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Lin JB, Pepple KL, Concepcion C, Korshunova Y, Paley MA, Paley GL, Laurent J, Apte RS, Hassman LM. Aqueous Macrophages Contribute to Conserved CCL2 and CXCL10 Gradients in Uveitis. OPHTHALMOLOGY SCIENCE 2024; 4:100453. [PMID: 38650614 PMCID: PMC11033188 DOI: 10.1016/j.xops.2023.100453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Purpose Uveitis is a heterogenous group of inflammatory eye disease for which current cytokine-targeted immune therapies are effective for only a subset of patients. We hypothesized that despite pathophysiologic nuances that differentiate individual disease states, all forms of eye inflammation might share common mechanisms for immune cell recruitment. Identifying these mechanisms is critical for developing novel, broadly acting therapeutic strategies. Design Experimental study. Subjects Biospecimens from patients with active or inactive uveitis and healthy controls. Methods Protein concentration and single cell gene expression were assessed in aqueous fluid biopsies and plasma samples from deidentified patients with uveitis or healthy controls. Main Outcome Measures The concentration of 31 inflammatory proteins was measured in all aqueous samples, as well as plasma samples from patients with active uveitis. Chemokine and cytokine ligand and receptor expression were assessed in individual cell types from aqueous biopsies obtained from patients with active uveitis. Results We identified 6 chemokines that were both elevated in active uveitis compared with controls and enriched in aqueous compared with plasma during active uveitis (C-C motif chemokine ligand [CCL]2, C-X-C motif chemokine ligand [CXCL]10, CXCL9, CXCL8, CCL3, and CCL14), forming potential gradients for migration of immune cells from the blood to the eye. Of these, CCL2 and CXCL10 were consistently enriched in the aqueous of all patients in our cohort, as well as in a larger cohort of patients from a previously published study. These data suggest that CCL2 and CXCL10 are key mediators in immune cell migration to the eye during uveitis. Next, single cell RNA sequencing suggested that macrophages contribute to aqueous enrichment of CCL2 and CXCL10 during human uveitis. Finally, using chemokine ligand and receptor expression mapping, we identified a broad signaling network for macrophage-derived CCL2 and CXCL10 in human uveitis. Conclusions These data suggest that ocular macrophages may play a central role, via CCL2 and CXCL10 production, in recruiting inflammatory cells to the eye in patients with uveitis. Financial Disclosures Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found in the Footnotes and Disclosures at the end of this article.
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- Joseph B. Lin
- John F. Hardesty, MD, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
- Neurosciences Graduate Program, Roy and Diana Vagelos Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Roger and Angie Karalis Johnson Retina Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- John F. Hardesty, MD, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- John F. Hardesty, MD, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- John F. Hardesty, MD, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- John F. Hardesty, MD, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
- Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- John F. Hardesty, MD, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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Monoclonal Antibodies, Derived from Humans Vaccinated with the RV144 HIV Vaccine Containing the HVEM Binding Domain of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Glycoprotein D, Neutralize HSV Infection, Mediate Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity, and Protect Mice from Ocular Challenge with HSV-1. J Virol 2017; 91:JVI.00411-17. [PMID: 28701403 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00411-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The RV144 HIV vaccine trial included a recombinant HIV glycoprotein 120 (gp120) construct fused to a small portion of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) glycoprotein D (gD) so that the first 40 amino acids of gp120 were replaced by the signal sequence and the first 27 amino acids of the mature form of gD. This region of gD contains most of the binding site for HVEM, an HSV receptor important for virus infection of epithelial cells and