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Complexities of JC Polyomavirus Receptor-Dependent and -Independent Mechanisms of Infection. Viruses 2022; 14:v14061130. [PMID: 35746603 PMCID: PMC9228512 DOI: 10.3390/v14061130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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JC polyomavirus (JCPyV) is a small non-enveloped virus that establishes lifelong, persistent infection in most of the adult population. Immune-competent patients are generally asymptomatic, but immune-compromised and immune-suppressed patients are at risk for the neurodegenerative disease progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). Studies with purified JCPyV found it undergoes receptor-dependent infectious entry requiring both lactoseries tetrasaccharide C (LSTc) attachment and 5-hydroxytryptamine type 2 entry receptors. Subsequent work discovered the major targets of JCPyV infection in the central nervous system (oligodendrocytes and astrocytes) do not express the required attachment receptor at detectable levels, virus could not bind these cells in tissue sections, and viral quasi-species harboring recurrent mutations in the binding pocket for attachment. While several research groups found evidence JCPyV can use novel receptors for infection, it was also discovered that extracellular vesicles (EVs) can mediate receptor independent JCPyV infection. Recent work also found JCPyV associated EVs include both exosomes and secretory autophagosomes. EVs effectively present a means of immune evasion and increased tissue tropism that complicates viral studies and anti-viral therapeutics. This review focuses on JCPyV infection mechanisms and EV associated and outlines key areas of study necessary to understand the interplay between virus and extracellular vesicles.
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Solis M, Guffroy A, Lersy F, Soulier E, Gallais F, Renaud M, Douiri N, Argemi X, Hansmann Y, De Sèze J, Kremer S, Fafi-Kremer S. Inadequate Immune Humoral Response against JC Virus in Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy Non-Survivors. Viruses 2020; 12:v12121380. [PMID: 33276614 PMCID: PMC7761562 DOI: 10.3390/v12121380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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JC virus (JCV) causes progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in immunosuppressed patients. There is currently no effective specific antiviral treatment and PML management relies on immune restoration. Prognosis markers are crucially needed in this disease because of its high mortality rate. In this work, we investigated the compartmentalization of JCV strains as well as the humoral neutralizing response in various matrices to further understand the pathophysiology of PML and define markers of survival. Four patients were included, of which three died in the few months following PML onset. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) viral loads were the highest, with plasma samples having lower viral loads and urine samples being mostly negative. Whether at PML onset or during follow-up, neutralizing antibody (NAb) titers directed against the same autologous strain (genotype or mutant) were the highest in plasma, with CSF titers being on average 430-fold lower and urine titers 500-fold lower at the same timepoint. Plasma NAb titers against autologous genotype or mutant were lower in non-survivor patients, though no neutralization “blind spot” was observed. The surviving patient was followed up until nine months after PML onset and presented, at that time, an increase in neutralizing titers, from 38-fold against the autologous genotype to around 200-fold against PML mutants. Our results suggest that patients’ humoral neutralizing response against their autologous strain may play a role in PML outcome, with survivors developing high NAb titers in both plasma and CSF.
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- Morgane Solis
- Virology Laboratory, Strasbourg University Hospitals, 67000 Strasbourg, France; (M.S.); (F.G.)
- INSERM UMR-S 1109 LabEx TRANSPLANTEX, Strasbourg University, 67000 Strasbourg, France;
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Internal Medicine, National Reference Center for Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Strasbourg University Hospitals, 67000 Strasbourg, France;
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- Service d’Imagerie 2, Strasbourg University Hospitals, 67000 Strasbourg, France; (F.L.); (S.K.)
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- INSERM UMR-S 1109 LabEx TRANSPLANTEX, Strasbourg University, 67000 Strasbourg, France;
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- Virology Laboratory, Strasbourg University Hospitals, 67000 Strasbourg, France; (M.S.); (F.G.)
- INSERM UMR-S 1109 LabEx TRANSPLANTEX, Strasbourg University, 67000 Strasbourg, France;
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- Neurology Department, Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg (FMTS), Strasbourg University Hospitals, 67000 Strasbourg, France; (M.R.); (J.D.S.)
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Strasbourg University Hospitals, 67000 Strasbourg, France; (N.D.); (X.A.); (Y.H.)
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Strasbourg University Hospitals, 67000 Strasbourg, France; (N.D.); (X.A.); (Y.H.)
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Strasbourg University Hospitals, 67000 Strasbourg, France; (N.D.); (X.A.); (Y.H.)
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- Neurology Department, Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg (FMTS), Strasbourg University Hospitals, 67000 Strasbourg, France; (M.R.); (J.D.S.)
- Clinical Investigation Center, INSERM 1434, Strasbourg University Hospitals, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Service d’Imagerie 2, Strasbourg University Hospitals, 67000 Strasbourg, France; (F.L.); (S.K.)
- Engineering Science, Computer Science and Imaging Laboratory (ICube), Integrative Multimodal Imaging in Healthcare, UMR 7357, University of Strasbourg-CNRS, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Virology Laboratory, Strasbourg University Hospitals, 67000 Strasbourg, France; (M.S.); (F.G.)
- INSERM UMR-S 1109 LabEx TRANSPLANTEX, Strasbourg University, 67000 Strasbourg, France;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-3-69-55-14-38; Fax: +33-3-68-85-37-50
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Evolution and molecular epidemiology of polyomaviruses. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2019; 79:104150. [PMID: 31870972 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2019.104150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Polyomaviruses (PyVs) are small DNA viruses that infect several species, including mammals, birds and fishes. Their study gained momentum after the report of previously unidentified viral species in the past decade, and especially, since the description of the first polyomavirus clearly oncogenic for humans. The aim of this work was to review the most relevant aspects of the evolution and molecular epidemiology of polyomaviruses, allowing to reveal general evolutionary patterns and to identify some unaddressed issues and future challenges. The main points analysed included: 1) the species and genera assignation criteria; 2) the hypotheses, mechanisms and timescale of the ancient and recent evolutionary history of polyomaviruses; and 3) the molecular epidemiology of human viruses, with special attention to JC, BK and Merkel cell polyomaviruses.
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Melliez H, Mary-Krause M, Bocket L, Guiguet M, Abgrall S, De Truchis P, Katlama C, Martin-Blondel G, Henn A, Revest M, Robineau O, Khuong-Josses MA, Canestri A, De Castro N, Joly V, Mokhtari S, Risso K, Gasnault J, Costagliola D. Risk of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in the Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Era in the French Hospital Database on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (ANRS-C4). Clin Infect Dis 2019; 67:275-282. [PMID: 29635465 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Risk factors for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in individuals with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are poorly documented in the era of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). Methods We studied HIV-1-infected individuals aged ≥15 years who had no history of PML and were prospectively followed up between 1997 and 2011 in the French Hospital Database on HIV (FHDH-ANRS CO4) cohort. Cox models were used to calculate adjusted hazard ratios (HRs), focusing on sub-Saharan origin, suggested to be protective, and recent cART initiation, potentially associated with an increased risk of PML. Results PML developed in 555 individuals, in 57 during the first 6 months of cART. From 1997-2000 to 2009-2011, the incidence fell from 1.15 (95% confidence interval [CI], .98-1.31) to 0.49 (.37-.61) per 1000 person-years. Sub-Saharan African origin had no clear influence (HR, 0.80; 95% CI, .58-1.11). Compared with men who have sex with men, injection drug users (IDUs) were at higher risk (HR, 1.80 [95% CI, 1.32-2.45] for male and 1.68 [1.13-2.48] for female IDUs). When IDUs were excluded, hepatitis C virus seropositivity was associated with an increased risk (HR, 1.40; 95% CI, 1.02-1.93). Compared with no cART initiation, initiation <6 months previously was associated with PML onset (HR, 4.91; 95% CI, 2.42-9.95). Conclusions Recent cART initiation is associated with an increased risk of PML, as are injection drug use and hepatitis C virus seropositivity. Sub-Saharan African origin had no protective effect.
