脊髓灰质炎病毒在成熟的hiPSC衍生的神经球体中复制了其免疫逃避行为
Jonas Govaerts1,2,3, Elise Van Breedam1, Sarah De Beuckeleer1,4,5
1Laboratory of Experimental Hematology (LEH), Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (Vaxinfectio), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Frontiers in immunology
|October 1, 2024
概括
与其他病毒不同,疹病毒 (VZV) 在人类神经模型中逃避免疫检测. 这项研究揭示了VZVV.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
- 病毒学 病毒学
背景情况:
- 脊髓灰质炎病毒 (VZV) 可以导致严重的中枢神经系统 (CNS) 并发症,如脑炎和脑膜炎.
- 第一种类型的干扰素 (IFN) 信号传递对于对外围组织病毒感染的先天免疫防御至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在类似于人类神经系统的环境中研究对VZV的先天免疫反应.
- 描述VZV在中枢神经系统中的免疫逃避机制.
主要方法:
- 建立并成熟的5个月大的人类诱导多能干细胞 (hiPSC) 衍生神经球体 (NSPHs) 含有神经元和星体.
- 作为阳性对照,感染了VZV (VZVeGFP-ORF23) 和仙台病毒 (SeVeGFP) 的记者菌株的NSPH.
- 利用活细胞成像,免疫细胞化学和NanoString数字转录学来分析病毒感染和宿主免疫反应.
主要成果:
- VZVeGFP-ORF23感染了整个NSPH,而SeVeGFP感染是局部的.
- SeV触发了强大的I型IFN反应,而VZV感染抑制了IFN信号传递,抗原呈现基因 (IL-6,CXCL10,CD74) 和抗病毒蛋白表达.
- VZVeGFP-ORF23感染导致压力颗粒的形成和细胞完整性的破坏,尽管明显的免疫逃避.
结论:
- 由hiPSC衍生的神经球体对SeV表现出功能性天生的免疫反应,但在神经环境中展示了VZV强大的免疫逃避能力.
- 由于VZV能够抑制神经细胞中的先天免疫力,因此可能导致中枢神经系统并发症.
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