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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-10-19
pubmed:abstractText
Neutrophils and macrophages represent the first line of defense against microbial invaders. However, the role of phagocytes in host response to viral infection is poorly understood. We have previously shown that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) interacts with human monocytes and modulates cytokine production in this cell type, but its effects on neutrophils are still unknown. In the present study, we investigated the presence of EBV receptor (CR2 or CD21) on neutrophils by cytofluorometry using five different anti-CD21 monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs), as well as fluoroscein isothiocyanate-EBV (FITC-EBV). Whereas no significant amount of neutrophils reacted with anti-CD21 MoAbs, studies with FITC-EBV indicated that viral particles bind to 30% of cells (in some individuals, EBV binds to more than 50% of neutrophils). This interaction is specific as it was completely inhibited by nonconjugated virus or with labeled virus preincubated with neutralizing MoAbs. After EBV treatment, cellular aggregation was observed in neutrophil cultures, an indication that neutrophils were activated. Although EBV did not induce respiratory burst activity in neutrophils, pretreatment with infectious particles enhanced (priming effect) the fMLP-induced O2- release in neutrophils. Instead of restricting our analysis to specific cytokine genes, we investigated the effects of EBV on neutrophil transcriptional events in general. The effect of this virus on de novo synthesis of total cellular RNA was first investigated by measuring the incorporation of [5-3H] uridine into total RNA. The results showed that RNA synthesis in neutrophils was significantly increased (2.3- to 21.3-fold) by EBV compared with the unstimulated controls. Live and UV-inactivated virus markedly induced RNA synthesis, whereas heat-inactivated virus lost this ability. Induction of RNA transcription was EBV specific, as an EBV-neutralizing antiserum abolished this effect. Induction of protein synthesis was also studied by measuring the incorporation of [35S] methionine and [35S] cysteine into secreted and intracellular proteins in neutrophils incubated with EBV. The synthesis of both secreted and cytoplasmic proteins was induced by EBV. One- and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis analysis showed that EBV modulates protein synthesis, because activation of the synthesis of certain proteins was accompanied by the inhibition of others. Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) and IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) synthesis was found to be induced by EBV. Therefore, modulation of host-response proteins such as IL-1Ra could be one of the many mechanisms by which this virus avoids rejection.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
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pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0006-4971
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
86
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2789-98
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7545472-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:7545472-Blood Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:7545472-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:7545472-Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional, pubmed-meshheading:7545472-Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate, pubmed-meshheading:7545472-Fluorescent Dyes, pubmed-meshheading:7545472-Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor, pubmed-meshheading:7545472-Herpesvirus 4, Human, pubmed-meshheading:7545472-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7545472-Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein, pubmed-meshheading:7545472-Interleukin-1, pubmed-meshheading:7545472-N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine, pubmed-meshheading:7545472-Neutrophils, pubmed-meshheading:7545472-RNA, pubmed-meshheading:7545472-Receptors, Complement 3d, pubmed-meshheading:7545472-Respiratory Burst, pubmed-meshheading:7545472-Sialoglycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:7545472-Superoxides
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Epstein-Barr virus modulates de novo protein synthesis in human neutrophils.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Rheumatology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval, Quebec, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't