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- Hugues Melliez
- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique.,Service Universitaire des Maladies Infectieuses et du Voyageur, Hopital Gustave Dron, Tourcoing
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique
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- Centre de Pathologies-Biologie, Centre Hospitalier Regional et Universitaire, Lille
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique.,Service de Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Clamart
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique.,Département des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, AP-HP, Paris
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- Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, CHU de Toulouse.,Centre de Physiopathologie de Toulouse Purpan, INSERM UMR
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- Service d'Immunologie Clinique et Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital Henri Mondor, AP-HP, Créteil
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- Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Pontchaillou, Rennes
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- Service Universitaire des Maladies Infectieuses et du Voyageur, Hopital Gustave Dron, Tourcoing
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- Service des Maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Hôpital Tenon
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- Hôpital Bichat, Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, AP-HP, Paris
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- Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital Nord, Marseille
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- Service d'Infectiologie, Hôpital de l'Archet, Nice
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- Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Bicêtre, AP-HP, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique
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Molecular epidemiology of JC polyomavirus in HIV-infected patients and healthy individuals from Iran. Braz J Microbiol 2019; 51:37-43. [PMID: 31364012 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-019-00117-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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JC polyomavirus (JCPyV) is the causative agent for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in immunocompromised patients. More than 40% of healthy population excretes JCPyV particles in their urine. As JCPyV is ubiquitous in human, the definition of genotype distribution can help trace population migration. In this study, to define the frequency of JCPyV in southwest of Iran, urine samples of 161 volunteers including 80 healthy individuals and 81 HIV-infected patients were collected. PCR assays and sequence analysis were performed using JCPyV-specific primers designed against VP1 coding region. JCPyV DNA was detected in 65 out of 81 urine samples (80.2%) of HIV-infected, and in 43 out of 80 urine samples (53.8%) of healthy individuals (P = 0.001). The shedding of JCPyV among HIV-infected patients revealed an age-related pattern while such relationship was not observed in healthy individuals group. The most common genotype found in this region was genotype 3A (80.8%), followed by genotype 2D (11.5%), 4 (3.8%), and 7 (3.8%). The frequency of JCPyV in the urine of HIV-infected patients was found significantly higher than in the healthy individuals (P = 0.001).
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Nqebelele NU, Dickens C, Dix-Peek T, Duarte R, Naicker S. JC Virus and APOL1 Risk Alleles in Black South Africans With Hypertension-Attributed CKD. Kidney Int Rep 2019; 4:939-945. [PMID: 31317116 PMCID: PMC6611950 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2019.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2019] [Revised: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Introduction The polyomaviruses, John Cunningham (JC) and BK, infect humans, with primary infection occurring in childhood. First-degree relatives of African American individuals with nondiabetic chronic kidney disease (CKD) who had 2 apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) risk variants had a lower prevalence of kidney disease in the presence of JC viruria. This study determined the prevalence of polyomavirus infections and their effects, in the presence APOL1 risk alleles, on CKD. Methods Sixty-four black South African individuals with hypertension-attributed CKD with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≤60 ml/min per 1.73 m2, 44 first-degree relatives, and 56 unrelated controls were included. Viral DNA was extracted from urine and genomic DNA from blood using the Maxwell automated platform. Viral-load quantification was determined using Genesig polyomavirus kits. Genotyping of the APOL1 G1 and G2 variants was by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism. Results The prevalence of JC viruria was significantly higher in controls (36%) and first-degree relatives (20%) than in patients with CKD (3%, P < 0.001). Although patients with CKD and their first-degree relatives had similar socioeconomic status scores, we found a lower prevalence of JC viruria in patients with CKD compared with their first-degree relatives, who had normal kidney function. The absence of John Cunningham virus (JCV), DNA was a strong predictor of CKD (odds ratio [OR] 43.43; 95% confidence interval [CI] 7.39-255.20; P < 0.001). Conclusion There was a strong association between the absence of JC viruria and CKD. Studies with a larger sample are essential to determine the renoprotective effects of JCV and its interactions with APOL1.
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- Nolubabalo U Nqebelele
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Boguszewska A, Wos M, Jarzynski A, Polz-Dacewicz M. Frequency of JC Virus Appearance in the Urine of Post-Transplantation Patients. CURRENT ISSUES IN PHARMACY AND MEDICAL SCIENCES 2018. [DOI: 10.1515/cipms-2018-0011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Polyomaviruses are common viruses that induce various infections in many mammalian species, including humans. The best-known viruses of this kind are BKV and JCV. The aim of the study was to analyze the incidence of infection caused by JCV in a group of patients after kidney or bone marrow transplant, and to analyze JCV genetic diversity in post-transplantation recipients. The study group included 81 patients after kidney transplantation treated in the Independent Public Teaching Hospital No 4 in Lublin and a group of 24 patients after marrow transplantation from the Children's Clinical Hospital of Lublin. The research material included 105 DNA probes from urine samples that were tested via the PCR method for the presence of JCV genetic material. Amplification products were separated in agarose gel, positive PCR products were subjected to purification and the pure product was sent to sequencing. Pearson's chi-square test was used to investigate the relationship between the prevalence of JCV viruria and study group and gender. Statistical significance was defined as p < 0.05. A JCV positive result was discovered in 27.6% of all samples. In the group of adults, 34.6% were positive, while in children, this was 3.4%. Among all patients, only 8 women were infected with the JC virus, while 21 men were. We saw that the incidence of infection caused by the JC virus increases with age. Moreover, JCV DNA is more frequently isolated from men than from women. JCV infections are also a more common cause of infections in patients after renal transplantation than in bone marrow transplant patients
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- Department of Virology, Medical University of Lublin, ul. Chodzki, Lublin , Poland
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- Department of Virology, Medical University of Lublin, ul. Chodzki, Lublin , Poland
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Over the last 10 years, the number of identified polyomaviruses has grown to more than 35 subtypes, including 13 in humans. The polyomaviruses have similar genetic makeup, including genes that encode viral capsid proteins VP1, 2, and 3 and large and small T region proteins. The T proteins play a role in viral replication and have been implicated in viral chromosomal integration and possible dysregulation of growth factor genes. In humans, the Merkel cell polyomavirus has been shown to be highly associated with integration and the development of Merkel cell cancers. The first two human polyomaviruses discovered, BKPyV and JCPyV, are the causative agents for transplant-related kidney disease, BK commonly and JC rarely. JC has also been strongly associated with the development of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a rare but serious infection in untreated HIV-1-infected individuals and in other immunosuppressed patients including those treated with monoclonal antibody therapies for autoimmune diseases systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, or multiple sclerosis. The trichodysplasia spinulosa-associated polyomavirus (TSAPyV) may be the causative agent of the rare skin disease trichodysplasia spinulosa. The remaining nine polyomaviruses have not been strongly associated with clinical disease to date. Antiviral therapies for these infections are under development. Antibodies specific for each of the 13 human polyomaviruses have been identified in a high percentage of normal individuals, indicating a high rate of exposure to each of the polyomaviruses in the human population. PCR methods are now available for detection of these viruses in a variety of clinical samples.