lymphocytes. RV144 induced antibodies to HIV that were partially protective against infection, as well as antibodies to HSV. We derived monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) from peripheral blood B cells of recipients of the RV144 HIV vaccine and showed that these antibodies neutralized HSV-1 infection in cells expressing HVEM, but not the other major virus receptor, nectin-1. The MAbs mediated antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), and mice that received the MAbs and were then challenged by corneal inoculation with HSV-1 had reduced eye disease, shedding, and latent infection. To our knowledge, this is the first description of MAbs derived from human recipients of a vaccine that specifically target the HVEM binding site of gD. In summary, we found that monoclonal antibodies derived from humans vaccinated with the HVEM binding domain of HSV-1 gD (i) neutralized HSV-1 infection in a cell receptor-specific manner, (ii) mediated ADCC, and (iii) reduced ocular disease in virus-infected mice.IMPORTANCE Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) causes cold sores and neonatal herpes and is a leading cause of blindness. Despite many trials, no HSV vaccine has been approved. Nectin-1 and HVEM are the two major cellular receptors for HSV. These receptors are expressed at different levels in various tissues, and the role of each receptor in HSV pathogenesis is not well understood. We derived human monoclonal antibodies from persons who received the HIV RV144 vaccine that contained the HVEM binding domain of HSV-1 gD fused to HIV gp120. These antibodies were able to specifically neutralize HSV-1 infection in vitro via HVEM. Furthermore, we showed for the first time that HVEM-specific HSV-1 neutralizing antibodies protect mice from HSV-1 eye disease, indicating the critical role of HVEM in HSV-1 ocular infection.
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Hafidh RR, Abdulamir AS, Abu Bakar F, Sekawi Z, Jahansheri F, Jalilian FA. Novel antiviral activity of mung bean sprouts against respiratory syncytial virus and herpes simplex virus -1: an in vitro study on virally infected Vero and MRC-5 cell lines. BMC COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2015; 15:179. [PMID: 26062546 PMCID: PMC4461985 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-015-0688-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2015] [Accepted: 05/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND New sources for discovering novel antiviral agents are desperately needed. The current antiviral products are both expensive and not very effective. METHODS The antiviral activity of methanol extract of mung bean sprouts (MBS), compared to Ribavarin and Acyclovir, on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and Herpes Simplex virus -1 (HSV-1) was investigated using cytotoxicity, virus yield reduction, virucidal activity, and prophylactic activity assays on Vero and MRC-5 cell lines. Moreover, the level of antiviral cytokines, IFNβ, TNFα, IL-1, and IL-6 was assessed in MBS-treated, virally infected, virally infected MBS-treated, and control groups of MRC-5 cells using ELISA. RESULTS MBS extract showed reduction factors (RF) 2.2 × 10 and 0.5 × 10(2) for RSV and HSV-1, respectively. The 2 h incubation virucidal and prophylactic selectivity indices (SI) of MBS on RSV were 14.18 and 12.82 versus Ribavarin SI of 23.39 and 21.95, respectively, and on HSV-1, SI were 18.23 and 10.9 versus Acyclovir, 22.56 and 15.04, respectively. All SI values were >10 indicating that MBS has a good direct antiviral and prophylactic activities on both RSV and HSV-1. Moreover, interestingly, MBS extract induced vigorously IFNβ, TNFα, IL-1, and IL-6 cytokines in MRC-5 infected-treated group far more than other groups (P < 0.05) and induced TNFα and IL-6 in treated group more than infected group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS MBS extract has potent antiviral and to a lesser extent, prophylactic activities against both RSV and HSV-1, and in case of HSV-1, these activities were comparable to Acyclovir. Part of the underlying mechanism(s) of these activities is attributed to MBS potential to remarkably induce antiviral cytokines in human cells. Hence, we infer that MBS methanol extract could be used as such or as purified active component in protecting and treating RSV and HSV-1 infections. More studies are needed to pinpoint the exact active components responsible for the MBS antiviral activities.
