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Virology ; 553: 81-93, 2021 01 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33249258

RESUMO

Dengue virus (DENV) infection elevates intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i), but it is unknown whether Ca2+ and calmodulin (CaM) are involved in DENV infection. We conducted immunofluorescence and western blot experiments and measured [Ca2+]i examining the effects of DENV infection and drugs that alter Ca2+/CaM functions on CaM translocation, DENV2 infection, protein expression, virus-inducible STAT2 protein abundance, and CREB phosphorylation in H9c2 cells. DENV infection increased CaM expression, its nuclear translocation and NS3 and E viral proteins expression and colocalization in a manner that could be blocked by the ryanodine receptor antagonist dantrolene. DENV infection also increased CREB phosphorylation, an effect inhibited by either dantrolene or the CaM inhibitor W7. Dantrolene substantially hindered infection as assessed by focus assays in Vero cells. These results suggest that Ca2+ and CaM play an important role in DENV infection of cardiac cells and that dantrolene may protect against severe DENV cardiac morbidity.


Assuntos
Calmodulina/metabolismo , Núcleo Celular/metabolismo , Dantroleno/farmacologia , Vírus da Dengue/fisiologia , Mioblastos Cardíacos/virologia , Transporte Ativo do Núcleo Celular , Animais , Cálcio/metabolismo , Sinalização do Cálcio , Linhagem Celular , Proteína de Ligação ao Elemento de Resposta ao AMP Cíclico/metabolismo , Citosol/metabolismo , Vírus da Dengue/efeitos dos fármacos , Mioblastos Cardíacos/efeitos dos fármacos , Mioblastos Cardíacos/metabolismo , Fosforilação , Poli I-C/farmacologia , Ratos , Fator de Transcrição STAT2/metabolismo , Regulação para Cima , Proteínas Virais/metabolismo
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Viruses ; 12(7)2020 07 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32708685

RESUMO

The arthropod-borne flaviviruses are important human pathogens, and a deeper understanding of the virus-host cell interaction is required to identify cellular targets that can be used as therapeutic candidates. It is well reported that the flaviviruses hijack several cellular functions, such as exosome-mediated cell communication during infection, which is modulated by the delivery of the exosomal cargo of pro- or antiviral molecules to the receiving host cells. Therefore, to study the role of exosomes during flavivirus infections is essential, not only to understand its relevance in virus-host interaction, but also to identify molecular factors that may contribute to the development of new strategies to block these viral infections. This review explores the implications of exosomes in flavivirus dissemination and transmission from the vector to human host cells, as well as their involvement in the host immune response. The hypothesis about exosomes as a transplacental infection route of ZIKV and the paradox effect or the dual role of exosomes released during flavivirus infection are also discussed here. Although several studies have been performed in order to identify and characterize cellular and viral molecules released in exosomes, it is not clear how all of these components participate in viral pathogenesis. Further studies will determine the balance between protective and harmful exosomes secreted by flavivirus infected cells, the characteristics and components that distinguish them both, and how they could be a factor that determines the infection outcome.


Assuntos
Comunicação Celular , Exossomos/metabolismo , Infecções por Flavivirus/metabolismo , Flavivirus/metabolismo , Interações Hospedeiro-Patógeno , Animais , Vetores Aracnídeos/virologia , Dengue/metabolismo , Vesículas Extracelulares/metabolismo , Vesículas Extracelulares/virologia , Infecções por Flavivirus/transmissão , Humanos , Mosquitos Vetores/virologia , Carrapatos/virologia , Infecção por Zika virus/metabolismo
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Rev Med Virol ; 30(4): e2100, 2020 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32101633

RESUMO

Flavivirus infections are a public health threat in the world that requires the development of safe and effective vaccines. Therefore, the understanding of the anti-flavivirus humoral immune response is fundamental to future studies on flavivirus pathogenesis and the design of anti-flavivirus therapeutics. This review aims to provide an overview of the current understanding of the function and involvement of flavivirus proteins in the humoral immune response as well as the ability of the anti-envelope (anti-E) antibodies to interfere (neutralizing antibodies) or not (non-neutralizing antibodies) with viral infection, and how they can, in some circumstances enhance dengue virus infection on Fc gamma receptor (FcγR) bearing cells through a mechanism known as antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE). Thus, the dual role of the antibodies against E protein poses a formidable challenge for vaccine development. Also, we discuss the roles of antibody binding stoichiometry (the concentration, affinity, or epitope recognition) in the neutralization of flaviviruses and the "breathing" of flavivirus virions in the humoral immune response. Finally, the relevance of some specific antibodies in the design and improvement of effective vaccines is addressed.