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Rotondo JC, Candian T, Selvatici R, Mazzoni E, Bonaccorsi G, Greco P, Tognon M, Martini F. Tracing Males From Different Continents by Genotyping JC Polyomavirus in DNA From Semen Samples. J Cell Physiol 2016; 232:982-985. [PMID: 27859215 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.25686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 11/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The human JC polyomavirus (JCPyV) is an ubiquitous viral agent infecting approximately 60% of humans. Recently, JCPyV sequences have been detected in semen samples. The aim of this investigation was to test whether semen JCPyV genotyping can be employed to trace the origin continent of males. Semen DNA samples (n = 170) from males of different Continents were investigated by PCR for the polymorphic JCPyV viral capsid protein 1 (VP1) sequences, followed by DNA sequencing. JCPyV sequences were detected with an overall prevalence of 27.6% (47/170). DNA sequencing revealed that European males carried JCPyV types 1A (71.4%), 4 (11.4%), 2B (2.9%), 2D1 (2.9%), and 3A (2.9%). Asians JCPyV type 2D1 (66.7%) and Africans JCPyV types 3A (33.3%) and 1A (33.3%). In 10.6% of males, two different JCPyV genotypes were detected, suggesting that the second JCPyV genotype was acquired in the destination country. This study indicates that the majority of semen samples found to be JCPyV-positive, were infected with the JCPyV genotype found in the geographic area of male origin. Therefore, semen JCPyV genotyping could be employed to trace the origin continent of males. Our findings could be applied to forensic investigations, in case of for instance sexual crimes. Indeed, JCPyV genotyping should enable investigators to make additional detailed profiling of the offender. J. Cell. Physiol. 232: 982-985, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- John Charles Rotondo
- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology, Oncology Experimental Biology, Laboratories of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Microbiology and Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology, Oncology Experimental Biology, Laboratories of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology, Oncology Experimental Biology, Laboratories of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology, Oncology Experimental Biology, Laboratories of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, Ferrara, Italy
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Atyabi SR, Bouzari M, Kardi MT. John Cunningham (JC) virus genotypes in kidney transplant recipients, rheumatoid arthritis patients and healthy individuals in Isfahan, Iran. J Med Virol 2016; 89:337-344. [PMID: 27391167 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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In healthy individuals John Cunningham virus is latent without any clinical signs, but in the cases of the use of immunosuppressive drugs in graft recipients, autoimmune diseases and also increasing of age, that the immune system is suppressed it may cause disease in reactivation. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is the well-known disease caused by the virus. It has also been associated with nephropathy and tumorogensis. At present, based on vp1 capsid gene 7 genotypes have been detected. Genetic variations of JC virus in different geographical areas and the presence of different subtypes is a useful tool for reconstructing of the genetic information of JC virus and understanding of its evolution. The aim of this study was to investigate different genotypes of the JC virus in the urine of 100 kidney transplant recipients, 43 rheumatoid arthritis patients, and 100 healthy individuals as control group in Isfahan. DNA was extracted by phenol-chloroform method and subjected to a nested PCR using specific primer for vp1 capsid gene designed by Oligo 7 software. Fisher's exact test was used for statistical analyses. Using MEGA 6 software the sequences were aligned using Clustal W tool and phylogenetic trees were constructed by neighbor joining method. Thirty-one positive samples were sequenced. Genotypes 1, 3, and 4 of the virus were detected for the first time in Iran. For the first time genotype 3 was reported as the dominant genotype in Iran. For the first time in the world, genotype 4 was detected in rheumatoid arthritis patients. J. Med. Virol. 89:337-344, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
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Cayres-Vallinoto IMV, Vallinoto ACR, Pena GPDA, Azevedo VN, Machado LFA, Ishak MDOG, Ishak R. JC virus/human immunodeficiency virus 1 co-infection in the Brazilian Amazonian region. Braz J Infect Dis 2016; 20:360-4. [PMID: 27266589 PMCID: PMC9427546 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2016.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Revised: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 05/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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JC virus (JCV) is a member of the Polyomaviridae family and is associated to a severe disease known as progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, PML, which is gradually increasing in incidence as an opportunistic infection among AIDS patients. The present study aimed to investigate the occurrence of JCV among HIV-1 carriers including their types and molecular subtypes and the possible association with disease. Urine samples from 66 HIV-1 infected subjects were investigated for the presence of the virus by amplifying VP1 (215bp) and IG (610bp) regions using the polymerase chain reaction. JCV was detected in 32% of the samples. The results confirmed the occurrence of type B (subtype Af2); in addition, another polyomavirus, BKV, was also detected in 1.5% of samples of the HIV-1 infected subjects. Apparently, there was no significant difference between mono- (HIV-1 only) and co-infected (HIV-1/JCV) subjects regarding their TCD4(+)/TCD8(+) lymphocyte counts or HIV-1 plasma viral load. Self admitted seizures, hearing and visual loses were not significantly different between the two groups.
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- Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Vírus, Belem, Para, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Vírus, Belem, Para, Brazil
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Torres C, Barrios ME, Cammarata RV, Cisterna DM, Estrada T, Martini Novas S, Cahn P, Blanco Fernández MD, Mbayed VA. High diversity of human polyomaviruses in environmental and clinical samples in Argentina: Detection of JC, BK, Merkel-cell, Malawi, and human 6 and 7 polyomaviruses. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2016; 542:192-202. [PMID: 26519580 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.10.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2015] [Revised: 10/01/2015] [Accepted: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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New human polyomaviruses have been recently described. The aim of this work was to detect and characterize human polyomaviruses circulating in Argentina by recovering viruses from environmental and sewage samples and evaluating their potential role as viral indicators of human waste contamination. Analysis was performed in a wider context including viruses from clinical samples from an immunocompromised population. River water and sewage samples were analyzed as a strategy to study the molecular epidemiology of viruses excreted by millions of people. Samples belonged to the Matanza-Riachuelo River (2005-2006: n=25 and 2012: n=20) and sewage from Buenos Aires city and suburbs (2011 and 2013: n=24). Viral detection was performed by PCR and the amplified viral genomes were characterized by phylogenetic analysis. Polyomaviruses were detected in 95.8% of sewage samples, identifying BKPyV (87.5%), JCPyV (83.3%), MCPyV (8.3%) and HPyV6 (8.3%). Besides, one sample collected in 2009 resulted positive for HPyV7. In 2005-2006, polyomaviruses were detected in 84.0% of river water samples, with the highest detection for MCPyV (52.0%), followed by BKPyV (44.0%), JCPyV (20.0%) and MWPyV (4.0%). In 2012, polyomaviruses were detected in 85.0% of river samples, finding JCPyV (85.0%), BKPyV (75.0%), MCPyV (25.0%) and HPyV6 (25.0%). Also, polyomaviruses, including JCPyV, BKPyV and MCPyV, were detected in 63.2% of urine samples from patients infected with HIV (n=19). Characterization indicated the coexistence of different genotypes and variants for each virus, particularly in sewage. MCPyV sequences (the only sequences from Argentina) formed a monophyletic group with the single sequence available for South America (French Guiana). The high level of detection and viral diversity found by environmental surveillance, which involved the characterization of viruses not previously described in South America, reinforces the usefulness of this approach to monitor viral contamination and describe the viral epidemiology in the general population.
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- Carolina Torres
- Cátedra de Virología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junín 954, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (C1113AAD), Argentina; CONICET, Av. Rivadavia 1917, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (C1033AAJ), Argentina.
