragment revealed the GR and KLF15 occupancy of ICP27 enhancer sequences required the intact Sp1 binding site. Notably, GR and KLF15 form a feed-forward transcription loop in response to stress, suggesting these cellular factors promote viral replication following stressful stimuli.
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA;
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Nazareth L, St John J, Murtaza M, Ekberg J. Phagocytosis by Peripheral Glia: Importance for Nervous System Functions and Implications in Injury and Disease. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:660259. [PMID: 33898462 PMCID: PMC8060502 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.660259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The central nervous system (CNS) has very limited capacity to regenerate after traumatic injury or disease. In contrast, the peripheral nervous system (PNS) has far greater capacity for regeneration. This difference can be partly attributed to variances in glial-mediated functions, such as axon guidance, structural support, secretion of growth factors and phagocytic activity. Due to their growth-promoting characteristic, transplantation of PNS glia has been trialed for neural repair. After peripheral nerve injuries, Schwann cells (SCs, the main PNS glia) phagocytose myelin debris and attract macrophages to the injury site to aid in debris clearance. One peripheral nerve, the olfactory nerve, is unique in that it continuously regenerates throughout life. The olfactory nerve glia, olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs), are the primary phagocytes within this nerve, continuously clearing axonal debris arising from the normal regeneration of the nerve and after injury. In contrast to SCs, OECs do not appear to attract macrophages. SCs and OECs also respond to and phagocytose bacteria, a function likely critical for tackling microbial invasion of the CNS via peripheral nerves. However, phagocytosis is not always effective; inflammation, aging and/or genetic factors may contribute to compromised phagocytic activity. Here, we highlight the diverse roles of SCs and OECs with the focus on their phagocytic activity under physiological and pathological conditions. We also explore why understanding the contribution of peripheral glia phagocytosis may provide us with translational strategies for achieving axonal regeneration of the injured nervous system and potentially for the treatment of certain neurological diseases.
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- Lynn Nazareth
- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia.,Clem Jones Centre for Neurobiology and Stem Cell Research, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia.,Clem Jones Centre for Neurobiology and Stem Cell Research, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia.,Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia.,Clem Jones Centre for Neurobiology and Stem Cell Research, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia.,Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia.,Clem Jones Centre for Neurobiology and Stem Cell Research, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia.,Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia
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Asha K, Sharma-Walia N. Targeting Host Cellular Factors as a Strategy of Therapeutic Intervention for Herpesvirus Infections. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 11:603309. [PMID: 33816328 PMCID: PMC8017445 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.603309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Herpesviruses utilize various host factors to establish latent infection, survival, and spread disease in the host. These factors include host cellular machinery, host proteins, gene expression, multiple transcription factors, cellular signal pathways, immune cell activation, transcription factors, cytokines, angiogenesis, invasion, and factors promoting metastasis. The knowledge and understanding of host genes, protein products, and biochemical pathways lead to discovering safe and effective antivirals to prevent viral reactivation and spread infection. Here, we focus on the contribution of pro-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory, and resolution lipid metabolites of the arachidonic acid (AA) pathway in the lifecycle of herpesvirus infections. We discuss how various herpesviruses utilize these lipid pathways to their advantage and how we target them to combat herpesvirus infection. We also summarize recent development in anti-herpesvirus therapeutics and new strategies proposed or under clinical trials. These anti-herpesvirus therapeutics include inhibitors blocking viral life cycle events, engineered anticancer agents, epigenome influencing factors, immunomodulators, and therapeutic compounds from natural extracts.
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- H. M. Bligh Cancer Research Laboratories, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, United States
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Ostler JB, Thunuguntla P, Hendrickson BY, Jones C. Transactivation of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1) Infected Cell Protein 4 Enhancer by Glucocorticoid Receptor and Stress-Induced Transcription Factors Requires Overlapping Krüppel-Like Transcription Factor 4/Sp1 Binding Sites. J Virol 2021; 95:e01776-20. [PMID: 33208447 PMCID: PMC7851558 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01776-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Following acute infection, herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) lytic cycle viral gene expression is silenced; consequently, lifelong latency in neurons is established. Certain external stimuli that trigger reactivation from latency also activate the glucocorticoid receptor (GR). The synthetic corticosteroid dexamethasone, but not a GR-specific antagonist, increases the frequency of explant-induced reactivation from latency and stimulates productive infection. Furthermore, dexamethasone increases expression of cellular transcription factors in trigeminal ganglionic neurons: for example, SLUG and three Krüppel-like transcription factor (KLF) family members, KLF4, KLF15, and promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger protein (PLZF). Consequently, we hypothesized that stress-induced transcription factors stimulate expression of ICP4, a viral transcriptional regulator required for productive infection. New studies demonstrated that GR and KLF4, PLZF, or SLUG cooperatively transactivate the ICP4 enhancer upstream of a minimal promoter in monkey kidney cells (Vero) and mouse neuroblastoma cells (Neuro-2A). Strikingly, mutagenesis of two KLF4/Sp1 binding sites reduced GR- plus KLF4-, PLZF-, or SLUG-mediated transactivation to basal levels. A consensus enhancer (E)-Box adjacent to a KLF4/Sp1 binding site was also required for GR- and SLUG-, but not KLF family member-, mediated transactivation of the ICP4 promoter. Chromatin immunoprecipitation studies (ChIP) revealed GR and stress-induced transcription factors occupy ICP4 enhancer sequences. Conversely, specific binding was generally reduced in the KLF4/Sp1 mutant. Furthermore, GR and SLUG occupancy of ICP4 enhancer sequences was reduced in the E-Box mutant. Based on these studies, we suggest stressful stimuli can trigger productive infection because GR and specific stress-induced transcription factors activate ICP4 expression.IMPORTANCE Certain stressful stimuli activate the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) and increase the incidence of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) reactivation from latency. For example, a corticosteroid antagonist impairs productive infection and virus shedding following explant of trigeminal ganglia from latently infected mice. Infected cell protein 4 (ICP4) is the only immediate early viral transcriptional regulator required for productive infection, suggesting stressful stimuli stimulate ICP4 expression. New studies revealed GR and stress-induced transcription factors identified during reactivation from latency, SLUG and three Krüppel-like transcription factor family members (KLF4, KLF15, and promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger protein), cooperatively transactivate the ICP4 enhancer. Two KLF4 consensus binding sites were crucial for cooperative transactivation of the ICP4 enhancer. A consensus enhancer-box also mediated cooperative transactivation of the ICP4 enhancer by GR and SLUG. The ability of GR and stress-induced transcription factors to transactivate ICP4 enhancer activity is predicted to trigger productive infection following stressful stimuli.
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- Jeffery B Ostler
- Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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- Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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- Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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- Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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Ostler JB, Harrison KS, Schroeder K, Thunuguntla P, Jones C. The Glucocorticoid Receptor (GR) Stimulates Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Productive Infection, in Part Because the Infected Cell Protein 0 (ICP0) Promoter Is Cooperatively Transactivated by the GR and Krüppel-Like Transcription Factor 15. J Virol 2019; 93:e02063-18. [PMID: 30602606 PMCID: PMC6401466 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02063-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Following acute infection, herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) establishes lifelong latency in neurons. Physical, emotional, and chemical stresses are linked to increasing the incidence of reactivation from latency, but the mechanism of action is not well understood. In general, stress increases corticosteroid levels, leading to activation of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR), a pioneer transcription factor. Consequently, we hypothesized that stress-mediated activation of the GR can stimulate productive infection and viral gene expression. New studies demonstrated that the GR-specific antagonist (CORT-108297) significantly reduced HSV-1 productive infection in mouse neuroblastoma cells (Neuro-2A). Additional studies demonstrated that the activated GR and Krüppel-like transcription factor 15 (KLF15) cooperatively transactivated the infected cell protein 0 (ICP0) promoter, a crucial viral regulatory protein. Interestingly, the synthetic corticosteroid dexamethasone and GR or KLF15 alone had little effect on ICP0 promoter activity in transfected Neuro-2A or Vero cells. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) studies revealed that the GR and KLF15 occupied ICP0 promoter sequences important for transactivation at 2 and 4 h after infection; however, binding was not readily detected at 6 h after infection. Similar results were obtained for cells transfected with the full-length ICP0 promoter. ICP0 promoter sequences lack a consensus "whole" GR response element (GRE) but contain putative half-GREs that were important for dexamethasone induced promoter activity. The activated GR stimulates expression of, and interacts with, KLF15; consequently, these data suggest KLF15 and the GR form a feed-forward loop that activates viral gene expression and productive infection following stressful stimuli.IMPORTANCE The ability of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) to periodically reactivate from latency results in virus transmission and recurrent disease. The incidence of reactivation from latency is increased by chronic or acute stress. Stress increases the levels of corticosteroids, which bind and activate the glucocorticoid receptor (GR). Since GR activation is an immediate early response to stress, we tested whether the GR influences productive infection and the promoter that drives infected cell protein 0 (ICP0) expression. Pretreatment of cells with a GR-specific antagonist (CORT-108297) significantly reduced virus replication. Although the GR had little effect on ICP0 promoter activity alone, the Krüppel-like transcription factor 15 (KLF15) cooperated with the GR to stimulate promoter activity in transfected cells. In transfected or infected cells, the GR and KLF15 occupied ICP0 sequences important for transactivation. Collectively, these studies provide insight into how stress can directly stimulate productive infection and viral gene expression.
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- Jeffery B Ostler
- Oklahoma State University Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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- Oklahoma State University Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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- Oklahoma State University Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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- Oklahoma State University Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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- Oklahoma State University Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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Duggal N, Jaishankar D, Yadavalli T, Hadigal S, Mishra YK, Adelung R, Shukla D. Zinc oxide tetrapods inhibit herpes simplex virus infection of cultured corneas. Mol Vis 2017; 23:26-38. [PMID: 28275313 PMCID: PMC5334001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Infection of the human cornea by herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) can cause significant vision loss. The purpose of this study was to develop an ex vivo model to visualize viral growth and spread in the cornea. The model was also used to analyze cytokine production and study the antiviral effects of zinc oxide tetrapods. METHODS A β-galactosidase-expressing recombinant virus, HSV-1(KOS)tk12, was used to demonstrate the ability of the virus to enter and develop blue plaques on human corneal epithelial (HCE) cells and corneal tissues. Freshly obtained porcine corneas were cultured and then scratched before infection with HSV-1(KOS)tk12. The blue plaques on the corneas were imaged using a stereomicroscope. Western blot analysis for HSV-1 proteins was performed to verify HSV-1 infection of the cornea. Using the ex vivo model, zinc oxide tetrapods were tested for their anti-HSV-1 potential, and a cytokine profile was developed to assess the effects of the treatment. RESULTS Cultured corneas and the use of β-galactosidase-expressing HSV-1(KOS)tk12 virus can provide an attractive ex vivo model to visualize and study HSV-1 entry and spread of the infection in tissues. We found that unlike cultured HCE cells, which demonstrated nearly 100% infectivity, HSV-1 infection of the cultured cornea was more restrictive and took longer to develop. We also found that the zinc oxide tetrapod-shaped nano- and microstructures inhibited HSV infection of the cultured cells, as well as the cultured corneas. The cytokine profile of the infected samples was consistent with previous studies of HSV-1 corneal infection. CONCLUSIONS The ability to visualize HSV-1 growth and spread in corneal tissues can provide new details about HSV-1 infection of the cornea and the efficacy of new cornea-specific antiviral drug candidates. The ex vivo model also demonstrates antiviral effects of zinc oxide tetrapods and adequately portrays the drug delivery issues that cornea-specific treatments face.
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- Neil Duggal
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL,Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
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- Functional Nanomaterials, Institute for Materials Science, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Functional Nanomaterials, Institute for Materials Science, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL,Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
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Neal JW, Gasque P. The role of primary infection of Schwann cells in the aetiology of infective inflammatory neuropathies. J Infect 2016; 73:402-418. [PMID: 27546064 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2016.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Revised: 08/10/2016] [Accepted: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Numerous different pathogens are responsible for infective peripheral neuropathies and this is generally the result of the indirect effects of pathogen infection, namely anti pathogen antibodies cross reacting with epitopes on peripheral nerve, auto reactive T cells attacking myelin, circulating immune complexes and complement fixation. Primary infection of Schwann cells (SC) associated with peripheral nerve inflammation is rare requiring pathogens to cross the Blood Peripheral Nerve Barrier (BPNB) evade anti-pathogen innate immune pathways and invade the SC. Spirochetes Borrelia bourgdorferi and Trepomema pallidum are highly invasive, express surface lipo proteins, but despite this SC are rarely infected. However, Trypanosoma cruzi (Chaga's disease) and Mycobacterium leprae. Leprosy are two important causes of peripheral nerve infection and both demonstrate primary infection of SC. This is due to two novel strategies; T. cruzi express a trans-silalidase that mimics host neurotrophic factors and infects SC via tyrosine kinase receptors. M. leprae demonstrates multi receptor SC tropism and subsequent infection promotes nuclear reprogramming and dedifferentiation of host SC into progenitor stem like cells (pSLC) that are vulnerable to M. leprae infection. These two novel pathogen evasion strategies, involving stem cells and receptor mimicry, provide potential therapeutic targets relevant to the prevention of peripheral nerve inflammation by inhibiting primary SC infection.
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- J W Neal
- Infection and Immunity, Henry Wellcome Building, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XN, United Kingdom.
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- Laboratoire d'Immunologie Clinique et Expérimentale de l'OI (LICE-OI), Centre recherche Immuno-clinique des agents pathogènes de l'OI (CRIC-AP OI) Pôle Biologie Santé, Hôpital Félix Guyon, CHU de la Réunion, Reunion.
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da Silva AS, Raposo JV, Pereira TC, Pinto MA, de Paula VS. Effects of RNA interference therapy against herpes simplex virus type 1 encephalitis. Antivir Ther 2015; 21:225-35. [DOI: 10.3851/imp3016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/29/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Sellner J, Trinka E. Seizures and epilepsy in herpes simplex virus encephalitis: current concepts and future directions of pathogenesis and management. J Neurol 2012; 259:2019-30. [DOI: 10.1007/s00415-012-6494-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2011] [Revised: 03/21/2012] [Accepted: 03/22/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Zhou L, Li J, Wang X, Ye L, Hou W, Ho J, Li H, Ho W. IL-29/IL-28A suppress HSV-1 infection of human NT2-N neurons. J Neurovirol 2011; 17:212-9. [PMID: 21499846 PMCID: PMC4444784 DOI: 10.1007/s13365-011-0031-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2010] [Revised: 02/08/2011] [Accepted: 03/14/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The newly identified cytokines, IL-28/IL-29 (also termed type III IFNs), are able to inhibit a number of viruses. Here, we examined the antiviral effects of IL-29/IL-28A against herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) in human NT2-N neurons and CHP212 neuronal cells. Both IL-29 and IL-28A could efficiently inhibit HSV-1 replication in neuronal cells, as evidenced by the reduced expression of HSV-1 DNA and proteins. This inhibitory effect of IL-29 and IL-28A against HSV-1 could be partially blocked by antibody to IL-10Rβ, one of the key receptors for IL-29 and IL-28A. To explore the underlying antiviral mechanisms employed by IL-29/IL-28A, we showed that IL-29/IL-28A could selectively induce the expression of several Toll-like receptors (TLRs) as well as activate TLR-mediated antiviral pathway, including IFN regulatory factor 7, IFN-α, and the key IFN-α stimulated antiviral genes.
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- Lin Zhou
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Medical Education Research Building, 1052, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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LI JIELIANG, HU SHUXIAN, ZHOU LIN, YE LI, WANG XU, HO JIE, HO WENZHE. Interferon lambda inhibits herpes simplex virus type I infection of human astrocytes and neurons. Glia 2011; 59:58-67. [PMID: 20878770 PMCID: PMC3082435 DOI: 10.1002/glia.21076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2010] [Accepted: 08/13/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Herpes simplex virus Type I (HSV-1) is a neurotropic virus that is capable of infecting not only neurons, but also microglia and astrocytes and can establish latent infection in the central nervous system (CNS). We investigated whether IFN lambda (IFN-λ), a newly identified member of IFN family, has the ability to inhibit HSV-1 infection of primary human astrocytes and neurons. Both astrocytes and neurons were found to be highly susceptible to HSV-1 infection. However, upon IFN-λ treatment, HSV-1 replication in both astrocytes and neurons was significantly suppressed, which was evidenced by the reduced expression of HSV-1 DNA and proteins. This IFN-λ-mediated action on HSV-1 could be partially neutralized by antibody to IFN-λ receptor. Investigation of the mechanisms showed that IFN-λ treatment of astrocytes and neurons resulted in the upregulation of endogenous IFN-α/β and several IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs). To block IFN-α/β receptor by a specific antibody could compromise the IFN-λ actions on HSV-1 inhibition and ISG induction. In addition, IFN-λ treatment induced the expression of IFN regulatory factors (IRFs) in astrocytes and neurons. Furthermore, IFN-λ treatment of astrocytes and neurons resulted in the suppression of suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 (SOCS-1), a key negative regulator of IFN pathway. These data suggest that IFN-λ possesses the anti-HSV-1 function by promoting Type I IFN-mediated innate antiviral immune response in the CNS cells.
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- JIELIANG LI
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Neuroimmunology Laboratory, Center for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Translational Research, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
- Animal Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071 P.R. China
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Conrady CD, Drevets DA, Carr DJJ. Herpes simplex type I (HSV-1) infection of the nervous system: is an immune response a good thing? J Neuroimmunol 2009; 220:1-9. [PMID: 19819030 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2009.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2009] [Revised: 09/15/2009] [Accepted: 09/15/2009] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) can induce a robust immune response initially thru the activation of pattern recognition receptors and subsequent type I interferon production that then shapes, along with other innate immune components, the adaptive immune response to the insult. While this response is necessary to quell virus replication, drive the pathogen into a "latent" state, and likely hinder viral reactivation, collateral damage can ensue with demonstrable cell death and foci of tissue pathology in the central nervous system (CNS) as a result of the release of inflammatory mediators including reactive oxygen species. Although rare, HSV-1 is the leading cause of frank sporadic encephalitis that, if left untreated, can result in death. A greater understanding of the contribution of resident glial cells and infiltrating leukocytes within the CNS in response to HSV-1 invasion is necessary to identify candidate molecules as targets for therapeutic intervention to reduce unwarranted inflammation coinciding with the maintenance of the anti-viral state.
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- Christopher D Conrady
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, United States
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A novel Cre recombinase imaging system for tracking lymphotropic virus infection in vivo. PLoS One 2009; 4:e6492. [PMID: 19652715 PMCID: PMC2714982 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2008] [Accepted: 07/06/2009] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background Detection, isolation, and identification of individual virus infected cells during long term infection are critical to advance our understanding of mechanisms of pathogenesis for latent/persistent viruses. However, current approaches to study these viruses in vivo have been hampered by low sensitivity and effects of cell-type on expression of viral encoded reporter genes. We have designed a novel Cre recombinase (Cre)-based murine system to overcome these problems, and thereby enable tracking and isolation of individual in vivo infected cells. Methodology/Principal findings Murine gammaherpesvirus 68 (MHV-68) was used as a prototypic persistent model virus. A Cre expressing recombinant virus was constructed and characterised. The virus is attenuated both in lytic virus replication, producing ten-fold lower lung virus titres than wild type virus, and in the establishment of latency. However, despite this limitation, when the sEGFP7 mouse line containing a Cre-activated enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) was infected with the Cre expressing virus, sites of latent and persistent virus infection could be identified within B cells and macrophages of the lymphoid system on the basis of EGFP expression. Importantly, the use of the sEGFP7 mouse line which expresses high levels of EGFP allowed individual virus positive cells to be purified by FACSorting. Virus gene expression could be detected in these cells. Low numbers of EGFP positive cells could also be detected in the bone marrow. Conclusions/Significance The use of this novel Cre-based virus/mouse system allowed identification of individual latently infected cells in vivo and may be useful for the study and long-term monitoring of other latent/persistent virus infections.
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Conrad AH, Albrecht M, Pettit-Scott M, Conrad GW. Embryonic corneal Schwann cells express some Schwann cell marker mRNAs, but no mature Schwann cell marker proteins. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2009; 50:4173-84. [PMID: 19387082 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.08-3136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Embryonic chick nerves encircle the cornea in pericorneal tissue until embryonic day (E)9, then penetrate the anterior corneal stroma, invade the epithelium, and branch over the corneal surface through E20. Adult corneal nerves, cut during transplantation or LASIK, never fully regenerate. Schwann cells (SCs) protect nerve fibers and augment nerve repair. This study evaluates SC differentiation in embryonic chick corneas. METHODS Fertile chicken eggs were incubated from E0 at 38 degrees C, 45% humidity. Dissected permeabilized corneas plus pericorneal tissue were immunostained for SC marker proteins. Other corneas were paraffin embedded, sectioned, and processed by in situ hybridization for corneal-, nerve-related, and SC marker gene expression. E9 to E20 corneas, dissected from pericorneal tissue, were assessed by real-time PCR (QPCR) for mRNA expression. RESULTS QPCR revealed unchanging low to moderate SLIT2/ROBO and NTN/UNC5 family, BACE1, and CADM3/CADM4 expressions, but high NEO1 expression. EGR2 and POU3F1 expressions never surpassed PAX3 expression. ITGNA6/ITGNB4 expressions increased 20-fold; ITGNB1 expression was high. SC marker S100 and MBP expressions increased; MAG, GFAP, and SCMP expressions were very low. Antibodies against the MPZ, MAG, S100, and SCMP proteins immunostained along pericorneal nerves, but not along corneal nerves. In the cornea, SLIT2 and SOX10 mRNAs were expressed in anterior stroma and epithelium, whereas PAX3, S100, MBP, and MPZL1 mRNAs were expressed only in corneal epithelium. CONCLUSIONS Embryonic chick corneas contain SCs, as defined by SOX10 and PAX3 transcription, which remain immature, at least in part because of stromal transcriptional and epithelial translational regulation of some SC marker gene expression.
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- Abigail H Conrad
- Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-4901, USA.
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Thompson RL, Preston CM, Sawtell NM. De novo synthesis of VP16 coordinates the exit from HSV latency in vivo. PLoS Pathog 2009; 5:e1000352. [PMID: 19325890 PMCID: PMC2654966 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2008] [Accepted: 02/26/2009] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The mechanism controlling the exit from herpes simplex virus latency (HSV) is of central importance to recurrent disease and transmission of infection, yet interactions between host and viral functions that govern this process remain unclear. The cascade of HSV gene transcription is initiated by the multifunctional virion protein VP16, which is expressed late in the viral replication cycle. Currently, it is widely accepted that VP16 transactivating function is not involved in the exit from latency. Utilizing the mouse ocular model of HSV pathogenesis together with genetically engineered viral mutants and assays to quantify latency and the exit from latency at the single neuron level, we show that in vivo (i) the VP16 promoter confers distinct regulation critical for viral replication in the trigeminal ganglion (TG) during the acute phase of infection and (ii) the transactivation function of VP16 (VP16TF) is uniquely required for the exit from latency. TG neurons latently infected with the VP16TF mutant in1814 do not express detectable viral proteins following stress, whereas viruses with mutations in the other major viral transcription regulators ICP0 and ICP4 do exit the latent state. Analysis of a VP16 promoter/reporter mutant in the background of in1814 demonstrates that the VP16 promoter is activated in latently infected neurons following stress in the absence of other viral proteins. These findings support the novel hypothesis that de novo expression of VP16 regulates entry into the lytic program in neurons at all phases of the viral life cycle. HSV reactivation from latency conforms to a model in which stochastic derepression of the VP16 promoter and expression of VP16 initiates entry into the lytic cycle.
