Dataset Information

IFN-alpha expression and antiviral effects are subtype and cell type specific in the cardiac response to viral infection.

ABSTRACT: The interferon-beta (IFN-beta) response is critical for protection against viral myocarditis in several mouse models, and IFN-alpha or -beta treatment is beneficial against human viral myocarditis. The IFN-beta response in cardiac myocytes and cardiac fibroblasts forms an integrated network for organ protection; however, the different IFN-alpha subtypes have not been studied in cardiac cells. We developed a quantitative RT-PCR assay that distinguishes between 13 highly conserved IFN-alpha subtypes and found that reovirus T3D induces five IFN-alpha subtypes in primary cardiac myocyte and fibroblast cultures: IFN-alpha1, -alpha2, -alpha4, -alpha5, and -alpha8/6. Murine IFN-alpha1, -alpha2, -alpha4, or -alpha5 treatment induced IRF7 and ISG56 and inhibited reovirus T3D replication in both cell types. This first investigation of IFN-alpha subtypes in cardiac cells for any virus demonstrates that IFN-alpha is induced in cardiac cells, that it is both subtype and cell type specific, and that it is likely important in the antiviral cardiac response.

SUBMITTER: Li L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2787694 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

ACCESS DATA

Publications

IFN-alpha expression and antiviral effects are subtype and cell type specific in the cardiac response to viral infection.

Li Lianna L Sherry Barbara B

Virology 20091106 1

The interferon-beta (IFN-beta) response is critical for protection against viral myocarditis in several mouse models, and IFN-alpha or -beta treatment is beneficial against human viral myocarditis. The IFN-beta response in cardiac myocytes and cardiac fibroblasts forms an integrated network for organ protection; however, the different IFN-alpha subtypes have not been studied in cardiac cells. We developed a quantitative RT-PCR assay that distinguishes between 13 highly conserved IFN-alpha subtyp ...[more]

PMID: 19896686

Similar Datasets

Project description:Although all 12 subtypes of human interferon alpha (IFN-?) bind the same receptor, recent results have demonstrated that they elicit unique host responses and display distinct efficacies in the control of different viral infections. The IFN-?2 subtype is currently in HIV-1 clinical trials, but it has not consistently reduced viral loads in HIV-1 patients and is not the most effective subtype against HIV-1 in vitro We now demonstrate in humanized mice that, when delivered at the same high clinical dose, the human IFN-?14 subtype has very potent anti-HIV-1 activity whereas IFN-?2 does not. In both postexposure prophylaxis and treatment of acute infections, IFN-?14, but not IFN-?2, significantly suppressed HIV-1 replication and proviral loads. Furthermore, HIV-1-induced immune hyperactivation, which is a prognosticator of disease progression, was reduced by IFN-?14 but not IFN-?2. Whereas ineffective IFN-?2 therapy was associated with CD8(+) T cell activation, successful IFN-?14 therapy was associated with increased intrinsic and innate immunity, including significantly higher induction of tetherin and MX2, increased APOBEC3G signature mutations in HIV-1 proviral DNA, and higher frequencies of TRAIL(+) NK cells. These results identify IFN-?14 as a potent new therapeutic that operates via mechanisms distinct from those of antiretroviral drugs. The ability of IFN-?14 to reduce both viremia and proviral loads in vivo suggests that it has strong potential as a component of a cure strategy for HIV-1 infections. The broad implication of these results is that the antiviral efficacy of each individual IFN-? subtype should be evaluated against the specific virus being treated.The naturally occurring antiviral protein IFN-?2 is used to treat hepatitis viruses but has proven rather ineffective against HIV in comparison to triple therapy with the antiretroviral (ARV) drugs. Although ARVs suppress the replication of HIV, they fail to completely clear infections. Since IFN-? acts by different mechanism than ARVs and has been shown to reduce HIV proviral loads, clinical trials are under way to test whether IFN-?2 combined with ARVs might eradicate HIV-1 infections. IFN-? is actually a family of 12 distinct proteins, and each IFN-? subtype has different efficacies toward different viruses. Here, we use mice that contain a human immune system, so they can be infected with HIV. With this model, we demonstrate that while IFN-?2 is only weakly effective against HIV, IFN-?14 is extremely potent. This discovery identifies IFN-?14 as a more powerful IFN-? subtype for use in combination therapy trials aimed toward an HIV cure.