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- Cátedra de Virología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junín 954, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (C1113AAD), Argentina
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- Cátedra de Virología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junín 954, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (C1113AAD), Argentina; CONICET, Av. Rivadavia 1917, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (C1033AAJ), Argentina
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- Servicio de Neurovirosis, INEI-ANLIS "Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán", Av. Vélez Sarsfield 563, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (C1282AFF), Argentina
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- División Infectología, Hospital General de Agudos "Juan A. Fernández", Cerviño 3356, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (C1425AGP), Argentina
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- División Infectología, Hospital General de Agudos "Juan A. Fernández", Cerviño 3356, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (C1425AGP), Argentina
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- División Infectología, Hospital General de Agudos "Juan A. Fernández", Cerviño 3356, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (C1425AGP), Argentina
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- Cátedra de Virología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junín 954, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (C1113AAD), Argentina; CONICET, Av. Rivadavia 1917, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (C1033AAJ), Argentina
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- Cátedra de Virología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junín 954, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (C1113AAD), Argentina; CONICET, Av. Rivadavia 1917, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (C1033AAJ), Argentina
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Karalic D, Lazarevic I, Knezevic A, Cupic M, Jevtovic D, Jovanovic T. Distribution of JC virus genotypes among serbian patients infected with HIV and in healthy donors. J Med Virol 2013; 86:411-8. [DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Danijela Karalic
- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology; Belgrade Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology; Belgrade Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology; Belgrade Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology; Belgrade Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Clinics of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Clinical Center of Serbia; Belgrade Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology; Belgrade Serbia
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Netravathi M, Mahadevan A, Satishchandra P, Shobha N, Mailankody P, Kandavel T, Jitender S, Anantaram G, Nagarathna S, Govekar S, Ravikumar BV, Ravi V, Shankar SK. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) associated with HIV Clade C--is not uncommon. J Neurovirol 2013; 19:198-208. [PMID: 23700233 DOI: 10.1007/s13365-013-0168-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2013] [Revised: 04/12/2013] [Accepted: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare, subacute, demyelinating disease of the central nervous system caused by JC virus. Studies of PML from HIV Clade C prevalent countries are scarce. We sought to study the clinical, neuroimaging, and pathological features of PML in HIV Clade C patients from India. This is a prospective cum retrospective study, conducted in a tertiary care Neurological referral center in India from Jan 2001 to May 2012. Diagnosis was considered "definite" (confirmed by histopathology or JCV PCR in CSF) or "probable" (confirmed by MRI brain). Fifty-five patients of PML were diagnosed between January 2001 and May 2012. Complete data was available in 38 patients [mean age 39 ± 8.9 years; duration of illness-82.1 ± 74.7 days). PML was prevalent in 2.8 % of the HIV cohort seen in our Institute. Hemiparesis was the commonest symptom (44.7 %), followed by ataxia (36.8 %). Definitive diagnosis was possible in 20 cases. Eighteen remained "probable" wherein MRI revealed multifocal, symmetric lesions, hypointense on T1, and hyperintense on T2/FLAIR. Stereotactic biopsy (n = 11) revealed demyelination, enlarged oligodendrocytes with intranuclear inclusions and astrocytosis. Immunohistochemistry revelaed the presence of JC viral antigen within oligodendroglial nuclei and astrocytic cytoplasm. No differences in clinical, radiological, or pathological features were evident from PML associated with HIV Clade B. Clinical suspicion of PML was entertained in only half of the patients. Hence, a high index of suspicion is essential for diagnosis. There are no significant differences between clinical, radiological, and pathological picture of PML between Indian and Western countries.
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- M Netravathi
- National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Zanotta N, Delbue S, Rossi T, Pelos G, D'Agaro P, Monasta L, Ferrante P, Comar M. Molecular epidemiology of JCV genotypes in patients and healthy subjects from Northern Italy. J Med Virol 2013; 85:1286-92. [DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/14/2013] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Nunzia Zanotta
- Institute for Maternal and Child Health; IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”; Trieste; Italy
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- Health Science Foundation “Ettore Sansavini”; Ravenna; Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health; IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”; Trieste; Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health; IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”; Trieste; Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health; IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”; Trieste; Italy
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- Chair of Virology and Microbiology, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Odonthoiatric Sciences; University of Milan; Milano; Italy
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Human polyomavirus reactivation: disease pathogenesis and treatment approaches. Clin Dev Immunol 2013; 2013:373579. [PMID: 23737811 PMCID: PMC3659475 DOI: 10.1155/2013/373579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2013] [Revised: 03/27/2013] [Accepted: 03/27/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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JC and BK polyomaviruses were discovered over 40 years ago and have become increasingly prevalent causes of morbidity and mortality in a variety of distinct, immunocompromised patient cohorts. The recent discoveries of eight new members of the Polyomaviridae family that are capable of infecting humans suggest that there are more to be discovered and raise the possibility that they may play a more significant role in human disease than previously understood. In spite of this, there remains a dearth of specific therapeutic options for human polyomavirus infections and an incomplete understanding of the relationship between the virus and the host immune system. This review summarises the human polyomaviruses with particular emphasis on pathogenesis in those directly implicated in disease aetiology and the therapeutic options available for treatment in the immunocompromised host.
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Comar M, Delbue S, Lepore L, Martelossi S, Radillo O, Ronfani L, D'Agaro P, Ferrante P. Latent viral infections in young patients with inflammatory diseases treated with biological agents: Prevalence of JC virus genotype 2. J Med Virol 2013; 85:716-22. [DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Boukoum H, Nahdi I, Abid N, Foulongne V, Sahtout W, Zallema D, Skiri H, Aloui S, Achour A, Segondy M, Aouni M. Distribution of JC polyomavirus genotypes in Tunisian renal transplant recipients between January 2008 and January 2011. J Med Virol 2013; 84:1818-24. [PMID: 22997086 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The polyomavirus JC (JCPyV) is a ubiquitous virus in humans, causing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, a fatal demyelinating disease. JCPyV propagates in the adult kidney and excretes its progeny in urine, from which its DNA can be recovered readily. JCPyV isolates worldwide can be classified into 14 subtypes or genotypes, each associated with a specific geographical region. The European genotypes EU-a-b-c are spread throughout Europe and Mediterranean areas. The major African genotype Af2 is spread not only throughout Africa but also in West and South Asia. A minor African genotype (Af1) occurs in Central and West Africa. Partially overlapping domains in Asia were occupied by various genotypes (e.g., B1-a, -b, -d, B2, CY, MY, and SC). To characterize the subtypes of JCPyV prevalent in Tunisia, the presence of the virus was investigated by real-time PCR in urine samples from 98 renal transplant recipients. For subtype identification, a 610 bp typing region of the JCPyV genome was amplified from each urine sample, and its DNA sequence was determined. In the patients studied, the major African subtype Af2 was the predominant (62.5%), followed by the European subtype EU (33.5%). Only one case clustering with the Asian genotype SC (4%) was identified. The presence of the European subtype with high prevalence in this population suggests that the epidemiological distribution of JCPyV virus sequences in North Africa is related partially to the epidemiological data in Europe.
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- Hanen Boukoum
- Laboratory of Transmissible Diseases and Biological Active Substances, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.