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Dong-Newsom P, Powell N, Bailey M, Padgett D, Sheridan J. Repeated social stress enhances the innate immune response to a primary HSV-1 infection in the cornea and trigeminal ganglia of Balb/c mice. Brain Behav Immun 2010; 24:273-80. [PMID: 19822203 PMCID: PMC2818401 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2009.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2009] [Revised: 09/22/2009] [Accepted: 10/05/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Three to 5 days after a primary HSV-1 infection, macrophages infiltrate into the trigeminal ganglia (TG) and produce anti-viral cytokines to reduce viral replication. Previous research demonstrated that social disruption stress (SDR) enhances the trafficking of monocytes/macrophages from the bone marrow to the spleen and increases pro-inflammatory cytokine production in vitro and in vivo. The impact of SDR on the trafficking of these cells to loci of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection and subsequent function has not been examined. The following studies were designed to determine whether SDR would enhance the innate immune response during a primary HSV-1 infection by increasing the number of macrophages in the cornea and TG, thus increasing anti-viral cytokine production and reducing viral replication. BALB/c mice were exposed to six cycles of SDR prior to ocular infection with HSV-1 McKrae virus. Flow cytometric analysis of cells from the TG revealed an increase in the percentage of CD11b+ macrophages in SDR mice compared to controls. Immune cell infiltration into the cornea, however, could not be determined due to low cell numbers. Although gene expression of IFN-beta was decreased, SDR increased gene expression of IFN-alpha, and TNF-alpha, in the cornea and TG. Examination of viral proteins showed decreased expression of infected cell protein 0 (ICP0), glycoprotein B (gB), glycoprotein H (gH) and latency-associated transcript (LAT) in the TG, however, expression of ICP0 and gB were elevated in the cornea of SDR mice. These results indicate that the innate immune response to HSV-1 was altered and enhanced by the experience of repeated social defeat.
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- P. Dong-Newsom
- The Ohio State University, College of Dentistry, Section of Oral Biology, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- The Ohio State University, College of Dentistry, Section of Oral Biology, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- The Ohio State University, College of Dentistry, Section of Oral Biology, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- The Ohio State University, College of Dentistry, Section of Oral Biology, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Columbus, OH 43210, USA, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Columbus, OH 43210, USA, Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- The Ohio State University, College of Dentistry, Section of Oral Biology, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Columbus, OH 43210, USA, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Columbus, OH 43210, USA, Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, Columbus, OH 43210, USA,Corresponding author. Address: The Ohio State University, College of Dentistry, Section of Oral Biology, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Postle Hall, 305 W. 12th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, USA. Fax: +1 614 292 6087. (J.F. Sheridan)
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Carr DJJ, Wuest T, Ash J. An increase in herpes simplex virus type 1 in the anterior segment of the eye is linked to a deficiency in NK cell infiltration in mice deficient in CXCR3. J Interferon Cytokine Res 2008; 28:245-51. [PMID: 18439102 DOI: 10.1089/jir.2007.0110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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In response to ocular herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection in mice, a rapid induction or increase in the local expression of chemokines, including CXCL10, is found. The present study investigated the role of the receptor for CXCL10, CXCR3, in the host response to corneal HSV-1 infection. Mice deficient in CXCR3 (CXCR3(-/-)) were found to have an increase in infectious virus in the anterior segment of the eye by day 7 postinfection. Coinciding with the increase, selective chemokines, including CCL2, CCL3, CCL5, CXCL9, and CXCL10, were elevated in the anterior segment of the HSV-1-infected CXCR3(-/-) mice. In contrast, there was a time-dependent reduction in the recruitment of natural killer (NK) cells (NK1.1(+)CD3(-)) into the anterior segment of CXCR3(-/-) mice. A reduction in NK cells residing in the anterior segment of mice following antiasialoGM1 antibody treatment resulted in an increase in infectious virus. No other leukocyte populations infiltrating the tissue were modified in the absence of CXCR3. Collectively, the loss of CXCR3 expression specifically reduces NK cell mobilization into the cornea in response to HSV-1.
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- Daniel J J Carr
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.
