Silencing CD46 and DSG2 in host A549 cells inhibits entry of human adenovirus type 3 and type 7 and reduces interleukin-8 release.
10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2022.09.10
- Author:
Zhong Ying YANG
1
;
Yang Xi FU
1
;
Luo REN
1
;
Shi Yi CHEN
1
;
En Mei LIU
1
;
Na ZANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Infection and Immunity, Chongqing 400014, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
CD46;
desmoglein2;
human adenovirus type 3;
human adenovirus type 7
- MeSH:
A549 Cells;
Adenoviruses, Human/metabolism*;
Desmoglein 2/metabolism*;
Humans;
Interleukin-8;
Membrane Cofactor Protein/genetics*;
RNA, Small Interfering
- From:
Journal of Southern Medical University
2022;42(9):1344-1350
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of silencing CD46 and desmoglein 2 (DSG2) in host A549 cells on the entry of human adenovirus type 3 (HAdV-3) and type 7 (HAdV-7) and host cell secretion of inflammatory cytokines.
METHODS:RNA interference technique was use to silence the expression of CD46 or DSG2 in human epithelial alveolar A549 cells as the host cells of HAdV-3 or HAdV-7. The binding of the viruses with CD46 and DSG2 were observed with immunofluorescence staining at 0.5 and 1 h after viral infection. The viral load in the host cells was determined with qRT-PCR, and IL-8 secretion level was measured using ELISA.
RESULTS:In infected A549 cells, immunofluorescent staining revealed colocalization of HAdV-3 and HAdV-37 with their receptors CD46 and DSG2 at 0.5 h and 2 h after infection, and the copy number of the viruses increased progressively after the infection in a time-dependent manner. In A549 cells with CD46 silencing, the virus titers were significantly lower at 2, 6, 12 and 24 h postinfection in comparison with the cells without gene silencing; the virus titers were also significantly decreased in the cells with DSG2 silencing. The secretion level of IL-8 increased significantly in A549 cells without siRNA transfection following infection with HAdV-3 and HAdV-7 (P < 0.0001), but decreased significantly in cells with CD46 and DSG2 silencing (P < 0.0001).
CONCLUSION:HAdV-3 and HAdV-7 enter host cells by binding to their receptors CD46 and DSG2, and virus titer and cytokines release increase with infection time. Silencing CD46 and DSG2 can inhibit virus entry and cytokine IL-8 production in host cells.