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Nakamichi K, Kishida S, Tanaka K, Suganuma A, Sano Y, Sano H, Kanda T, Maeda N, Kira JI, Itoh A, Kato N, Tomimoto H, Kurane I, Lim CK, Mizusawa H, Saijo M. Sequential changes in the non-coding control region sequences of JC polyomaviruses from the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. Arch Virol 2012; 158:639-50. [PMID: 23138154 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-012-1532-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2012] [Accepted: 10/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is caused by JC polyomavirus (JCV) infection in the brain. JCV isolates from PML patients have variable mutations in the non-coding control region (NCCR) of the genome. This study was conducted to examine sequential changes in NCCR patterns of JCV isolates obtained from the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of PML patients. CSF specimens were collected from PML patients at different time points, the NCCR sequences were determined, and their compositions were assessed by computer-based analysis. In patients showing a marked increase in JCV load, the most frequent NCCR sequences in the follow-up specimens were different from those in the initial samples. In contrast, the dominant NCCRs in the CSF remained unaltered during the follow-up of individuals in whom the viral load decreased after therapeutic intervention. These data demonstrate that the majority of JCV variants emerge with the progression of PML and that these changes are suppressed when the viral load is decreased.
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- Kazuo Nakamichi
- Department of Virology 1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan
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Molecular biology, epidemiology, and pathogenesis of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, the JC virus-induced demyelinating disease of the human brain. Clin Microbiol Rev 2012; 25:471-506. [PMID: 22763635 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.05031-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 285] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a debilitating and frequently fatal central nervous system (CNS) demyelinating disease caused by JC virus (JCV), for which there is currently no effective treatment. Lytic infection of oligodendrocytes in the brain leads to their eventual destruction and progressive demyelination, resulting in multiple foci of lesions in the white matter of the brain. Before the mid-1980s, PML was a relatively rare disease, reported to occur primarily in those with underlying neoplastic conditions affecting immune function and, more rarely, in allograft recipients receiving immunosuppressive drugs. However, with the onset of the AIDS pandemic, the incidence of PML has increased dramatically. Approximately 3 to 5% of HIV-infected individuals will develop PML, which is classified as an AIDS-defining illness. In addition, the recent advent of humanized monoclonal antibody therapy for the treatment of autoimmune inflammatory diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and Crohn's disease has also led to an increased risk of PML as a side effect of immunotherapy. Thus, the study of JCV and the elucidation of the underlying causes of PML are important and active areas of research that may lead to new insights into immune function and host antiviral defense, as well as to potential new therapies.
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Comar M, Zanotta N, Croci E, Murru I, Marci R, Pancaldi C, Dolcet O, Luppi S, Martinelli M, Giolo E, Ricci G, Tognon M. Association between the JC polyomavirus infection and male infertility. PLoS One 2012; 7:e42880. [PMID: 22912758 PMCID: PMC3418243 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2012] [Accepted: 07/13/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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In recent years the incidence of male infertility has increased. Many risk factors have been taken into consideration, including viral infections. Investigations into viral agents and male infertility have mainly been focused on human papillomaviruses, while no reports have been published on polyomaviruses and male infertility. The aim of this study was to verify whether JC virus and BK virus are associated with male infertility. Matched semen and urine samples from 106 infertile males and 100 fertile males, as controls, were analyzed. Specific PCR analyses were carried out to detect and quantify large T (Tag) coding sequences of JCV and BKV. DNA sequencing, carried out in Tag JCV-positive samples, was addressed to viral protein 1 (VP1) coding sequences. The prevalence of JCV Tag sequences in semen and urine samples from infertile males was 34% (72/212), whereas the BKV prevalence was 0.94% (2/212). Specifically, JCV Tag sequences were detected in 24.5% (26/106) of semen and 43.4% (46/106) of urine samples from infertile men. In semen and urine samples from controls the prevalence was 11% and 28%, respectively. A statistically significant difference (p<0.05) in JCV prevalence was disclosed in semen and urine samples of cases vs. controls. A higher JC viral DNA load was detected in samples from infertile males than in controls. In samples from infertile males the JC virus type 2 strain, subtype 2b, was more prevalent than ubiquitous type 1. JCV type 2 strain infection has been found to be associated with male infertility. These data suggest that the JC virus should be taken into consideration as an infectious agent which is responsible for male infertility.
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- Manola Comar
- Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”– Trieste, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”– Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”– Trieste, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”– Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Section of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Section of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”– Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”– Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”– Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”– Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”– Trieste, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Section of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Reid CE, Li H, Sur G, Carmillo P, Bushnell S, Tizard R, McAuliffe M, Tonkin C, Simon K, Goelz S, Cinque P, Gorelik L, Carulli JP. Sequencing and analysis of JC virus DNA from natalizumab-treated PML patients. J Infect Dis 2011; 204:237-44. [PMID: 21673034 PMCID: PMC3114470 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in natalizumab-treated MS patients is linked to JC virus (JCV) infection. JCV sequence variation and rearrangements influence viral pathogenicity and tropism. To better understand PML development, we analyzed viral DNA sequences in blood, CSF and/or urine of natalizumab-treated PML patients. Methods. Using biofluid samples from 17 natalizumab-treated PML patients, we sequenced multiple isolates of the JCV noncoding control region (NCCR), VP1 capsid coding region, and the entire 5 kb viral genome. Results. Analysis of JCV from multiple biofluids revealed that individuals were infected with a single genotype. Across our patient cohort, multiple PML-associated NCCR rearrangements and VP1 mutations were present in CSF and blood, but absent from urine-derived virus. NCCR rearrangements occurred in CSF of 100% of our cohort. VP1 mutations were observed in blood or CSF in 81% of patients. Sequencing of complete JCV genomes demonstrated that NCCR rearrangements could occur without VP1 mutations, but VP1 mutations were not observed without NCCR rearrangement. Conclusions. These data confirm that JCV in natalizumab-PML patients is similar to that observed in other PML patient groups, multiple genotypes are associated with PML, individual patients appear to be infected with a single genotype, and PML-associated mutations arise in patients during PML development.
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Fink MCD, de Oliveira ACP, Romano CM, Vidal JE, Urbano PRP, Tateno AF, Oliveira CM, de Albuquerque Luna EJ, Pannuti CS. Molecular characterization of human polyomavirus JC in Brazilian AIDS patients with and without progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. J Clin Virol 2010; 48:6-10. [PMID: 20335066 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2010.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2009] [Revised: 02/18/2010] [Accepted: 02/24/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND JC virus (JCV), the causative agent of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), is classified in 8 different genotypes. Previous reports have suggested a positive association between specific genotypes and PML. OBJECTIVE To compare genotypes and adaptive mutations of JCV strains from Brazilian AIDS patients with and without PML. STUDY DESIGN The VP1 region of JCV was amplified by polymerase chain reaction from cerebrospinal fluid samples from 51 patients with PML and from urine samples of 47 patients with AIDS without central nervous system disease. Genotyping was done by phylogenetic analysis. Amino acid replacement and selection pressures were also investigated. RESULTS JCV genotype frequency distributions showed that genotypes 2 (32.7%), 1 (26.5%) and 3 (23.5%) were the most prevalent. Genotype 1 had a positive association (p<0.0001) and genotype 3 showed an inverse association (p<0.001) with PML. A previously undescribed point mutation at residue 91 (L/I or L/V) and (L/P), non-genotype-associated, was found in 5/49 (10.2%) and 2/47 (4.3%) JCV sequences from PML and non-PML patients, respectively. This mutation was under positive selection only in PML patients. A previously described substitution of T-A in position 128 showed a significant difference between PML and non-PML cases (70% versus 16%, respectively, p<0.0005). CONCLUSION In Brazilian patients with AIDS, JCV genotype 1 showed a strong association with PML (p<0.0001) and JCV genotype 3 showed an inverse association with PML. The possible association of aminoacids substitution in residues 91 and 128 with PML in patients with AIDS must be further investigated.