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Klausner EA, Peer D, Chapman RL, Multack RF, Andurkar SV. Corneal gene therapy. J Control Release 2007; 124:107-33. [PMID: 17707107 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2007.05.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2007] [Accepted: 05/15/2007] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Gene therapy to the cornea can potentially correct inherited and acquired diseases of the cornea. Factors that facilitate corneal gene delivery are the accessibility and transparency of the cornea, its stability ex vivo and the immune privilege of the eye. Initial corneal gene delivery studies characterized the relationship between intraocular modes of administration and location of reporter gene expression. The challenge of achieving effective topical gene transfer, presumably due to tear flow, blinking and low penetration of the vector through epithlelial tight junctions left no alternative but invasive administration to the anterior chamber and corneal stroma. DNA vaccination, RNA interference and gene transfer of cytokines, growth factors and enzymes modulated the corneal microenvironment. Positive results were obtained in preclinical studies for prevention and treatment of corneal graft rejection, neovascularization, haze and herpetic stromal keratitis. These studies, corneal gene delivery systems and modes of administration, and considerations regarding the choice of animal species used are the focus of this review. Opportunities in the field of corneal gene therapy lie in expanding the array of corneal diseases investigated and in the implementation of recent designs of safer vectors with reduced immunogenicity and longer duration of gene expression.
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- Eytan A Klausner
- Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515, United States.
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Wuest T, Farber J, Luster A, Carr DJJ. CD4+ T cell migration into the cornea is reduced in CXCL9 deficient but not CXCL10 deficient mice following herpes simplex virus type 1 infection. Cell Immunol 2007; 243:83-9. [PMID: 17296171 PMCID: PMC1839954 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2007.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2006] [Revised: 01/02/2007] [Accepted: 01/02/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The role of CXCL9 and CXCL10 in the ocular immune response to herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection was investigated using mice deficient in either CXCL9 or CXCL10. CXCL10 but not CXCL9 deficient mice showed an increase in sensitivity to ocular virus infection as measured by an elevation in virus titer recovered in the tear film and corneal tissue. The increase in virus was associated with an increase in the expression of the chemokine CCL2 but no significant change in the infiltration of CD4(+) T cells or NK cells into the corneal stroma. In contrast, a significant reduction in CD4(+) T cell infiltration into the cornea was found in CXCL9 deficient mice following HSV-1 infection consistent with the absence of CXCL9 expression and reduction in expression of other chemokines including CCL3, CCL5, CXCL1, and CXCL10. Collectively, the results suggest a non-redundant role for CXCL9 and CXCL10 in response to ocular HSV-1 infection in terms of controlling virus replication and recruitment of CD4(+) T cells into the cornea.
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- Todd Wuest
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and
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- Laboratories of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and
- Ophthalmology, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
- *Corresponding author: Daniel J.J. Carr, Ph.D., Department of Ophthalmology, DMEI #415, The Univ. Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 608 Stanton L. Young Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73104, Ph: 405-271-1084, Fax: 405-271-8781;
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Carr DJ, Ash J, Lane TE, Kuziel WA. Abnormal immune response of CCR5-deficient mice to ocular infection with herpes simplex virus type 1. J Gen Virol 2006; 87:489-499. [PMID: 16476970 PMCID: PMC1479868 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.81339-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Ocular herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection elicits a strong inflammatory response that is associated with production of the beta chemokines CCL3 and CCL5, which share a common receptor, CCR5. To gain insight into the role of these molecules in ocular immune responses, the corneas of wild-type (WT) and CCR5-deficient (CCR5-/-) mice were infected with HSV-1 and inflammatory parameters were measured. In the absence of CCR5, the early infiltration of neutrophils into the cornea was diminished. Associated with this aberrant leukocyte recruitment, neutrophils in CCR5-/- mice were restricted to the stroma, whereas in WT mice, these cells trafficked to the stroma and epithelial layers of the infected cornea. Virus titres and cytokine/chemokine levels in the infected tissue of these mice were similar for the first 5 days after infection. However, by day 7 post-infection, the CCR5-/- mice showed a significant elevation in the chemokines CCL2, CCL5, CXCL9 and CXCL10 in the trigeminal ganglion and brainstem, as well as a significant increase in virus burden. The increase in chemokine expression was associated with an increase in the infiltration of CD4 and/or CD8 T cells into the trigeminal ganglion and brainstem of CCR5-/- mice. Surprisingly, even though infected CCR5-/- mice were less efficient at controlling the progression of virus replication, there was no difference in mortality. These results suggest that, although CCR5 plays a role in regulating leukocyte trafficking and control of virus burden, compensatory mechanisms are involved in preventing mortality following HSV-1 infection.
