TY - JOUR
T1 - Macrophages are targeted by rotavirus in experimental biliary atresia and induce neutrophil chemotaxis by Mip2/Cxcl2
AU - Mohanty, Sujit K.
AU - Ivantes, Cĺudia A.P.
AU - Mourya, Reena
AU - Pacheco, Cristina
AU - Bezerra, Jorge A.
PY - 2010/4
Y1 - 2010/4
N2 - Biliary atresia is an obstructive cholangiopathy of unknown etiology. Although the adaptive immune system has been shown to regulate the obstruction of bile ducts in a rotavirus-induced mouse model, little is known about the virus-induced inflammatory response. Here, we hypothesized that cholangiocytes secrete chemoattractants in response to rotavirus. To test this hypothesis, we infected cholangiocyte and macrophage cell lines with rhesus rotavirus type A (RRV), quantified cytokines and chemokines and measured the migration of splenocytes. We also used PCR and immunostaining to search for new cellular targets of RRV in the liver. We found that RRV-infected cholangiocytes induced the mRNA expression for chemokines, but conditioned media failed to promote chemotaxis of splenocytes. Analyzing livers after viral challenge, we detected RRV in hepatic macrophages and demonstrated that media from RRV-infected macrophages have high concentrations of cytokines and chemokines and induced chemotaxis of neutrophils. Most notably, addition of anti-Mip2/Cxcl2 antibodies depleted this chemokine in the conditioned media and completely prevented neutrophil chemotaxis. In conclusion, infected cholangiocytes did not promote chemotaxis of inflammatory cells. Investigating alternate cellular targets of RRV, we detected the virus in hepatic macrophages and found that infected macrophages promoted neutrophil chemotaxis by release of Mip2/Cxcl2 in response to RRV.
AB - Biliary atresia is an obstructive cholangiopathy of unknown etiology. Although the adaptive immune system has been shown to regulate the obstruction of bile ducts in a rotavirus-induced mouse model, little is known about the virus-induced inflammatory response. Here, we hypothesized that cholangiocytes secrete chemoattractants in response to rotavirus. To test this hypothesis, we infected cholangiocyte and macrophage cell lines with rhesus rotavirus type A (RRV), quantified cytokines and chemokines and measured the migration of splenocytes. We also used PCR and immunostaining to search for new cellular targets of RRV in the liver. We found that RRV-infected cholangiocytes induced the mRNA expression for chemokines, but conditioned media failed to promote chemotaxis of splenocytes. