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Zheng L, Zhao F, Ru J, Liu L, Wang Z, Wang N, Shu X, Wei Z, Guo H. Evaluation of the Effect of Inactivated Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus Vaccine with Nano Silicon on the Phenotype and Function of Porcine Dendritic Cells. Viruses 2021; 13:v13112158. [PMID: 34834964 PMCID: PMC8620756 DOI: 10.3390/v13112158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
A transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) is a porcine enteropathogenic coronavirus, causing acute swine enteric disease especially in suckling piglets. Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) are safe vaccine adjuvant, which could enhance immune responses. Our previous research confirmed that nano silicon had immune-enhancing effects with inactivated TGEV vaccine. In this study, we further clarified the immune-enhancing mechanism of the inactivated TGEV vaccine with MSNs on porcine dendritic cells (DCs). Our results indicated that the inactivated TGEV vaccine with MSNs strongly enhanced the activation of the DCs. Expressions of TLR3, TLR5, TLR7, TLR9, and TLR10, cytokines IFN-α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-12, and TNF-α, cytokine receptor CCR-7 of immature DCs were characterized and showed themselves to be significantly higher in the inactivated TGEV vaccine with the MSN group. In summary, the inactivated TGEV vaccine with MSNs has effects on the phenotype and function of porcine DCs, which helps to better understand the immune-enhancing mechanism.
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- Lanlan Zheng
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; (L.Z.); (F.Z.); (L.L.); (Z.W.); (N.W.); (X.S.)
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; (L.Z.); (F.Z.); (L.L.); (Z.W.); (N.W.); (X.S.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730046, China;
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; (L.Z.); (F.Z.); (L.L.); (Z.W.); (N.W.); (X.S.)
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; (L.Z.); (F.Z.); (L.L.); (Z.W.); (N.W.); (X.S.)
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; (L.Z.); (F.Z.); (L.L.); (Z.W.); (N.W.); (X.S.)
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; (L.Z.); (F.Z.); (L.L.); (Z.W.); (N.W.); (X.S.)
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; (L.Z.); (F.Z.); (L.L.); (Z.W.); (N.W.); (X.S.)
- Correspondence: (Z.W.); (H.G.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730046, China;
- Correspondence: (Z.W.); (H.G.)
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Tai-Schmiedel J, Karniely S, Lau B, Ezra A, Eliyahu E, Nachshon A, Kerr K, Suárez N, Schwartz M, Davison AJ, Stern-Ginossar N. Human cytomegalovirus long noncoding RNA4.9 regulates viral DNA replication. PLoS Pathog 2020; 16:e1008390. [PMID: 32294138 PMCID: PMC7185721 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Viruses are known for their extremely compact genomes composed almost entirely of protein-coding genes. Nonetheless, four long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are encoded by human cytomegalovirus (HCMV). Although these RNAs accumulate to high levels during lytic infection, their functions remain largely unknown. Here, we show that HCMV-encoded lncRNA4.9 localizes to the viral nuclear replication compartment, and that its depletion restricts viral DNA replication and viral growth. RNA4.9 is transcribed from the HCMV origin of replication (oriLyt) and forms an RNA-DNA hybrid (R-loop) through its G+C-rich 5' end, which may be important for the initiation of viral DNA replication. Furthermore, targeting the RNA4.9 promoter with CRISPR-Cas9 or genetic relocalization of oriLyt leads to reduced levels of the viral single-stranded DNA-binding protein (ssDBP), suggesting that the levels of ssDBP are coupled to the oriLyt activity. We further identified a similar, oriLyt-embedded, G+C-rich lncRNA in murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV). These results indicate that HCMV RNA4.9 plays an important role in regulating viral DNA replication, that the levels of ssDBP are coupled to the oriLyt activity, and that these regulatory features may be conserved among betaherpesviruses.
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- Julie Tai-Schmiedel
- Weizmann Institute of Science, Department of Molecular Genetics, Rehovot, Israel
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- MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Weizmann Institute of Science, Department of Molecular Genetics, Rehovot, Israel
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- Weizmann Institute of Science, Department of Molecular Genetics, Rehovot, Israel
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- Weizmann Institute of Science, Department of Molecular Genetics, Rehovot, Israel
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- MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Weizmann Institute of Science, Department of Molecular Genetics, Rehovot, Israel
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- MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Weizmann Institute of Science, Department of Molecular Genetics, Rehovot, Israel
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Massara L, Khairallah C, Yared N, Pitard V, Rousseau B, Izotte J, Giese A, Dubus P, Gauthereau X, Déchanet-Merville J, Capone M. Uncovering the Anticancer Potential of Murine Cytomegalovirus against Human Colon Cancer Cells. MOLECULAR THERAPY-ONCOLYTICS 2020; 16:250-261. [PMID: 32140563 PMCID: PMC7052516 DOI: 10.1016/j.omto.2020.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) components are often found in tumors, but the precise relationship between HCMV and cancer remains a matter of debate. Pro-tumor functions of HCMV were described in several studies, but an association between HCMV seropositivity and reduced cancer risk was also evidenced, presumably relying on recognition and killing of cancer cells by HCMV-induced lymphocytes. This study aimed at deciphering whether CMV influences cancer development in an immune-independent manner. Using immunodeficient mice, we showed that systemic infection with murine CMV (MCMV) inhibited the growth of murine carcinomas. Surprisingly, MCMV, but not HCMV, also reduced human colon carcinoma development in vivo. In vitro, both viruses infected human cancer cells. Expression of human interferon-β (IFN-β) and nuclear domain (ND10) were induced in MCMV-infected, but not in HCMV-infected human colon cancer cells. These results suggest a decreased capacity of MCMV to counteract intrinsic defenses in the human cellular host. Finally, immunodeficient mice receiving peri-tumoral MCMV therapy showed a reduction of human colon cancer cell growth, albeit no clinical sign of systemic virus dissemination was evidenced. Our study, which describes a selective advantage of MCMV over HCMV to control human colon cancer, could pave the way for the development of CMV-based therapies against cancer.
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- Layal Massara
- University of Bordeaux, CNRS, ImmunoConcEpT, UMR 5164, 33076 Bordeaux, France.,Equipe Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer, Toulouse, France
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- University of Bordeaux, CNRS, ImmunoConcEpT, UMR 5164, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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- University of Bordeaux, CNRS, ImmunoConcEpT, UMR 5164, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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- University of Bordeaux, CNRS, ImmunoConcEpT, UMR 5164, 33076 Bordeaux, France.,Equipe Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer, Toulouse, France.,University of Bordeaux, INSERM, CNRS, TBM Core, UMS 3427, Plateforme de Cytométrie, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Service Commun des Animaleries, Animalerie A2, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Service Commun des Animaleries, Animalerie A2, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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- University of Bordeaux, EA2406 Histologie et Pathologie Moléculaire des Tumeurs, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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- University of Bordeaux, EA2406 Histologie et Pathologie Moléculaire des Tumeurs, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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- University of Bordeaux, INSERM, CNRS, TBM Core, UMS 3427, Plateforme de PCR Quantitative, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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- University of Bordeaux, CNRS, ImmunoConcEpT, UMR 5164, 33076 Bordeaux, France.,Equipe Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer, Toulouse, France.,University of Bordeaux, INSERM, CNRS, TBM Core, UMS 3427, Plateforme de Cytométrie, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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- University of Bordeaux, CNRS, ImmunoConcEpT, UMR 5164, 33076 Bordeaux, France.,Equipe Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer, Toulouse, France.,University of Bordeaux, INSERM, CNRS, TBM Core, UMS 3427, Plateforme de PCR Quantitative, 33076 Bordeaux, France
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Beyranvand Nejad E, Ratts RB, Panagioti E, Meyer C, Oduro JD, Cicin-Sain L, Früh K, van der Burg SH, Arens R. Demarcated thresholds of tumor-specific CD8 T cells elicited by MCMV-based vaccine vectors provide robust correlates of protection. J Immunother Cancer 2019; 7:25. [PMID: 30704520 PMCID: PMC6357411 DOI: 10.1186/s40425-019-0500-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The capacity of cytomegalovirus (CMV) to elicit long-lasting strong T cell responses, and the ability to engineer the genome of this DNA virus positions CMV-based vaccine vectors highly suitable as a cancer vaccine platform. Defined immune thresholds for tumor protection and the factors affecting such thresholds have not well been investigated in cancer immunotherapy. We here determined using CMV as a vaccine platform whether critical thresholds of vaccine-specific T cell responses can be established that relate to tumor protection, and which factors control such thresholds. METHODS We generated CMV-based vaccine vectors expressing the E7 epitope and tested these in preclinical models of HPV16-induced cancer. Vaccination was applied via different doses and routes (intraperitoneal (IP), subcutaneous (SC) and intranasal (IN)). The magnitude, kinetics and phenotype of the circulating tumor-specific CD8+ T cell response were determined. Mice were subsequently challenged with tumor cells, and the tumor protection was monitored. RESULTS Immunization with CMV-based vaccines via the IP or SC route eliciting vaccine-induced CD8+ T cell responses of > 0.3% of the total circulating CD8 T cell population fully protects mice against lethal tumor challenge. However, low dose inoculations via the IP or SC route or IN vaccination elicited vaccine-induced CD8+ T cell responses that did not reach protective thresholds for tumor protection. In addition, whereas weak pre-existing immunity did not alter the protective thresholds of the vaccine-specific T cell response following subsequent immunization with CMV-based vaccine vectors, strong pre-existing immunity inhibited the development of vaccine-induced T cells and their control on tumor progression. CONCLUSIONS This study highlight the effectiveness of CMV-based vaccine vectors, and shows that demarcated thresholds of vaccine-specific T cells could be defined that correlate to tumor protection. Together, these results may hold importance for cancer vaccine development to achieve high efficacy in vaccine recipients.
