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Nusshag C, Schreiber P, Uhrig J, Zeier M, Krautkrämer E. In-cell Western assay to quantify infection with pathogenic orthohantavirus Puumala virus in replication kinetics and antiviral drug testing. Virus Res 2023; 337:199230. [PMID: 37777116 PMCID: PMC10590686 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2023.199230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
Abstract
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) represents a serious zoonotic disease caused by orthohantaviruses in Eurasia. A specific antiviral therapy is not available. HFRS is characterized by acute kidney injury (AKI) with often massive proteinuria. Infection of kidney cells may contribute to the clinical picture. However, orthohantaviral replication in kidney cells is not well characterized. Therefore, we aimed to perform a reliable high-throughput assay that allows the quantification of infection rates and testing of antiviral compounds in different cell types. We quantified relative infection rates of Eurasian pathogenic Puumala virus (PUUV) by staining of nucleocapsid protein (N protein) in an in-cell Western (ICW) assay. Vero E6 cells, derived from the African green monkey and commonly used in viral cell culture studies, and the human podocyte cell line CIHP (conditionally immortalized human podocytes) were used to test the ICW assay for replication kinetics and antiviral drug testing. Quantification of infection by ICW revealed reliable results for both cell types, as shown by their correlation with immunofluorescence quantification results by counting infected cells. Evaluation of antiviral efficacy of ribavirin by ICW assay revealed differences in the toxicity (TC) and inhibitory concentrations (IC) between Vero E6 cells and podocytes. IC5O of ribavirin in podocytes is about 12-fold lower than in Vero E6 cells. In summary, ICW assay together with relevant human target cells represents an important tool for the study of hantaviral replication and drug testing.
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Affiliation(s)
- Christian Nusshag
- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
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Schreiber P, Friedrich AK, Gruber G, Nusshag C, Boegelein L, Essbauer S, Uhrig J, Zeier M, Krautkrämer E. Differences in the Susceptibility of Human Tubular Epithelial Cells for Infection with Orthohantaviruses. Viruses 2023; 15:1670. [PMID: 37632012 PMCID: PMC10459294 DOI: 10.3390/v15081670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Diseases induced by infection with pathogenic orthohantaviruses are characterized by a pronounced organ-specific manifestation. Pathogenic Eurasian orthohantaviruses cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) with often massive proteinuria. Therefore, the use of a relevant kidney cell culture would be favorable to analyze the underlying cellular mechanisms of orthohantavirus-induced acute kidney injury (AKI). We tested different human tubular epithelial cell lines for their suitability as an in vitro infection model. Permissiveness and replication kinetics of highly pathogenic Hantaan virus (HTNV) and non-/low-pathogenic Tula virus (TULV) were analyzed in tubular epithelial cell lines and compared to human primary tubular epithelial cells. Ana-lysis of the cell line HK-2 revealed the same results for viral replication, morphological and functional effects as observed for HTNV in primary cells. In contrast, the cell lines RPTEC/TERT1 and TH1 demonstrated only poor infection rates after inoculation with HTNV and are unusable as an infection model. While pathogenic HNTV infects primary tubular and HK-2 cells, non-/low-pathogenic TULV infects neither primary tubular cells nor the cell line HK-2. Our results show that permissiveness of renal cells varies between orthohantaviruses with differences in pathogenicity and that HK-2 cells demonstrate a suitable in vitro model to study viral tropism and pathogenesis of orthohantavirus-induced AKI.
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- Pamela Schreiber
- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Department Virology and Intracellular Agents, German Centre for Infection Research, Munich Partner Site, D-80937 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Göth D, Mahler CF, Kälble F, Speer C, Benning L, Schmitt FCF, Dietrich M, Krautkrämer E, Zeier M, Merle U, Morath C, Fiedler MO, Weigand MA, Nusshag C. Liver-Support Therapies in Critical Illness-A Comparative Analysis of Procedural Characteristics and Safety. J Clin Med 2023; 12:4669. [PMID: 37510784 PMCID: PMC10380554 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12144669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Extracorporeal liver-support therapies remain controversial in critically ill patients, as most studies have failed to show an improvement in outcomes. However, heterogeneous timing and inclusion criteria, an insufficient number of treatments, and the lack of a situation-dependent selection of available liver-support modalities may have contributed to negative study results. We retrospectively investigated the procedural characteristics and safety of the three liver-support therapies CytoSorb, Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System (MARS) and therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE). Whereas TPE had its strengths in a shorter treatment duration, in clearing larger molecules, affecting platelet numbers less, and improving systemic coagulation and hemodynamics, CytoSorb and MARS were associated with a superior reduction in particularly small protein-bound and water-soluble substances. The clearance magnitude was concentration-dependent for all three therapies, but additionally related to the molecular weight for CytoSorb and MARS therapy. Severe complications did not appear. In conclusion, a better characterization of disease-driving as well as beneficial molecules in critically ill patients with acute liver dysfunction is crucial to improve the use of liver-support therapy in critically ill patients. TPE may be beneficial in patients at high risk for bleeding complications and impaired liver synthesis and hemodynamics, while CytoSorb and MARS may be considered for patients in whom the elimination of smaller toxic compounds is a primary objective.
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- Daniel Göth
- Department of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Nusshag C, Wei C, Hahm E, Hayek SS, Li J, Samelko B, Rupp C, Szudarek R, Speer C, Kälble F, Schaier M, Uhle F, Schmitt FC, Fiedler MO, Krautkrämer E, Cao Y, Rodriguez R, Merle U, Eugen-Olsen J, Zeier M, Weigand MA, Morath C, Brenner T, Reiser J. suPAR links a dysregulated immune response to tissue inflammation and sepsis-induced acute kidney injury. JCI Insight 2023; 8:165740. [PMID: 37036003 PMCID: PMC10132159 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.165740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Acute kidney injury (AKI) secondary to sepsis results in poor outcomes and conventional kidney function indicators lack diagnostic value. Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) is an innate immune-derived molecule implicated in inflammatory organ damage. We characterized the diagnostic ability of longitudinal serum suPAR levels to discriminate severity and course of sepsis-induced AKI (SI-AKI) in 200 critically ill patients meeting Sepsis-3 criteria. The pathophysiologic relevance of varying suPAR levels in SI-AKI was explored in a polymicrobial sepsis model in WT, (s)uPAR-knockout, and transgenic suPAR-overexpressing mice. At all time points studied, suPAR provided a robust classification of SI-AKI disease severity, with improved prediction of renal replacement therapy (RRT) and mortality compared with established kidney biomarkers. Patients with suPAR levels of greater than 12.7 ng/mL were at highest risk for RRT or death, with an adjusted odds ratio of 7.48 (95% CI, 3.00-18.63). suPAR deficiency protected mice against SI-AKI. suPAR-overexpressing mice exhibited greater kidney damage and poorer survival through inflamed kidneys, accompanied by local upregulation of potent chemoattractants and pronounced kidney T cell infiltration. Hence, suPAR allows for an innate immune-derived and kidney function-independent staging of SI-AKI and offers improved longitudinal risk stratification. suPAR promotes T cell-based kidney inflammation, while suPAR deficiency improves SI-AKI.
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- Christian Nusshag
- Department of Internal Medicine, RUSH University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Department of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, RUSH University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, RUSH University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, RUSH University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, RUSH University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, RUSH University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, RUSH University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, and
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, RUSH University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Nusshag C, Boegelein L, Schreiber P, Essbauer S, Osberghaus A, Zeier M, Krautkrämer E. Expression Profile of Human Renal Mesangial Cells Is Altered by Infection with Pathogenic Puumala Orthohantavirus. Viruses 2022; 14:v14040823. [PMID: 35458553 PMCID: PMC9025590 DOI: 10.3390/v14040823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Acute kidney injury (AKI) with proteinuria is a hallmark of infections with Eurasian orthohantaviruses. Different kidney cells are identified as target cells of hantaviruses. Mesangial cells may play a central role in the pathogenesis of AKI by regulation of inflammatory mediators and signaling cascades. Therefore, we examined the characteristics of hantavirus infection on human renal mesangial cells (HRMCs). Receptor expression and infection with pathogenic Puumala virus (PUUV) and low-pathogenic Tula virus (TULV) were explored. To analyze changes in protein expression in infected mesangial cells, we performed a proteome profiler assay analyzing 38 markers of kidney damage. We compared the proteome profile of in vitro-infected HRMCs with the profile detected in urine samples of 11 patients with acute hantavirus infection. We observed effective productive infection of HRMCs with pathogenic PUUV, but only poor abortive infection for low-pathogenic TULV. PUUV infection resulted in the deregulation of proteases, adhesion proteins, and cytokines associated with renal damage. The urinary proteome profile of hantavirus patients demonstrated also massive changes, which in part correspond to the alterations observed in the in vitro infection of HRMCs. The direct infection of mesangial cells may induce a local environment of signal mediators that contributes to AKI in hantavirus infection.
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- Christian Nusshag
- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (C.N.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (A.O.); (M.Z.)
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (C.N.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (A.O.); (M.Z.)
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (C.N.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (A.O.); (M.Z.)
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- Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Department Virology and Intracellular Agents, German Centre for Infection Research, Munich Partner Site, D-80937 Munich, Germany;
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (C.N.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (A.O.); (M.Z.)
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (C.N.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (A.O.); (M.Z.)
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (C.N.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (A.O.); (M.Z.)
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Hägele S, Nusshag C, Müller A, Baumann A, Zeier M, Krautkrämer E. Cells of the human respiratory tract support the replication of pathogenic Old World orthohantavirus Puumala. Virol J 2021; 18:169. [PMID: 34404450 PMCID: PMC8369447 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-021-01636-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Transmission of all known pathogenic orthohantaviruses (family Hantaviridae) usually occurs via inhalation of aerosols contaminated with viral particles derived from infected rodents and organ manifestation of infections is characterized by lung and kidney involvement. Orthohantaviruses found in Eurasia cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and New World orthohantaviruses cause hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS). However, cases of infection with Old World orthohantaviruses with severe pulmonary manifestations have also been observed. Therefore, human airway cells may represent initial targets for orthohantavirus infection and may also play a role in the pathogenesis of infections with Eurasian orthohantaviruses. METHODS We analyzed the permissiveness of primary endothelial cells of the human pulmonary microvasculature and of primary human epithelial cells derived from bronchi, bronchioles and alveoli for Old World orthohantavirus Puumala virus (PUUV) in vitro. In addition, we examined the expression of orthohantaviral receptors in these cell types. To minimize donor-specific effects, cells from two different donors were tested for each cell type. RESULTS Productive infection with PUUV was observed for endothelial cells of the microvasculature and for the three tested epithelial cell types derived from different sites of the respiratory tract. Interestingly, infection and particle release were also detected in bronchial and bronchiolar epithelial cells although expression of the orthohantaviral receptor integrin β3 was not detectable in these cell types. In addition, replication kinetics and viral release demonstrate enormous donor-specific variations. CONCLUSIONS The human respiratory epithelium is among the first targets of orthohantaviral infection and may contribute to virus replication, dissemination and pathogenesis of HFRS-causing orthohantaviruses. Differences in initial pulmonary infection due to donor-specific factors may play a role in the observed broad variance of severity and symptoms of orthohantavirus disease in patients. The absence of detectable levels of integrin αVβ3 surface expression on bronchial and small airway epithelial cells indicates an alternate mode of orthohantaviral entry in these cells that is independent from integrin β3.
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- Stefan Hägele
- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Nusshag C, Stütz A, Hägele S, Speer C, Kälble F, Eckert C, Brenner T, Weigand MA, Morath C, Reiser J, Zeier M, Krautkrämer E. Glomerular filtration barrier dysfunction in a self-limiting, RNA virus-induced glomerulopathy resembles findings in idiopathic nephrotic syndromes. Sci Rep 2020; 10:19117. [PMID: 33154421 PMCID: PMC7644703 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76050-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Podocyte injury has recently been described as unifying feature in idiopathic nephrotic syndromes (INS). Puumala hantavirus (PUUV) infection represents a unique RNA virus-induced renal disease with significant proteinuria. The underlying pathomechanism is unclear. We hypothesized that PUUV infection results in podocyte injury, similar to findings in INS. We therefore analyzed standard markers of glomerular proteinuria (e.g. immunoglobulin G [IgG]), urinary nephrin excretion (podocyte injury) and serum levels of the soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR), a proposed pathomechanically involved molecule in INS, in PUUV-infected patients. Hantavirus patients showed significantly increased urinary nephrin, IgG and serum suPAR concentrations compared to healthy controls. Nephrin and IgG levels were significantly higher in patients with severe proteinuria than with mild proteinuria, and nephrin correlated strongly with biomarkers of glomerular proteinuria over time. Congruently, electron microcopy analyses showed a focal podocyte foot process effacement. suPAR correlated significantly with urinary nephrin, IgG and albumin levels, suggesting suPAR as a pathophysiological mediator in podocyte dysfunction. In contrast to INS, proteinuria recovered autonomously in hantavirus patients. This study reveals podocyte injury as main cause of proteinuria in hantavirus patients. A better understanding of the regenerative nature of hantavirus-induced glomerulopathy may generate new therapeutic approaches for INS.
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- Christian Nusshag
- Department of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany. .,Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Department of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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Nusshag C, Rupp C, Krautkrämer E, Speer C, Kälble F, Zeier M, Reiser J, Weigand MA, Uhle F, Merle U, Morath C, Brenner T. FP313CELL CYCLE BIOMARKERS AND SUPAR OUTPERFORM STANDARD PARAMETERS FOR THE PREDICTION OF SEPSIS-INDUCED ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY REQUIRING RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfz106.fp313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- RUSH University Medical Center, Illinois City, United States of America
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- Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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Müller A, Baumann A, Essbauer S, Radosa L, Krüger DH, Witkowski PT, Zeier M, Krautkrämer E. Analysis of the integrin β 3 receptor for pathogenic orthohantaviruses in rodent host species. Virus Res 2019; 267:36-40. [PMID: 31054291 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2019.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
Host reservoir specificity of pathogens is complex and may depend on receptor variability. For pathogenic orthohantaviruses, integrin β3 had been previously identified as entry receptor and the presence of aspartic acid residue at position 39 (D39) in human integrin β3 was described to be a prerequisite for infection of primate cells with Hantaan virus (HTNV). However, the role of integrin β3 in orthohantavirus infection of host animals is not completely understood. Therefore, we analyzed the nucleotide sequence of the integrin β3 gene of Myodes glareolus and Apodemus agrarius, the hosts of Puumala virus (PUUV) and HTNV, respectively. Sequence analysis in tissue samples demonstrated that the amino acid residue D39 is not present in integrin β3 of these natural orthohantavirus hosts. Furthermore, we analyzed the transcription and protein expression levels of integrin β3 in the renal cell line BVK168 generated from the PUUV host, bank vole. Transcription level of integrin β3 was 100-fold lower in BVK168 cells than in Vero E6 cells and integrin β3 expression was not detectable in BVK168 cells. However, despite the absence of amino acid residue D39 and no detectable integrin β3 expression, BVK168 cells are susceptible to infection with both PUUV and HTNV. These results indicate that the mechanism of orthohantaviral entry in rodent species does not correspond to the requirements that were described for the entry in primate cells in vitro.
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- Alexander Müller
- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Department of Virology & Rickettsiology, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Virology, Charité Medical School, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Virology, Charité Medical School, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Virology, Charité Medical School, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Hägele S, Müller A, Nusshag C, Reiser J, Zeier M, Krautkrämer E. Motility of human renal cells is disturbed by infection with pathogenic hantaviruses. BMC Infect Dis 2018; 18:645. [PMID: 30541481 PMCID: PMC6292036 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-018-3583-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) caused by pathogenic hantaviruses in Europe and Asia is often characterized by acute kidney injury (AKI) with massive proteinuria. Renal filtration depends on the integrity of epithelial and endothelial monolayers in the tubular and glomerular apparatus. Tubular and glomerular cells represent target cells of hantavirus infection. However, the detailed mechanisms of renal impairment induced by hantaviruses are not well understood. Methods We analyzed the cellular consequences of hantavirus infection by measuring adhesion and migration capacity of human renal cells infected with Puumala (PUUV) or Hantaan (HTNV) virus. The impact of hantaviral nucleocapsid proteins (N proteins) on motility was examined by transfection of podocytes. Results Infection of kidney cells with hantavirus species PUUV and HTNV causes a significant reduction of migration capacity. The impaired motility depends on viral replication and transfection of podocytes with N protein of PUUV or HTNV reveals that the expression of N protein alone is sufficient to deteriorate podocyte function. The cellular effects are more pronounced for the more pathogenic HTNV than for PUUV that causes a milder form of HFRS. Conclusions The direct impairment of migration capacity of renal cells by hantaviral N proteins may contribute substantially to proteinuria observed in the clinical picture of hantavirus infection.