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- Richard L. Thompson
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Microbiology, and Biochemistry,
University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of
America
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- Medical Research Council Virology Unit, Glasgow, Scotland, United
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of
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Proença JT, Coleman HM, Connor V, Winton DJ, Efstathiou S. A historical analysis of herpes simplex virus promoter activation in vivo reveals distinct populations of latently infected neurones. J Gen Virol 2008; 89:2965-2974. [PMID: 19008381 PMCID: PMC2885028 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.2008/005066-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2008] [Accepted: 09/04/2008] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) has the capacity to establish a life-long latent infection in sensory neurones and also to periodically reactivate from these cells. Since mutant viruses defective for immediate-early (IE) expression retain the capacity for latency establishment it is widely assumed that latency is the consequence of a block in IE gene expression. However, it is not clear whether viral gene expression can precede latency establishment following wild-type virus infection. In order to address this question we have utilized a reporter mouse model system to facilitate a historical analysis of viral promoter activation in vivo. This system utilizes recombinant viruses expressing Cre recombinase under the control of different viral promoters and the Cre reporter mouse strain ROSA26R. In this model, viral promoter-driven Cre recombinase mediates a permanent genetic change, resulting in reporter gene activation and permanent marking of latently infected cells. The analyses of HSV-1 recombinants containing human cytomegalovirus major immediate-early, ICP0, gC or latency-associated transcript promoters linked to Cre recombinase in this system have revealed the existence of a population of neurones that have experienced IE promoter activation prior to the establishment of latency.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Cytomegalovirus/genetics
- Cytomegalovirus/metabolism
- Ganglia, Spinal/cytology
- Ganglia, Spinal/virology
- Gene Expression Regulation, Viral
- Genes, Reporter
- Herpes Simplex/virology
- Herpesvirus 1, Human/enzymology
- Herpesvirus 1, Human/genetics
- Herpesvirus 1, Human/pathogenicity
- Herpesvirus 1, Human/physiology
- Humans
- Immediate-Early Proteins/genetics
- Immediate-Early Proteins/metabolism
- Integrases/genetics
- Integrases/metabolism
- Mice
- Neurons/virology
- Promoter Regions, Genetic/genetics
- Promoter Regions, Genetic/physiology
- Recombinant Proteins/genetics
- Recombinant Proteins/metabolism
- Time Factors
- Virus Activation
- Virus Latency
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- João T Proença
- Division of Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK
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- Division of Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK
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- Division of Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK
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- Division of Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK
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Clement C, Popp MP, Bloom DC, Schultz G, Liu L, Neumann DM, Bhattacharjee PS, Hill JM. Microarray analysis of host gene expression for comparison between naïve and HSV-1 latent rabbit trigeminal ganglia. Mol Vis 2008; 14:1209-21. [PMID: 18615202 PMCID: PMC2443748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2007] [Accepted: 04/03/2008] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To analyze the rabbit host global gene expression patterns in uninfected and herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) latent trigeminal ganglia (TG) for identification of host response-initiated transcriptional changes during the maintenance of viral latency. METHODS The corneas of eight-week-old New Zealand White rabbits were scarified and inoculated with HSV-1 strain McKrae, 5x10(5) plaque forming units/eye. Corneal infection was verified by slit-lamp examination. Prior to sacrifice at 30 days post infection, ocular swabs confirmed no infectious virus was present. TG were aseptically removed from rabbits and placed in RNA stabilization solution. Host RNA was isolated from two groups of TG, uninfected and HSV-1 latent infected, and used to create labeled cRNA. Labeled cRNA was hybridized to two new and novel custom oligonucleotide rabbit arrays, containing a total of 3,123 probes for rabbit genes. RESULTS The rabbit TG expressed approximately 80% of genes out of a total of 3,123. A one-way ANOVA performed on the log2 transformed signal ratios showed 611 genes were significantly altered (p< or =0.05) in HSV-1 latent TG. These genes, if annotated, were separated by biologic process categories. Five broad categories were most heavily represented: protein processing, carbohydrate processing, cell adhesion, apoptosis, and host defense and immune response. Sixty of the significantly altered genes were found to be altered by more than 2 fold, and five were altered by more than 4 fold. The genes altered by more than 4 fold were all upregulated and related to host defense and immune response. Viral latency had a large effect on protein processing. Of the differentially expressed genes with an assigned biologic process, 90/349 (25.7%) were associated with protein processing. The next most populated categories were carbohydrate metabolism 39/349 (11.1%) and host defense and immune response 17/349 (4.9%). CONCLUSIONS The results of this microarray study demonstrate that host gene expression is altered in the HSV-1 latent rabbit TG. The shift in molecular processes at a pathway level reveals the presence of potential therapeutic significance inherent in the maintenance of HSV-1 latency. This is the first large-scale rabbit gene expression study, using microarray analysis, that documents the involvement of host immunity in maintaining HSV-1 latency.
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Gainesville, FL,Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL,University of Florida Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, Gainesville, FL
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gainesville, FL,University of Florida Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, Gainesville, FL
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- Department of Ophthalmology, New Orleans, LA,Departments of Pharmacology, Microbiology and Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
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The immune response to herpes simplex virus type 1 infection in susceptible mice is a major cause of central nervous system pathology resulting in fatal encephalitis. J Virol 2008; 82:7078-88. [PMID: 18480436 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00619-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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This study was undertaken to investigate possible immune mechanisms in fatal herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) encephalitis (HSE) after HSV-1 corneal inoculation. Susceptible 129S6 (129) but not resistant C57BL/6 (B6) mice developed intense focal inflammatory brain stem lesions of primarily F4/80(+) macrophages and Gr-1(+) neutrophils detectable by magnetic resonance imaging as early as day 6 postinfection (p.i.). Depletion of macrophages and neutrophils significantly enhanced the survival of infected 129 mice. Immunodeficient B6 (IL-7R(-/-) Kit(w41/w41)) mice lacking adaptive cells (B6-E mice) and transplanted with 129 bone marrow showed significantly accelerated fatal HSE compared to B6-E mice transplanted with B6 marrow or control nontransplanted B6-E mice. In contrast, there was no difference in ocular viral shedding in B6-E mice transplanted with 129 or B6 bone marrow. Acyclovir treatment of 129 mice beginning on day 4 p.i. (24 h after HSV-1 first reaches the brain stem) reduced nervous system viral titers to undetectable levels but did not alter brain stem inflammation or mortality. We conclude that fatal HSE in 129 mice results from widespread damage in the brain stem caused by destructive inflammatory responses initiated early in infection by massive infiltration of innate cells.
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Gabison EE, Alfonsi N, Doan S, Racine L, Sultan G, Baudouin C, Hoang-Xuan T. Archipelago Keratitis. Ophthalmology 2007; 114:2000-5. [PMID: 17418418 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2007.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2006] [Revised: 01/03/2007] [Accepted: 01/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To describe archipelago keratitis, a presumed clinical variant of herpetic epithelial keratitis. DESIGN Case series. PARTICIPANTS A series of 6 patients with an unusual form of superficial keratitis. METHODS History, including age, gender, clinical evolution, and treatment; slit-lamp biomicroscopy findings; in vivo confocal microscopy findings; and corneal epithelial scrapings were analyzed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Clinical ocular examination, a diagnostic workup including corneal scraping for herpesvirus polymerase chain reaction, in vivo confocal microscopy, and therapeutic outcome. RESULTS The authors describe a series of 6 patients with keratitis consisting of foci of epithelial erosions associated with subepithelial nummular inflammatory infiltrates and disposed in a radial, centripetal, archipelagolike pattern originating from the limbus. All the patients had a past history of herpetic epithelial keratitis, herpetic vesicles on the ipsilateral lid, or both. Polymerase chain reaction-based screening for herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 in corneal scrapings demonstrated positive results in 2 patients. In vivo corneal confocal microscopy revealed focal areas of hyperreflective epithelial cells and hyperreflective subepithelial dendritic structures overlying activated keratocytes. All the patients improved with oral valacyclovir treatment followed by topical steroid therapy. CONCLUSIONS Archipelago keratitis may be a new clinical variant of herpetic keratitis, reflecting herpetic dissemination from the limbus to the center of the cornea.
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MESH Headings
- Acyclovir/analogs & derivatives
- Acyclovir/therapeutic use
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use
- DNA, Viral/analysis
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Epithelium, Corneal/microbiology
- Herpesvirus 1, Human/genetics
- Herpesvirus 1, Human/isolation & purification
- Herpesvirus 2, Human/genetics
- Herpesvirus 2, Human/isolation & purification
- Humans
- Keratitis, Herpetic/diagnosis
- Keratitis, Herpetic/drug therapy
- Keratitis, Herpetic/microbiology
- Male
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Middle Aged
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Pregnadienes/therapeutic use
- Recurrence
- Valacyclovir
- Valine/analogs & derivatives
- Valine/therapeutic use
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- Eric E Gabison
- Department of Ophthalmology, Fondation Ophtalmologique A. de Rothschild and Bichat Hospital, APHP, Paris, France.