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- Elham Beyranvand Nejad
- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333, ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Department of Medical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333, ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Department of Medical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vaccinology and Applied Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Vaccinology and Applied Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany.,Institute for Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner site, Hannover/Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333, ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Winkler R, Gillis E, Lasman L, Safra M, Geula S, Soyris C, Nachshon A, Tai-Schmiedel J, Friedman N, Le-Trilling VTK, Trilling M, Mandelboim M, Hanna JH, Schwartz S, Stern-Ginossar N. m 6A modification controls the innate immune response to infection by targeting type I interferons. Nat Immunol 2018; 20:173-182. [PMID: 30559377 DOI: 10.1038/s41590-018-0275-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 296] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Accepted: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most common mRNA modification. Recent studies have revealed that depletion of m6A machinery leads to alterations in the propagation of diverse viruses. These effects were proposed to be mediated through dysregulated methylation of viral RNA. Here we show that following viral infection or stimulation of cells with an inactivated virus, deletion of the m6A 'writer' METTL3 or 'reader' YTHDF2 led to an increase in the induction of interferon-stimulated genes. Consequently, propagation of different viruses was suppressed in an interferon-signaling-dependent manner. Significantly, the mRNA of IFNB, the gene encoding the main cytokine that drives the type I interferon response, was m6A modified and was stabilized following repression of METTL3 or YTHDF2. Furthermore, we show that m6A-mediated regulation of interferon genes was conserved in mice. Together, our findings uncover the role m6A serves as a negative regulator of interferon response by dictating the fast turnover of interferon mRNAs and consequently facilitating viral propagation.
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- Roni Winkler
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Central Virology Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.,Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Institut für Virologie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Central Virology Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.,Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
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Morabito KM, Ruckwardt TJ, Bar-Haim E, Nair D, Moin SM, Redwood AJ, Price DA, Graham BS. Memory Inflation Drives Tissue-Resident Memory CD8 + T Cell Maintenance in the Lung After Intranasal Vaccination With Murine Cytomegalovirus. Front Immunol 2018; 9:1861. [PMID: 30154789 PMCID: PMC6102355 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Tissue-resident memory T (TRM) cells provide first-line defense against invading pathogens encountered at barrier sites. In the lungs, TRM cells protect against respiratory infections, but wane more quickly than TRM cells in other tissues. This lack of a sustained TRM population in the lung parenchyma explains, at least in part, why infections with some pathogens, such as influenza virus and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), recur throughout life. Intranasal (IN) vaccination with a murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) vector expressing the M protein of RSV (MCMV-M) has been shown to elicit robust populations of CD8+ TRM cells that accumulate over time and mediate early viral clearance. To extend this finding, we compared the inflationary CD8+ T cell population elicited by MCMV-M vaccination with a conventional CD8+ T cell population elicited by an MCMV vector expressing the M2 protein of RSV (MCMV-M2). Vaccination with MCMV-M2 induced a population of M2-specific CD8+ TRM cells that waned rapidly, akin to the M2-specific CD8+ TRM cell population elicited by infection with RSV. In contrast to the natural immunodominance profile, however, coadministration of MCMV-M and MCMV-M2 did not suppress the M-specific CD8+ T cell response, suggesting that progressive expansion was driven by continuous antigen presentation, irrespective of the competitive or regulatory effects of M2-specific CD8+ T cells. Moreover, effective viral clearance mediated by M-specific CD8+ TRM cells was not affected by the coinduction of M2-specific CD8+ T cells. These data show that memory inflation is required for the maintenance of CD8+ TRM cells in the lungs after IN vaccination with MCMV.
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- Kaitlyn M Morabito
- Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory, Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States
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- Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory, Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory, Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona, Israel
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- Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory, Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory, Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom.,Human Immunology Section, Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory, Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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Wang X, Ohnstad M, Nelsen A, Nelson E. Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus does not replicate in porcine monocyte-derived dendritic cells, but activates the transcription of type I interferon and chemokine. Vet Microbiol 2017; 208:77-81. [PMID: 28888653 PMCID: PMC7117325 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Revised: 07/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
PEDV fails to replicate in porcine Mo-DC. PEDV does not compromise the viability of porcine Mo-DC. PEDV activates the transcription of type I interferon. PEDV activates the transcription of IP-10.
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) belongs to the alphacoronavirus of the Coronaviridae. It is the major etiological agent of the recent outbreaks of piglet diarrhea and death in the US. Limited knowledge is currently available regarding the role of dendritic cells in PEDV infection. Here, we observed that PEDV did not replicate in monocyte-derived dendritic cells as evidenced by the decrease of viral gene transcript copies in infected cells by qRT-PCR and the absence of viral proteins by immunofluorescence staining as well as the absence of virus particles in infected cells by transmission electron microscopy. In addition, PEDV did not compromise cell viability at 48, 72, and 96 h after infection at either a MOI of 2.5 or 5. Interestingly, an increased transcription of type I interferon including interferon-α and β was observed in infected cells compared to mock infected cells. Surprisingly, we did not detect any interferon-β in the supernatants of infected cells. A slight increase in interferon-α protein production in the supernatants of PEDV-infected cells was observed compared to mock infected cells. We also observed a markedly increased transcription of interferon inducible protein −10 (IP-10). Overall, PEDV does not replicate in porcine Mo-DC, but activates the transcription of type I interferon and chemokine IP-10.
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- Xiuqing Wang
- Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, United States, United States.
