Involvement of CXCR3-associated chemokines in MHV-3 induced fulminant hepatic failure |
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Authors: | Yong Zou Ge Song Lin Ding Tao Chen Hong-wu Wang Wei-ming Yan Xiao-jing Wang Xiao-ping Luo Qin Ning |
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Institution: | 1. 1.Department of Infectious Disease, Institute of Infectious Disease,Tongji hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China;Department of Blood Transfusion, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen 2. 1.Department of Infectious Disease, Institute of Infectious Disease,Tongji hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China 3. Department of Pediatrics, Tongji hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China |
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Abstract: | The role of chemokines in murine hepatitis virus strain 3 (MHV-3) induced fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) is not well defined.
In this study, we investigated the role of the CXC chemokine receptor 3 (CXCR3)-associated chemokine monokine induced by
IFN-gamma (Mig/CXCL9) and interferon-gamma-inducible protein 10 (IP-10/CXCL10)] in the recruitment of intrahepatic lymphocytes
and subsequent fulminant hepatic failure induced by MHV-3. Balb/cJ mice (6–8 weeks, female) were intraperitioneally injected
with 100 PFU MHV-3.The proportions and numbers of T cells and NK cells as well as the expression of CXCR3 on T cells and NK
cells in the liver, spleen and blood were analyzed by flow cytometry. The hepatic mRNA level of the CXCR3-associated chemokines
(CXCL9 and CXCL10) was detected by realtime PCR. A transwell migration assay was used to assess the chemotactic effect of
MHV-3-infected hepatocytes on the splenic lymphocytes. Following MHV-3 infection, the number of hepatic NK cells and T cells
and the frequencies of hepatic NK cells and T cells expressing CXCR3 increased markedly; however, in the spleen and peripheral
blood, they both decreased significantly. Moreover, the hepatic mRNAs levels of CXCL9 and CXCL10 were significantly elevated
post infection. The transwell migration assay demonstrated that MHV-3-infected hepatocytes have the capacity to attract and
recruit the splenic NK cells and T cells, and CXCL10 plays a key role in lymphocyte mobilization from the spleen. These results
suggest that the CXCR3-associated chemokines (CXCL9 and CXCL10) may play an important role in the recruitment of intrahepatic
lymphocytes and subsequent necroinflammation and hepatic failure in MHV-3 infection. |
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Keywords: | MHV-3 Liver failure CXCR3 Chemokine Flow cytometry |
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