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Balliet JW, Kushnir AS, Schaffer PA. Construction and characterization of a herpes simplex virus type I recombinant expressing green fluorescent protein: acute phase replication and reactivation in mice. Virology 2007; 361:372-83. [PMID: 17207829 PMCID: PMC1975764 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2006.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2006] [Revised: 10/10/2006] [Accepted: 11/13/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A recombinant HSV-1 virus expressing EGFP from the HCMV major immediate early promoter (KOS-CMVGFP) was constructed to monitor viral replication and spread in vitro and in mice. KOS-CMVGFP replicated as efficiently as wild-type virus, strain KOS, in single cycle growth experiments in Vero cells indicating that the recombinant virus has no significant growth defects in vitro. Following ocular inoculation of mice, KOS-CMVGFP exhibited slight but statistically significant reductions in mouse tear film titers relative to wild-type virus. Progression of virus infection of the eyes, periocular tissue, and snout was readily followed by fluorescence microscopy. Insertion of the EGFP expression cassette into the KOS genome had no effect on the efficiency of establishment of latency as determined by quantitative competitive PCR of viral genomes in latently infected TG. KOS-CMVGFP reactivated with wild-type kinetics and efficiency by explant cocultivation, but exhibited a significant delay in the kinetics and a modest reduction in the efficiency of reactivation compared to KOS in the more sensitive TG cell culture model. Notably, EGFP expression preceded the detection of infectious virus by greater than 24 h in both ex vivo models and thus is a useful marker of the early stages in the induction of reactivation.
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- John W. Balliet
- Departments of Medicine and Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 02215
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- Departments of Medicine and Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 02215
- Harvard University Ph.D. Program in Virology, Harvard Medical School at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 02215
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- Departments of Medicine and Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 02215
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Divito S, Cherpes TL, Hendricks RL. A triple entente: virus, neurons, and CD8+ T cells maintain HSV-1 latency. Immunol Res 2007; 36:119-26. [PMID: 17337772 DOI: 10.1385/ir:36:1:119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/1999] [Revised: 11/30/1999] [Accepted: 11/30/1999] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) travels by retrograde transport to sensory ganglia where latency is established. Recurrent disease results from virus reactivation and anterograde transport to nerve termini. Prevention of reactivation requires a complex interplay among virus, neuron, and immune response. Study of this tripartite relationship suggests possible interaction, and even communication among these components, that direct an immune response that allows for control of virus while preserving the viability of host tissue. Exciting new evidence supports the view that CD8+ effector T cells employ both lytic granule-dependent and interferon gamma-dependent effector mechanisms in maintaining HSV-1 latency.
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- Sherrie Divito
- Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15123, USA
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Morishige N, Jester JV, Naito J, Osorio N, Wahlert A, Jones C, Everett RD, Wechsler SL, Perng GC. Herpes simplex virus type 1 ICP0 localizes in the stromal layer of infected rabbit corneas and resides predominantly in the cytoplasm and/or perinuclear region of rabbit keratocytes. J Gen Virol 2006; 87:2817-2825. [PMID: 16963739 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.82076-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Herpes stromal keratitis (HSK) results from the reactivation of herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) in the cornea. The subsequent corneal inflammation and neovascularization may lead to scarring and visual loss. The cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying HSK remain unknown. The presence of stromal HSV-1 viral proteins or antigens in the HSK cornea remains a subject of debate. It was recently reported that HSV-1 ICP0 rapidly diffuses out of infected rabbit corneas. To investigate further the presence of HSV-1 ICP0 in the infected cornea, particularly in the corneal stroma, ex vivo confocal microscopy was used to scan rabbit corneas infected with the virus ICP0-EYFP, an HSV-1 derivative (strain 17+) that expresses ICP0 fused to the enhanced yellow fluorescent protein (EYFP). These results demonstrate that ICP0 is expressed in the corneal epithelium and stromal cells (keratocytes) of infected rabbit corneas throughout acute infection. Furthermore, expression of ICP0-EYFP appears localized to punctate, granular deposits within stromal keratocytes, showing both a cytoplasmic and perinuclear localization. These findings provide new data demonstrating that anterior corneal keratocytes become infected and express ICP0 during acute HSV-1 infection.
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- Naoyuki Morishige
- The Eye Institute, University of California at Irvine, School of Medicine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- The Eye Institute, University of California at Irvine, School of Medicine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- The Eye Institute, University of California at Irvine, School of Medicine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- The Eye Institute, University of California at Irvine, School of Medicine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- The Eye Institute, University of California at Irvine, School of Medicine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68503, USA
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- MRC Virology Unit, Institute of Virology, Church Street, Glasgow G11 5JR, UK
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- The Eye Institute, University of California at Irvine, School of Medicine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
- Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
- Department of Virology, USAMC-AFRIMS, APO, AP 96546, Bangkok, Thailand
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Maillet S, Naas T, Crepin S, Roque-Afonso AM, Lafay F, Efstathiou S, Labetoulle M. Herpes simplex virus type 1 latently infected neurons differentially express latency-associated and ICP0 transcripts. J Virol 2006; 80:9310-21. [PMID: 16940542 PMCID: PMC1563928 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02615-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2005] [Accepted: 06/28/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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During the latent phase of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection, the latency-associated transcripts (LATs) are the most abundant viral transcripts present in neurons, but some immediate-early viral transcripts, such as those encoding ICP0, have also been reported to be transcribed in latently infected mouse trigeminal ganglia (TG). A murine oro-ocular model of herpetic infection was used to study ICP0 gene expression in the major anatomical sites of HSV-1 latency, including the TG, superior cervical ganglion, spinal cord, and hypothalamus. An HSV-1 recombinant strain, SC16 110LacZ, revealed ICP0 promoter activity in several neurons in latently infected ganglia, and following infection with wild-type HSV-1 strain SC16, in situ hybridization analyses identified ICP0 transcripts in the nuclei of neurons at times consistent with the establishment of latency. Reverse transcription (RT)-PCR assays performed on RNA extracted from latently infected tissues indicated that ICP0 transcripts were detected in all anatomical sites of viral latency. Furthermore, quantitative real-time RT-PCR showed that neurons differentially expressed the LATs and ICP0 transcripts, with splicing of ICP0 transcripts being dependent on the anatomical location of latency. Finally, TG neurons were characterized by high-level expression of LATs and detection of abundant unspliced ICP0 transcripts, a pattern markedly different from those of other anatomical sites of HSV-1 latency. These results suggest that LATs might be involved in the maintenance of HSV-1 latency through the posttranscriptional regulation of ICP0 in order to inhibit expression of this potent activator of gene expression during latency.
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- Séverine Maillet
- Laboratoire de Virologie Moléculaire et Structurale, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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Herpesviruses are among the most successful human pathogens. In healthy individuals, primary infection is most often inapparent. After primary infection, the virus becomes latent in ganglia or blood mononuclear cells. Three major subfamilies of herpesviruses have been identified based on similar growth characteristics, genomic structure, and tissue predilection. Each herpesvirus has evolved its own unique ecological niche within the host that allows the maintenance of latency over the life of the individual (e.g. the adaptation to specific cell types in establishing latent infection and the mechanisms, including expression of different sets of genes, by which the virus remains latent). Neurotropic alphaherpesviruses become latent in dorsal root ganglia and reactivate to produce epidermal ulceration, either localized (herpes simplex types 1 and 2) or spread over several dermatomes (varicalla-zoster virus). Human cytomegalovirus, the prototype betaherpesvirus, establishes latency in bone marrow-derived myeloid progenitor cells. Reactivation of latent virus is especially serious in transplant recipients and AIDS patients. Lymphotropic gammaherpesviruses (Epstein-Barr virus) reside latent in resting B cells and reactivate to produce various neurologic complications. This review highlights the alphaherpesvirus, specifically herpes simplex virus type 1 and varicella-zoster virus, and describes the characteristics of latent infection.
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- R J Cohrs
- Department of Neurology, University of Colorado, Health Sciences Center, Denver 80262, USA.
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Decman V, Freeman ML, Kinchington PR, Hendricks RL. Immune control of HSV-1 latency. Viral Immunol 2005; 18:466-73. [PMID: 16212525 DOI: 10.1089/vim.2005.18.466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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A hallmark of the herpes family of viruses is their ability to cause recurrent disease. Upon primary infection, Herpes Simplex virus (HSV) establishes a latent infection in sensory neurons that persists for the life of the individual. Reactivation of these latent viral genomes with virion formation is the source of virus for most HSV recurrent disease. This review details recent exciting findings supporting a role for the host immune system, particularly CD8+ T cells in maintaining HSV-1 in a latent state.