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- Stefan Hägele
- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I and Clinical Chemistry/Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Hägele S, Müller A, Nusshag C, Reiser J, Zeier M, Krautkrämer E. Virus- and cell type-specific effects in orthohantavirus infection. Virus Res 2018; 260:102-113. [PMID: 30508604 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2018.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Revised: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Orthohantaviruses Hantaan (HTNV) and Puumala (PUUV) virus cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), that is characterized by acute renal failure with often massive proteinuria and by morphological changes of the tubular and glomerular apparatus. Orthohantaviral N protein is found in renal cells and plays a key role in replication. However, the replication in human renal cells is not well characterized. Therefore, we examined the orthohantaviral infection in different human renal cells. Differences in localization of N protein, release of particles, and modulation of the actin cytoskeleton between both virus species are observed in human renal cells. A substantial portion of HTNV N protein demonstrates a filamentous pattern in addition to the typical punctate pattern. Release of HTNV depends on an intact actin and microtubule cytoskeleton. In contrast, PUUV N protein is generally localized in a punctate pattern and release of PUUV does not require an intact actin cytoskeleton. Infection of podocytes results in cytoskeletal rearrangements that are more pronounced for HTNV. Analyzing Vero E6 cells revealed differences compared to human renal cells. The pattern of N proteins is strictly punctate, release does not depend on an intact actin cytoskeleton and cytoskeletal rearrangements are not present. No virus-specific variations between HTNV and PUUV are observed in Vero E6 cells. Using human renal cells as cell culture model for orthohantavirus infection demonstrates virus-specific differences and orthohantavirus-induced cytoskeletal rearrangements that are not observed in Vero E6 cells. Therefore, the choice of an appropriate cell culture system is a prerequisite to study orthohantavirus pathogenicity.
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- Stefan Hägele
- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Rush University, Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Nusshag C, Osberghaus A, Baumann A, Schnitzler P, Zeier M, Krautkrämer E. Deregulation of levels of angiopoietin-1 and angiopoietin-2 is associated with severe courses of hantavirus infection. J Clin Virol 2017; 94:33-36. [PMID: 28734140 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2017.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Revised: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hantavirus disease is characterized by endothelial dysfunction. Angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1) and its antagonist angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) play a key role in the control of capillary permeability. Ang-1 is responsible for maintenance of cell-to-cell contacts whereas Ang-2 destabilizes monolayers. An imbalance of Ang-1 and Ang-2 levels results in enhanced permeability and capillary leakage. OBJECTIVES To analyze the involvement of angiopoietins in hantavirus-induced disruption of endothelia, we measured the levels of Ang-1 and Ang-2 in hantavirus infection. STUDY DESIGN Levels of angiopoietins of 31 patients with acute Puumala virus (PUUV) infection and a patient infected with Dobrava-Belgrade virus genotype Sochi (DOBV-Sochi) were analyzed. An age-matched group of 16 healthy volunteers served as control. The ratios of Ang-2 to Ang-1 levels were calculated and correlated with laboratory parameters. RESULTS Patients with PUUV and DOBV-Sochi infection exhibited elevated ratios of Ang-2/Ang-1 compared to the control group. The imbalance of Ang-2 to Ang-1 levels was observed early after onset of symptoms and lasted for the acute phase of infection. The deregulation in DOBV-Sochi infection was more prominent than in PUUV infection. Analysis of Ang-2/Ang-1 ratio and laboratory parameters in the PUUV cohort revealed a positive correlation with serum creatinine and a negative correlation with serum albumin and thrombocyte levels. CONCLUSIONS We observed an imbalance between levels of Ang-1 and Ang-2 in patients infected with PUUV and DOBV-Sochi. Elevated Ang-2/Ang-1 ratios correlate with disease severity. The virus-induced deregulation of angiopoietin levels may enhance capillary permeability and contribute to the pathogenesis of hantavirus disease.
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- Christian Nusshag
- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Center for Infectious Diseases, Virology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Krautkrämer E, Nusshag C, Baumann A, Schäfer J, Hofmann J, Schnitzler P, Klempa B, Witkowski PT, Krüger DH, Zeier M. Clinical characterization of two severe cases of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) caused by hantaviruses Puumala and Dobrava-Belgrade genotype Sochi. BMC Infect Dis 2016; 16:675. [PMID: 27842513 PMCID: PMC5109704 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-2012-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hantavirus disease belongs to the emerging infections. The clinical picture and severity of infections differ between hantavirus species and may even vary between hantavirus genotypes. The mechanisms that lead to the broad variance of severity in infected patients are not completely understood. Host- and virus-specific factors are considered. CASE PRESENTATION We analyzed severe cases of hantavirus disease in two young women. The first case was caused by Puumala virus (PUUV) infection in Germany; the second case describes the infection with Dobrava-Belgrade virus (DOBV) in Russia. Symptoms, laboratory parameters and cytokine levels were analyzed and compared between the two patients. Serological and sequence analysis revealed that PUUV was the infecting agent for the German patient and the infection of the Russian patient was caused by Dobrava-Belgrade virus genotype Sochi (DOBV-Sochi). The symptoms in the initial phase of the diseases did not differ noticeably between both patients. However, deterioration of laboratory parameter values was prolonged and stronger in DOBV-Sochi than in PUUV infection. Circulating endothelial progenitor cells (cEPCs), known to be responsible for endothelial repair, were mobilized in both infections. Striking differences were observed in the temporal course and level of cytokine upregulation. Levels of angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and stromal derived factor-1 (SDF-1α) were increased in both infections; but, sustained and more pronounced elevation was observed in DOBV-Sochi infection. CONCLUSIONS Severe hantavirus disease caused by different hantavirus species did not differ in the general symptoms and clinical characteristics. However, we observed a prolonged clinical course and a late and enhanced mobilization of cytokines in DOBV-Sochi infection. The differences in cytokine deregulation may contribute to the observed variation in the clinical course.