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- Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, United States, United States
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- Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, United States, United States
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, United States
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Morabito KM, Ruckwardt TR, Redwood AJ, Moin SM, Price DA, Graham BS. Intranasal administration of RSV antigen-expressing MCMV elicits robust tissue-resident effector and effector memory CD8+ T cells in the lung. Mucosal Immunol 2017; 10:545-554. [PMID: 27220815 PMCID: PMC5123975 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2016.48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2015] [Revised: 04/14/2016] [Accepted: 04/14/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
Cytomegalovirus vectors are promising delivery vehicles for vaccine strategies that aim to elicit effector CD8+ T cells. To determine how the route of immunization affects CD8+ T-cell responses in the lungs of mice vaccinated with a murine cytomegalovirus vector expressing the respiratory syncytial virus matrix (M) protein, we infected CB6F1 mice via the intranasal or intraperitoneal route and evaluated the M-specific CD8+ T-cell response at early and late time points. We found that intranasal vaccination generated robust and durable tissue-resident effector and effector memory CD8+ T-cell populations that were undetectable after intraperitoneal vaccination. The generation of these antigen-experienced cells by intranasal vaccination resulted in earlier T-cell responses, interferon gamma secretion, and viral clearance after respiratory syncytial virus challenge. Collectively, these findings validate a novel approach to vaccination that emphasizes the route of delivery as a key determinant of immune priming at the site of vulnerability.
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- K M Morabito
- Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory, Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory, Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory, Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Institute of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, UK
- Human Immunology Section, Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory, Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Farrell H, Oliveira M, Macdonald K, Yunis J, Mach M, Bruce K, Stevenson P, Cardin R, Davis-Poynter N. Luciferase-tagged wild-type and tropism-deficient mouse cytomegaloviruses reveal early dynamics of host colonization following peripheral challenge. J Gen Virol 2016; 97:3379-3391. [PMID: 27902356 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.000642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Cytomegaloviruses (CMVs) establish persistent, systemic infections and cause disease by maternal-foetal transfer, suggesting that their dissemination is a key target for antiviral intervention. Late clinical presentation has meant that human CMV (HCMV) dissemination is not well understood. Murine CMV (MCMV) provides a tractable model. Whole mouse imaging of virus-expressed luciferase has proved a useful way to track systemic infections. MCMV, in which the abundant lytic gene M78 was luciferase-tagged via a self-cleaving peptide (M78-LUC), allowed serial, unbiased imaging of systemic and peripheral infection without significant virus attenuation. Ex vivo luciferase imaging showed greater sensitivity than plaque assay, and revealed both well-known infection sites (the lungs, lymph nodes, salivary glands, liver, spleen and pancreas) and less explored sites (the bone marrow and upper respiratory tract). We applied luciferase imaging to tracking MCMV lacking M33, a chemokine receptor conserved in HCMV and a proposed anti-viral drug target. M33-deficient M78-LUC colonized normally in peripheral sites and local draining lymph nodes but spread poorly to the salivary gland, suggesting a defect in vascular transport consistent with properties of a chemokine receptor.
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- Helen Farrell
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.,Child Health Research Centre, University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institut fur Klinische und Molekulare Virologie, Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnber, Erlangen, Germany
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Kawasaki H, Kosugi I, Arai Y, Iwashita T, Tsutsui Y. Mouse embryonic stem cells inhibit murine cytomegalovirus infection through a multi-step process. PLoS One 2011; 6:e17492. [PMID: 21407806 PMCID: PMC3047572 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2010] [Accepted: 02/07/2011] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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In humans, cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most significant infectious cause of intrauterine infections that cause congenital anomalies of the central nervous system. Currently, it is not known how this process is affected by the timing of infection and the susceptibility of early-gestational-period cells. Embryonic stem (ES) cells are more resistant to CMV than most other cell types, although the mechanism responsible for this resistance is not well understood. Using a plaque assay and evaluation of immediate-early 1 mRNA and protein expression, we found that mouse ES cells were resistant to murine CMV (MCMV) at the point of transcription. In ES cells infected with MCMV, treatment with forskolin and trichostatin A did not confer full permissiveness to MCMV. In ES cultures infected with elongation factor-1α (EF-1α) promoter-green fluorescent protein (GFP) recombinant MCMV at a multiplicity of infection of 10, less than 5% of cells were GFP-positive, despite the fact that ES cells have relatively high EF-1α promoter activity. Quantitative PCR analysis of the MCMV genome showed that ES cells allow approximately 20-fold less MCMV DNA to enter the nucleus than mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) do, and that this inhibition occurs in a multi-step manner. In situ hybridization revealed that ES cell nuclei have significantly less MCMV DNA than MEF nuclei. This appears to be facilitated by the fact that ES cells express less heparan sulfate, β1 integrin, and vimentin, and have fewer nuclear pores, than MEF. This may reduce the ability of MCMV to attach to and enter through the cellular membrane, translocate to the nucleus, and cross the nuclear membrane in pluripotent stem cells (ES/induced pluripotent stem cells). The results presented here provide perspective on the relationship between CMV susceptibility and cell differentiation.
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- Hideya Kawasaki
- Department of Second Pathology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.