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- Maria Cristina Domingues Fink
- Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Avenida Dr. Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar 470, São Paulo, Brazil
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Matos A, Duque V, Beato S, da Silva JP, Major E, Meliço-Silvestre A. Characterization of JC human polyomavirus infection in a Portuguese population. J Med Virol 2010; 82:494-504. [PMID: 20087944 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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JC virus (JCV) is ubiquitous in the human population, infecting children asymptomatically. After primary infection, JCV persists in the host throughout life and is often excreted in the urine. Two hundred thirty-four urine samples and 78 serum samples, collected from 171 healthy individuals and 63 patients infected with HIV, were used to characterize JCV infection in a Portuguese population. Using PCR, JCV DNA was detected in 38% of the urine samples. A significant difference in the excretion rate was observed between patients infected with HIV (51%) and healthy individuals (33%). The frequency of JCV viruria increased with age in healthy individuals, but not in patients infected with HIV. JCV urinary load was determined by real-time quantitative PCR and was independent of gender, age, HIV infection, and CD4+ cell count. Overall, the JCV genotype detected most commonly was 1B, followed by genotypes 2B and 4. The detection and quantitation of JCV-specific antibodies were performed in serum samples by an established enzyme immunoassay (EIA). Antibodies to JCV were observed in 91% of the patients tested, irrespective of HIV infection. A positive correlation between JCV urinary load and antibody titers was demonstrated. The present study provides the first characterization of seroprevalence and urinary excretion of JCV in a Portuguese population and revealed similar results to those observed in other European countries. A comparison between healthy individuals and patients infected with HIV, despite identical values of seroprevalence, showed some differences in the pattern of urinary excretion. J. Med. Virol. 82:494-504, 2010. (c) 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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- Ana Matos
- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Glass AJ, Venter M. Improved detection of JC virus in AIDS patients with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy by T-antigen specific fluorescence resonance energy transfer hybridization probe real-time PCR: Evidence of diverse JC virus genotypes associated with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in Southern Africa. J Med Virol 2009; 81:1929-37. [DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Chapagain ML, Sumibcay L, Gurjav U, Kaufusi PH, Kast RE, Nerurkar VR. Serotonin receptor 2A blocker (risperidone) has no effect on human polyomavirus JC infection of primary human fetal glial cells. J Neurovirol 2008; 14:448-54. [PMID: 18989819 DOI: 10.1080/13550280802235916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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A recent report demonstrated that JC virus (JCV) employs serotonin receptor 2A (5HT(2A)R) to infect the glial cells. To assess the ability of a potent 5HT(2A)R blocker, risperidone, to inhibit JCV infection, the authors treated primary human fetal glial (PHFG) cells in vitro with risperidone for 24 h and inoculated with JCV(Mad1). There was no significant difference in JCV genome copies or mRNA transcripts and protein expression in treatment-naive and risperidone-treated PHFG cells. These data indicate that risperidone does not inhibit JCV(Mad1) attachment, internalisation, and replication in PHFG cells, and 5HT(2A)R blockers may not be effective in treating progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML).
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- Moti L Chapagain
- Retrovirology Research Laboratory, Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, Asia-Pacific Institute of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, USA
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Kmieciak D, Dębicki S, Trzeciak WH. Occurrence rate and genotype distribution of the JC virus (JCV) in a sample from the Polish population. J Med Virol 2008; 80:1079-83. [DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Chapagain ML, Verma S, Mercier F, Yanagihara R, Nerurkar VR. Polyomavirus JC infects human brain microvascular endothelial cells independent of serotonin receptor 2A. Virology 2007; 364:55-63. [PMID: 17399760 PMCID: PMC2034208 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2007.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2006] [Revised: 12/13/2006] [Accepted: 02/12/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Although human polyomavirus JC (JCV) is known to cause progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in immunocompromised individuals, the mechanism by which JCV crosses the blood-brain barrier (BBB) remains unclear. To test our hypothesis that cell-free JCV gains entry into the brain by infecting endothelial cells, we inoculated human brain microvascular endothelial (HBMVE) cells with 50 HAU (1.33+/-0.27 x 10(7) genome copies) of JCV(Mad1) and analyzed the expression of early and late viral genes and proteins by immunocytochemistry, quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR), quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase PCR (qRT-PCR) and immunoprecipitation followed by Western blotting. JCV infected and replicated efficiently in HBMVE cells and produced infectious virions several hundred fold higher than the infecting inoculum. HBMVE cells in vitro did not express serotonin receptor 2A (5HT(2A)R), and 5HT(2A)R blockers did not prevent JCV infection of HBMVE cells. Collectively, our data indicate that the productive in vitro infection of HBMVE cells by JCV is independent of 5HT(2A)R.
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MESH Headings
- Base Sequence
- Blood-Brain Barrier
- Brain/blood supply
- Brain/metabolism
- Brain/virology
- Cells, Cultured
- DNA Primers/genetics
- DNA, Viral/genetics
- DNA, Viral/metabolism
- Endothelial Cells/drug effects
- Endothelial Cells/metabolism
- Endothelial Cells/virology
- Humans
- JC Virus/genetics
- JC Virus/pathogenicity
- JC Virus/physiology
- Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal/etiology
- Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal/metabolism
- Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal/virology
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- RNA, Viral/genetics
- RNA, Viral/metabolism
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A/genetics
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A/metabolism
- Serotonin Antagonists/pharmacology
- Virulence
- Virus Replication
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Affiliation(s)
- Moti L. Chapagain
- Retrovirology Research Laboratory, Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, Asia-Pacific Institute of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813
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- Retrovirology Research Laboratory, Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, Asia-Pacific Institute of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813
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- Retrovirology Research Laboratory, Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, Asia-Pacific Institute of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813
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- Retrovirology Research Laboratory, Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, Asia-Pacific Institute of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813
- Department of Pediatrics, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813
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- Retrovirology Research Laboratory, Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, Asia-Pacific Institute of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813
- *Corresponding author: Vivek R. Nerurkar, Ph.D., John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 651 Ilalo Street, BSB 325AA, Honolulu, HI 96813, Phone: (808) 692-1668, Fax: (808) 692-1980; e-mail:
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Takasaka T, Kitamura T, Sugimoto C, Guo J, Zheng HY, Yogo Y. Phylogenetic analysis of major African genotype (Af2) of JC virus: Implications for origin and dispersals of modern Africans. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2006; 129:465-72. [PMID: 16331656 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Both mtDNA and the Y chromosome have been used to investigate how modern humans dispersed within and out of Africa. This issue can also be studied using the JC virus (JCV) genotype, a novel marker with which to trace human migrations. Africa is mainly occupied by two genotypes of JCV, designated Af1 and Af2. Af1 is localized to central/western Africa, while Af2 is spread throughout Africa and in neighboring areas of Asia and Europe. It was recently suggested that Af1 represents the ancestral type of JCV, which agrees with the African origin of modern humans. To better understand the origin of modern Africans, we examined the phylogenetic relationships among Af2 isolates worldwide. A neighbor-joining phylogenetic tree was constructed based on the complete JCV DNA sequences of 51 Af2 isolates from Africa and neighboring areas. According to the resultant tree, Af2 isolates diverged into two major clusters, designated Af2-a and -b, with high bootstrap probabilities. Af2-a contained isolates mainly from South Africa, while Af2-b contained those from the other parts of Africa and neighboring regions of Asia and Europe. These findings suggest that Af2-carrying Africans diverged into two groups, one carrying Af2-a and the other carrying Af2-b; and that the former moved to southern Africa, while the latter dispersed throughout Africa and to neighboring regions of Asia and Europe. The present findings are discussed with reference to relevant findings in genetic and linguistic studies.