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- Daniel J.J. Carr
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
- Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA 92037
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Biswas PS, Banerjee K, Kinchington PR, Rouse BT. Involvement of IL-6 in the paracrine production of VEGF in ocular HSV-1 infection. Exp Eye Res 2005; 82:46-54. [PMID: 16009363 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2005.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2004] [Revised: 04/22/2005] [Accepted: 05/16/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Following ocular HSV-1 infection, neovascularisation of the avascular cornea is a critical event in the pathogenesis of herpetic stromal keratitis. This present study evaluates the role of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-6 in corneal angiogenesis following virus infection. Both in vivo and in vitro data indicate that IL-6 produced from virus-infected cells can stimulate noninfected resident corneal cells and other inflammatory cells in a paracrine manner to secrete VEGF, a potent angiogenic factor. Antibody neutralisation of IL-6 resulted in a significant decrease in the number of VEGF producing cells in the cornea. Thus, our results further demonstrate the close relationship between proinflammatory cytokines and VEGF-induced corneal neovascularisation.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Cells, Cultured
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Epithelium, Corneal/immunology
- Epithelium, Corneal/metabolism
- Epithelium, Corneal/virology
- Eye Infections, Viral/immunology
- Female
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Herpes Simplex/immunology
- Herpesvirus 1, Human
- Interleukin-6/pharmacology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Neovascularization, Pathologic
- Paracrine Communication/physiology
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Stimulation, Chemical
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/metabolism
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- Partha Sarathi Biswas
- Comparative and Experimental Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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Wickham S, Lu B, Ash J, Carr DJJ. Chemokine receptor deficiency is associated with increased chemokine expression in the peripheral and central nervous systems and increased resistance to herpetic encephalitis. J Neuroimmunol 2005; 162:51-9. [PMID: 15833359 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2005.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2004] [Revised: 01/05/2005] [Accepted: 01/05/2005] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection of the eye leads to the retrograde spread of the virus from the eye to the trigeminal ganglion resulting in the infiltration of leukocytes and production of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines including CXCL9 and CXCL10. The present study investigated the role of the receptor for CXCL9 and CXCL10 in the host response to HSV-1 infection using mice deficient in CXCR3 expression (CXCR3-/-). Although wild type C57BL/6 and CXCR3-/- mice cleared the virus, HSV-1 titers remained elevated in the ganglion and brain stem of CXCR3-/- mice day 7 post infection. Coinciding with the increase in virus titer, CCL5, CXCL9, CXCL10 and IFN-gamma protein levels were enhanced in the trigeminal ganglion and/or brain stem of the CXCR3-/- mice associated with a 2-fold increase in the percentage of CD3+CD8+ T lymphocytes in the trigeminal ganglion. However, the survival rate of CXCR3-/- mice was significantly enhanced above the wild type controls associated with an increase in brain IL-6 content. Collectively, the results indicate the absence of CXCR3 is associated with a transient increase in virus burden in the nervous system and an elevated protective immune response.
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- Stephanie Wickham
- Department of Ophthalmology, DMEI #415, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 608 Stanton L Young Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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