Project description:This study demonstrates quantitative and qualitative differences between type I IFN signatures in autoimmunity and viral infection using purified CD4pos T cells and CD16pos- and CD16neg-monocyte subsets. We were able to discriminate between cell-specific viral response signatures and the pathogenically amplified IFN signatures observed in autoimmunity. The differences were of both a qualitative and quantitative nature, as the signatures in the patients with SLE were characterized by much more complexly compiled gene patterns with increased absolute gene expression levels. Collection of cells from Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients: For CD4pos T cells, six patients with SLE (average age: 29.0 +/- 7.6) and four normal healthy donors (ND; 24.8 +/- 0.5) were recruited. For CD16neg monocytes, four patients with SLE (26.5 +/- 1.7) and four NDs (24.8 +/- 0.5) were recruited. For CD16pos monocytes, four patients with SLE (26.5 +/- 1.7) and three NDs (24.7 +/- 0.6) were recruited. All patients and NDs were female. The same NDs were examined before and after immunisation with yellow fever vaccine (YFV). Collection of cells from yellow-fever vaccinated individuals: ND were immunised with a vaccine against the wild-type YF virus, which is a single-stranded RNA virus without adjuvants. This vaccine consists of a live but attenuated strain of the yellow fever virus (YFV-17D). Based on its vaccination-associated clinical and serological manifestations, this immunisation can be regarded as a real viral infection. A total of 50 ml peripheral blood was taken 7 days after immunisation, when sufficient numbers of CD19pos/CD27high plasmablasts were detected by flow cytometry. Cell sorting: A total of 50 ml peripheral blood was collected in Vacutainer heparin tubes and erythrocytes were lysed in EL buffer. Subsequently, granulocytes were depleted using CD15-conjugated microbeads (MACS). The CD15-depleted fraction was stained with a CD14-fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) antibody, a CD16-APC-Cy7 antibody, a CD3-Vioblue antibody and a CD4-FITC antibody. Using a FACSAria cell sorter, CD4pos T cells, CD16neg monocytes and CD16pos monocytes were isolated with purities and viabilities of >97%. After sorting, the cells were immediately lysed with RLT buffer and frozen at -70 M-BM-0C. Total RNA was isolated using an RNeasy mini kit, and quality control was ensured by Bioanalyser measurements.Total RNA was extracted using the RNeasy Mini kit. The integrity and amount of isolated RNA was assessed for each sample using an Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer and a NanoDrop ND-1000 spectrophotometer. Biotinylated complementary RNA (cRNA) was synthesized from 100 ng total RNA, using reagents as recommended in the technical manual from Affymetrix. Fifteen micrograms of fragmented cRNA of each sample were hybridized to HG-U133 plus 2.0 arrays. Hybridization was performed according to procedure 2 as described in the technical manual. Finally, the arrays were scanned with a GeneChip Scanner 3000 using the GCOS software. All relevant GCOS data of quality checked microarrays were analyzed with High Performance Chip Data Analysis (HPCDA, unpublished), using the BioRetis database (www.bioretis-analysis.de), as described and validated previously.

Dataset Information

IFN-alpha expression and antiviral effects are subtype and cell type specific in the cardiac response to viral infection.

Publications

IFN-alpha expression and antiviral effects are subtype and cell type specific in the cardiac response to viral infection.

Similar Datasets

OmicsDI is part of the ELIXIR infrastructure

Tweets