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- Ellen Krautkrämer
- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Virology, Charité Medical School, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Virology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Virology, Charité Medical School, Berlin, Germany.,Institute of Virology, Biomedical Research Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Medical Virology, Charité Medical School, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Virology, Charité Medical School, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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- D H Krüger
- Institut für Med. Virologie, Helmut-Ruska-Haus, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, und Fachbereich Virologie, Labor Berlin Charité-Vivantes GmbH, 10117 Berlin
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- Institut für Med. Virologie, Helmut-Ruska-Haus, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, und Fachbereich Virologie, Labor Berlin Charité-Vivantes GmbH, 10117 Berlin
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- Nephrologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
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Raftery MJ, Lalwani P, Krautkrämer E, Peters T, Scharffetter-Kochanek K, Krüger R, Hofmann J, Seeger K, Krüger DH, Schönrich G. β2 integrin mediates hantavirus-induced release of neutrophil extracellular traps. J Biophys Biochem Cytol 2014. [DOI: 10.1083/jcb.2055oia105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Krautkrämer E, Zeier M. Old World hantaviruses: aspects of pathogenesis and clinical course of acute renal failure. Virus Res 2014; 187:59-64. [PMID: 24412712 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2013.12.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2013] [Revised: 12/09/2013] [Accepted: 12/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Hantavirus-associated diseases represent emerging infections that are ranked in the highest priority group of communicable diseases for surveillance and epidemiological research. In the last years, several novel hantavirus species were described and the number of host reservoir species harboring hantaviruses is also increasing. Reports of cases with severe or atypical clinical courses become also more frequent. These facts raise more and more questions concerning host reservoir specificity, pathogenicity and molecular mechanism of pathogenesis. Hantavirus disease is characterized by vascular leakage due to increased capillary permeability. The infection manifests often in the lung (hantaviral cardiopulmonary syndrome; HCPS) or in the kidney (hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, HFRS). The underlying mechanisms of both syndromes are probably similar despite the difference in organ tropism. Characterization of hantaviral replication cycle and of patient-specific determinants will help to identify factors responsible for the clinical symptoms and course.
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- Ellen Krautkrämer
- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Ulrich RG, Imholt C, Krüger DH, Krautkrämer E, Scheibe T, Essbauer SS, Pfeffer M. [Hantaviruses in Germany: threat for zoo, pet, companion and farm animals?]. Berl Munch Tierarztl Wochenschr 2013; 126:514-526. [PMID: 24511827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Hantaviruses are so-called "emerging" and "re-emerging" viruses because of the new and sudden nature of their appearance. Human infections can lead to two distinct disease patterns, the Haemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome and the Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome. All known human pathogenic hantaviruses are transmitted through rodent hosts. There are three rodent-associated hantaviruses in Germany. The bank vole-associated Puumala virus (PUUV) is responsible for most of the human hantavirus infections. The Dobrava-Belgrade virus (DOBV) associated with the striped field mouse is causing hantavirus disease in the North and Northeast of Germany. The human pathogenicity of Tula virus (TULV) is still controversially discussed--the virus has been mainly associated with the common vole as the reservoir, but was molecularly detected also in the field and the water vole. More recently, two shrew-borne hantaviruses were described in Germany, i. e. Seewis virus in the common shrew and Asikkala virus in the pygmy shrew. Systematic studies about hantavirus infections of zoo, pet, companion and farm animals are still lacking. Hence, the aim of this review article is to summarise the current knowledge on this topic and raise the attention of veterinarians to potentially overlooked clinical disease patterns.
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- Rainer G Ulrich
- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Institut für neue und neuartige Tierseuchenerreger, Greifswald - Insel Riems, Deutschland.
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- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Institut für neue und neuartige Tierseuchenerreger, Greifswald - Insel Riems, Deutschland
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- Nationales Konsiliarlaboratorium für Hantaviren, Institut für Medizinische Virologie, Helmut-Ruska-Haus, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin und Fachbereich Virologie, Labor Berlin Charité Vivantes GmbH
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- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Institut für neue und neuartige Tierseuchenerreger, Greifswald - Insel Riems, Deutschland
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- Institut fŭr Tierhygiene und Offentliches Veterinärwesen, Leipzig, Deutschland
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Krautkrämer E, Grouls S, Urban E, Schnitzler P, Zeier M. No gender-related differences in the severity of nephropathia epidemica, Germany. BMC Infect Dis 2013; 13:457. [PMID: 24090247 PMCID: PMC3850742 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 09/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The number of cases of hantavirus disease caused by Puumala virus is increasing enormously in Germany within the last years. Men are overrepresented in hantavirus disease and differences in course and symptoms in relation to gender were reported from several countries. This study was conducted to define possible gender-specific risk factors and aspects of severity in hantavirus infections occurring in Germany. METHODS Characteristics, clinical parameters and symptoms were recorded in a retrospective analysis of 108 patients with serologically confirmed hantavirus infection treated in our department. This cohort corresponds in regard to age, time of infection and gender ratio to the characteristics of the overall cases reported in Germany. RESULTS The frequency of characteristic symptoms of hantavirus disease did not differ between males and females. The median of nadir and peak levels of clinical parameters did not exhibit relevant differences that would point to a more severe course in males or females. The clinical course and duration of hospitalization were similar for both sexes. No relevant differences in renal and pulmonary findings were observed. Males with hantavirus disease exhibited more cardiac findings than females.To compare the unequal gender distribution of the rodent-borne Puumala hantavirus disease with the gender ratio of other infectious diseases, we analyzed the gender ratio for notifiable infections according to their mode of transmission. Our data revealed a general overrepresentation of men in infections carried by arthropods and rodents. CONCLUSIONS In contrast to reports from other countries, no crucial differences in the symptoms, course or severity of hantavirus disease between infected men and female were observed in our cohort. However behavioural differences may account for the fact that men are more often affected by certain infectious diseases than females.
