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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-10-7
pubmed:abstractText
Monocytes and macrophages are target cells for dengue infection. Besides their potential role for virus replication, activated monocytes/macrophages produce cytokines that may be critical for dengue pathology. To study the in vivo role of monocytes and macrophages for virus replication, we depleted monocytes and macrophages in IFN-alphabetagammaR knockout mice with clodronate liposomes before dengue infection. Although less virus was first recovered in the draining LN in the absence of macrophages, monocyte/macrophage depletion eventually resulted in a ten-fold higher systemic viral titer. A massive infiltration of CD11b(+)CD11c(low)Ly6C(low) monocytes into infected organs was observed in parallel with increasing virus titers before viremia was controlled. Depletion of monocytes in the blood before or after local infection had no impact on virus titers, suggesting that monocytes are not required as "virus-shuttles". Our data provide evidence that systemic viremia is established independently of tissue macrophages present at the site of infection and blood monocytes. Instead, we demonstrate the importance of monocytes/macrophages for the control of dengue virus.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1521-4141
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2809-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19637226-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19637226-Cell Count, pubmed-meshheading:19637226-Cell Movement, pubmed-meshheading:19637226-Clodronic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:19637226-Dengue, pubmed-meshheading:19637226-Dengue Virus, pubmed-meshheading:19637226-Epidermis, pubmed-meshheading:19637226-Granulocytes, pubmed-meshheading:19637226-Langerhans Cells, pubmed-meshheading:19637226-Liposomes, pubmed-meshheading:19637226-Lymph, pubmed-meshheading:19637226-Lymph Nodes, pubmed-meshheading:19637226-Lymphoid Tissue, pubmed-meshheading:19637226-Macrophages, pubmed-meshheading:19637226-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19637226-Mice, Inbred Strains, pubmed-meshheading:19637226-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:19637226-Monocytes, pubmed-meshheading:19637226-Peritoneum, pubmed-meshheading:19637226-Receptor, Interferon alpha-beta, pubmed-meshheading:19637226-Receptors, Interferon, pubmed-meshheading:19637226-Spleen, pubmed-meshheading:19637226-Viral Load, pubmed-meshheading:19637226-Viral Nonstructural Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19637226-Viremia
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Depletion of macrophages in mice results in higher dengue virus titers and highlights the role of macrophages for virus control.
pubmed:affiliation
Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, Biopolis, Singapore. Katja_Fink@immunol.a-star.edu.sg
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't