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Reinhard H, Le VTK, Ohlin M, Hengel H, Trilling M. Exploitation of herpesviral transactivation allows quantitative reporter gene-based assessment of virus entry and neutralization. PLoS One 2011; 6:e14532. [PMID: 21264213 PMCID: PMC3022015 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2010] [Accepted: 12/06/2010] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Herpesviral entry is a highly elaborated process requiring many proteins to act in precise conjunction. Neutralizing antibodies interfere with this process to abrogate viral infection. Based on promoter transactivation of a reporter gene we established a novel method to quantify herpesvirus entry and neutralization by antibodies. Following infection with mouse and human cytomegalovirus and Herpes simplex virus 1 we observed promoter transactivation resulting in substantial luciferase expression (>1000-fold). No induction was elicited by UV-inactivated viruses. The response was MOI-dependent and immunoblots confirmed a correlation between luciferase induction and pp72-IE1 expression. Monoclonal antibodies, immune sera and purified immunoglobulin preparations decreased virus-dependent luciferase induction dose-dependently, qualifying this approach as surrogate virus neutralization test. Besides the reduced hands-on time, this assay allows analysis of herpesvirus entry in semi-permissive and non-adherent cells, which were previously non-assessable but play significant roles in herpesvirus pathology.
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- Henrike Reinhard
- Institute for Virology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Virology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Immunotechnology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Institute for Virology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
- * E-mail: (HH); (MT)
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- Institute for Virology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
- * E-mail: (HH); (MT)
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Nicholson GT, Walsh CA, Madan RP. Transfusion-associated Babesiosis in a 7-month-old Infant after Bidirectional Glenn Procedure. CONGENIT HEART DIS 2010; 5:607-13. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2010.00384.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cunningham PT, Lloyd ML, Harvey NL, Williams E, Hardy CM, Redwood AJ, Lawson MA, Shellam GR. Promoter control over foreign antigen expression in a murine cytomegalovirus vaccine vector. Vaccine 2010; 29:141-51. [PMID: 20338212 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2007] [Revised: 03/03/2010] [Accepted: 03/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Previous studies have reported on the development of a recombinant murine cytomegalovirus (rMCMV) containing the mouse zona pellucida 3 (mZP3) gene for use as a virally vectored immunocontraceptive (VVIC). This study aimed to alter promoter control over foreign antigen expression and cellular localisation of the antigen expressed in order to overcome virus attenuation previously encountered. Early studies reported on the mZP3 gene expressed by a strong constitutive human cytomegalovirus immediate-early 1 promoter (pHCMV IE1). This virus was able to induce >90% infertility in BALB/c mice despite being heavily attenuated in vivo. In this study the mZP3 was placed under the control of the MCMV early 1 (pMCMV E1) promoter and the inducible tetracycline promoter (Tet-On). In both instances the recombinant virus was able to induce infertility in directly infected mice. However, the viruses remained attenuated. This study demonstrated the capacity to manipulate the nature of the immune response by altering promoter control over foreign antigen expression and cellular localisation of the expressed antigen. We were able to demonstrate that by using the MCMV E1 promoter it was still possible to sterilize female BALB/c mice with an MCMV vector expressing mZP3. The use of the MCMV E1 promoter provides an added level of safety to any MCMV based VVIC approach as it only allows for transgene expression in MCMV permissive cells.
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- Paula T Cunningham
- Discipline of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia.
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Pletneva M, Fan H, Park JJ, Radojcic V, Jie C, Yu Y, Chan C, Redwood A, Pardoll D, Housseau F. IFN-producing killer dendritic cells are antigen-presenting cells endowed with T-cell cross-priming capacity. Cancer Res 2009; 69:6607-14. [PMID: 19679552 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-09-0508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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IFN-producing killer dendritic cells (IKDC) represent a recently discovered cell type in the immune system that possesses a number of functions contributing to innate and adaptive immunity, including production of type 1 and 2 IFNs, interleukin (IL)-12, natural killing, and ultimately antigen presentation to naïve T cells. Here, we compared in vitro and in vivo responses of mouse IKDC, conventional dendritic cells (DC), and natural killer (NK) cells to murine cytomegalovirus infection and found distinct functions among these cell subsets. Upon recognition of infected fibroblasts, IKDC, as well as NK, produced high level of IFN-gamma, but unlike NK, IKDC simultaneously produced IL-12p40 and up-regulated MHC class II (MHC-II) and costimulatory molecules. Using MHC-II molecule expression as a phenotypic marker to distinguish activated IKDC from activated NK, we further showed that highly purified MHC-II(+) IKDC but not NK cross-present MHC class I-restricted antigens derived from MCMV-infected targets to CD8(+) T cells in vitro and in vivo. Our findings emphasize the unique nature of IKDC as a killer antigen-presenting cell directly linking innate and adaptive immunity.
