Project description:An H5N1 virus-encoded microRNA directly targets mammalian poly(rC) binding protein 2 and is a major contributor to H5N1-associated ‘cytokine storm’ and mortality.
Project description:Human tracheobronchial epithelial (HTBE) cells are considered to serve as a good correlate of influenza virus infection in the human respiratory tract. ChIP-Seq analysis was used to profile histone acetylation (H3K27ac) in HTBE cells at multiple time points in response to infection with influenza A/California/04/09 (H1N1), A/Wyoming/03/03 (H3N2), and A/Vietnam/1203/04 (H5N1) HALo virus. The Influenza A/Vietnam/1203/04 (H5N1) HALo mutant virus is an attenuated H5N1 virus generated from wild-type Influenza A/Vietnam/1203/04 (H5N1) virus as described in Steel, J., et al. J Virol. 2009 Feb; 83(4):1742-53.
Project description:Streptococcus suis is an important zoonotic pathogen that can cause meningitis and sepsis in both pigs and humans. In this study,we evaluated the genetic difference of 40 Streptococcus suis strains belonging to various sequence types by comparative genomic hybridization to identify genes associated with the variation in pathogenicity using NimbleGen’s tilling microarray platform. Application of Comparative Phylogenomics to Identify Genetic Differences Relating to Pathogenicity of Streptococcus suis
Project description:To find the different host response during H5N1 and H1N1 infection, we have employed whole genome microarray expression profiling as a discovery platform to identify genes differentially expressed in mouse lungs infected by H5N1 and H1N1 virus. BALB/c mice were infected with live H5N1 virus , live H1N1 virus, or inactivated H5N1 virus or allantoic fluid (AF) for 24 h.
Project description:The pathogenesis of avian influenza A H5N1 virus in human has not been clearly elucidated. There have been increasing evidence suggesting a role for virus-induced cytokine dysregulation in contributing to the pathogenesis of human H5N1 disease. However, the role of aberrant innate immune response in human lungs infected by avian influenza H5N1 virus has not been explored and direct evidence for inappropriate innate responses in lungs of avian influenza H5N1 virus infected patients is lacking.
Project description:The H5N1 avian influenza virus clade 2.3.4.4b outbreak represents a major pandemic threat for humans. Although most human cases to date have been mild, several severe cases of respiratory illness have been reported. A key unanswered question is the pathogenesis of H5N1 infection in primates following respiratory infection. In this study, we observed severe clinical disease in cynomolgus and rhesus macaques following respiratory infection with the H5N1 isolate A/Texas/37/2024 (hu-TX37-H5N1). Cynomolgus macaques inoculated with a high dose of hu-TX37-H5N1 developed severe consolidative necrotizing pneumonia with extrapulmonary spread. Clinical disease was rapidly progressive and lethal in 100% (9 of 9) of macaques by day 5-9 following challenge. Rhesus macaques inoculated with varying doses of hu-TX37-H5N1 demonstrated dose-dependent mortality, and surviving animals showed robust natural protective immunity against high dose re-challenge. H5N1 infection in both cynomolgus and rhesus macaques was characterized by upregulation of proinflammatory cytokine, innate immune cell, complement and coagulation, apoptosis, and immune exhaustion pathways and downregulation of NK, T, and B cell activation and differentiation pathways. Taken together, our data demonstrate severe respiratory disease with H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b in nonhuman primates and suggest that acute inflammation and immune dysregulation are key contributors to disease pathogenesis.
Project description:Hi-C was used to profile changes in the genome structure of human primary cells at multiple time points in response to infection with active and UV-inactivated H5N1 influenza virus. Human tracheobronchial epithelial cells (HTBE) and monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM) were used. The Influenza A/Vietnam/1203/04 (H5N1) HALo mutant virus is an attenuated H5N1 virus generated from wild-type Influenza A/Vietnam/1203/04 (H5N1) virus as described in Steel, J., et al. J Virol. 2009 Feb; 83(4):1742-53.
Project description:Human monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM) serve as a model for resident alveolar macrophages (AM) in the human respiratory tract. mRNA-Seq analysis was used to profile the cellular transcriptome of MDM cells at multiple time points in response to infection with influenza A/California/04/09 (H1N1), A/Wyoming/03/03 (H3N2), and A/Vietnam/1203/04 (H5N1) HALo virus. The Influenza A/Vietnam/1203/04 (H5N1) HALo mutant virus is an attenuated H5N1 virus generated from wild-type Influenza A/Vietnam/1203/04 (H5N1) virus as described in Steel, J., et al. J Virol. 2009 Feb; 83(4):1742-53.