Human cytomegalovirus replication and modulation of apoptosis in astrocytes
| Autor: | J R, Lokensgard, M C, Cheeran, G, Gekker, S, Hu, C C, Chao, P K, Peterson |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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Cell Nucleus
Gene Expression Regulation Viral Neurons Cell Membrane Cytomegalovirus Apoptosis DNA Fragmentation Virus Replication Coculture Techniques Immediate-Early Proteins Cytopathogenic Effect Viral Astrocytes Immunologic Techniques Humans Microglia Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 Antigens Viral Cells Cultured |
| Zdroj: | Journal of human virology. 2(2) |
| ISSN: | 1090-9508 |
| Popis: | To characterize replication patterns and cytopathic effects during human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection of brain cells.Primary human mixed glial/neuronal cells, as well as purified microglial, astroglial, and enriched neuronal cell cultures, were infected with HCMV strains AD169 and RC256 to determine the ability of the different brain cell types to support viral replication.Mixed glial/neuronal cell cultures were fully permissive for viral replication. Based on previous studies, we hypothesized that human microglial cells would preferentially support productive HCMV replication. However, HCMV did not replicate or display genomic expression in microglial cells. In contrast, primary astrocytes were fully permissive and displayed HCMV-induced cytopathic effects resulting in cell death. In highly enriched neuronal cultures, productive infection and viral expression occurred only in scattered astrocytes. Early in the infection, apoptotic plasma membrane changes were induced in astrocytes. However, nuclear fragmentation was not apparent until later during the course of infection.These results suggest that HCMV possesses astrocytotropic properties that confer preferential expression and cytopathic replication in astrocytes over microglia or neuronal cells. Apoptotic cell death, which is a result of HCMV infection, appears to be delayed until peak viral replication has occurred. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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