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- Tomokazu Takasaka
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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Schaffer K, Sheehy N, Coughlan S, Bergin C, Hall WW. JC virus in the Irish population: significant increase of genotype 2 in immunocompromised individuals. J Neurovirol 2006; 12:39-46. [PMID: 16595373 DOI: 10.1080/13550280600614965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The human polyomavirus JC virus (JCV) is ubiquitous and can be shed in the urine of more than 40% of the healthy population. Amplification and sequencing of JCV from urine has allowed a distinctive map of the distribution of JCV genotypes worldwide. To define the frequency of JCV urinary excretion and genotype distribution in Ireland, urines from 121 healthy individuals and from 94 immunocompromised individuals (human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]-positive patients and rheumatoid arthritis patients) were collected. JCV DNA was detected by polymerase-chain reaction (PCR) with subsequent nucleotide sequencing of a fragment of the major capsid protein (VP1). JCV was detected in 20.7% of healthy individuals and was found significantly more often in the urine of HIV-positive patients (54.2%; P < .001) and rheumatoid arthritis patients (54.4%; P < .001). In healthy Irish individuals genotype 1 was the predominant genotype in 62.5%, followed by genotype 4 in 16.7% and genotype 2 in 12.5%. In contrast, genotype 2 was significantly more often isolated from the urine of both HIV-positive patients (60%) and rheumatoid arthritis patients (54.4%; P < .01). The pattern of genotype distribution among healthy Irish individuals is in agreement with data reported from other European countries, whereas the overall level of JCV urinary excretion is lower. Previous studies have found genotype 2 significantly more often in cerebrospinal (CSF) samples of patients with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). Here the authors report an increased frequency of genotype 2 in urine samples of immunocompromised non-PML patients. This finding further underlines the hypothesis that there could be biologic differences between JCV genotypes.
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- Kirsten Schaffer
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases, National Virus Reference Laboratory, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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Infection by Polyomavirus JC is a model of chronic active viral infection, closely controlled by the immune system. Progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy (PML) is a deadly demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, consecutive to the lytic infection of oligodendrocytes by JC virus. Reactivation of JC virus occurs only in the setting of severe cellular immune deficiency. During the last 25 years, the incidence of PML has significantly increased related to the AIDS pandemic and, more recently, to the growing use of immunosuppressive drugs. There is no specific antiviral treatment for PML. Nevertheless, the availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy has changed the clinical course of PML in HIV-infected individuals. One-year mortality has decreased from 90 percent to approximately 50 percent as a result of reconstitution of the immune system. Recent advances in JC virus biology give new perspectives to the pathogenesis of PML. New trends in the understanding of the cellular immune response against the JC virus have direct implications for patient management and may lead to develop future strategy of immunotherapies for PML.
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- J Gasnault
- UF de Suite et Réadaptation, Service de Médecine Interne et des Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital Universitaire de Bicêtre, APHP, Paris.
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Schmitt C, Bensussan A. Développement d’une leuco-encéphalopathie multifocale progressive consécutif au traitement par le natalizumab. Med Sci (Paris) 2005; 21:797-8. [PMID: 16197890 DOI: 10.1051/medsci/20052110797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Ikegaya H, Zheng HY, Saukko PJ, Varesmaa-Korhonen L, Hovi T, Vesikari T, Suganami H, Takasaka T, Sugimoto C, Ohasi Y, Kitamura T, Yogo Y. Genetic diversity of JC virus in the Saami and the Finns: implications for their population history. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2005; 128:185-93. [PMID: 15778974 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The JC virus (JCV) genotyping method was used to gain insights into the population history of the Saami and the Finns, both speaking Finno-Ugric languages and living in close geographic proximity. Urine samples from Saami and Finns, collected in northern and southern Finland, respectively, were used to amplify a 610-bp JCV-DNA region containing abundant type-specific mutations. Based on restriction site polymorphisms in the amplified fragments, we classified JCV isolates into one of the three superclusters of JCV, type A, B, or C. All 15 Saami isolates analyzed and 41 of 43 Finnish isolates analyzed were classified as type A, the European type, and two samples from Finns were classified as type B, the African/Asian type. We then amplified and sequenced a 583-bp JCV-DNA region from the type A isolates of Saami and Finns. According to type-determining nucleotides within the region, we classified type A isolates into EU-a1, -a2, or -b. Most type A isolates from Saami were classified as EU-a1, while type A isolates from Finns were distributed among EU-a1, EU-a2, and EU-b. This trend in the JCV-genotype distribution was statistically significant. On a phylogenetic tree based on complete sequences, most of the type A isolates from Saami were clustered in a single clade within EU-a1, while those from Finns were distributed throughout EU-a1, EU-a2, and EU-b. These findings are discussed in the context of the population history of the Saami and the Finns. This study provides new complete JCV DNA sequences derived from populations of anthropological interest.
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- Hiroshi Ikegaya
- Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland 20520.
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Van Assche G, Van Ranst M, Sciot R, Dubois B, Vermeire S, Noman M, Verbeeck J, Geboes K, Robberecht W, Rutgeerts P. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy after natalizumab therapy for Crohn's disease. N Engl J Med 2005; 353:362-8. [PMID: 15947080 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa051586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 857] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The prior diagnosis of fatal astrocytoma in a 60-year-old man with Crohn's disease treated with natalizumab, a monoclonal antibody against alpha4 integrins, was reclassified as JC virus-related progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). Analysis of frozen serum samples showed that JC virus DNA had appeared in the serum three months after the initiation of open-label natalizumab monotherapy and two months before the appearance of symptomatic PML. There was staining of the brain lesion for polyomavirus. This case report, along with two others, suggests that anti-alpha4-integrin therapy can result in JC virus-induced PML.
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- Gert Van Assche
- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Leuven Hospitals, Leuven, Belgium
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Venter M, Smit SB, Leman P, Swanepoel R. Phylogenetic evidence of widespread distribution of genotype 3 JC virus in Africa and identification of a type 7 isolate in an African AIDS patient. J Gen Virol 2004; 85:2215-2219. [PMID: 15269361 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.80027-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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JC virus (JCV) is the cause of progressive multifocal leukoencephalophathy (PML) in immunocompromised patients. The paucity of reports from Africa has led to the hypothesis that PML is rare because of an absence of virus genotypes associated with the condition. Genotypes 3 and 6 have been identified in East and West Africa but the distribution of types across the rest of Africa is unknown. Full-length sequences of five JCV cerebrospinal fluid samples from PML patients in South Africa are reported here. Three isolates from African AIDS patients grouped with type 3A or 3B, and one with type 7, while one from a Caucasian leukaemia patient grouped with type 2D. Widespread distribution of type 3 on the continent may reflect migration patterns in antiquity, but this is the first report of type 7 in an African individual. Type 2D has only been isolated previously in South Asia, although transmission of this genotype to Europeans who later settled in South Africa is not unlikely.
