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Journal of Virology, December 2001, p. 11641-11650, Vol. 75, No. 23
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics,
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Canada1; Microarray Unit, National
Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health,
Baltimore,2 and Viral Immunology Branch,
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National
Institutes of Health, Bethesda,3 Maryland;
Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Genetics,
George Washington University, Washington, D.C.4;
and Department of Hygiene, Microbiology and Biostatistics,
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena,
Italy5
Received 25 May 2001/Accepted 28 August 2001
Herpesvirus infections can frequently lead to acute inflammation,
yet the mechanisms regulating this event remain poorly understood. In
order to determine some of the immunological mechanisms regulated by
human herpesvirus infections, we studied the gene expression profile of
lymphocytes infected with human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) by using a novel
immunomicroarray. Our nylon-based immunomicroarray contained more than
1,150 immune response-related genes and was highly consistent between
experiments. Experimentally, we found that independently of the HHV-6
strain used to infect T cells, multiple proinflammatory genes were
increased and anti-inflammatory genes were decreased at the mRNA and
protein levels. HHV-6 strains A and B increased expression of the genes
for interleukin-18 (IL-18), the IL-2 receptor, members of the tumor
necrosis factor alpha superfamily receptors, mitogen-activated protein
kinase, and Janus kinase signaling proteins. As reported
previously, CD4 protein levels were also increased significantly.
Specific type 2 cytokines, including IL-10, its receptor, and IL-14,
were downregulated by HHV-6 infection and, interestingly, amyloid
precursor proteins and type 1 and 2 presenilins. Thus, T cells respond
to HHV-6 infection by inducing a type 1 immune response that may play a
significant role in the development and progression of diseases
associated with HHV-6, including pediatric, hematologic, transplant,
and neurologic disorders.
0022-538X/01/$04.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.75.23.11641-11650.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.
Gene Expression Profile of Herpesvirus-Infected T
Cells Obtained Using Immunomicroarrays: Induction of
Proinflammatory Mechanisms
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of
Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Manitoba, R4050 St.
Boniface Hospital Research Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R2H 2A6. Phone: (204) 235-3942. Fax: (204) 237-4092. E-mail:
mmayne{at}cc.umanitoba.ca.
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