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- Vilma Decman
- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate Programs in Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 203 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Naito J, Mott KR, Osorio N, Jin L, Perng GC. Herpes simplex virus type 1 immediate-early protein ICP0 diffuses out of infected rabbit corneas. J Gen Virol 2005; 86:2979-2988. [PMID: 16227219 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.81246-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Herpes stromal keratitis (HSK) results from infection of herpes simplex virus (HSV) in the cornea. Recurrent HSV infection is a leading cause of corneal scarring and visual loss. Although it is generally thought that HSK is the result of an immune response to one or more viral proteins, no viral proteins have been detected in HSK corneas. Thus, the viral proteins involved in HSK, if any, remain undetermined. In contrast, it is reported here that when HSK corneal buttons from latently infected rabbits were fixed using standard procedures, the important immediate-early HSV-1 protein ICP0 was readily detected in the fixative by Western blotting. Similarly, when HSK corneal buttons were soaked in buffer (rather than fixative), ICP0 was readily detected in the soaking buffer. Other HSV-1 proteins were not detected either in the fixative or in the soaking buffer. It is also reported here that ICP0 was consistently detected in virus-free tears from the eyes of rabbits acutely infected with HSV-1. These results suggest that ICP0 rapidly diffuses out of the cornea and may explain why ICP0 was detected in the fixative of HSK corneas and in the soaking buffer of acutely infected corneas.
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- Julie Naito
- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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Decman V, Kinchington PR, Harvey SAK, Hendricks RL. Gamma interferon can block herpes simplex virus type 1 reactivation from latency, even in the presence of late gene expression. J Virol 2005; 79:10339-47. [PMID: 16051826 PMCID: PMC1182646 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.79.16.10339-10347.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)-specific CD8+ T cells and the cytokine gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) are persistently present in trigeminal ganglia (TG) harboring latent HSV-1. We define "latency" as the retention of functional viral genomes in sensory neurons without the production of infectious virions and "reactivation" as a multistep process leading from latency to virion assembly. CD8+ T cells can block HSV-1 reactivation in ex vivo mouse TG cultures and appear to be the sole source of IFN-gamma in these cultures. Here we demonstrate that IFN-gamma alone can block HSV-1 reactivation in some latently infected neurons, and we identify points of intervention in the life cycle of the reactivating virus. Cell suspensions of TG that were latently infected with recombinant RE HSV-1 expressing enhanced green fluorescent protein from the promoter for infected cell protein 0 (ICP0) or glycoprotein C (gC) were depleted of endogenous CD8+ or CD45+ cells and cultured in the presence or absence of IFN-gamma. Our results demonstrate that IFN-gamma acts on latently infected neurons to inhibit (i) HSV-1 reactivation, (ii) ICP0 promoter activity, (iii) gC promoter activity, and (iv) reactivation in neurons in which the ICP0 or gC promoter is active. Interestingly, we detected transcripts for ICP0, ICP4, and gH in neurons that expressed the ICP0 promoter but were prevented by IFN-gamma from reactivation and virion formation. Thus, the IFN-gamma blockade of HSV-1 reactivation from latency in neurons is associated with an inhibition of the expression of the ICP0 gene (required for reactivation) and a blockade of a step that occurs after the expression of at least some viral structural genes.
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- Vilma Decman
- University of Pittsburgh, Department of Ophthalmology, 203 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Biswas PS, Rouse BT. Early events in HSV keratitis--setting the stage for a blinding disease. Microbes Infect 2005; 7:799-810. [PMID: 15857807 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2005.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2005] [Accepted: 02/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The last decade has seen herpes simplex virus (HSV)-induced stromal keratitis (SK) research shift from being a topic only of interest to vision researchers to one that fascinates the general field of inflammatory disease. Studies on experimental mouse lesions have uncovered several fundamental processes that explain lesion development. In this model, the chronic immuno-inflammatory lesions are mainly orchestrated by CD4+ T cells, but multiple early events occur that set the stage for the subsequent pathology. These include virus replication, the production of key cytokines and chemokines, neovascularization of the avascular cornea and the influx of certain inflammatory cell types. Many of these early events are subject to modulation, providing an approach to controlling this important cause of human blindness. We also comment on events ongoing during chronic SK, debating whether or not these represent virus-induced or autoimmune lesions.
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- Partha S Biswas
- Comaprative and Experimental Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37916, USA
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Wickham S, Ash J, Lane TE, Carr DJ. Consequences of CXCL10 and IL-6 induction by the murine IFN-alpha1 transgene in ocular herpes simplex virus type 1 infection. Immunol Res 2005; 30:191-200. [PMID: 15477660 PMCID: PMC4060602 DOI: 10.1385/ir:30:2:191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Herpes simplex virus type 1 infection of the mouse eye results in an impressive inflammatory response culminating in the death of the animal or the establishment of a "latent" infection depending on a number of ill-defined variables that include components of the innate and adaptive immune system. The application of type I interferon transgenes has been found to antagonize viral replication and spread from the eye to the nervous system. Associated with the in situ transfection of the cornea is the upregulation of two inflammatory molecules, interleukin-6 and CXCL10. In this article, we will further examine the contribution these molecules may have in the host response to ocular infection with herpes simplex virus type 1.
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- Stephanie Wickham
- Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
- Department of Cell Biology, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
- Department of Microbiology, and Immunology, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
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Banerjee K, Biswas PS, Kumaraguru U, Schoenberger SP, Rouse BT. Protective and pathological roles of virus-specific and bystander CD8+ T cells in herpetic stromal keratitis. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2005; 173:7575-83. [PMID: 15585885 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.173.12.7575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Herpetic stromal keratitis (HSK), resulting from corneal HSV-1 infection, represents a T cell-mediated immunopathologic lesion. In T cell transgenic mice on a SCID or RAG knockout background, the T cells mediating lesions are unreactive to viral Ags. In these bystander models, animals develop ocular lesions but are unable to control infection. Transfer of HSV-immune cells into a CD8(+) T cell bystander model resulted in clearance of virus from eyes, animals survived, and lesions developed to greater severity. However, the adoptively transferred CD8(+) T cells were not evident in lesions, although they were readily detectable in the lymphoid tissues as well as in the peripheral and CNS. Our results indicate that viral-induced tissue damage can be caused by bystander cells, but these fail to control infection. Immune CD8(+) T cells trigger clearance of virus from the eye, but this appears to result by the T cells acting at sites distal to the cornea. A case is made that CD8(+) T cell control is expressed in the trigeminal ganglion, serving to curtail a source of virus to the cornea.
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MESH Headings
- Adoptive Transfer
- Animals
- Bystander Effect/genetics
- Bystander Effect/immunology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/transplantation
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/virology
- Chronic Disease
- Corneal Stroma/immunology
- Corneal Stroma/pathology
- Corneal Stroma/virology
- DNA-Binding Proteins/deficiency
- DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex/genetics
- Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex/immunology
- Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex/mortality
- Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex/prevention & control
- Female
- Homeodomain Proteins/genetics
- Keratitis, Herpetic/genetics
- Keratitis, Herpetic/immunology
- Keratitis, Herpetic/pathology
- Keratitis, Herpetic/prevention & control
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Mice, Transgenic
- Simplexvirus/immunology
- Viral Load
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- Kaustuv Banerjee
- Comparative and Experimental Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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Banerjee K, Biswas PS, Rouse BT. Elucidating the protective and pathologic T cell species in the virus-induced corneal immunoinflammatory condition herpetic stromal keratitis. J Leukoc Biol 2004; 77:24-32. [PMID: 15496448 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0904486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Herpetic stromal keratitis (HSK) results in postinfection with Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). The pathogenesis involves tissue damage by the host immune system, classifying HSK as an immunopathological disease. The crucial disease orchestrating cells is thought to be the T lymphocytes. The present study elucidates pathogenic and protective T cell subsets involved in the development of HSK using the gBT mice, which possess a monoclonal population of CD8+ T cells reactive to a HSV immunodominant epitope. Results show that HSV-reactive CD8+ T cells enter infected corneas during the acute but not the chronic phase of the disease during which the predominant population is CD4+ T cells. Adoptive transfer experiments in T and B cell-deficient recombination-activating gene knockout mice revealed that HSV-reactive CD8+ T cells are capable of ocular virus clearance, possibly through a combination of corneal and peripheral nervous system antiviral effects, but are not involved in lesion development. CD4+ T cells of the virus-specific or nonspecific species emerged as the pathogenic T cells capable of precipitating disease. These observations have the potential to yield important treatment strategies by targeting specific cell types in HSK.
