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Hofmann K, Hofmann S, Weigl F, Mai J, Schreiner S. DMSO and Its Role in Differentiation Impact Efficacy of Human Adenovirus ( HAdV) Infection in HepaRG Cells. Viruses 2024; 16:633. [PMID: 38675973 PMCID: PMC11054035 DOI: 10.3390/v16040633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2024] [Revised: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Differentiated HepaRG cells are popular in vitro cell models for hepatotoxicity studies. Their differentiation is usually supported by the addition of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), an amphipathic solvent widely used in biomedicine, for example, in potential novel therapeutic drugs and cryopreservation of oocytes. Recent studies have demonstrated drastic effects, especially on epigenetics and extracellular matrix composition, induced by DMSO, making its postulated inert character doubtful. In this work, the influence of DMSO and DMSO-mediated modulation of differentiation on human adenovirus (HAdV) infection of HepaRG cells was investigated. We observed an increase in infectivity of HepaRG cells by HAdVs in the presence of 1% DMSO. However, this effect was dependent on the type of medium used for cell cultivation, as cells in William's E medium showed significantly stronger effects compared with those cultivated in DMEM. Using different DMSO concentrations, we proved that the impact of DMSO on infectability was dose-dependent. Infection of cells with a replication-deficient HAdV type demonstrated that the mode of action of DMSO was based on viral entry rather than on viral replication. Taken together, these results highlight the strong influence of the used cell-culture medium on the performed experiments as well as the impact of DMSO on infectivity of HepaRG cells by HAdVs. As this solvent is widely used in cell culture, those effects must be considered, especially in screening of new antiviral compounds.
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- Katharina Hofmann
- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, 80333 München, Germany
- Tissue Bank of the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Heidelberg, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (K.H.)
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
- Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty Heidelberg, and Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Department I, Division of Pediatric Neurology and Metabolic Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany;
- Cluster of Excellence RESIST (Resolving Infection Susceptibility; EXC 2155), Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Tissue Bank of the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Heidelberg, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (K.H.)
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- Institute of Virology, Medical Center—University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany;
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- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, 80333 München, Germany
- Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty Heidelberg, and Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Department I, Division of Pediatric Neurology and Metabolic Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany;
- Cluster of Excellence RESIST (Resolving Infection Susceptibility; EXC 2155), Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
- Institute of Virology, Medical Center—University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany;
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Göttig L, Jummer S, Staehler L, Groitl P, Karimi M, Blanchette P, Kosulin K, Branton PE, Schreiner S. The human adenovirus PI3K-Akt activator E4orf1 is targeted by the tumor suppressor p53. J Virol 2024; 98:e0170123. [PMID: 38451084 PMCID: PMC11019960 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01701-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024] Open
Abstract
Human adenoviruses (HAdV) are classified as DNA tumor viruses due to their potential to mediate oncogenic transformation in non-permissive mammalian cells and certain human stem cells. To achieve transformation, the viral early proteins of the E1 and E4 regions must block apoptosis and activate proliferation: the former predominantly through modulating the cellular tumor suppressor p53 and the latter by activating cellular pro-survival and pro-metabolism protein cascades, such as the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K-Akt) pathway, which is activated by HAdV E4orf1. Focusing on HAdV-C5, we show that E4orf1 is necessary and sufficient to stimulate Akt activation through phosphorylation in H1299 cells, which is not only hindered but repressed during HAdV-C5 infection with a loss of E4orf1 function in p53-positive A549 cells. Contrary to other research, E4orf1 localized not only in the common, cytoplasmic PI3K-Akt-containing compartment, but also in distinct nuclear aggregates. We identified a novel inhibitory mechanism, where p53 selectively targeted E4orf1 to destabilize it, also stalling E4orf1-dependent Akt phosphorylation. Co-IP and immunofluorescence studies showed that p53 and E4orf1 interact, and since p53 is bound by the HAdV-C5 E3 ubiquitin ligase complex, we also identified E4orf1 as a novel factor interacting with E1B-55K and E4orf6 during infection; overexpression of E4orf1 led to less-efficient E3 ubiquitin ligase-mediated proteasomal degradation of p53. We hypothesize that p53 specifically subverts the pro-survival function of E4orf1-mediated PI3K-Akt activation to protect the cell from metabolic hyper-activation or even transformation.IMPORTANCEHuman adenoviruses (HAdV) are nearly ubiquitous pathogens comprising numerous subtypes that infect various tissues and organs. Among many encoded proteins that facilitate viral replication and subversion of host cellular processes, the viral E4orf1 protein has emerged as an intriguing yet under-investigated player in the complex interplay between the virus and its host. Nonetheless, E4orf1 has gained attention as a metabolism activator and oncogenic agent, while recent research is showing that E4orf1 may play a more important role in modulating the cellular pathways such as phosphoinositide 3-kinase-Akt-mTOR. Our study reveals a novel and general impact of E4orf1 on host mechanisms, providing a novel basis for innovative antiviral strategies in future therapeutic settings. Ongoing investigations of the cellular pathways modulated by HAdV are of great interest, particularly since adenovirus-based vectors actually serve as vaccine or gene vectors. HAdV constitute an ideal model system to analyze the underlying molecular principles of virus-induced tumorigenesis.
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- Lilian Göttig
- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Goodman Cancer Research Center, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Molecular Microbiology, Children’s Cancer Research Institute, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Goodman Cancer Research Center, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence RESIST (Resolving Infection Susceptibility; EXC 2155), Freiburg, Germany
- Institute of Virology, Medical Center—University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Pinski AN, Gan T, Lin SC, Droit L, Diamond M, Barouch DH, Wang D. Isolation of a recombinant simian adenovirus encoding the human adenovirus G52 hexon suggests a simian origin for human adenovirus G52. J Virol 2024; 98:e0004324. [PMID: 38497664 PMCID: PMC11019922 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00043-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024] Open
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Human adenoviruses (HAdVs) are causative agents of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. These double-stranded DNA viruses are phylogenetically classified into seven different species (A-G). HAdV-G52, originally isolated in 2008 from a patient presenting with gastroenteritis, is the sole human-derived member of species G. Phylogenetic analysis previously suggested that HAdV-G52 may have a simian origin, indicating a potential zoonotic spillover into humans. However, evidence of HAdV-G52 in either human or simian populations has not been reported since. Here, we describe the isolation and in vitro characterization of rhesus (rh)AdV-69, a novel simian AdV with clear evidence of recombination with HAdV-G52, from the stool of a rhesus macaque. Specifically, the rhAdV-69 hexon capsid protein is 100% identical to that of HAdV-G52, whereas the remainder of the genome is most similar to rhAdV-55, sharing 95.36% nucleic acid identity. A second recombination event with an unknown adenovirus (AdV) is evident at the short fiber gene. From the same sample, we also isolated a second, highly related recombinant AdV (rhAdV-68) that harbors a distinct hexon gene but nearly identical backbone compared to rhAdV-69. In vitro, rhAdV-68 and rhAdV-69 demonstrate comparable growth kinetics and tropisms in human cell lines, nonhuman cell lines, and human enteroids. Furthermore, we show that coinfection of highly related AdVs is not unique to this sample since we also isolated coinfecting rhAdVs from two additional rhesus macaque stool samples. Our data collectively contribute to elucidating the origins of HAdV-G52 and provide insights into the frequency of coinfections and subsequent recombination in AdV evolution.IMPORTANCEUnderstanding the host origins of adenoviruses (AdVs) is critical for public health as transmission of viruses from animals to humans can lead to emergent viruses. Recombination between animal and human AdVs can also produce emergent viruses. HAdV-G52 is the only human-derived member of the HAdV G species. It has been suggested that HAdV-G52 has a simian origin. Here, we isolated from a rhesus macaque, a novel rhAdV, rhAdV-69, that encodes a hexon protein that is 100% identical to that of HAdV-G52. This observation suggests that HAdV-G52 may indeed have a simian origin. We also isolated a highly related rhAdV, differing only in the hexon gene, from the same rhesus macaque stool sample as rhAdV-69, illustrating the potential for co-infection of closely related AdVs and recombination at the hexon gene. Furthermore, our study highlights the critical role of whole-genome sequencing in understanding AdV evolution and monitoring the emergence of pathogenic AdVs.
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- Amanda N. Pinski
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Doğantürk YE, Dağ-Güzel A, Kuşkucu MA. Development of a Nanoplate-Based Digital PCR Test Method for Quantitative Detection of Human Adenovirus DNA. Infect Dis Clin Microbiol 2023; 5:353-366. [PMID: 38633848 PMCID: PMC10986707 DOI: 10.36519/idcm.2023.255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Objective Digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR) assay is an advanced PCR technique that allows for the simultaneous detection and absolute quantification of diverse pathogens.Commercially validated kits available for detecting all subtypes of human adenovirus (HAdV) are limited. This study aimed to demonstrate the development of an in-house nanoplate-based dPCR assay with high sensitivity, even at low copy numbers. Materials and Methods In this methodological study, the standardized HAdV DNA was prepared by amplifying the specific hexon gene region with real-time PCR and purifying the HAdV DNA using magnetic beads from HAdV-positive extractions. Dilutions were tested in triplicate during three independent runs to determine the dynamic range, the limit of detection (LoD), the limit of quantification (LoQ), precision, and reproducibility. The primer and probe sequences used in the study were selected based on a literature review to ensure the detection of all HAdV serotypes in a single run. The selected primers were verified using the US National Center for Biotechnology Information (NBCI) nBLAST tools, and the target sequence was determined using the BioEdit software. The DNA concentration of the stock solution was measured using a Qubit fluorometer. The estimated copy number of the stock solution per milliliter was calculated based on the length of the amplified base sequence and fluorometer measurement. Results The dynamic range of the test was determined to be from 770.4 to 0.9476 cp/μl, with the LoD and LoQ values both being 0.9476 cp/μl. The coefficient of determination (r 2) value of the test was 0.9986. Conclusion The results demonstrated that the dPCR method could be an ideal tool for the diagnosis and absolute quantification of human adenoviruses, especially in low copy numbers. In order to determine the reproducibility of the test and validate the method for field use, it needs to be developed and adapted in various laboratories and supported by clinical studies.