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- Maria Pletneva
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, USA
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Wang X, Chen DG. Recombinant murine cytomegalovirus vector activates human monocyte-derived dendritic cells in a NF-kappaB dependent pathway. Mol Immunol 2009; 46:3462-5. [PMID: 19716178 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2009.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2009] [Revised: 06/08/2009] [Accepted: 08/03/2009] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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To evaluate the potential use of recombinant murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) as an antigen delivery vector, we examined the cytokine and CD80 and CD86 expression profiles of MCMV encoding either enhanced green fluorescent protein gene (MCMV-EGFP) or human immunodeficiency virus-1 glycoprotein gp120 gene (MCMV-gp120) infected monocyte-derived dendritic cells (Mo-DC) and investigated the role of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) in Mo-DC activation. Results showed that MCMV triggered the induction of inflammatory cytokines and/or CD80 and CD86 up-regulation in Mo-DC. UV-inactivated MCMV exhibited a reduced production of inflammatory cytokines and a lowered expression of CD80 and CD86 compared with live MCMV infection. Treatment of cells with a NF-kappaB peptide inhibitor prior to MCMV infection reduced the induction of cytokines and CD80 and CD86 up-regulation. Overall, the results suggest that recombinant MCMV vectors activate human Mo-DC in a NF-kappaB dependent pathway. The abortive infection or de novo gene expression greatly enhances the activation of Mo-DC by MCMV vectors.
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- Xiuqing Wang
- Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA.
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Prior infection with murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) limits the immunocontraceptive effects of an MCMV vector expressing the mouse zona-pellucida-3 protein. Vaccine 2008; 26:3860-9. [PMID: 18573574 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2008] [Revised: 05/05/2008] [Accepted: 05/07/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We have developed a murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV)-vectored vaccine expressing the mouse zona-pellucida-3 gene (rMCMV-ZP3), which successfully induces infertility in experimentally inoculated laboratory or wild-derived mice. However, the future success of this vector as a fully disseminating vaccine in free-living mice may be compromised by pre-existing immunity since there is a high prevalence of naturally acquired MCMV infection in these mice. To evaluate the effect of prior immunity to MCMV on vaccine efficacy, we constructed two new biologically effective recombinant MCMV vectors expressing the mouse ZP3 protein from two MCMV strains (N1 and G4) derived from free-living mice. In wild mice, mixed MCMV infection is common and could be acquired either by simultaneous coinfection or sequential infection with different MCMV strains. Interestingly, while coinfection with both wild-type and rMCMV-ZP3 via the intraperitoneal route reduced the impact of the rMCMV-ZP3, prior infection with the same wild-type strain as that used to construct the rMCMV-ZP3 abrogated the immunocontraceptive effects of either N1-ZP3 or G4-ZP3. However, prior infection with G4 28 days before the introduction of N1-ZP3 had a reduced influence on the efficacy of the rMCMV-ZP3. Thus, the strain of virus and the timing of prior infection are factors that may influence the efficacy of the rMCMV-ZP3. Given that mixed infection of mice with MCMV is common, it is possible that prior immunity acquired by natural mucosal infection may have less a less inhibitory effect on the immunocontraceptive outcome.
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Mock DJ, Strathmann F, Blumberg BM, Mayer-Proschel M. Infection of murine oligodendroglial precursor cells with Human Herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6)--establishment of a murine in vitro model. J Clin Virol 2007; 37 Suppl 1:S17-23. [PMID: 17276361 DOI: 10.1016/s1386-6532(06)70006-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Human Herpesvirus 6 was previously demonstrated to infect human oligodendroglial precursor cells (OPCs) in vitro causing cell cycle arrest and premature differentiation with consequent loss of the precursor pool. OBJECTIVES To develop an in vitro murine OPC model to study the cell cycle and differentiation effects of HHV-6 in more readily available, genetically well-defined cells free of the risk of contamination with human herpesviruses. STUDY DESIGN Murine OPCs were exposed to infectious HHV-6A or HHV-6B and analyzed for production of viral transcripts, particles, and replicating virus. FACS analysis and specific markers were used to evaluate effects on cell cycling and differentiation. RESULTS HHV-6 infection of murine OPCs resulted in production of both immediate-early and some late transcripts but no replicating virus by TaqMan quantitative PCR or electron microscopy. Both a specific G1/S cell cycle arrest and premature loss of OPCs through differentiation into oligodendrocytes as previously seen with human precursors were recapitulated. CONCLUSIONS Infection of murine OPCs by HHV-6 reproduces the critical phenotypes of cell cycle arrest and altered differentiation seen in human cells. The murine system provides a highly defined, accessible, and reproducible source of cells permitting the elucidation of specific viral and cell cycle genes involved in CNS viral infections of OPCs.