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- Kaustuv Banerjee
- Comparative and Experimental Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-0845, USA
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Peltoniemi J, Broberg EK, Halenius A, Setala N, Eralinna JP, Salmi AA, Roytta M, Hukkanen V. Immunomodulation by roquinimex decreases the expression of IL-23 (p19) mRNA in the brains of herpes simplex virus type 1 infected BALB/c mice. Clin Exp Immunol 2004; 137:305-12. [PMID: 15270847 PMCID: PMC1809122 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2004.02528.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a common neurotropic virus which infects epithelial cells and subsequently the trigeminal ganglia (TG) and brain tissue. We studied how immunomodulation with roquinimex (Linomide) affects the course of corneal HSV infection in BALB/c mice. BALB/c mice have also been used in a model for HSV-based vectors in treating an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS). We addressed the questions of how immunomodulation affects the local as well as the systemic immune response and whether roquinimex could facilitate the spread of HSV to the CNS. The cytokine response in the brain and TG was studied using a quantitative rapid real-time RT-PCR method. We were interested in whether immunomodulation affects the expression of the recently described Th1-cytokine IL-23p19 in the brain and TG. The expression of IL-23 mRNA was decreased in brains of roquinimex-treated BALB/c mice. Also the expression of IL-12p35 and IFN-gamma mRNAs decreased. No significant changes were seen in IL-4 and IL-10 mRNA expression. The cytokine response was also studied using supernatants of stimulated splenocytes by EIA. Roquinimex treatment suppressed the production of IFN-gamma and also the production of IL-10 in HSV-infected BALB/c mice.
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- J Peltoniemi
- Department of Virology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
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Matsuda K, Park CH, Sunden Y, Kimura T, Ochiai K, Kida H, Umemura T. The vagus nerve is one route of transneural invasion for intranasally inoculated influenza a virus in mice. Vet Pathol 2004; 41:101-7. [PMID: 15017022 DOI: 10.1354/vp.41-2-101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Intranasally inoculated neurotropic influenza viruses in mice infect not only the respiratory tract but also the central nervous system (CNS), mainly the brain stem. Previous studies suggested that the route of invasion of virus into the CNS was via the peripheral nervous system, especially the vagus nerve. To evaluate the transvagal transmission of the virus, we intranasally inoculated unilaterally vagectomized mice with a virulent influenza virus (strain 24a5b) and examined the distribution of the viral protein and genome by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization over time. An asymmetric distribution of viral antigens was observed between vagal (nodose) ganglia: viral antigen was detected in the vagal ganglion of the vagectomized side 2 days later than in the vagal ganglion of the intact side. The virus was apparently transported from the respiratory mucosa to the CNS directly and decussately via the vagus nerve and centrifugally to the vagal ganglion of the vagectomized side. The results of this study, thus, demonstrate that neurotropic influenza virus travels to the CNS mainly via the vagus nerve.
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- K Matsuda
- Laboratory of Comparative Pathology, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan
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Thompson RL, Shieh MT, Sawtell NM. Analysis of herpes simplex virus ICP0 promoter function in sensory neurons during acute infection, establishment of latency, and reactivation in vivo. J Virol 2003; 77:12319-30. [PMID: 14581568 PMCID: PMC254249 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.77.22.12319-12330.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We have begun an analysis of the functional architecture of the ICP0 promoter in neurons in vivo with the ultimate goal of determining how this gene is regulated during reactivation in vivo. Promoter/reporter mutants in which the Escherichia coli beta-galactosidase (beta-Gal) gene was driven by various permutations of the ICP0 promoter were employed to permit the analysis of promoter function without the added complications that would arise due to inappropriate regulation of ICP0 protein levels. A whole-ganglion immunohistochemical staining procedure (N. M. Sawtell, J. Virol. 77:4127-4138, 2003) was used for direct comparisons of the expression of the promoter/reporter gene to expression of the native protein in the same cell. In this way, the expression of the putative wild-type promoter could be validated and results for mutant promoters could be compared to expression of the native gene. We found that a DNA fragment from bp -562 through the methionine start codon of the ICP0 gene contained all sequences required for properly regulated ICP0 expression in diverse cell types (including sensory neurons of the trigeminal ganglia [TG]) in vitro and in vivo, as indicated by colocalization of ICP0 and beta-Gal. Truncation of the ICP0 promoter to bp -145 or -129 resulted in the loss of immediate-early (alpha) kinetics. The truncated promoters expressed high levels of the reporter gene with leaky late (gamma1) kinetics in vitro and in some cell types in vivo. Unexpectedly, the truncated promoters did not express in TG neurons. Thus, TAATGARAT or other sequences upstream of bp -145 in the ICP0 promoter are required for basal expression of ICP0 in neurons but are not required for basal expression in other cells in vivo. There was a >95% concordance between reporter and native protein expression detected with the 562-bp promoter in neurons during the acute stage. However, this was not the case during reactivation from latency in vivo, as nearly twice as many neurons contained detectable beta-Gal as contained detectable ICP0. This same 562-bp promoter/reporter cassette, when placed in the context of a latency-associated transcript (LAT) null mutant, resulted in >95% concordance of expression of beta-Gal and ICP0 during reactivation in vivo. These last results strongly suggest that there is a posttranscriptional constraint on the expression of ICP0 protein during reactivation from latency and that this constraint is mediated by LAT.
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- R L Thompson
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, and Microbiology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0524, USA.
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Carr DJJ, Chodosh J, Ash J, Lane TE. Effect of anti-CXCL10 monoclonal antibody on herpes simplex virus type 1 keratitis and retinal infection. J Virol 2003; 77:10037-46. [PMID: 12941914 PMCID: PMC224594 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.77.18.10037-10046.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The inflammatory response to acute ocular herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection in mice involves the innate and adaptive immune response, with an associated increase in the secretion of chemokines, including CXCL10 (interferon-inducible protein 10 kDa [IP-10]). Neutralizing antibodies to mouse CXCL10 were used to determine the role of CXCL10 during the acute phase of HSV-1 ocular infection. Treatment of HSV-1-infected mice with antibody to CXCL10 significantly reduced CXCL10 levels in the eye and trigeminal ganglion and reduced mononuclear cell infiltration into the corneal stroma. These results coincided with reduced ICAM-1 and CXCR3 transcript expression, macrophage inflammatory protein-1alpha and CXCL10 levels, and corneal pathology but increased viral titers in the stroma and trigeminal ganglion. Progression of the virus from the corneal stroma to the retina during acute infection was significantly hindered in anti-CXCL10-treated mice. In addition, colocalization of viral antigen with infiltrating leukocytes in the iris and retina during acute infection suggests that one means by which HSV-1 traffics to the retina involves inflammatory cells (primarily CD11b(+) cells). Collectively, the results suggest that CXCL10 expression in the eye initially orchestrates the inflammatory response to acute HSV-1 infection, which facilitates the spread of the virus to other restricted sites within the eye.
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- Daniel J J Carr
- Department of Ophthalmology, Dean A. McGee Eye Institute, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 608 Stanton L. Young Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.
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Umene K, Inoue T, Inoue Y, Shimomura Y. Genotyping of herpes simplex virus type 1 strains isolated from ocular materials of patients with herpetic keratitis. J Med Virol 2003; 71:75-81. [PMID: 12858412 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.10466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is the etiological agent of herpetic keratitis. The epithelial form ("epithelial keratitis") is attributed mainly to destruction of the epithelium through active viral replication within the epithelium. The stromal form ("stromal keratitis") is associated with immune reactions within the stroma and is the common cause of human blindness. In the present study, 29 HSV-1 strains isolated from human ocular materials of herpetic keratitis were classified into 14 genotypes on the basis of DNA polymorphisms. Twenty-one of 29 (72%) strains from eyes examined in the present study were of genotypes that were shown previously to be present in strains from non-ocular lesions (including genital herpes). Five of nine (56%) strains from eyes related to stromal keratitis were of the F1 genotype, while four of twenty (20%) strains from eyes not related to stromal keratitis were of the F1 genotype. Thus, the proportion of F1 genotype was assumed to be larger in the group of strains related to stromal keratitis than in that not so related, suggesting an association of the F1 genotype with stromal keratitis. A connection of F1 genotype with recurrence was proposed previously; hence, F1 genotype seems to be associated to both stromal keratitis and the recurrence, thereby supporting the relationship between stromal keratitis and recurrence.