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- Yağmur Eylül Doğantürk
- Department of Medical Microbiology, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, İstanbul, Türkiye
- Department of Medical Microbiology, İstanbul Aydın University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, İstanbul, Türkiye
- Medical Laboratory Techniques, Arel University Junior Technical Collage, İstanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, İstanbul, Türkiye
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Koç University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Türkiye
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Pedrosa de Macena LDG, Castiglia Feitosa R, Couto da Silva J, Ferreira FC, Maranhão AG, Brandão MLL, Caldeira NGS, Couto JS, Coelho de Azevedo MG, Barbosa de Paula B, Miagostovich MP. Environmental assessment of sewage contamination in the surroundings of a marine outfall combining human mastadenovirus and fecal indicator bacteria. Mar Pollut Bull 2023; 193:115110. [PMID: 37307749 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This study assessed the microbiological contamination of the marine area of a metropolitan region, where a marine outfall is used as a sanitary solution for domestic sewage. For human mastadenovirus (HAdV) quantification 134 water samples were concentrated by skimmed milk flocculation method and analyzed with qPCR and PMAxx-qPCR, being the latter to assess the capsid integrity viral. HAdV with intact capsids were detected in 10 % (16/102) of samples classified as suitable for bathing using at least one fecal bacterial indicator. Spatial analysis of the results showed that the drainage channels of the basin that flow into the sea are the main sources of microbiological contamination in the foreshore zone, where intact HAdV reached a concentration of up to 3 log genomic copies/L. HAdV serotypes A12, D, F40 and F41 were characterized. Our results suggest the use of intact HAdV as a complementary parameter to assess the quality of recreational waters.
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- Lorena da Graça Pedrosa de Macena
- Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Avenida Brasil, 4365, Pavilhão Helio e Peggy Pereira, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro 21040-360, Brazil.
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- Department of Sanitation and Environmental Health, National School of Public Health (ENSP), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Rua Leopoldo Bulhões, 1.480, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro 21041-210, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Avenida Brasil, 4365, Pavilhão Helio e Peggy Pereira, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro 21040-360, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Avenida Brasil, 4365, Pavilhão Helio e Peggy Pereira, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro 21040-360, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Avenida Brasil, 4365, Pavilhão Helio e Peggy Pereira, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro 21040-360, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Microbiology Control, Department of Quality Control, Institute of Technology in Immunobiologicals (Bio-Manguinhos), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Avenida Brasil, 4365 - Centro Administrativo Vinicius Fonseca - Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro 21040-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Food and Sanitizes, Department of Microbiology, National Institute Quality Control in Health (INCQS), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Avenida Brasil 4.365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro 21040-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Food and Sanitizes, Department of Microbiology, National Institute Quality Control in Health (INCQS), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Avenida Brasil 4.365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro 21040-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Food and Sanitizes, Department of Microbiology, National Institute Quality Control in Health (INCQS), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Avenida Brasil 4.365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro 21040-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Avenida Brasil, 4365, Pavilhão Helio e Peggy Pereira, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro 21040-360, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Avenida Brasil, 4365, Pavilhão Helio e Peggy Pereira, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro 21040-360, Brazil
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Göttig L, Weiß C, Stubbe M, Hanrieder L, Hofmann S, Grodziecki A, Stadler D, Carpentier A, Protzer U, Schreiner S. Apobec3A Deamination Functions Are Involved in Antagonizing Efficient Human Adenovirus Replication and Gene Expression. mBio 2023:e0347822. [PMID: 37154747 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03478-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023] Open
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Apobec3A is involved in the antiviral host defense, targeting nuclear DNA, introducing point mutations, and thereby activating DNA damage response (DDR). Here, we found a significant upregulation of Apobec3A during HAdV infection, including Apobec3A protein stabilization mediated by the viral proteins E1B-55K and E4orf6, which subsequently limited HAdV replication and most likely involved a deaminase-dependent mechanism. The transient silencing of Apobec3A enhanced adenoviral replication. HAdV triggered Apobec3A dimer formation and enhanced activity to repress the virus. Apobec3A decreased E2A SUMOylation and interfered with viral replication centers. A comparative sequence analysis revealed that HAdV types A, C, and F may have evolved a strategy to escape Apobec3A-mediated deamination via reduced frequencies of TC dinucleotides within the viral genome. Although viral components induce major changes within infected cells to support lytic life cycles, our findings demonstrate that host Apobec3A-mediated restriction limits virus replication, albeit that HAdV may have evolved to escape this restriction. This allows for novel insights into the HAdV/host-cell interplay, which broaden the current view of how a host cell can limit HAdV infection. IMPORTANCE Our data provide a novel conceptual insight into the virus/host-cell interplay, changing the current view of how a host-cell can defeat a virus infection. Thus, our study reveals a novel and general impact of cellular Apobec3A on the intervention of human adenovirus (HAdV) gene expression and replication by improving the host antiviral defense mechanisms, thereby providing a novel basis for innovative antiviral strategies in future therapeutic settings. Ongoing investigations of the cellular pathways that are modulated by HAdV are of great interest, particularly since adenovirus-based vectors actually serve as COVID vaccine vectors and also frequently serve as tools in human gene therapy and oncolytic treatment options. HAdV constitute an ideal model system by which to analyze the transforming capabilities of DNA tumor viruses as well as the underlying molecular principles of virus-induced and cellular tumorigenesis.
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- Lilian Göttig
- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence RESIST (Resolving Infection Susceptibility; EXC 2155), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence RESIST (Resolving Infection Susceptibility; EXC 2155), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Munich, Germany
- Institute of Virology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Munich, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence RESIST (Resolving Infection Susceptibility; EXC 2155), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Institute of Virology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich, Germany
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Kurskaya OG, Prokopyeva EA, Sobolev IA, Solomatina MV, Saroyan TA, Dubovitskiy NA, Derko AA, Nokhova AR, Anoshina AV, Leonova NV, Simkina OA, Komissarova TV, Shestopalov AM, Sharshov KA. Changes in the Etiology of Acute Respiratory Infections among Children in Novosibirsk, Russia, between 2019 and 2022: The Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus. Viruses 2023; 15:934. [PMID: 37112913 PMCID: PMC10141072 DOI: 10.3390/v15040934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
Abstract
A wide range of human respiratory viruses are known that may cause acute respiratory infections (ARIs), such as influenza A and B viruses (HIFV), respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV), coronavirus (HCoV), parainfluenza virus (HPIV), metapneumovirus (HMPV), rhinovirus (HRV), adenovirus (HAdV), bocavirus (HBoV), and others. The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) caused the COronaVIrus Disease (COVID) that lead to pandemic in 2019 and significantly impacted on the circulation of ARIs. The aim of this study was to analyze the changes in the epidemic patterns of common respiratory viruses among children and adolescents hospitalized with ARIs in hospitals in Novosibirsk, Russia, from November 2019 to April 2022. During 2019 and 2022, nasal and throat swabs were taken from a total of 3190 hospitalized patients 0-17 years old for testing for HIFV, HRSV, HCoV, HPIV, HMPV, HRV, HAdV, HBoV, and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by real-time PCR. The SARS-CoV-2 virus dramatically influenced the etiology of acute respiratory infections among children and adolescents between 2019 and 2022. We observed dramatic changes in the prevalence of major respiratory viruses over three epidemic research seasons: HIFV, HRSV, and HPIV mainly circulated in 2019-2020; HMPV, HRV, and HCoV dominated in 2020-2021; and HRSV, SARS-CoV-2, HIFV, and HRV were the most numerous agents in 2021-2022. Interesting to note was the absence of HIFV and a significant reduction in HRSV during the 2020-2021 period, while HMPV was absent and there was a significant reduction of HCoV during the following epidemic period in 2021-2022. Viral co-infection was significantly more frequently detected in the 2020-2021 period compared with the other two epidemic seasons. Certain respiratory viruses, HCoV, HPIV, HBoV, HRV, and HAdV, were registered most often in co-infections. This cohort study has revealed that during the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods, there were dramatic fluctuations in common respiratory viruses registered among hospitalized patients 0-17 years old. The most dominant virus in each research period differed: HIFV in 2019-2020, HMPV in 2020-2021, and HRSV in 2021-2022. Virus-virus interaction was found to be possible between SARS-CoV-2 and HRV, HRSV, HAdV, HMPV, and HPIV. An increase in the incidence of COVID-19 was noted only during the third epidemic season (January to March 2022).
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- Olga G. Kurskaya
- Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology and Biodiversity of Viruses, Federal Research Center of Fundamental and Translational Medicine, Novosibirsk 630060, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology and Biodiversity of Viruses, Federal Research Center of Fundamental and Translational Medicine, Novosibirsk 630060, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology and Biodiversity of Viruses, Federal Research Center of Fundamental and Translational Medicine, Novosibirsk 630060, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology and Biodiversity of Viruses, Federal Research Center of Fundamental and Translational Medicine, Novosibirsk 630060, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology and Biodiversity of Viruses, Federal Research Center of Fundamental and Translational Medicine, Novosibirsk 630060, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology and Biodiversity of Viruses, Federal Research Center of Fundamental and Translational Medicine, Novosibirsk 630060, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology and Biodiversity of Viruses, Federal Research Center of Fundamental and Translational Medicine, Novosibirsk 630060, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology and Biodiversity of Viruses, Federal Research Center of Fundamental and Translational Medicine, Novosibirsk 630060, Russia
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- Department of Children’s Diseases, Novosibirsk Children’s Municipal Clinical Hospital No 6, Novosibirsk 630015, Russia
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- Department of Children’s Diseases, Novosibirsk Children’s Municipal Clinical Hospital No 6, Novosibirsk 630015, Russia
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- Department of Children’s Diseases, Novosibirsk Children’s Municipal Clinical Hospital No 3, Novosibirsk 630040, Russia
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- Department of Children’s Diseases, Novosibirsk Children’s Municipal Clinical Hospital No 3, Novosibirsk 630040, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology and Biodiversity of Viruses, Federal Research Center of Fundamental and Translational Medicine, Novosibirsk 630060, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology and Biodiversity of Viruses, Federal Research Center of Fundamental and Translational Medicine, Novosibirsk 630060, Russia
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Wintering A, Tischer-Zimmermann S, Schultze-Florey R, Beier R, Sauer M, Blasczyk R, Heim A, Eiz-Vesper B, Maecker-Kolhoff B. Adenoviral penton and hexon proteins are equivalent immunogenic targets of virus-specific T cells after HSCT in children. Transplant Cell Ther 2023:S2666-6367(23)01172-7. [PMID: 36934995 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2023.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Human adenovirus (HAdV) infection is a serious complication that can lead to significant morbidity and mortality, especially in immunocompromised pediatric patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Control and elimination of HAdV requires the presence of the respective antiviral T cells, and adoptive transfer of virus-specific T cells has become an important new treatment option for patients refractory to antiviral treatment. Although the adenoviral capsid protein hexon was shown to be a major immunodominant T-cell target across HAdV species, up to 30% of HAdV-seropositive donors show no T-cell responses to the overlapping peptide pool spanning the entire protein. OBJECTIVES AND STUDY DESIGN Our group has recently verified the capsid protein penton as a second immunodominant target in HAdV infection. Here, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of both penton- and hexon-specific HAdV T cells and their impact in virus control after HSCT. Therefore, we analyzed the prevalence and characteristics of HAdV-specific T cells in 33 consecutive pediatric patients with HAdV reactivation following allogeneic HSCT and correlated them with viral load analysis. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION Our study demonstrates that penton is an important immunodominant target antigen of HAdV reactivation/infection after HSCT in most patients. We demonstrate that in the majority of patients, both penton- and hexon-specific T cells appear at similar time intervals after transplantation. Despite the prevalence for either hexon- or penton-specific T cells in individual patients, we were unable to attribute the pre-dominance to specific HLA types or HAdV serotypes. The occurrence of HAdV-specific T cells was closely linked to viral control arguing for immune monitoring strategies to tailor antiviral treatment and adoptive T cell therapy.