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- Ellen Krautkrämer
- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Krautkrämer E, Lehmann MJ, Bollinger V, Zeier M. Polar release of pathogenic Old World hantaviruses from renal tubular epithelial cells. Virol J 2012; 9:299. [PMID: 23194647 PMCID: PMC3546954 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-9-299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2012] [Accepted: 11/26/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Epithelio- and endotheliotropic viruses often exert polarized entry and release that may be responsible for viral spread and dissemination. Hantaviruses, mostly rodent-borne members of the Bunyaviridae family infect epithelial and endothelial cells of different organs leading to organ dysfunction or even failure. Endothelial and renal epithelial cells belong to the target cells of Old World hantavirus. Therefore, we examined the release of hantaviruses in several renal epithelial cell culture models. We used Vero cells that are commonly used in hantavirus studies and primary human renal epithelial cells (HREpC). In addition, we analyzed MDCKII cells, an epithelial cell line of a dog kidney, which represents a widely accepted in vitro model of polarized monolayers for their permissiveness for hantavirus infection. RESULTS Vero C1008 and primary HREpCs were grown on porous-support filter inserts for polarization. Monolayers were infected with hantavirus Hantaan (HTNV) and Puumala (PUUV) virus. Supernatants from the apical and basolateral chamber of infected cells were analyzed for the presence of infectious particles by re-infection of Vero cells. Viral antigen and infectious particles of HTNV and PUUV were exclusively detected in supernatants collected from the apical chamber of infected Vero C1008 cells and HREpCs. MDCKII cells were permissive for hantavirus infection and polarized MDCKII cells released infectious hantaviral particles from the apical surface corresponding to the results of Vero and primary human epithelial cells. CONCLUSIONS Pathogenic Old World hantaviruses are released from the apical surface of different polarized renal epithelial cells. We characterized MDCKII cells as a suitable polarized cell culture model for hantavirus infection studies.
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- Ellen Krautkrämer
- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Biology, Molecular Parasitology, Humboldt-UniversityBerlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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The function of the kidney with its highly differentiated and specialized cell types is affected by infection with several viruses. Viral infections of the kidney have a negative impact not only on patients undergoing renal transplantation and immunosuppression. Besides the increasing number of patients suffering from HIV-associated nephropathy, another group of viruses infects immunocompetent patients and induces renal failure. Hantaviruses belong nowadays to the emerging zoonoses that increase in number and geographic distribution. The viruses are distributed worldwide in endemic areas and distribution seems to expand. Together with the increase in the number of cases in the last few years, the understanding of epidemiology and pathology has deepened and some concepts had to be changed. Symptoms and mortality vary between species. The classification refers to geographical distribution: New World hantaviruses causing hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) and Old World hantaviruses causing hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). Indeed, in most HFRS cases, the kidney is mainly affected and HCPS is characterized by cardiopulmonary involvement. But the picture of strict organ tropism is changing and reports of pulmonary findings and nonrenal manifestations in infections with Old World hantaviruses are increasing. However, the overall symptoms-vascular alterations and leakage-that are responsible for organ failure are characteristic for all diseases caused by hantaviruses.
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- Ellen Krautkrämer
- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Essbauer SS, Krautkrämer E, Herzog S, Pfeffer M. A new permanent cell line derived from the bank vole (Myodes glareolus) as cell culture model for zoonotic viruses. Virol J 2011; 8:339. [PMID: 21729307 PMCID: PMC3145595 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-8-339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2011] [Accepted: 07/05/2011] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Background Approximately 60% of emerging viruses are of zoonotic origin, with three-fourths derived from wild animals. Many of these zoonotic diseases are transmitted by rodents with important information about their reservoir dynamics and pathogenesis missing. One main reason for the gap in our knowledge is the lack of adequate cell culture systems as models for the investigation of rodent-borne (robo) viruses in vitro. Therefore we established and characterized a new cell line, BVK168, using the kidney of a bank vole, Myodes glareolus, the most abundant member of the Arvicolinae trapped in Germany. Results BVK168 proved to be of epithelial morphology expressing tight junctions as well as adherence junction proteins. The BVK168 cells were analyzed for their infectability by several arbo- and robo-viruses: Vesicular stomatitis virus, vaccinia virus, cowpox virus, Sindbis virus, Pixuna virus, Usutu virus, Inkoo virus, Puumalavirus, and Borna disease virus (BDV). The cell line was susceptible for all tested viruses, and most interestingly also for the difficult to propagate BDV. Conclusion In conclusion, the newly established cell line from wildlife rodents seems to be an excellent tool for the isolation and characterization of new rodent-associated viruses and may be used as in vitro-model to study properties and pathogenesis of these agents.