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- Kenichi Umene
- Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Sawtell NM. Quantitative analysis of herpes simplex virus reactivation in vivo demonstrates that reactivation in the nervous system is not inhibited at early times postinoculation. J Virol 2003; 77:4127-38. [PMID: 12634371 PMCID: PMC150616 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.77.7.4127-4138.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Recent studies utilizing an ex vivo mouse model of herpes simplex virus (HSV) reactivation have led to the hypothesis that, under physiologic conditions inducing viral reactivation, the immune cells within the infected ganglion block the viral replication cycle and maintain the viral genome in a latent state. One prediction from the ex vivo study is that reactivation in ganglia in vivo would be inhibited at early times postinoculation, when the numbers of inflammatory cells in the ganglia are greatest. To distinguish between an effect of the immune infiltrates on (i) infectious virus produced and/or recovered in the ganglion and (ii) the number of neurons undergoing lytic transcriptional activity (reactivating), an assay to quantify the number of neurons expressing lytic viral protein in ganglia in vivo was developed. Infectious virus and HSV protein-positive neurons were quantified from days 9 through 240 postinoculation in latently infected trigeminal ganglia before and at 22 h after hyperthermic-stress-induced reactivation. Significant increases in the amount of virus and the number of positive neurons were detected poststress in ganglia at all times examined. Unexpectedly, the greatest levels of reactivation occurred at the times examined most proximal to inoculation. Acyclovir was utilized to stop residual acute-phase virus production, and this treatment did not reduce the level of reactivation on day 14. Thus, the virus measured after induction was a product of reactivation. These data indicate that, in contrast to observations in the ex vivo model, immune cells in the ganglia during the resolution of acute infection do not inhibit reactivation of the virus in ganglia in vivo.
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- N M Sawtell
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039, USA.
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Tomishima MJ, Enquist LW. In vivo egress of an alphaherpesvirus from axons. J Virol 2002; 76:8310-7. [PMID: 12134036 PMCID: PMC155153 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.76.16.8310-8317.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2002] [Accepted: 05/06/2002] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Many alphaherpesviruses establish a latent infection in the peripheral nervous systems of their hosts. This life cycle requires the virus to move long distances in axons toward the neuron's cell body during infection and away from the cell body during reactivation. While the events underlying entry of the virion into neurons during infection are understood in principle, no such consensus exists regarding viral egress from neurons after reactivation. In this study, we challenged two different models of viral egress from neurons by using pseudorabies virus (PRV) infection of the rat retina: does PRV egress solely from axon terminals, or can the virus egress from axon shafts as well as axon terminals? We took advantage of PRV gD mutants that are not infectious as extracellular particles but are capable of spreading by cell-cell contact. We observed that both wild-type virus and a PRV gD null mutant are capable of spreading from axons to closely apposed nonneuronal cells within the rat optic nerve after intravitreal infection. However, infection does not spread from these infected nonneuronal cells. We suggest that viral egress can occur sporadically along the length of infected axons and is not confined solely to axon terminals. Moreover, it is likely that extracellular particles are not involved in nonneuronal cell infections. Taking these together with previous data, we suggest a model of viral egress from neurons that unifies previous apparently contradictory data.
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- Mark J Tomishima
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, New Jersey 08544, USA
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Hukkanen V, Broberg E, Salmi A, Erälinna JP. Cytokines in experimental herpes simplex virus infection. Int Rev Immunol 2002; 21:355-71. [PMID: 12486819 DOI: 10.1080/08830180213276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Herpes simplex virus (HSV) causes productive and latent forms of infection in humans and experimental animals. The primary infection and reactivation of the latent infection evoke an immune response in the host organism, involving activities of macrophages, CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocytes, and B lymphocytes. Strong cytokine responses are associated with the acute and recurrent phases of HSV infection. Also, during the latent phase of HSV infection in the sensory ganglia, expression of certain cytokines can be detected. The cytokine response to HSV infection is dominated by proinflammatory and Th1 type cytokines; however, Th2 type cytokines such as interleukin-4 also are expressed in the infected tissue. The use of novel HSV-derived, cytokine-expressing gene therapy vectors necessitates studies on the possible modulation of the host responses by the virus-encoded cytokine transgenes. This review focuses on the roles of certain Th1 and Th2 type cytokines in different phases of the experimental HSV infections.
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- Veijo Hukkanen
- Department of Virology, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 13, FIN-20520 Turku, Finland.
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Stumpf TH, Case R, Shimeld C, Easty DL, Hill TJ. Primary herpes simplex virus type 1 infection of the eye triggers similar immune responses in the cornea and the skin of the eyelids. J Gen Virol 2002; 83:1579-1590. [PMID: 12075076 DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-83-7-1579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Herpetic stromal keratitis (HSK) and blepharoconjunctivitis in humans are thought partly to result from immunopathological responses to herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). The corneas of NIH mice were inoculated with HSV-1 (strain McKrae) and mice were examined for signs of disease and infection on days 1, 4, 7, 10, 14 and 21. The eyes and eyelids of infected and control mice were processed for immunohistochemistry and double stained for viral antigens and one of the following cell surface markers (Gr-1, F4/80, CD4, CD8, CD45R or MHC class II) or one of the following cytokines (IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12 or IFN-gamma). All infected mice developed signs of HSK by day 4 and blepharitis by day 7 and these both persisted until day 21, when signs of resolution where apparent. Virus was detected during the first week of infection and became undetectable by day 10. Large numbers of Gr-1(+) cells (neutrophils) infiltrated infected corneas and eyelids in areas of viral antigen and CD4(+) T cells increased significantly in number after virus clearance. In both sites, the predominant cytokines were IL-6, IL-10, IL-12 and IFN-gamma, with few IL-2(+) and IL-4(+) cells. These observations suggest that the immune responses in the cornea are similar to those in the eyelids but, overall, the responses are not clearly characterized as either Th1 or Th2. In both sites, the neutrophil is the predominant infiltrating cell type and is a likely source of the cytokines observed and a major effector of the disease process.
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- Thomas H Stumpf
- Division of Ophthalmology1 and Department of Pathology and Microbiology2, School of Medical Sciences, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- Division of Ophthalmology1 and Department of Pathology and Microbiology2, School of Medical Sciences, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- Division of Ophthalmology1 and Department of Pathology and Microbiology2, School of Medical Sciences, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- Division of Ophthalmology1 and Department of Pathology and Microbiology2, School of Medical Sciences, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- Division of Ophthalmology1 and Department of Pathology and Microbiology2, School of Medical Sciences, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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Taus NS, Mitchell WJ. The transgenic ICP4 promoter is activated in Schwann cells in trigeminal ganglia of mice latently infected with herpes simplex virus type 1. J Virol 2001; 75:10401-8. [PMID: 11581408 PMCID: PMC114614 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.75.21.10401-10408.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) establishes a latent infection in neurons of sensory ganglia, including those of the trigeminal ganglia. Latent viral infection has been hypothesized to be regulated by restriction of viral immediate-early gene expression in neurons. Numerous in situ hybridization studies in mice and in humans have shown that transcription from the HSV-1 genome in latently infected neurons is limited to the latency-associated transcripts. In other studies, immediate-early gene (ICP4) transcripts have been detected by reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) in homogenates of latently infected trigeminal ganglia of mice. We used reporter transgenic mice containing the HSV-1(F) ICP4 promoter fused to the coding sequence of the beta-galactosidase gene to determine whether neurons in latently infected trigeminal ganglia activated the ICP4 promoter. Mice were inoculated via the corneal route with HSV-1(F). At 5, 11, 23, and 37 days postinfection (dpi), trigeminal ganglia were examined for beta-galactosidase-positive cells. The numbers of beta-galactosidase-positive neurons and nonneuronal cells were similar at 5 dpi. The number of positive neurons decreased at 11 dpi and returned to the level of mock-inoculated transgenic controls at 23 and 37 dpi. The number of positive nonneuronal cells increased at 11 and 23 dpi and remained elevated at 37 dpi. Viral proteins were detected in neurons and nonneuronal cells in acutely infected ganglia, but were not detected in latently infected ganglia. Colabeling experiments confirmed that the transgenic ICP4 promoter was activated in Schwann cells during latent infection. These findings suggest that the cells that express the HSV-1 ICP4 gene in latently infected ganglia are not neurons.
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- N S Taus
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA
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