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- Astrid Wintering
- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Transfusion Medicine and Transplant Engineering, Hannover Medical School, Hannover Germany
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Transfusion Medicine and Transplant Engineering, Hannover Medical School, Hannover Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Transfusion Medicine and Transplant Engineering, Hannover Medical School, Hannover Germany; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF)
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF).
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Klann PJ, Wang X, Elfert A, Zhang W, Köhler C, Güttsches AK, Jacobsen F, Weyen U, Roos A, Ehrke-Schulz E, Ehrhardt A, Vorgerd M, Bayer W. Seroprevalence of Binding and Neutralizing Antibodies against 39 Human Adenovirus Types in Patients with Neuromuscular Disorders. Viruses 2022; 15:79. [PMID: 36680119 PMCID: PMC9866721 DOI: 10.3390/v15010079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
High pre-existing antibodies against viral vectors reduce their functionality and may lead to adverse complications. To circumvent this problem in future gene therapy approaches, we tested the seroprevalence of a large range of human adenovirus types in patients with neuromuscular disorders (NMDs) to find appropriate viral vector candidates for gene replacement therapy for NMDs. Binding and neutralizing antibodies against 39 human adenovirus types were tested in the sera of 133 patients with NMDs and 76 healthy controls aged 17-92 years. The influence of age, sex, and NMDs on antibody levels was analyzed. The seroprevalence of different adenoviruses in the cohort varied widely. The highest levels of binding antibodies were detected against HAdV-D27, -C1, -D24, -D70, -B14, -C6, -D13, -B34, and -E4, whereas the lowest reactivity was detected against HAdV-F41, -A31, -B11, -D75, -D8, -D65, -D26, -D80, and -D17. The highest neutralizing reactivity was observed against HAdV-B3, -C2, -E4, -C1, -G52, -C5, and -F41, whereas the lowest neutralizing reactivity was observed against HAdV-D74, -B34, -D73, -B37, -D48, -D13, -D75, -D8, -B35, and -B16. We detected no influence of sex and only minor differences between different age groups. Importantly, there were no significant differences between healthy controls and patients with NMDs. Our data show that patients with NMDs have very similar levels of binding and neutralizing antibodies against HAdV compared to healthy individuals, and we identified HAdV-A31, -B16, -B34, -B35, -D8, -D37, -D48, -D73, -D74, -D75, and -D80 as promising candidates for future vector development due to their low binding and neutralizing antibody prevalence.
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- Patrick Julian Klann
- Institute for Virology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, 45122 Essen, Germany
- Heimer Institute for Muscle Research, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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- Institute for Virology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, 45122 Essen, Germany
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- Heimer Institute for Muscle Research, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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- Virology and Microbiology, Center for Medical Education and Research, Department of Human Medicine, Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, 58453 Witten, Germany
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- Clinics for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Sankt Josef, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44791 Bochum, Germany
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- Heimer Institute for Muscle Research, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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- Heimer Institute for Muscle Research, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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- Heimer Institute for Muscle Research, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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- Heimer Institute for Muscle Research, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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- Virology and Microbiology, Center for Medical Education and Research, Department of Human Medicine, Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, 58453 Witten, Germany
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- Virology and Microbiology, Center for Medical Education and Research, Department of Human Medicine, Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, 58453 Witten, Germany
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- Heimer Institute for Muscle Research, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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- Institute for Virology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, 45122 Essen, Germany
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Mai J, Stubbe M, Hofmann S, Masser S, Dobner T, Boutell C, Groitl P, Schreiner S. PML Alternative Splice Products Differentially Regulate HAdV Productive Infection. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0078522. [PMID: 35699431 PMCID: PMC9431499 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00785-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Promyelocytic leukemia nuclear bodies (PML-NBs) were considered to maintain antiviral capacity, as these spherical complexes are antagonized by viruses. Actual work provides evidence, that PML-NB-associated factors might also be beneficial for distinct viral processes indicating why genomes and replication centers of nuclear replicating viruses are often found juxtaposed to PML-NBs. Several early HAdV proteins target PML-NBs, such as E4orf3 that promotes redistribution into track-like structures. PML-associated dependency factors that enhance viral gene expression, such as Sp100A remain in the nuclear tracks while restrictive factors, such as Daxx, are inhibited by either proteasomal degradation or relocalization to repress antiviral functions. Here, we did a comprehensive analysis of nuclear PML isoforms during HAdV infection. Our results show cell line specific differences as PML isoforms differentially regulate productive HAdV replication and progeny production. Here, we identified PML-II as a dependency factor that supports viral progeny production, while PML-III and PML-IV suppress viral replication. In contrast, we identified PML-I as a positive regulator and PML-V as a restrictive factor during HAdV infection. Solely PML-VI was shown to repress adenoviral progeny production in both model systems. We showed for the first time, that HAdV can reorganize PML-NBs that contain PML isoforms other then PML-II. Intriguingly, HAdV was not able to fully disrupt PML-NBs composed out of the PML isoforms that inhibit viral replication, while PML-NBs composed out of PML isoforms with beneficial influence on the virus formed tracks in all examined cells. In sum, our findings clearly illustrate the crucial role of PML-track formation in efficient viral replication. IMPORTANCE Actual work provides evidence that PML-NB-associated factors might also be beneficial for distinct viral processes indicating why genomes and replication centers of nuclear replicating viruses are often found juxtaposed to PML-NBs. Alternatively spliced PML isoforms I-VII are expressed from one single pml gene containing nine exons and their transcription is tightly controlled and stimulated by interferons and p53. Several early HAdV proteins target PML-NBs, such as E4orf3, promoting redistribution into track-like structures. Our comprehensive studies indicate a diverging role of PML isoforms throughout the course of productive HAdV infection in either stably transformed human lung (H1299) or liver (HepG2) cells, in which we observed a multivalent regulation of HAdV by all six PML isoforms. PML-I and PML-II support HAdV-mediated track formation and efficient formation of viral replication centers, thus promoting HAdV productive infection. Simultaneously, PML-III, -IV,-V, and -VI antagonize viral gene expression and particle production.
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- Julia Mai
- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Heinrich-Pette-Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR), Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Institute of Virology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence RESIST (Resolving Infection Susceptibility; EXC 2155), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Montasser KA, Youssef MI, Ghandour AA, Kamal M. Infection with adenovirus, rotavirus, and coinfection among hospitalized children with gastroenteritis in an Egyptian university hospital. J Med Virol 2022; 94:4950-4958. [PMID: 35705322 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Acute gastroenteritis is the main cause of mortality and morbidity in children worldwide. Studies stated that rotavirus and human adenovirus (HAdV) are common causes of nonbacterial gastroenteritis in children aged 0-5 years. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and the distribution of rotavirus, HAdV, and coinfections among hospitalized children with gastroenteritis below 7 years old and determine the prevalence of enteric HAdV among all HAdV gastroenteritis. The study was conducted on 150 children below 7 years old. Antigen detection for rotavirus and HAdV by ELISA and determination of enteric HAdV (serotype 40 and 41) by nested PCR and restriction endonucleases study were performed. Detection of rotavirus and HAdV antigens in 150 stool specimens from patients with gastroenteritis were 58% (87), 6.7% (10), and 8% (12) positive for rotavirus, HAdV, and coinfection, respectively. Out of 22 HAdV antigen-positive cases, 15 cases were positive by PCR for enteric HAdV, with the prevalence rate of enteric HAdV gastroenteritis among all HAdV gastroenteritis cases of 68%, a serotyping study by PCR detected serotype 40 in 46.7% of cases (7/15) and serotype 41 in 53.3% of cases (8/15) with no statistically significant difference between them. The study confirmed that rotavirus and HAdV are prevalent etiological agents of diarrhea in children below the school-age group, highlighting the necessity of the rotavirus vaccine in addition to the obligatory schedule of vaccines in Egypt. Also, it determined that the enteric HAdV gastroenteritis prevalence rate was 68% among all HAdV gastroenteritis.
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- Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
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Pedrosa de Macena LDG, Pereira JSO, da Silva JC, Ferreira FC, Maranhão AG, Lanzarini NM, Miagostovich MP. Quantification of infectious Human mastadenovirus in environmental matrices using PMAxx-qPCR. Braz J Microbiol 2022. [PMID: 35666431 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-022-00775-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Molecular methodologies providing data on viral concentration and infectivity have been successfully used in environmental virology, supporting quantitative risk assessment studies. The present study aimed to assess human mastadenovirus (HAdV) intact particles using a derivative of propidium monoazide associated with qPCR (PMAxx-qPCR) in aquatic matrices. Initially, different concentrations of PMAxx were evaluated to establish an optimal protocol for treating different naturally contaminated matrices, using 10 min incubation in the dark at 200 rpm at room temperature and 15 min of photoactivation in the PMA-Lite™ LED photolysis device. There was no significant reduction in the quantification of infectious HAdV with increasing concentration of PMAxx used (20 μM, 50 μM, and 100 μM), except for sewage samples. In this matrix, a reduction of 5.01 log of genomic copies (GC)/L was observed from the concentration of 50 μM and revealed 100% HAdV particles with damaged capsids. On the other hand, the mean reduction of 0.51 log in stool samples using the same concentration mentioned above demonstrated 83% of damaged particles eliminated in the stool. Following, 50 μM PMAxx-qPCR protocol revealed a log reduction of 0.91, 0.67, and 1.05 in other samples of raw sewage, brackish, and seawater where HAdV concentration reached 1.47 × 104, 6.81 × 102, and 2.33 × 102 GC/L, respectively. Fifty micrometers of PMAxx protocol helped screen intact viruses from different matrices, including sea and brackish water.