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Krautkrämer E, Klein TM, Sommerer C, Schnitzler P, Zeier M. Mutations in the BC-loop of the BKV VP1 region do not influence viral load in renal transplant patients. J Med Virol 2008; 81:75-81. [PMID: 19031459 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The reactivation and replication of the BK polyomavirus (BKV) leading to BKV-associated nephropathy (BKVAN) is one of the major complications in renal transplantation patients. BKV isolates were classified into four subtypes (I-IV) based on genotype variations within the VP1-coding region. The type-specific amino acid differences cluster within the BC-loop of the major capsid protein VP1. As demonstrated in vitro, mutations in this region also play a role in the infectivity, attachment and stability of viral particles. Therefore, we analyzed the prevalence of BC-loop mutations in isolates of kidney transplant patients and compared their viral load in the urine. The VP1 subtyping regions of BKV isolates obtained from urine samples of 45 renal transplant patients were sequenced. The phylogenetic analysis of these sequences revealed that subtype I (66.67%) is the most prevalent genotype. The remaining isolates belong to subtype IV (33.33%). A high frequency of changes to specific amino acids within the BC-loop was identified among the BKV isolates from renal transplant patients. Patients with BKVAN exhibited a higher viral replication than patients without nephropathy. Although titers of isolates of subtype I were higher than titers of subtype IV isolates, the difference did not reach statistical significance. In addition, amino acid changes in the BC-loop did not influence the viral load and the incidence of BKVAN. These in vivo results demonstrate that high replication rates which serve as a predictive marker for BKVAN are not caused by altered receptor binding or affinity via mutated BC-loops.
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- Ellen Krautkrämer
- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Witte V, Laffert B, Gintschel P, Krautkrämer E, Blume K, Fackler OT, Baur AS. Induction of HIV Transcription by Nef Involves Lck Activation and Protein Kinase Cθ Raft Recruitment Leading to Activation of ERK1/2 but Not NFκB. J Immunol 2008; 181:8425-32. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.12.8425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Krautkrämer E, Zeier M. [Emerging zoonoses: Hantavirus infections]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 3:8-13. [PMID: 32288846 PMCID: PMC7104139 DOI: 10.1007/s11560-007-0125-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Die weltweite Verbreitung und die jährlich steigende Zahl der Infektion mit Hantaviren lässt die Bedeutung der Hantaviren unter den „emerging viruses“ ansteigen. Die Ansteckung verläuft über das Einatmen von Staub oder Aerosolen, die mit Ausscheidungen infizierter Nagetiere kontaminiert sind. Krankheitsbild und Schwere des Verlaufs hängen vom Virustyp ab, dessen geographisch begrenztes Auftreten vom Vorkommen des virustypspezifischen Nagerreservoirs bestimmt wird. Die Infektion mit in Asien und Europa beheimateten Stämmen löst das hämorrhagische Fieber mit renalem Syndrom (HFRS) aus. Die in Deutschland vorherrschende Virusspezies Puumala löst eine mildere Verlaufsform des HFRS, die Nephropathia epidemica (NE), aus. Infektionen mit Hantavirus-Stämmen des amerikanischen Kontinents hingegen führen zu einem Krankheitsbild mit vorwiegend pulmonaler Symptomatik (hantavirales pulmonales Syndrom, HPS). Da für keinen der humanpathogenen Vertreter eine spezifische antivirale Therapie oder ein zugelassener Impfstoff zur Verfügung steht, bleibt zur Eindämmung und Vermeidung der Infektion nur die Kontrolle der Nagerpopulationen und Präventionsmaßnahmen des expositionsgefährdeten Personenkreises.
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- E Krautkrämer
- Nephrologie, Universitätsklinik Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, 69120 Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Nephrologie, Universitätsklinik Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, 69120 Heidelberg, Deutschland
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Brügger B, Krautkrämer E, Tibroni N, Munte CE, Rauch S, Leibrecht I, Glass B, Breuer S, Geyer M, Kräusslich HG, Kalbitzer HR, Wieland FT, Fackler OT. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Nef protein modulates the lipid composition of virions and host cell membrane microdomains. Retrovirology 2007; 4:70. [PMID: 17908312 PMCID: PMC2065869 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-4-70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2007] [Accepted: 10/01/2007] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Background The Nef protein of Human Immunodeficiency Viruses optimizes viral spread in the infected host by manipulating cellular transport and signal transduction machineries. Nef also boosts the infectivity of HIV particles by an unknown mechanism. Recent studies suggested a correlation between the association of Nef with lipid raft microdomains and its positive effects on virion infectivity. Furthermore, the lipidome analysis of HIV-1 particles revealed a marked enrichment of classical raft lipids and thus identified HIV-1 virions as an example for naturally occurring membrane microdomains. Since Nef modulates the protein composition and function of membrane microdomains we tested here if Nef also has the propensity to alter microdomain lipid composition. Results Quantitative mass spectrometric lipidome analysis of highly purified HIV-1 particles revealed that the presence of Nef during virus production from T lymphocytes enforced their raft character via a significant reduction of polyunsaturated phosphatidylcholine species and a specific enrichment of sphingomyelin. In contrast, Nef did not significantly affect virion levels of phosphoglycerolipids or cholesterol. The observed alterations in virion lipid composition were insufficient to mediate Nef's effect on particle infectivity and Nef augmented virion infectivity independently of whether virus entry was targeted to or excluded from membrane microdomains. However, altered lipid compositions similar to those observed in virions were also detected in detergent-resistant membrane preparations of virus producing cells. Conclusion Nef alters not only the proteome but also the lipid composition of host cell microdomains. This novel activity represents a previously unrecognized mechanism by which Nef could manipulate HIV-1 target cells to facilitate virus propagation in vivo.
