Major Histocompatibility Complex Haplotype Determines hsp70-Dependent Protection against Measles Virus Neurovirulence
- 1 June 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Virology
- Vol. 83 (11), 5544-5555
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.02673-08
Abstract
In vitro studies show that hsp70 promotes gene expression for multiple viral families, although there are few reports on the in vivo significance of virus-hsp70 interaction. Previously we showed that hsp70-dependent stimulation of Edmonston measles virus (Ed MeV) transcription caused an increased cytopathic effect and mortality in transgenic hsp70-overexpressing C57BL/6 mice ( H-2 b ). The response to MeV infection is influenced by the major histocompatibility complex haplotype; H-2 d mice are resistant to brain infection due to robust antiviral immune responses, whereas H-2 b mice are susceptible due to deficiencies in this response. We therefore tested the hypothesis that the outcome of MeV-hsp70 interaction may be dependent upon the host H-2 haplotype. The impact of selective neuronal hsp70 overexpression on Ed MeV brain infection was tested with congenic C57BL/10 H-2 d neonatal mice. In this context, hsp70 overexpression conferred complete protection against virus-induced mortality, compared to >30% mortality in nontransgenic mice. Selective depletion of T-cell populations showed that transgenic mice exhibit a diminished reliance on T cells for protection. Brain transcript analysis indicated enhanced innate immune activation and signaling through Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 at early times postinfection for transgenic infected mice relative to those for nontransgenic infected mice. Collectively, results suggest that hsp70 can enhance innate antiviral immunity through Toll-like receptor signaling, supporting a protective role for physiological responses that enhance tissue levels of hsp70 (e.g., fever), and that the H-2 haplotype determines the effectiveness of this response.This publication has 61 references indexed in Scilit:
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