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Zheng R, Li Y, Chen D, Su J, Han N, Chen H, Ning Z, Xiao M, Zhao M, Zhu B. Changes of Host Immunity Mediated by IFN-γ + CD8 + T Cells in Children with Adenovirus Pneumonia in Different Severity of Illness. Viruses 2021; 13:v13122384. [PMID: 34960654 PMCID: PMC8708941 DOI: 10.3390/v13122384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The host immunity of patients with adenovirus pneumonia in different severity of illness is unclear. This study compared the routine laboratory tests and the host immunity of human adenovirus (HAdV) patients with different severity of illness. A co-cultured cell model in vitro was established to verify the T cell response in vitro. Among 140 patients with confirmed HAdV of varying severity, the number of lymphocytes in the severe patients was significantly reduced to 1.91 × 109/L compared with the healthy control (3.92 × 109/L) and the mild patients (4.27 × 109/L). The levels of IL-6, IL-10, and IFN-γ in patients with adenovirus pneumonia were significantly elevated with the severity of the disease. Compared with the healthy control (20.82%) and the stable patients (33.96%), the percentage of CD8+ T cells that produced IFN-γ increased to 56.27% in the progressing patients. Adenovirus infection increased the percentage of CD8+ T and CD4+ T cells that produce IFN-γ in the co-culture system. The hyperfunction of IFN-γ+ CD8+ T cells might be related to the severity of adenovirus infection. The in vitro co-culture cell model could also provide a usable cellular model for subsequent experiments.
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MESH Headings
- Adenovirus Infections, Human/genetics
- Adenovirus Infections, Human/immunology
- Adenovirus Infections, Human/pathology
- Adenovirus Infections, Human/virology
- Adenoviruses, Human/genetics
- Adenoviruses, Human/physiology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/microbiology
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Humans
- Infant
- Interferon-gamma/genetics
- Interferon-gamma/immunology
- Interleukin-10/genetics
- Interleukin-10/immunology
- Interleukin-6/genetics
- Interleukin-6/immunology
- Lymphocyte Count
- Male
- Patient Acuity
- Pneumonia, Viral/genetics
- Pneumonia, Viral/immunology
- Pneumonia, Viral/pathology
- Pneumonia, Viral/virology
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Qiu S, Zeng G, Li P, Li X, Liu H, Du X, Liu H, Zhang H, Xiang X, Wang H, Chen X, Yang G, Tian S, Wang L, Yang M, Yang C, Gao L, Hu S, Song H, Zhan Z. Pneumonia Patients Caused by Co-infection With SARS-CoV-2 and Human Adenovirus in China. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:735779. [PMID: 34650998 PMCID: PMC8505694 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.735779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Objectives: To data, no patients with obvious epidemiological relationship co-infected with SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogens have been reported. Here, we investigated 10 patients caused by co-infection with SARS-CoV-2 and human adenovirus (HAdV), resulting in third-generation transmission. Materials and Methods: From Jan 15, 2020, we enrolled 10 patients with pneumonia in Hunan Province, China. Epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory investigation results from these patients were analyzed. An epidemiological investigation was performed to assess whether patient infections were linked using conventional methods and metagenomic sequencing. Results: The presence of co-infection with SARS-CoV-2 and HAdV was determined via RT-PCR and metagenomic sequencing. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that SARS-CoV-2 and HAdV genomes clustered together, with similar genetic relationships. The first patient likely became co-infected during meetings or travel in Wuhan. The patient transmitted the virus via dinners and meetings, which resulted in four second-generation cases. Then, a second-generation case transmitted the virus to her family members or relatives via presymptomatic transmission. Conclusions: This study described an example of co-infection with SARS-CoV-2 and HAdV in pneumonia patients, which caused third-generation cases and inter-regional transmission via meetings, household interactions, and dinner parties. We also observed the persistent and presymptomatic transmission of co-infection, which has the potential to make the continued control of the COVID-19 pandemic challenging. Continuous surveillance is needed to monitor the prevalence, infectivity, transmissibility, and pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 co-infection with other pathogens to evaluate its real risk.
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- Shaofu Qiu
- Chinese PLA Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Workstation for Emerging Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Changsha, China
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- Chinese PLA Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Wangcheng Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha, China
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- Chinese PLA Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Chinese PLA Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Chinese PLA Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Changsha Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Workstation for Emerging Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Changsha, China
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- Chinese PLA Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Wangcheng Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha, China
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- Wangcheng Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha, China
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- Chinese PLA Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Chinese PLA Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Chinese PLA Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Chinese PLA Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Workstation for Emerging Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Workstation for Emerging Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Changsha, China
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- Chinese PLA Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Workstation for Emerging Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Changsha, China
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Hofmann S, Stubbe M, Mai J, Schreiner S. Double-edged role of PML nuclear bodies during human adenovirus infection. Virus Res 2021; 295:198280. [PMID: 33370557 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2020.198280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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PML nuclear bodies are matrix-bound nuclear structures with a variety of functions in human cells. These nuclear domains are interferon regulated and play an essential role during virus infections involving accumulation of SUMO-dependent host and viral factors. PML-NBs are targeted and subsequently manipulated by adenoviral regulatory proteins, illustrating their crucial role during productive infection and virus-mediated oncogenic transformation. PML-NBs have a longstanding antiviral reputation; however, the genomes of Human Adenoviruses and initial sites of viral transcription/replication are found juxtaposed to these domains, resulting in a double-edged capacity of these nuclear multiprotein/multifunctional complexes. This enigma provides evidence that Human Adenoviruses selectively counteract antiviral responses, and simultaneously benefit from or even depend on proviral PML-NB associated components by active recruitment to PML track-like structures, that are induced during infection. Thereby, a positive microenvironment for adenoviral transcription and replication is created at these nuclear subdomains. Based on the available data, this review aims to provide a detailed overview of the current knowledge of Human Adenovirus crosstalk with nuclear PML body compartments as sites of SUMOylation processes in the host cells, evaluating the currently known principles and molecular mechanisms.
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Guerrero-Latorre L, Ballesteros I, Villacrés-Granda I, Granda MG, Freire-Paspuel B, Ríos-Touma B. SARS-CoV-2 in river water: Implications in low sanitation countries. Sci Total Environ 2020; 743:140832. [PMID: 32679506 DOI: 10.1101/2020.06.14.20131201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic studies on viral shedding have reported that this virus is excreted in feces in most patients. High viral loads are found at the sewage pipeline or at the entrance of wastewater treatment plants from cities where the number of COVID-19 cases are significant. In Quito (Ecuador) as in many other cities worldwide, wastewater is directly discharged into natural waters. The aim of this study was to evaluate SARS-CoV-2 presence in urban streams from a low sanitation context. Three river locations along the urban rivers of Quito were sampled on the 5th of June during a peak of COVID-19 cases. River samples were evaluated for water quality parameters and afterwards, concentrated for viral analysis using skimmed milk flocculation method. The viral concentrates were quantified for SARS-CoV-2 (N1 and N2 target regions) and Human Adenovirus as a human viral indicator. The results showed that SARS-CoV-2 was detected for both target regions in all samples analyzed in a range of 2,91E+05 to 3,19E+06 GC/L for N1 and from 2,07E+05 to 2,22E+06 GC/L for N2. The high values detected in natural waters from a low sanitation region have several implications in health and ecology that should be further assessed.
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- Laura Guerrero-Latorre
- Grupo de Investigación en Biodiversidad, Medio Ambiente y Salud, Facultad de Ingenierías y Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad de Las Américas, Ecuador; Department of Biology, Area of Microbiology, University of Girona, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación en Biodiversidad, Medio Ambiente y Salud, Facultad de Ingenierías y Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad de Las Américas, Ecuador
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- Grupo de Investigación en Biodiversidad, Medio Ambiente y Salud, Facultad de Ingenierías y Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad de Las Américas, Ecuador.
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Guerrero-Latorre L, Ballesteros I, Villacrés-Granda I, Granda MG, Freire-Paspuel B, Ríos-Touma B. SARS-CoV-2 in river water: Implications in low sanitation countries. Sci Total Environ 2020; 743:140832. [PMID: 32679506 PMCID: PMC7343659 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
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Since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic studies on viral shedding have reported that this virus is excreted in feces in most patients. High viral loads are found at the sewage pipeline or at the entrance of wastewater treatment plants from cities where the number of COVID-19 cases are significant. In Quito (Ecuador) as in many other cities worldwide, wastewater is directly discharged into natural waters. The aim of this study was to evaluate SARS-CoV-2 presence in urban streams from a low sanitation context. Three river locations along the urban rivers of Quito were sampled on the 5th of June during a peak of COVID-19 cases. River samples were evaluated for water quality parameters and afterwards, concentrated for viral analysis using skimmed milk flocculation method. The viral concentrates were quantified for SARS-CoV-2 (N1 and N2 target regions) and Human Adenovirus as a human viral indicator. The results showed that SARS-CoV-2 was detected for both target regions in all samples analyzed in a range of 2,91E+05 to 3,19E+06 GC/L for N1 and from 2,07E+05 to 2,22E+06 GC/L for N2. The high values detected in natural waters from a low sanitation region have several implications in health and ecology that should be further assessed.
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- Laura Guerrero-Latorre
- Grupo de Investigación en Biodiversidad, Medio Ambiente y Salud, Facultad de Ingenierías y Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad de Las Américas, Ecuador; Department of Biology, Area of Microbiology, University of Girona, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación en Biodiversidad, Medio Ambiente y Salud, Facultad de Ingenierías y Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad de Las Américas, Ecuador
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- Grupo de Investigación en Biodiversidad, Medio Ambiente y Salud, Facultad de Ingenierías y Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad de Las Américas, Ecuador.