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- Britta Brügger
- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Abteilung Virologie, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institut für Biophysik und Physikalische Biochemie, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Abteilung Virologie, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Abteilung Virologie, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für molekulare Physiologie, Abteilung Physikalische Biochemie, Dortmund, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für molekulare Physiologie, Abteilung Physikalische Biochemie, Dortmund, Germany
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- Institut für Biophysik und Physikalische Biochemie, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Abteilung Virologie, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Wolf D, Giese SI, Witte V, Krautkrämer E, Trapp S, Sass G, Haller C, Blume K, Fackler OT, Baur AS. Novel (n)PKC kinases phosphorylate Nef for increased HIV transcription, replication and perinuclear targeting. Virology 2007; 370:45-54. [PMID: 17904606 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2007.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2007] [Revised: 05/28/2007] [Accepted: 08/08/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The N-terminus of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pathogenicity factor Nef associates with a protein complex (NAKC for Nef-associated kinase complex) that contains at least two kinases: the tyrosine kinase Lck and a serine kinase activity which was found to phosphorylate Lck and the Nef N-terminus. Here we show that this serine kinase activity is mediated by members of the novel Protein Kinase C (nPKC) subfamily, PKCdelta and theta. Association with the Nef N-terminus was sufficient to activate PKC leading to phosphorylation of Nef in vitro on a conserved serine residue at position 6. Mutation of serine 6 or coexpression of a transdominant negative PKC mutant significantly reduced Nef-stimulated HIV transcription and replication in resting PBMC. When analyzing the molecular mechanisms, we found that mutating serine 6 moderately affected myristoylation of Nef and its association with Pak2 activity, whereas CD4 downmodulation was not inhibited. More interestingly, this mutation abolished the typical perinuclear localization of Nef in T cells. We conclude that the activation of nPKCs by Nef is required to increase viral replication/infectivity and direct the subcellular localization of Nef.
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- Dietlinde Wolf
- University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, BCRI 739, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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Krautkrämer E, Giese SI, Gasteier JE, Muranyi W, Fackler OT. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Nef activates p21-activated kinase via recruitment into lipid rafts. J Virol 2004; 78:4085-97. [PMID: 15047825 PMCID: PMC374280 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.78.8.4085-4097.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Nef protein of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 is an important factor in AIDS pathogenesis. In addition to downregulating CD4 and major histocompatibility complex class I molecules from the cell surface, as well as increasing virion infectivity, Nef triggers activation of the T-cell receptor (TCR) cascade to facilitate virus spread. Signaling pathways that are induced by Nef have been identified; however, it is unclear how and in which subcellular compartment Nef triggers signaling. Nef recruits a multiprotein complex to activate the cellular Pak kinase that mediates downstream effector functions. Since a subpopulation of Nef is present in detergent-insoluble microdomains (lipid rafts) from where physiological TCR signaling is initiated, we tested whether lipid rafts are instrumental for Nef-mediated Pak activation. In flotation analysis, Nef-associated Pak activity exclusively fractionated with lipid rafts. Activation of Pak in the presence of Nef coincided with lipid raft recruitment of the kinase, which was otherwise excluded from detergent-insoluble microdomains. Experimental solubilization of lipid rafts interfered with the association of Pak activity with Nef. To analyze the importance of the raft localization for Nef function more rigorously, we generated a palmitoylated Nef (PalmNef). PalmNef was highly enriched in lipid rafts and associated with significantly higher levels of Pak activity than Nef. Notably, activation of Pak by its physiological activators, Cdc42 and Rac, also occurred in lipid rafts and required raft integrity. Together, these data suggest that Nef induces signal transduction via the recruitment of a signaling machinery including Pak into lipid rafts, thereby mimicking a physiological cellular mechanism to initiate the TCR cascade.
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- Ellen Krautkrämer
- Abteilung Virologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Gasteier JE, Madrid R, Krautkrämer E, Schröder S, Muranyi W, Benichou S, Fackler OT. Activation of the Rac-binding partner FHOD1 induces actin stress fibers via a ROCK-dependent mechanism. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:38902-12. [PMID: 12857739 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m306229200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Diaphanous related formins (DRFs) are part of the formin protein family that control morphogenesis, embryonic differentiation, cytokinesis, and cell polarity. DRFs organize the cytoskeleton in eukaryotic cells via the interaction with specific members of the Rho family of small GTPases including Rho, Rac, and Cdc42. This is best understood for Rho, which transmits signals to the actin cytoskeleton through the cooperation of its DRF effector mDia with ROCK (Rho-associated kinase). Here, we show that a constitutive active form of the Rac-interacting DRF FHOD1 (formin homology 2 domain containing 1) associates with F-actin in NIH3T3 cells, resulting in the formation of thick actin fibers. Cytoskeletal changes induced by FHOD1 correlated with the induction of serum response element transcription and were mediated by formin homology domains 1 and 2 of FHOD1. FHOD1-induced effects required the activity of the Rho-ROCK cascade that is targeted at a level downstream of Rho by the DRF. However, when the functional interaction of FHOD1 with individual GTPases was addressed, Rac but not Rho or Cdc42 bound to FHOD1 in cells and induced its recruitment to actin filaments and lamellipodia/membrane ruffles. Furthermore, activated FHOD1 interfered with lamellipodia formation. These results indicate that FHOD1 acts as an effector of Rac in actin rearrangements and transcriptional regulation and may provide a link for the Rac-dependent activation of the Rho cascade.
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- Judith E Gasteier
- Institute for Hygiene, Department of Virology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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