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- David J Mock
- Department of Neurology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
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Wang X, Eaton M, Mayer M, Li H, He D, Nelson E, Christopher-Hennings J. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus productively infects monocyte-derived dendritic cells and compromises their antigen-presenting ability. Arch Virol 2006; 152:289-303. [PMID: 17031757 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-006-0857-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2005] [Accepted: 08/14/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Dendritic cells (DC) are potent antigen-presenting cells that play an important role in inducing primary antigen-specific immune responses. However, some viruses have evolved to specifically target DC to circumvent the host's immune responses for their persistence in the host. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) causes a persistent infection in susceptible animals. Although it is generally believed that the existence of PRRSV quasispecies is partly responsible for the virus persistence, other mechanisms of immune evasion or immune suppression may also exist. Here, we studied the role of DC in PRRSV persistence and immune suppression. Our results showed that PRRSV underwent a productive replication in pig monocyte-derived DC (Mo-DC) as measured by both immunofluorescence staining of viral nucleocapsid protein and virus titration assays, leading to cell death via both apoptosis and necrosis mechanisms. Additionally, PRRSV infection of Mo-DC resulted in reduced expression of MHC class I, MHC class II, CD14 and CD11b/c. This was in agreement with the impaired mixed lymphocyte reaction of PRRSV-infected Mo-DC compared to that of mock-infected Mo-DC. We also examined the cytokine profiles of PRRSV-infected Mo-DC using a quantitative ELISA method. Results indicated that no apparent change in the levels of IL-10, IL-12 and IFN-gamma was detected. Taken together, our data demonstrate that PRRSV productively infects Mo-DC and impairs the normal antigen presentation ability of Mo-DC by inducing cell death, down-regulating the expression of MHC class I, MHC class II, CD11b/c and CD14 and by inducing minimal Th1 cytokines.
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- X Wang
- Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA.
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Tang Q, Murphy EA, Maul GG. Experimental confirmation of global murine cytomegalovirus open reading frames by transcriptional detection and partial characterization of newly described gene products. J Virol 2006; 80:6873-82. [PMID: 16809293 PMCID: PMC1489029 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00275-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) and human CMV (HCMV) share many features making the mouse system a potential small-animal model for HCMV. Although the genomic DNA sequence and the predicted open reading frames (ORFs) of MCMV have been determined, experimental evidence that the ORFs are actually transcribed has been lacking. We developed an MCMV global-DNA microarray that includes all previously predicted ORFs and 14 potential ones. A total of 172 ORFs were confirmed to be transcribed, including 7 newly discovered ORFs not previously predicted. No gene products from 10 previously predicted ORFs were detected by either DNA microarray analysis or reverse transcriptase PCR in MCMV-infected mouse fibroblasts, although 2 of those were expressed in a macrophage cell line, suggesting that potential gene products from these open reading frames are silenced in fibroblasts and required in macrophages. Immunohistochemical localization of the six newly described ORF products and three recently identified ones in cells transfected with the respective construct revealed four of the products in the nucleus and five in mitochondria. Analysis of two ORFs using site-directed mutagenesis showed that deletion of one of the mitochondrion-localized gene products led to significantly decreased replication in fibroblasts.
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- Qiyi Tang
- The Wistar Institute, 3601 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Qureshi MH, Garvy BA, Pomeroy C, Inayat MS, Oakley OR. A murine model of dual infection with cytomegalovirus and Pneumocystis carinii: Effects of virus-induced immunomodulation on disease progression. Virus Res 2005; 114:35-44. [PMID: 16002171 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2005.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2005] [Revised: 05/19/2005] [Accepted: 05/19/2005] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Despite the use of antimicrobial prophylaxis, cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Pneumocystis carinii (PC) pneumonia (PCP) are both leading causes of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. It has previously been reported that CMV infection modulates host immune responses with a variety of mechanisms which include the suppression of helper T cell functions and antigen presenting cell (APC) functions, both of which are critical for PCP resolution. However, the mechanisms of these interactions and other possible immune regulatory effects are not clearly understood. In this study, we investigated the impact of murine CMV (MCMV) induced immunomodulation on the progression of PCP in a co-infection model. Initial results show that dually infected mice had evidence of more severe PC disease, which include a greater loss of body weight, an excess lung PC burden and delayed clearance of PC from lungs, compared to mice with PC infection alone. At day 7 post-infection, dually infected mice had reduced numbers of MHC-II expressing cells in the lung interstitium and lymph nodes and reduced migration of CD11c+ cells to both the tracheobronchial lymph nodes and alveolar spaces. Dual infected mice showed elevated numbers of specific CD8 responses concomitant with a decrease in activated CD4+ T cells in both the lymph nodes and in alveolar spaces when compared to mice infected with MCMV alone. These data suggest that MCMV infection inhibits the immune responses generated against PC which contribute to the delayed clearance of the organism.
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- Mahboob H Qureshi
- Department of Basic Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Touro University Nevada, Henderson, NV, USA
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Smith LM, Lloyd ML, Harvey NL, Redwood AJ, Lawson MA, Shellam GR. Species-specificity of a murine immunocontraceptive utilising murine cytomegalovirus as a gene delivery vector. Vaccine 2005; 23:2959-69. [PMID: 15811641 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2004.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2004] [Revised: 11/04/2004] [Accepted: 12/16/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cytomegaloviruses are species-specific DNA viruses. Recombinant murine cytomegaloviruse (MCMV) expressing the mouse egg-coat protein zona pellucida 3 (mZP3) has been shown to sterilise female mice by breaking self-tolerance and inducing an immune response against the host ZP3. This virus has the potential to be used for mouse population control, however the effect of this recombinant immunocontraceptive virus in non-host species must be determined. Recombinant MCMV-mZP3, based on both laboratory and wild strains of virus, induced long-lived antibody responses against structural viral proteins and mZP3 when inoculated into laboratory rats, although no viral DNA or replicating virus was identified. The anti-mZP3 antibodies were specific for mouse ZP3, did not cross-react with rat ZP3, and had no effect on the fertility of the rats.