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Ahmed W, Payyappat S, Cassidy M, Harrison N, Marinoni O, Besley C. Prevalence and abundance of traditional and host-associated fecal indicators in urban estuarine sediments: Potential implications for estuarine water quality monitoring. Water Res 2020; 184:116109. [PMID: 32818744 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This study aimed to determine the prevalence and abundance of sewage and animal fecal contamination of sediment at seven estuarine locations in Sydney, NSW, Australia. Sediment samples were tested for the occurrence of microbial targets including molecular marker genes of enterococci (ENT), Bacteroides HF183 (HF183), Methanobrevibacter smithii (nifH), human adenovirus (HAdV) and emerging sewage-associated marker genes crAssphage (CPQ_056) and Lachnospiraceae (Lachno3) and animal feces-associated marker genes, including avian feces-associated Helicobacter spp. (GFD), canine-feces associated Bacteroides (DogBact), cattle-feces associated (cowM2) and horse feces-associated Bacteroides (HoF597). Results from this study showed that urban estuarine sediment can act as a reservoir of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) and several microbial source tracking (MST) marker genes, including previously unreported Lachno3. The sewage-associated marker gene CPQ_056 was most prevalent, in 63.8% of sediment samples, while the avian associated marker gene GFD had the highest mean abundance. The GFD marker gene was highly abundant and widely detected in sediment samples from all seven locations compared to the other animal feces-associated marker genes. In all, 31 (44.9%) sediment samples were positive for at least two sewage-associated marker genes. However, the non-quantifiable detection of the HAdV marker gene did not always align with the detection of two or more sewage-associated marker genes. In addition, the most frequent wet weather overflow exposure occurred at locations that did not have a consistent pattern of detection of the sewage-associated marker genes, suggesting sediments may not be a suitable measure of recent sewage contamination. To assist water quality and public health managers better understand past microbial contamination of estuarine sediment, further studies seem justified to explore the role of decay of MST marker genes in sediment. Further work is also needed on the role of resuspension of MST marker genes from sediment during storm events to the water column as a source of contamination for both the GFD and sewage-associated marker genes.
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- Warish Ahmed
- CSIRO Land and Water, Ecosciences Precinct, 41 Boggo Road, Dutton Park, QLD, 4102, Australia.
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- Sydney Water, 1 Smith Street, Parramatta, NSW, 2150, Australia
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- Sydney Water, 1 Smith Street, Parramatta, NSW, 2150, Australia
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- Sydney Water, 1 Smith Street, Parramatta, NSW, 2150, Australia
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- CSIRO Land and Water, Ecosciences Precinct, 41 Boggo Road, Dutton Park, QLD, 4102, Australia
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- Sydney Water, 1 Smith Street, Parramatta, NSW, 2150, Australia
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Lanzarini NM, Marinho Mata R, Mendes Saggioro E, Costa Moreira J, Ferreira Mannarino C, Pereira Miagostovich M. Evaluation of Viral Recovery Methodologies from Solid Waste Landfill Leachate. Food Environ Virol 2020; 12:209-217. [PMID: 32578012 DOI: 10.1007/s12560-020-09431-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Leachate from solid waste landfill is a dark liquid of variable composition and possible source of contamination of groundwater and surface waters. This study aims to assess skimmed milk flocculation and ultracentrifugation as viral concentration methods associated to different nucleic acid extraction protocols in order to establish a methodology for virus recovery from sanitary landfill leachate. Spiking experiments using human adenovirus (HAdV) and bacteriophage PP7 revealed the association of QIAamp Fast DNA Stool mini kit® nucleic acid extraction and ultracentrifugation as an effective method for recovering HAdV (346.18%) and PP7 (523.97%) when compared to organic flocculation method (162.64% for HAdV and 0.61% for PP7) that presented PCR inhibition in all undiluted samples. Ultracentrifugation applied in three landfill samples confirm efficiency of the methodology detecting HAdV in all samples with a mean of 3.44E + 06 ± 1.56E + 06 genomic copies/mL. Nucleotide sequencing characterized HAdV as belonging to group B and F. JC polyomavirus (JCPyV) was also investigated in those samples; however, detection was not observed. Methodologies for detection of viruses in leachate can be useful to generate data for future health risk analysis of workers who have contact with solid urban waste, as well as populations exposed to different environmental matrices contaminated by these effluents.
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- Natália Maria Lanzarini
- Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21040-900, Brazil.
- Department of Sanitation and Environmental Health, National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21040-900, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21040-900, Brazil
- Department of Sanitation and Environmental Health, National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21040-900, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitation and Environmental Health, National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21040-900, Brazil
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- Center for Studies On Workers' Health and Human Ecology, National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21040-900, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitation and Environmental Health, National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21040-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21040-900, Brazil
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Stubbe M, Mai J, Paulus C, Stubbe HC, Berscheminski J, Karimi M, Hofmann S, Weber E, Hadian K, Hay R, Groitl P, Nevels M, Dobner T, Schreiner S. Viral DNA Binding Protein SUMOylation Promotes PML Nuclear Body Localization Next to Viral Replication Centers. mBio 2020; 11:e00049-20. [PMID: 32184235 DOI: 10.1128/mBio.00049-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Human adenoviruses (HAdVs) have developed mechanisms to manipulate cellular antiviral measures to ensure proper DNA replication, with detailed processes far from being understood. Host cells repress incoming viral genomes through a network of transcriptional regulators that normally control cellular homeostasis. The nuclear domains involved are promyelocytic leukemia protein nuclear bodies (PML-NBs), interferon-inducible, dot-like nuclear structures and hot spots of SUMO posttranslational modification (PTM). In HAdV-infected cells, such SUMO factories are found in close proximity to newly established viral replication centers (RCs) marked by the adenoviral DNA binding protein (DBP) E2A. Here, we show that E2A is a novel target of host SUMOylation, leading to PTMs supporting E2A function in promoting productive infection. Our data show that SUMOylated E2A interacts with PML. Decreasing SUMO-E2A protein levels by generating HAdV variants mutated in the three main SUMO conjugation motifs (SCMs) led to lower numbers of viral RCs and PML-NBs, and these two structures were no longer next to each other. Our data further indicate that SUMOylated E2A binds the host transcription factor Sp100A, promoting HAdV gene expression, and represents the molecular bridge between PML tracks and adjacent viral RCs. Consequently, E2A SCM mutations repressed late viral gene expression and progeny production. These data highlight a novel mechanism used by the virus to benefit from host antiviral responses by exploiting the cellular SUMO conjugation machinery.IMPORTANCE PML nuclear bodies (PML-NBs) are implicated in general antiviral defense based on recruiting host restriction factors; however, it is not understood so far why viruses would establish viral replication centers (RCs) juxtaposed to such "antiviral" compartments. To understand this enigma, we investigate the cross talk between PML-NB components and viral RCs to find the missing link connecting both compartments to promote efficient viral replication and gene expression. Taken together, the current concept is more intricate than originally believed, since viruses apparently take advantage of several specific PML-NB-associated proteins to promote productive infection. Simultaneously, they efficiently inhibit antiviral measures to maintain the viral infectious program. Our data provide evidence that SUMOylation of the viral RC marker protein E2A represents the basis of this virus-host interface and regulates various downstream events to support HAdV productive infection. These results are the basis of our current attempts to generate and screen for specific E2A SUMOylation inhibitors to constitute novel therapeutic approaches to limit and prevent HAdV-mediated diseases and mortality of immunosuppressed patients.
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Adenoviral infections continue posing a major threat in severely immunocompromised patients including particularly allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients. Although exogenous infections occur in some instances, the majority of invasive events appear to arise from viral reactivation. In the pediatric setting, adenoviruses were demonstrated to persist in the gastrointestinal tract, and the intestinal epithelium serves as the main site of viral replication preceding invasive infection. Regular monitoring of serial stool samples for the presence and load of adenoviruses has therefore become a routine diagnostic tool for post-transplant patient surveillance, and can serve as a trigger for early initiation of treatment. In the adult setting, the source of infection or reactivation is less clear, and monitoring of peripheral blood specimens is the predominant approach for patient surveillance. Timely initiation of antiviral treatment is reportedly required for prevention or successful control of disseminated disease mediated by adenoviruses, and appropriate diagnostic monitoring is therefore of paramount importance. Currently available antiviral agents and immune therapeutic approaches have not been able to entirely overcome the life-threatening courses of invasive adenoviral infections in the immunocompromised clinical setting.
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- Thomas Lion
- St.Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute (CCRI), Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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Gularte JS, Girardi V, Demoliner M, de Souza FG, Filippi M, Eisen AKA, Mena KD, de Quevedo DM, Rigotto C, de Barros MP, Spilki FR. Human mastadenovirus in water, sediment, sea surface microlayer, and bivalve mollusk from southern Brazilian beaches. Mar Pollut Bull 2019; 142:335-349. [PMID: 31232312 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.12.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Anthropogenic contamination of beaches in the south of Brazil was assessed by detection of Escherichia coli, human mastadenovirus species C (HAdV-C) and F (HAdV-F) and hepatitis E virus (HEV). Sampling was carried out in October (2016), and in January, April and July (2017). Water, sediment, sea surface microlayer (SML), bivalves, and air sentinel samples were evaluated. Quantitative microbiological risk assessment (QMRA) was used to estimate the probability of swimmer infection. HAdV-C was present in 26% of the samples, for both qPCR and viral isolation. The highest rates of detection in genomic copies (GC) were in water (2.42E+10 GC/L), SML (2.08E+10 GC/L), sediment (3.82E+08 GC/g) and bivalves (3.91E+07 GC/g). QMRA estimated daily and annual risks with a maximum value (9.99E-01) in almost all of the samples. Viable HAdV-C was often detected in the SML, pointing that this is a source of infection for people bathing in these waters.
