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Innate lymphotoxin receptor mediated signaling promotes HSV-1 associated neuroinflammation and viral replication.

ABSTRACT: Host anti-viral innate immunity plays important roles in the defense against HSV-1 infection. In this study, we find an unexpected role for innate LT/LIGHT signaling in promoting HSV-1 replication and virus induced inflammation in immunocompromised mice. Using a model of footpad HSV-1 infection in Rag1(-/-) mice, we observed that blocking LT/LIGHT signaling with LT?R-Ig could significantly delay disease progression and extend the survival of infected mice. LT?R-Ig treatment reduced late proinflammatory cytokine release in the serum and nervous tissue, and inhibited chemokine expression and inflammatory cells infiltration in the dorsal root ganglia (DRG). Intriguingly, LT?R-Ig treatment restricted HSV-1 replication in the DRG but not the footpad. These findings demonstrate a critical role for LT/LIGHT signaling in modulating innate inflammation and promoting HSV-1 replication in the nervous system, and suggest a new target for treatment of virus-induced adverse immune response and control of severe HSV-1 infection.

SUBMITTER: Liang Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4438665 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Innate lymphotoxin receptor mediated signaling promotes HSV-1 associated neuroinflammation and viral replication.

Liang Yong Y Yang Kaiting K Guo Jingya J Wroblewska Joanna J Fu Yang-Xin YX Peng Hua H

Scientific reports 20150520

Host anti-viral innate immunity plays important roles in the defense against HSV-1 infection. In this study, we find an unexpected role for innate LT/LIGHT signaling in promoting HSV-1 replication and virus induced inflammation in immunocompromised mice. Using a model of footpad HSV-1 infection in Rag1(-/-) mice, we observed that blocking LT/LIGHT signaling with LTβR-Ig could significantly delay disease progression and extend the survival of infected mice. LTβR-Ig treatment reduced late proinfla ...[more]

PMID: 25993659

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Project description:BACKGROUND:Lymphotoxin (LT) is a lymphokine mainly expressed in lymphocytes. LT? binds one or two membrane-associated LT? to form LT?2?1 or LT?1?2 heterotrimers. The predominant LT?1?2 binds to LT? receptor (LT?R) primarily expressed in epithelial and stromal cells. Most studies on LT?R signaling have focused on the organization, development, and maintenance of lymphoid tissues. However, the roles of LT?R signaling in the nervous system, particularly in neurogenesis, remain unknown. Here, we investigated the role of LT?R-mediated NF?B signaling in regulating neural lineage differentiation. METHODS:The C57BL/6J wild-type and GFAP-dnI?B? transgenic mice were used. Serum-free embryoid bodies were cultured from mouse embryonic stem cells and further induced into neural stem/progenitor cells (NSCs/NPCs). Primary neurospheres were cultured from embryonic and adult mouse brains followed by monolayer culture for amplification/passage. NF?B activation was determined by adenovirus-mediated NF?B-firefly-luciferase reporter assay and p65/RelB/p52 nuclear translocation assay. LT?R mRNA expression was evaluated by quantitative RT-PCR and LT?R protein expression was determined by immunohistochemistry and Western blot analysis. Multilabeled immunocytochemistry or immunohistochemistry followed by fluorescent confocal microscopy and quantitative analysis of neural lineage differentiation were performed. Graphing and statistical analysis were performed with GraphPad Prism software. RESULTS:In cultured NSCs/NPCs, LT?1?2 stimulation induced an activation of classical and non-classical NF?B signaling. The expression of LT?R-like immunoreactivity in GFAP+/Sox2+ NSCs was identified in well-established neurogenic zones of adult mouse brain. Quantitative RT-PCR and Western blot analysis validated the expression of LT?R in cultured NSCs/NPCs and brain neurogenic regions. LT?R expression was significantly increased during neural induction. LT?1?2 stimulation in cultured NSCs/NPCs promoted astroglial and oligodendrocytic lineage differentiation, but inhibited neuronal lineage differentiation. Astroglial NF?B inactivation in GFAP-dnI?B? transgenic mice rescued LT?R-mediated abnormal phenotypes of cultured NSCs/NPCs. CONCLUSION:This study provides the first evidence for the expression and function of LT?R signaling in NSCs/NPCs. Activation of LT?R signaling promotes glial lineage differentiation. Our results suggest that neurogenesis is regulated by the adaptive immunity and inflammatory responses.

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Innate lymphotoxin receptor mediated signaling promotes HSV-1 associated neuroinflammation and viral replication.

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Innate lymphotoxin receptor mediated signaling promotes HSV-1 associated neuroinflammation and viral replication.

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