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Human herpesvirus 6 infection impairs Toll-like receptor signaling.


ABSTRACT: Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) has a tropism for immunocompetent cells, including T lymphocytes, monocytes/macrophages, and dendritic cells (DCs) suggesting that HHV-6 infection affects the immunosurveillance system. Toll-like receptor (TLR) system plays an important role in innate immunity against various pathogens. In the present study, we investigated the effect of HHV-6 infection on the expression and intracellular signaling of TLRs in DCs. Although expression levels of TLRs were not decreased or slightly elevated following HHV-6 infection, the amounts of cytokines produced following stimulation with ligands for TLRs appeared to be dramatically decreased in HHV-6-infected DCs as compared to mock-infected DCs. Similarly, phosphorylation levels of TAK-1, IkappaB kinase, and IkappaB-alpha following stimulation of HHV-6-infected DCs with lipopolysaccharide, which is the ligand for TLR4, appeared to be decreased. These data show that HHV-6 impairs intracellular signaling through TLRs indicating the novel mechanism of HHV-6-mediated immunomodulation.

SUBMITTER: Murakami Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2874541 | biostudies-literature | 2010 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Human herpesvirus 6 infection impairs Toll-like receptor signaling.

Murakami Yuichi Y   Tanimoto Kazushi K   Fujiwara Hiroshi H   An Jun J   Suemori Koichiro K   Ochi Toshiki T   Hasegawa Hitoshi H   Yasukawa Masaki M  

Virology journal 20100510


Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) has a tropism for immunocompetent cells, including T lymphocytes, monocytes/macrophages, and dendritic cells (DCs) suggesting that HHV-6 infection affects the immunosurveillance system. Toll-like receptor (TLR) system plays an important role in innate immunity against various pathogens. In the present study, we investigated the effect of HHV-6 infection on the expression and intracellular signaling of TLRs in DCs. Although expression levels of TLRs were not decreased  ...[more]

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