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- Juliana Schons Gularte
- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Universidade Feevale, ERS 239, no 2755, Novo Hamburgo, RS 93352-000, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Universidade Feevale, ERS 239, no 2755, Novo Hamburgo, RS 93352-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Universidade Feevale, ERS 239, no 2755, Novo Hamburgo, RS 93352-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Vírus, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, no 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Universidade Feevale, ERS 239, no 2755, Novo Hamburgo, RS 93352-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Universidade Feevale, ERS 239, no 2755, Novo Hamburgo, RS 93352-000, Brazil
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- School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, El Paso, TX 79902, USA
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Qualidade Ambiental, Universidade Feevale, ERS 239, no 2755, Novo Hamburgo, RS 93352-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Universidade Feevale, ERS 239, no 2755, Novo Hamburgo, RS 93352-000, Brazil
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- Curso de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Feevale, ERS 239, no 2755, Novo Hamburgo, RS 93352-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Universidade Feevale, ERS 239, no 2755, Novo Hamburgo, RS 93352-000, Brazil
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Heo JY, Noh JY, Jeong HW, Choe KW, Song JY, Kim WJ, Cheong HJ. Molecular Epidemiology of Human Adenovirus-Associated Febrile Respiratory Illness in Soldiers, South Korea 1. Emerg Infect Dis 2019; 24:1221-1227. [PMID: 29912713 PMCID: PMC6038737 DOI: 10.3201/eid2407.171222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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During January 2013–April 2014, we subjected nasopharyngeal specimens collected from patients with acute febrile respiratory illness in a military hospital to PCR testing to detect 12 respiratory viruses and sequence a partial hexon gene for human adenovirus (HAdV) molecular typing. We analyzed the epidemiologic characteristics of HAdV infections and compared clinical characteristics of HAdV types. Among the 305 patients with acute febrile respiratory illness, we detected respiratory viruses in 139 (45.6%) patients; HAdV was the most prevalent virus (69 cases). Of the 40 adenoviruses identified based on type, HAdV-55 (29 cases) was the most prevalent, followed by HAdV-4 (9 cases). HAdV-55 was common in patients with pneumonia (odds ratio 2.17; 95% CI 0.48–9.86) and hospitalized patients (odds ratio 5.21; 95% CI 1.06–25.50). In soldiers with HAdV infection in Korea, HAdV-55 was the most prevalent type and might be associated with severe clinical outcomes.
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Qiu FZ, Shen XX, Li GX, Zhao L, Chen C, Duan SX, Guo JY, Zhao MC, Yan TF, Qi JJ, Wang L, Feng ZS, Ma XJ. Adenovirus associated with acute diarrhea: a case-control study. BMC Infect Dis 2018; 18:450. [PMID: 30176819 PMCID: PMC6122197 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-018-3340-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Diarrhea is a major source of morbidity and mortality among young children in low-income and middle-income countries. Human adenoviruses (HAdV), particular HAdV species F (40, 41) has been recognized as important causal pathogens, however limited data exist on molecular epidemiology of other HAdV associated with acute gastroenteritis. Methods In the present preliminary study, we performed a case-control study involving 273 children who presented diarrheal disease and 361 healthy children matched control in Children’s hospital of Hebei Province (China) to investigate the relationship between non-enteric HAdV and diarrhea. HAdV were detected and quantified using quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) and serotyped by sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. Odds ratio (OR) was used to assess the risk factor of HAdV. Results HAdV were detected in 79 (28.94%) of 273 children with diarrhea including 7 different serotypes (HAdV 40, 41, 3, 2,1,5 and 57) with serotypes 40, 41 and 3 being the most dominant and in 26 (7.20%) of 361 healthy children containing 9 serotypes (HAdV 40, 41, 3, 2,1,5,57,6 and 31). A majority (91.14%) of HAdV positives occurred in diarrhea children and 65.38% in controls< 3 years of age. No significant difference in the viral load was found between case and control groups or between Ad41-positive patients and healthy controls. In addition to HAdV 40 and 41, HAdV 3 was also associated with diarrhea (OR = 17.301, adjusted OR = 9.205, p < 0.001). Conclusions Our results demonstrate a high diversity of HAdV present among diarrhea and healthy children and implicate that non-enteric HAdV3 may lead to diarrhea.
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- Fang-Zhou Qiu
- Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei, China.,Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 155 Changbai Street, Chang ping District, Beijing, 102206, China
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- Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 155 Changbai Street, Chang ping District, Beijing, 102206, China
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- Children's Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei, China
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- Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei, China.,Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 155 Changbai Street, Chang ping District, Beijing, 102206, China
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- Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 155 Changbai Street, Chang ping District, Beijing, 102206, China
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- Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 155 Changbai Street, Chang ping District, Beijing, 102206, China.,Children's Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei, China
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- Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei, China
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- Children's Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei, China
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- Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei, China.,Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 155 Changbai Street, Chang ping District, Beijing, 102206, China
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- Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei, China.,Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 155 Changbai Street, Chang ping District, Beijing, 102206, China
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- Children's Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei, China
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- Children's Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 155 Changbai Street, Chang ping District, Beijing, 102206, China.
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Xie L, Zhang B, Zhou J, Huang H, Zeng S, Liu Q, Xie Z, Gao H, Duan Z, Zhong L. Human adenovirus load in respiratory tract secretions are predictors for disease severity in children with human adenovirus pneumonia. Virol J 2018; 15:123. [PMID: 30086789 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-018-1037-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Pneumonia is a serious public health issue and is concerned around the world. This study is to investigate the association between viral load in children with human adenovirus (HAdV) pneumonia and disease severity. Methods A total of 1313 cases of children hospitalized in Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital due to community acquired pneumonia (CAP) from April 2011 to May 2014 were enrolled in this study. Samples of nasopharyngeal aspirate were collected for the cohort. WHO criteria for CAP grading was emerged for pneumonia severity classification. Real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) was used to detect 12 kinds of respiratory viruses. HAdV types were identified by nested PCR. The relationship between HAdV load and severity of disease was there by analyzed. Results Finally, 174 cases (174/1313, 13.3%) were positive for HAdV, and HAdV type 7 (HAdV-7) was the main serotype (76/174, 43.7%). Among the 174 cases, 70 cases were with HAdV infection alone and 104 cases were accompanied by other viruses. The patients were divided into mild pneumonia group (n = 108 cases) and severe pneumonia group (n = 66 cases). HAdV load of children in severe pneumonia group was higher than that in mild pneumonia group. Similar result was obtained in the 70 cases with HAdV infection alone after subgrouping. Relevant factors analysis results showed that severe pneumonia children presented lower onset age, more prone to fever, longer fever time, and longer hospital stay compared with that of mild pneumonia children. Children with HAdV-7 infection developed more frequently severe pneumonia. Multivariate regression analysis showed that HAdV load, age, and fever time were risk factors for pneumonia severity. Conclusion The severity of HAdV infection is significantly correlated with viral load and serotype.
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Müncheberg S, Hay RT, Ip WH, Meyer T, Weiß C, Brenke J, Masser S, Hadian K, Dobner T, Schreiner S. E1B-55K-Mediated Regulation of RNF4 SUMO-Targeted Ubiquitin Ligase Promotes Human Adenovirus Gene Expression. J Virol 2018; 92:e00164-18. [PMID: 29695423 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00164-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Human adenovirus (HAdV) E1B-55K is a multifunctional regulator of productive viral replication and oncogenic transformation in nonpermissive mammalian cells. These functions depend on E1B-55K's posttranslational modification with the SUMO protein and its binding to HAdV E4orf6. Both early viral proteins recruit specific host factors to form an E3 ubiquitin ligase complex that targets antiviral host substrates for proteasomal degradation. Recently, we reported that the PML-NB-associated factor Daxx represses efficient HAdV productive infection and is proteasomally degraded via a SUMO-E1B-55K-dependent, E4orf6-independent pathway, the details of which remained to be established. RNF4, a cellular SUMO-targeted ubiquitin ligase (STUbL), induces ubiquitinylation of specific SUMOylated proteins and plays an essential role during DNA repair. Here, we show that E1B-55K recruits RNF4 to the insoluble nuclear matrix fraction of the infected cell to support RNF4/Daxx association, promoting Daxx PTM and thus inhibiting this antiviral factor. Removing RNF4 from infected cells using RNA interference resulted in blocking the proper establishment of viral replication centers and significantly diminished viral gene expression. These results provide a model for how HAdV antagonize the antiviral host responses by exploiting the functional capacity of cellular STUbLs. Thus, RNF4 and its STUbL function represent a positive factor during lytic infection and a novel candidate for future therapeutic antiviral intervention strategies.IMPORTANCE Daxx is a PML-NB-associated transcription factor that was recently shown to repress efficient HAdV productive infection. To counteract this antiviral measurement during infection, Daxx is degraded via a novel pathway including viral E1B-55K and host proteasomes. This virus-mediated degradation is independent of the classical HAdV E3 ubiquitin ligase complex, which is essential during viral infection to target other host antiviral substrates. To maintain a productive viral life cycle, HAdV E1B-55K early viral protein inhibits the chromatin-remodeling factor Daxx in a SUMO-dependent manner. In addition, viral E1B-55K protein recruits the STUbL RNF4 and sequesters it into the insoluble fraction of the infected cell. E1B-55K promotes complex formation between RNF4- and E1B-55K-targeted Daxx protein, supporting Daxx posttranslational modification prior to functional inhibition. Hence, RNF4 represents a novel host factor that is beneficial for HAdV gene expression by supporting Daxx counteraction. In this regard, RNF4 and other STUbL proteins might represent novel targets for therapeutic intervention.
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Qiu FZ, Shen XX, Zhao MC, Zhao L, Duan SX, Chen C, Qi JJ, Li GX, Wang L, Feng ZS, Ma XJ. A triplex quantitative real-time PCR assay for differential detection of human adenovirus serotypes 2, 3 and 7. Virol J 2018; 15:81. [PMID: 29716642 PMCID: PMC5930744 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-018-0983-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Human adenovirus (HAdV) serotypes 2, 3 and 7 are more prevalent than other serotypes and have been associated with severe pneumonia in pediatric children. Molecular typing of HAdV is not routinely performed in clinical diagnostic laboratories as it is time-consuming and labor-intensive. METHODS In the present study, we developed a triplex quantitative real-time PCR assay (tq-PCR) in a single closed tube for differential detection and quantitative analysis of HAdV serotypes 2, 3 and 7. The sensitivity, specificity, reproducibility and clinical performance of tq-PCR were evaluated. RESULTS The analytical sensitivity of the tq-PCR was 100 copies/reaction for each of HAdV serotypes 2, 3 and 7, and no cross-reaction with other common respiratory viruses or HAdV serotypes 1,4,5,6,31,55 and 57 was observed. The coefficients of variation (CV) of intra-assay and inter-assay were between 0.6% to 3.6%. Of 138 previously-defined HAdV-positive nasopharyngeal aspirates samples tested, the detection agreement between tq-PCR and nested PCR was 96.38% (133/138). CONCLUSION The proposed tq-PCR assay is a sensitive, specific and reproducible method and has the potential for clinical use in the rapid and differential detection and quantitation of HAdV serotypes 2, 3 and 7.