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- Marietjie Venter
- Special Pathogen Unit, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Private Bag X4, Sandringham 2131, South Africa
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- Special Pathogen Unit, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Private Bag X4, Sandringham 2131, South Africa
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- Special Pathogen Unit, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Private Bag X4, Sandringham 2131, South Africa
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- Special Pathogen Unit, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Private Bag X4, Sandringham 2131, South Africa
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Gasnault J, Kahraman M, de Goër de Herve MG, Durali D, Delfraissy JF, Taoufik Y. Critical role of JC virus-specific CD4 T-cell responses in preventing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. AIDS 2003; 17:1443-9. [PMID: 12824781 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200307040-00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND JC virus (JCV) is ubiquitous among the general population. However, only individuals with severely impaired immunity, mainly AIDS patients, develop progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). Here, we examined the role of specific CD4 T cells in the control of JCV infection. METHODS AND DESIGN JCV-specific CD4 T-cell responses were investigated by assaying peripheral blood mononuclear cell proliferation in response to the purified virus. Four groups of individuals without PML were examined: 14 HIV-seronegative healthy donors and 25 HIV-infected patients without PML, separated into urinary JCV excretors (active infection) and non-excretors, according to JCV PCR on urine. Two groups of patients with PML were also studied: 14 HIV-infected patients with active PML; and 10 PML survivors on effective and prolonged antiretroviral therapy. All of the patients were PCR-positive for JCV in the cerebrospinal fluid at the time of diagnosis of PML. RESULTS No significant anti-JCV CD4 T-cell proliferation was found in any of the non-excretors tested. All nine healthy donors and seven of the 13 non-PML HIV-infected patients with urinary JCV excretion had positive JCV-specific CD4 T-cell responses. No significant response was found in the 14 patients with active PML, while nine of the 10 PML survivors had positive responses. Restoration of JCV-specific CD4 T-cell responses was associated with JCV clearance from the cerebrospinal fluid. CONCLUSION JCV-specific CD4 T-cell responses appear to play a critical role in the control of JCV infection, preventing PML development. Such responses can be restored in PML survivors following effective and prolonged antiretroviral therapy.
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Lednicky JA, Vilchez RA, Keitel WA, Visnegarwala F, White ZS, Kozinetz CA, Lewis DE, Butel JS. Polyomavirus JCV excretion and genotype analysis in HIV-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy. AIDS 2003; 17:801-7. [PMID: 12660526 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200304110-00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the frequency of shedding of polyomavirus JC virus (JCV) genotypes in urine of HIV-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). METHODS Single samples of urine and blood were collected prospectively from 70 adult HIV-infected patients and 68 uninfected volunteers. Inclusion criteria for HIV-infected patients included an HIV RNA viral load < 1000 copies, CD4 cell count of 200-700 x 106 cells/l, and stable HAART regimen. PCR assays and sequence analysis were carried out using JCV-specific primers against different regions of the virus genome. RESULTS JCV excretion in urine was more common in HIV-positive patients but not significantly different from that of the HIV-negative group [22/70 (31%) versus 13/68 (19%); P = 0.09]. HIV-positive patients lost the age-related pattern of JCV shedding (P = 0.13) displayed by uninfected subjects (P = 0.01). Among HIV-infected patients significant differences in JCV shedding were related to CD4 cell counts (P = 0.03). Sequence analysis of the JCV regulatory region from both HIV-infected patients and uninfected volunteers revealed all to be JCV archetypal strains. JCV genotypes 1 (36%) and 4 (36%) were the most common among HIV-infected patients, whereas type 2 (77%) was the most frequently detected among HIV-uninfected volunteers. CONCLUSION These results suggest that JCV shedding is enhanced by modest depressions in immune function during HIV infection. JCV shedding occurred in younger HIV-positive persons than in the healthy controls. As the common types of JCV excreted varied among ethnic groups, JCV genotypes associated with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy may reflect demographics of those infected patient populations.
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- John A Lednicky
- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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Jeong BH, Lee KH, Choi EK, Kim K, Kim YS. Genotyping of the JC virus in urine samples of healthy Korean individuals. J Med Virol 2003; 72:281-9. [PMID: 14695671 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.10568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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A human polyomavirus, JC virus (JCV) is ubiquitous in humans and infects children asymptomatically. It persists in renal tissue and is excreted progeny in urine. DNAs from urine samples of 100 healthy Korean individuals were screened for the presence of JCV by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Twenty of the samples were positive for JCV. JCV DNA was found in one individual (4%) in the 1-19-year group, two individuals (9%) in the 20-39-year group, ten individuals (38%) in the 40-59-year group, seven individuals (28%) in the over 60-year group. The prevalence of JC viral DNA was the highest in the 40-59-year-old Korean population. To investigate genotypes of JCV in Korea, the genotypes were determined by DNA sequence analysis of the regulatory region (333 bp) and the VT-intergenic region (656 bp) of DNA from the 20 JCV isolates. We have identified three distinctive JCV strains in the regulatory region and ten distinctive JCV strains in the VT-intergenic region of DNA from the 20 isolates. Based on restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis and phylogenetic analysis of the VT-intergenic region of JCV, two distinct subtypes, CY and type 2A (MY), were found to be prevalent in this Korean population. CY and type 2A of JCV were identified in 13 individuals (65%) and four individuals (20%), respectively. Interestingly, type 1, which was distributed mostly in Europe, was found in 3 (15%) isolates from healthy Korean individuals.
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- Byung-Hoon Jeong
- Ilsong Institute of Life Science, The Hallym Academy of Sciences, Hallym University, Gwanyang-dong, Dongan-gu, Anyang, Kyonggi-do, Korea
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García De Viedma D, Díaz Infantes M, Miralles P, Berenguer J, Marín M, Muñoz L, Bouza E. JC virus load in progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: analysis of the correlation between the viral burden in cerebrospinal fluid, patient survival, and the volume of neurological lesions. Clin Infect Dis 2002; 34:1568-75. [PMID: 12032891 DOI: 10.1086/340535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2001] [Revised: 01/23/2002] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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JC virus (JCV) is the causative agent of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a demyelinating central nervous system infection that mainly affects patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The diagnostic value of the detection of JCV DNA in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has been proved. A correlation between the JCV burden in CSF and the PML prognosis has been proposed. To our knowledge, the present study is the first to examine JCV burden in CSF in relation to the magnitude of neurological damage. An in-house quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay was used for measurement of the JCV burden in CSF samples from 12 patients with PML. A wide variation in JCV load (6.4 log) was found among the patient CSF samples, a finding that makes JCV load measurements worthwhile. Virus load values of >4.68 log were associated with shorter patient survival time. No correlation was found between the virus load values and the global volume of brain tissue damaged. Our data suggest that factors other than the volume of neurological lesions influence the shedding of JCV in the CSF.
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- Darío García De Viedma
- Servicio de Microbiología y Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 28007 Madrid, Spain.
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Cubitt CL, Cui X, Agostini HT, Nerurkar VR, Scheirich I, Yanagihara R, Ryschkewitsch CF, Stoner GL. Predicted amino acid sequences for 100 JCV strains. J Neurovirol 2001; 7:339-44. [PMID: 11517413 DOI: 10.1080/13550280152537201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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DNA sequence variation between JCV genotypes is confined largely to noncoding intergenic regions and introns. Nevertheless, evidence suggests that the amino acid sequence variations among the 8 genotypes of JCV can influence the potential for neurovirulence of the virus. In the current study, the amino acid sequences for 100 JCV genomes were translated and grouped into genotype families. Subtype consensus sequences were determined and the type-specific amino acid sequence variants were identified.
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- C L Cubitt
- Neurotoxicology Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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