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- L M Smith
- Discipline of Microbiology, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia.
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Fan S, Maguire CA, Ramirez SH, Bradel-Tretheway B, Sapinoro R, Sui Z, Chakraborty-Sett S, Dewhurst S. Valproic acid enhances gene expression from viral gene transfer vectors. J Virol Methods 2005; 125:23-33. [PMID: 15737413 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2004.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2004] [Revised: 11/12/2004] [Accepted: 11/22/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Viral vectors represent an efficient delivery method for in vitro and in vivo gene transfer, and their utility may be further enhanced through the use of pharmacologic agents that increase gene expression. Here, we demonstrate that valproic acid (VPA), a drug which is widely used for the treatment of epilepsy and mood disorders, enhances and prolongs expression of exogenous genes in cells transduced with various gene transfer agents, including adenovirus, adeno-associated virus and herpesvirus vectors. This effect occurs in a wide range of cell types, including both primary cells and cell lines, and appears to be associated with VPA's ability to function as a histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi). VPA treatment also enhanced adenovirally-vectored expression of a luciferase reporter gene in mice, as demonstrated by in vivo imaging. VPA was also less cytotoxic than a commonly used HDAC inhibitor, TSA, suggesting its use as a safer alternative. Taken together, these results suggest that VPA treatment may represent a useful approach to various gene transfer approaches in which enhanced transgene expression is desirable.
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- Shongshan Fan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave., Box 672 (Room 3-9609), Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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Redwood AJ, Messerle M, Harvey NL, Hardy CM, Koszinowski UH, Lawson MA, Shellam GR. Use of a murine cytomegalovirus K181-derived bacterial artificial chromosome as a vaccine vector for immunocontraception. J Virol 2005; 79:2998-3008. [PMID: 15709020 PMCID: PMC548423 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.79.5.2998-3008.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cytomegaloviruses (CMVs) are members of the Betaherpesvirinae subfamily of the Herpesviridae, and their properties of latency, large DNA size, gene redundancy, and ability to be cloned as bacterial artificial chromosomes (BACs) suggest their utility as vaccine vectors. While the K181 strain of murine CMV (MCMV) is widely used to study MCMV biology, a BAC clone of this virus had not previously been produced. We report here the construction of a BAC clone of the K181(Perth) strain of MCMV. The in vivo and in vitro growth characteristics of virus derived from the K181 BAC were similar to those of wild-type K181. The utility of the K181 BAC as a method for the rapid production of vaccine vectors was assessed. A vaccine strain of BAC virus, expressing the self-fertility antigen, murine zona pellucida 3, was produced rapidly using standard bacterial genetics techniques and rendered female BALB/c mice infertile with a single intraperitoneal inoculation. In addition, attenuated vaccine strains lacking the open reading frames m07 to m12 exhibited no reduction in efficacy compared to the full-length vaccine strain. In conclusion, we describe the production of a K181-based BAC virus which behaved essentially as wild-type K181 and allowed the rapid production of effective viral vaccine vectors.
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- Alec J Redwood
- Microbiology and Immunology, School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, M502, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia.
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Mercier S, Verhaagh S, Goudsmit J, Lemckert A, Monteil M, Havenga M, Eloit M. Adenovirus fibre exchange alters cell tropism in vitro but not transgene-specific T CD8+ immune responses in vivo. J Gen Virol 2004; 85:1227-1236. [PMID: 15105539 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.79846-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Gene transfer with recombinant adenoviruses (rAds) is a powerful means of inducing an immune response against a transgene product. However, little is known about the mechanisms that underlie the induction of the immune response after intramuscular inoculation of adenovirus and, in particular, the relative role of the different cell types transduced. Several studies have suggested that CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses elicited after inoculation of adenoviruses (Ads) are induced both by direct transduction of antigen presenting cells (APCs) and by cross-priming. In the present study, a library of fibre-chimeric rAds was screened in order to identify rAds with distinct capacities to express transgene product in murine cell types naturally found in muscle, i.e. myoblasts, endothelial cells (both representing non-APCs) and dendritic cells (representing APCs). Four selected pseudotypes, differing in their ability to infect muscular cells were used to immunize C57BL/6 mice. The relationship between the capacity to transduce non-APC or APC in vitro and the ability to induce humoral and cellular responses against the beta-galactosidase antigen after intramuscular inoculation were studied. Results indicate that CD8+ T cell responses against the beta-galactosidase antigen were similar after inoculation of the four viruses, thus revealing no direct relationship with their ability to transduce myoblasts, endothelial cells or dendritic cells in vitro.
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- S Mercier
- UMR INRA-AFSSA-ENVA 1161, Virologie, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, 94704 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France
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- Crucell Holland BV, PO Box 2048, 2301 CA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Crucell Holland BV, PO Box 2048, 2301 CA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Crucell Holland BV, PO Box 2048, 2301 CA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- UMR INRA-AFSSA-ENVA 1161, Virologie, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, 94704 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France
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- Crucell Holland BV, PO Box 2048, 2301 CA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- UMR INRA-AFSSA-ENVA 1161, Virologie, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, 94704 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France
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