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- Fang-Zhou Qiu
- Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei, China.,Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 155 Changbai Street, Chang ping District, Beijing, 102206, China
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- Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 155 Changbai Street, Chang ping District, Beijing, 102206, China
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- Children's Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei, China
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- Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei, China.,Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 155 Changbai Street, Chang ping District, Beijing, 102206, China
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- Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 155 Changbai Street, Chang ping District, Beijing, 102206, China.,Children's Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei, China
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- Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 155 Changbai Street, Chang ping District, Beijing, 102206, China
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- Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei, China.,Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 155 Changbai Street, Chang ping District, Beijing, 102206, China
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- Children's Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei, China
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- Children's Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei, China
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- Children's Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 155 Changbai Street, Chang ping District, Beijing, 102206, China.
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Freudenberger N, Meyer T, Groitl P, Dobner T, Schreiner S. Human Adenovirus Core Protein V Is Targeted by the Host SUMOylation Machinery To Limit Essential Viral Functions. J Virol 2018; 92:e01451-17. [PMID: 29167340 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01451-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 11/10/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Human adenoviruses (HAdV) are nonenveloped viruses containing a linear, double-stranded DNA genome surrounded by an icosahedral capsid. To allow proper viral replication, the genome is imported through the nuclear pore complex associated with viral core proteins. Until now, the role of these incoming virion proteins during the early phase of infection was poorly understood. The core protein V is speculated to bridge the core and the surrounding capsid. It binds the genome in a sequence-independent manner and localizes in the nucleus of infected cells, accumulating at nucleoli. Here, we show that protein V contains conserved SUMO conjugation motifs (SCMs). Mutation of these consensus motifs resulted in reduced SUMOylation of the protein; thus, protein V represents a novel target of the host SUMOylation machinery. To understand the role of protein V SUMO posttranslational modification during productive HAdV infection, we generated a replication-competent HAdV with SCM mutations within the protein V coding sequence. Phenotypic analyses revealed that these SCM mutations are beneficial for adenoviral replication. Blocking protein V SUMOylation at specific sites shifts the onset of viral DNA replication to earlier time points during infection and promotes viral gene expression. Simultaneously, the altered kinetics within the viral life cycle are accompanied by more efficient proteasomal degradation of host determinants and increased virus progeny production than that observed during wild-type infection. Taken together, our studies show that protein V SUMOylation reduces virus growth; hence, protein V SUMOylation represents an important novel aspect of the host antiviral strategy to limit virus replication and thereby points to potential intervention strategies.IMPORTANCE Many decades of research have revealed that HAdV structural proteins promote viral entry and mainly physical stability of the viral genome in the capsid. Our work over the last years showed that this concept needs expansion as the functions are more diverse. We showed that capsid protein VI regulates the antiviral response by modulation of the transcription factor Daxx during infection. Moreover, core protein VII interacts with SPOC1 restriction factor, which is beneficial for efficient viral gene expression. Here, we were able to show that core protein V also represents a novel substrate of the host SUMOylation machinery and contains several conserved SCMs; mutation of these consensus motifs reduced SUMOylation of the protein. Unexpectedly, we observed that introducing these mutations into HAdV promotes adenoviral replication. In conclusion, we offer novel insights into adenovirus core proteins and provide evidence that SUMOylation of HAdV factors regulates replication efficiency.
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Lamson DM, Kajon A, Shudt M, Girouard G, St George K. Detection and Genetic Characterization of Adenovirus Type 14 Strain in Students with Influenza-Like Illness, New York, USA, 2014-2015. Emerg Infect Dis 2017; 23:1194-1197. [PMID: 28628451 PMCID: PMC5512483 DOI: 10.3201/eid2307.161730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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During the 2014-15 influenza season, 13/168 respiratory samples from students with influenza-like illness (ILI) at a college in New York, USA, were positive for human adenovirus (HAdV); 4/13 samples were positive for HAdV-B14p1. During influenza season, HAdV should be included in the differential diagnostic panel used to determine the etiology of ILI.
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MESH Headings
- Adenovirus Infections, Human/diagnosis
- Adenovirus Infections, Human/epidemiology
- Adenovirus Infections, Human/history
- Adenovirus Infections, Human/virology
- Adenoviruses, Human/classification
- Adenoviruses, Human/genetics
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Viral
- History, 21st Century
- Humans
- Influenza, Human/diagnosis
- New York/epidemiology
- Phylogeny
- Respiratory Tract Infections/diagnosis
- Respiratory Tract Infections/epidemiology
- Respiratory Tract Infections/history
- Respiratory Tract Infections/virology
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Symptom Assessment
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Gularte JS, Staggemeier R, Demoliner M, Heck TMS, Heldt FH, Ritzel RGF, Rigotto C, Henzel A, Spilki FR. Human adenovirus in tissues of freshwater snails living in contaminated waters. Environ Monit Assess 2017; 189:276. [PMID: 28523581 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-017-5979-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
Human adenovirus (HAdV) is resistant to environment and can be used as a marker to detect fecal contamination. Considering the importance of freshwater snails in the aquatic environment, their use as concentrators for HAdV is a complementary tool for viral analysis of water. The goal of the study was to detect HAdV in snails and surface water collected from wetlands of the Sinos River (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) basin and to compare rates and viral loads found in both samples. HAdV was detected through real-time PCR. Total and fecal coliforms were detected by Colilert® kit, and viral infectivity of positive samples of the DNA genome was performed in A549 human cell line. All wetlands presented bacterial and viral contamination, but no viral particle was considered viable. The wetland that showed lower fecal coliform mean was Campo Bom, and São Leopoldo (both cities in Rio Grande do Sul) was representative of the highest mean. HAdV was detected in water samples (53%), gastropods' hemolymph (31%) and tissues (16%). Wetlands proved to be environments already altered by human action. Water samples exhibited a higher frequency of HAdV detection; however, in some instances, the target viral genomes were only found in gastropod biological samples. This was a pioneer study in the use of freshwater snails for human enteric viral assessment thus demonstrating that the human organism can retain fecal contamination, complementing and assisting in microbiological water analyzes.
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- J S Gularte
- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, Prédio Vermelho 2 Andar, Sala 205 RS 239, n 2755, Vila Nova, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP 93352-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, Prédio Vermelho 2 Andar, Sala 205 RS 239, n 2755, Vila Nova, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP 93352-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, Prédio Vermelho 2 Andar, Sala 205 RS 239, n 2755, Vila Nova, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP 93352-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, Prédio Vermelho 2 Andar, Sala 205 RS 239, n 2755, Vila Nova, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP 93352-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, Prédio Vermelho 2 Andar, Sala 205 RS 239, n 2755, Vila Nova, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP 93352-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, Prédio Vermelho 2 Andar, Sala 205 RS 239, n 2755, Vila Nova, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP 93352-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, Prédio Vermelho 2 Andar, Sala 205 RS 239, n 2755, Vila Nova, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP 93352-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, Prédio Vermelho 2 Andar, Sala 205 RS 239, n 2755, Vila Nova, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP 93352-000, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, Prédio Vermelho 2 Andar, Sala 205 RS 239, n 2755, Vila Nova, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP 93352-000, Brazil
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Akhil C, Suresha PG, Sabeena S, Hindol M, Arunkumar G. Genotyping of human adenoviruses circulating in Southwest India. Virusdisease 2016; 27:266-70. [PMID: 28466038 DOI: 10.1007/s13337-016-0337-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Adenoviruses are found to be associated with a wide range of diseases in children and adults. There is little data available on the circulating serotypes of Human Adenoviruses (HAdVs) in the southwest region of India. In this study, we explore the molecular epidemiology of HAdVs circulating in southwest India. Twenty-three samples (Adenovirus PCR positive), collected between January 2011 and March 2013, have been typed based on the partial hexon gene sequence and phylogenetic analysis. The commonest serotypes were HAdV-3 and HAdV-2. The other serotypes were HAdV-7, HAdV-1, HAdV-8 and HAdV-40. Respiratory illness was the most common clinical manifestation of HAdV-3, HAdV-2 and HAdV-7 serotypes. HAdV-3, HAdV-7 and HAdV-8 were found to cause conjunctivitis, whereas HAdV-1, HAdV-2 and HAdV-3 caused encephalitis. In conclusion, this study documents the circulating HAdV strains and the epidemiology in southwest India. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study on the molecular epidemiology of HAdVs in India.
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Rodrigues MT, Henzel A, Staggemeier R, de Quevedo DM, Rigotto C, Heinzelmann L, do Nascimento CA, Spilki FR. Human adenovirus spread, rainfalls, and the occurrence of gastroenteritis cases in a Brazilian basin. Environ Monit Assess 2015; 187:720. [PMID: 26514803 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-015-4917-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Climate variables may interfere with the environmental persistence and spread of pathogenic microorganisms. This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of human adenovirus (HAdV) and total and thermotolerant coliforms in treated and untreated water and report gastroenteritis cases in seven cities located in the hydrographic basin of the Sinos River (HBSR), Southern Brazil. The data on water quality from samples collected at catchment areas of HBSR from March to December 2011 were compared with precipitation records, virus detection rates and viral loads, and information on enteric diseases among residents of the region. There was a marked increase in precipitation intensity in April, July, and August and a decrease in May and November. The number of HAdV genome copies (gc) in untreated water ranged from 2.1×10(8) gc/L in June to 7.8×10(1) gc/L in December, and in treated water, from 6.3×10(4) gc/L in September to 4.1×10(1) gc/L in November. The most probable number (MPN) of total coliforms ranged from 5×10(1) MPN/100 mL in December to 2.4×10(5) MPN/100 mL in July, and thermotolerant coliforms ranged from 1×10(1) MPN/100 mL in August to 6.9×10(4) MPN/100 mL in July. A total of 79 hospital admissions due to gastroenteritis were registered in the cities studied. The results for coliforms in untreated water demonstrate deficits in sanitation and wastewater treatment. These findings also indicate a possible relationship between the occurrence of rainfalls after dry periods and an increase in the number of gastroenteritis cases and in HAdV load quantified in surface water collected for conventional potabilization.