Assuntos
Suscetibilidade a Doenças/imunologia , Infecções por Flavivirus/imunologia , Infecções por Flavivirus/virologia , Flavivirus/imunologia , Interações Hospedeiro-Patógeno/imunologia , Imunidade Humoral/imunologia , Animais , Anticorpos Neutralizantes/imunologia , Anticorpos Antivirais/imunologia , Antígenos Virais/imunologia , Flavivirus/efeitos dos fármacos , Infecções por Flavivirus/tratamento farmacológico , Humanos , Proteínas do Envelope Viral/imunologia , Vacinas Virais/imunologia
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Virus Res ; 266: 1-14, 2019 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30930201

RESUMO

Exosomes are endocytic origin small-membrane vesicles secreted to the extracellular space by most cell types. Exosomes released from virus infected-cells can mediate the cell-to-cell communication to promote or modulate viral transmission. Dengue virus (DENV) is an arbovirus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes bite to humans. Interestingly, the role of exosomes during the DENV infection in mammalian cells has already been described. However, little is known about exosomes derived from infected mosquito cells. Thus, the exosomes released from DENV-infected C6/36 cells were isolated, purified and analyzed using an antibody against the tetraspanin CD9 from human that showed cross-reactivity with the homologs to human CD9 found in Aedes albopictus (AalCD9). The exosomes from DENV infected cells were larger than the exosomes secreted from uninfected cells, contained virus-like particles, and they were able to infect naïve C6/36 cells, suggesting that exosomes are playing a role in virus dissemination.


Assuntos
Vírus da Dengue/fisiologia , Exossomos/metabolismo , Exossomos/virologia , Mosquitos Vetores/virologia , Aedes , Animais , Linhagem Celular , Dengue/metabolismo , Dengue/virologia , Difusão Dinâmica da Luz , Exossomos/imunologia , Humanos , Proteínas de Insetos/química , Proteínas de Insetos/genética , Proteínas de Insetos/imunologia , Proteínas de Insetos/metabolismo , Microscopia Confocal , Microscopia Eletrônica de Transmissão , Mosquitos Vetores/classificação , Mosquitos Vetores/genética , Mosquitos Vetores/metabolismo , Filogenia , Tetraspaninas/química , Tetraspaninas/genética , Tetraspaninas/imunologia , Tetraspaninas/metabolismo , Replicação Viral
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Antiviral Res ; 160: 151-164, 2018 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30391500

RESUMO

Despite the importance of Dengue virus (DENV) infection in human health, there is not a fully effective vaccine or antiviral treatment against the infection. Since lipids such as cholesterol are required during DENV infection, its uptake and synthesis are increased in infected cells. Ezetimibe is an FDA-approved drug that reduces cholesterol uptake by inhibiting the endocytosis through Niemman-Pick C1-Like 1 (NPC1L1) receptor, expressed on the membrane of enterocytes and hepatocytes. Our results indicate that an increase in the amount of NPC1L1 occurs on the surface of Huh-7 cells during DENV infection, which correlates with an increase in cholesterol levels. Blockage of NPC1L1 with ezetimibe in concentrations up to 50 µM does not reduce cell viability but diminished total cellular cholesterol, the percentage of infected cells, viral yield, viral RNA and protein synthesis without affecting DENV binding and/or entry to Huh-7 cells. Moreover, ezetimibe inhibited DENV replicative complex formation and lipid droplets accumulation. All these results indicate that ezetimibe is an excellent drug to inhibit DENV infection and confirm that cholesterol is a key target to inhibit viral infection.


Assuntos
Antivirais/farmacologia , Vírus da Dengue/efeitos dos fármacos , Ezetimiba/farmacologia , Hepatócitos/efeitos dos fármacos , Proteína C1 de Niemann-Pick/antagonistas & inibidores , Receptores Virais/antagonistas & inibidores , Internalização do Vírus/efeitos dos fármacos , Anticolesterolemiantes/farmacologia , Linhagem Celular , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Colesterol/análise , Hepatócitos/química , Hepatócitos/virologia , Humanos , RNA Viral/análise , Carga Viral
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