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Enterovirus-A71 exploits peripherin and Rac1 to invade the central nervous system

ABSTRACT: Enterovirus-A71 (EV-A71) has been associated with severe neurological forms of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD). EV-A71 infects motorneurons at neuromuscular junctions (NMJs) to invade the central nervous system (CNS). Here, we investigate the role of peripherin (PRPH) during EV-A71 infection, a type III intermediate neurofilament involved in neurodegenerative conditions. In mice infected with EV-A71 PRPH co-localizes with viral particles in the muscles at NMJs, and in the spinal cord. In motor neuron-like and neuroblastoma cell lines, surface-expressed PRPH facilitates viral entry, while intracellular PRPH influences viral genome replication through interactions with structural and non-structural viral components. Importantly, PRPH does not play a role during infection with coxsackievirus A16, another causative agent of HFMD rarely associated with neurological complications; suggesting that EV-A71 ability to exploit PRPH represents a unique attribute for successful CNS invasion. Finally, we show that EV-A71 also exploits some of the many PRPH interacting partners. Of these, small GTP binding protein Rac1 represents a potential druggable host target to limit neuroinvasion of EV-A71. -

SUBMITTER: Mrs. ZeQin Lim

PROVIDER: S-SCDT-EMBOR-2020-51777-T | biostudies-other |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Project description:Long-term neurological and neurodevelopmental sequelae are a concerning issue for people with Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) central nervous system (CNS) infection. Unfortunately, no longitudinal prospective clinical study has systematically investigated the consequences of EV-A71 CNS infection during early life on the later development of other psychiatric disorders. In this naturalistic longitudinal follow-up design, we followed forty-three youth, who got EV-A71 CNS involvement 6-18 years ago and were enrolled in other EV-A71 clinical studies then. Their psychiatric presentation, emotional/behavioral problems, and cognitive issues were examined using a psychiatrist-conducted diagnostic interview, parent- and self-rated questionnaires, and neuropsychological tests, respectively. We compared the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in youth with EV-A71 CNS involvement to a nationally representative cohort. Emotion/behavior and cognition in EV-A71-CNS-infected youth were compared to those in a matched community-based sample of healthy controls and youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Compared to a national sample (absolute ADHD prevalence 10.1%), youth with EV-A71 CNS involvement had three times the odds of receiving an ADHD diagnosis (standardized prevalence ratio, 95% CI = 1.8, 4.2; absolute ADHD prevalence 34.9%). No other psychiatric diagnoses were more common in EV-A71-CNS-infected youth. Compared to community-based ADHD youth, EV-A71-CNS-infected youth with psychiatric disorders showed comparable core ADHD symptoms, opposition/defiance, autistic features, and suboptimal sustained attention performance (based on the Conners' Continuous Performance Test), all of which were more severe than healthy controls. EV-A71-CNS-infected youth without psychiatric disorders showed comparable autistic features to EV-A71-CNS-infected youth with psychiatric disorders and ADHD youth. EV-A71 CNS involvement may cause long-term, adverse psychiatric outcomes that develop into an ADHD diagnosis alongside social/communication/emotion problems and autistic features. We recommend earlier identification and intervention of these problems among these children.

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