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- Manoela Tressoldi Rodrigues
- Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências da Saúde - Coordenação do Curso de Biomedicina, Bloco S, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense - UNESC, Criciúma, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, Prédio Vermelho 2° Andar, Sala 205 RS 239, no 2755, Vila Nova, Novo Hamburgo, RS, CEP 93352-000, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, Prédio Vermelho 2° Andar, Sala 205 RS 239, no 2755, Vila Nova, Novo Hamburgo, RS, CEP 93352-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, Prédio Vermelho 2° Andar, Sala 205 RS 239, no 2755, Vila Nova, Novo Hamburgo, RS, CEP 93352-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, Prédio Vermelho 2° Andar, Sala 205 RS 239, no 2755, Vila Nova, Novo Hamburgo, RS, CEP 93352-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, Prédio Vermelho 2° Andar, Sala 205 RS 239, no 2755, Vila Nova, Novo Hamburgo, RS, CEP 93352-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, Prédio Vermelho 2° Andar, Sala 205 RS 239, no 2755, Vila Nova, Novo Hamburgo, RS, CEP 93352-000, Brazil
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Vetter MR, Staggemeier R, Dalla Vecchia A, Henzel A, Rigotto C, Spilki FR. Seasonal variation on the presence of adenoviruses in stools from non-diarrheic patients. Braz J Microbiol 2015; 46:749-52. [PMID: 26413056 PMCID: PMC4568858 DOI: 10.1590/s1517-838246320140718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2014] [Accepted: 11/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Human adenoviruses (HAdV), members of the Adenoviridae family, are
excreted through the fecal route and may be present in the feces of humans consuming
contaminated food or water. The presence of HAdV from different serotypes in the
feces of healthy individuals was already reported using conventional polymerase chain
reaction; however, real-time PCR (qPCR) may reveal not only the rates of detection as
well as demonstrate the viral loads excreted by healthy persons. Aiming to identify
and characterize the presence of adenoviruses in stool samples, 147 fecal samples
from patients with no records of diarrhea were analyzed (74 from winter season and 73
from summer) by Real-Time PCR (qPCR) assay and conventional PCR. HAdV genome was
present in 43.8% (32/73) of stools samples collected during summer season and 21.6%
(16/74) during winter. The rate of detection of genomic copies (gc) ranged from
4.04×102 to 6.72×105gc/g of feces among the 147 samples
analyzed, of which the ranged of genomic copies of DNA HAdV was major in summer. All
samples were negative when tested for rotaviruses (RV) and noroviruses (NoV) by PCR
conventional and qPCR respectively. HAdV is excreted constantly by infected
individuals in the absence of clinical signs and the occurrence may vary
seasonally.
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- Michele Regina Vetter
- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brazil
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Yang P, Li T, Liu N, Gu H, Han L, Zhang P, Li Z, Wang Z, Zhang S, Wang X. Recombinant influenza virus carrying human adenovirus epitopes elicits protective immunity in mice. Antiviral Res 2015; 121:145-51. [PMID: 26112646 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2015.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2015] [Revised: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 06/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Human adenoviruses (HAdVs) are known to cause a broad spectrum of diseases in pediatric and adult patients. As this time, there is no specific therapy for HAdV infection. This study used reverse genetics (RG) to successfully rescue a recombinant influenza virus, termed rFLU/HAdV, with the HAdV hexon protein antigenic epitope sequence inserted in the influenza non-structural (NS1) protein gene. rFLU/HAdV morphological characteristics were observed using electron microscopy. Furthermore, BALB/c mice immunized twice intranasally (i.n.) with 10(4) TCID50 or 10(5) TCID50 rFLU/HAdV showed robust humoral, mucosal, and cell-mediated immune responses in vivo. More importantly, these specific immune responses could protect against subsequent wild-type HAdV-3 (BJ809) or HAdV-7 (BJ1026) challenge, showing a significant reduction in viral load and a noticeable alleviation of histopathological changes in the challenged mouse lung in a dose-dependent manner. These findings highlighted that recombinant rFLU/HAdV warrants further investigation as a promising HAdV candidate vaccine and underscored that the immuno-protection should be confirmed in primate models.
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MESH Headings
- Adenoviridae Infections/pathology
- Adenoviridae Infections/prevention & control
- Adenoviruses, Human/genetics
- Adenoviruses, Human/immunology
- Administration, Intranasal
- Animals
- Antibodies, Viral/blood
- Capsid Proteins/genetics
- Capsid Proteins/immunology
- Disease Models, Animal
- Drug Carriers
- Epitopes/genetics
- Epitopes/immunology
- Female
- Genetic Vectors
- Histocytochemistry
- Immunity, Mucosal
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/immunology
- Lung/pathology
- Lung/virology
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Orthomyxoviridae/genetics
- Recombinant Proteins/genetics
- Recombinant Proteins/immunology
- Reverse Genetics
- Vaccines, Synthetic/administration & dosage
- Vaccines, Synthetic/genetics
- Vaccines, Synthetic/immunology
- Viral Load
- Viral Nonstructural Proteins/genetics
- Viral Nonstructural Proteins/immunology
- Viral Vaccines/administration & dosage
- Viral Vaccines/genetics
- Viral Vaccines/immunology
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- Penghui Yang
- Beijing 302 Hospital, Beijing 100039, China; Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing 100071, China
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- Chinese PLA General Hospital, 1000853, China
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- Beijing 302 Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
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- Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing 100071, China
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- Chinese PLA General Hospital, 1000853, China
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- Beijing 302 Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
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- Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing 100071, China.
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Defensins are an effector component of the innate immune system with broad antimicrobial activity. Humans express two types of defensins, α- and β-defensins, which have antiviral activity against both enveloped and non-enveloped viruses. The diversity of defensin-sensitive viral species reflects a multitude of antiviral mechanisms. These include direct defensin targeting of viral envelopes, glycoproteins, and capsids in addition to inhibition of viral fusion and post-entry neutralization. Binding and modulation of host cell surface receptors and disruption of intracellular signaling by defensins can also inhibit viral replication. In addition, defensins can function as chemokines to augment and alter adaptive immune responses, revealing an indirect antiviral mechanism. Nonetheless, many questions regarding the antiviral activities of defensins remain. Although significant mechanistic data are known for α-defensins, molecular details for β-defensin inhibition are mostly lacking. Importantly, the role of defensin antiviral activity in vivo has not been addressed due to the lack of a complete defensin knockout model. Overall, the antiviral activity of defensins is well established as are the variety of mechanisms by which defensins achieve this inhibition; however, additional research is needed to fully understand the role of defensins in viral pathogenesis.
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Box 357735, 1705 North East Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Wurzel DF, Marchant JM, Clark JE, Mackay IM, Wang CYT, Sloots TP, Upham JW, Yerkovich ST, Masters IB, Baker PJ, Anderson-James S, Chang AB. Respiratory virus detection in nasopharyngeal aspirate versus bronchoalveolar lavage is dependent on virus type in children with chronic respiratory symptoms. J Clin Virol 2013; 58:683-8. [PMID: 24125830 PMCID: PMC7173340 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2013.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Revised: 09/12/2013] [Accepted: 09/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Background The comparative yield of respiratory virus detection from nasopharyngeal aspirate (NPA) versus bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is uncertain. Furthermore, the significance of virus detection and its relationship to lower airway neutrophilic inflammation is poorly studied. Objectives To evaluate the sensitivity, specificity and predictive values of NPA for detecting respiratory viruses in BAL; and to determine the relationship between viruses and lower airway neutrophilia in children with non-acute respiratory illness. Study design 150 paired NPA and BAL samples were obtained from 75 children aged <18 years undergoing flexible bronchoscopy for investigation of chronic respiratory symptoms. Viral studies were performed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Cellularity studies were performed on BALs. Diagnostic parameters of NPA compared to BAL and associations between viruses and lower airway %neutrophils were evaluated. Results NPA had a higher yield than BAL for detection of any respiratory virus (52 versus 38, respectively). NPA had a high sensitivity (92%) and low specificity (57%) for detecting HRV in BAL with poor kappa agreement value of 0.398 (95% CI 0.218–0.578, p < 0.001). NPA had a fair sensitivity (69%) and good specificity (90.3%) for detecting HAdV on BAL, kappa agreement was 0.561 (95% CI 0.321–0.801, p < 0.001). HAdV positivity on NPA, compared to negativity, was independently associated with heightened airway neutrophilia [mean difference (95% CI): 18 (1,35); p = 0.042]. Conclusions NPA has a higher yield for respiratory virus detection than BAL, however its diagnostic accuracy is dependent on viral species. Adenovirus positivity is associated with significantly heightened lower airway neutrophilia in children with chronic respiratory symptoms.
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- Danielle F Wurzel
- Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; Queensland Children's Respiratory Centre, Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
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Kajon AE, de Jong JC, Dickson LM, Arron G, Murtagh P, Viale D, Carballal G, Echavarria M. Molecular and serological characterization of species B2 adenovirus strains isolated from children hospitalized with acute respiratory disease in Buenos Aires, Argentina. J Clin Virol 2013; 58:4-10. [PMID: 23886503 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2013.06.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2013] [Revised: 06/11/2013] [Accepted: 06/24/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Between September 2000 and November 2005, approximately 10% of the retrospectively examined human adenovirus (HAdV)-positive pediatric cases of acute respiratory disease (ARD) requiring hospitalization at the Hospital Nacional de Pediatria Juan P. Garrahan in Buenos Aires, Argentina, were found to have a HAdV-B2 infection. OBJECTIVE To characterize genetically and antigenically the HAdV-B2 virus isolates. STUDY DESIGN Restriction enzyme analysis (REA), hexon and fiber gene sequencing and virus neutralization assays (VN) were carried out on 8 HAdV-B2 respiratory virus isolates. RESULTS REA showed that the 8 examined HAdV-B2 virus isolates were HAdV11, belonging to two genomic variants: HAdV11a and a BclI variant of HAdV11c which we designated 11c4. Molecular analysis of the hexon genes showed that both REA variants had a HAdV11-like hexon gene. Confirming previous reports, the 7 HAdV11a virus isolates were found to have HAdV14-like fiber genes and therefore are HAdV H11/F14. The fiber gene of the HAdV11c4 virus isolates most closely resembled that of various strains of HAdV7. In VN assays, the 4 tested HAdV11a strains were serotyped as HAdV11-14. The HAdV11c4 strain was serotyped as HAdV11 but also showed a weak but significant reactivity with antiserum to HAdV7. Compared with the other HAdV-positive cases in our study, infection with HAdV11 caused a similarly severe disease. CONCLUSIONS Our results provide evidence to the long term world-wide circulation of HAdV H11/F14 as a causative agent of ARD. Combined, our molecular and serology data support the rationale to base the molecular typing and designation of recombinant viruses on the sequences of the hexon and fiber genes.
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- Adriana E Kajon
- Infectious Disease Program, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, 2425 Ridgecrest Drive SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA.
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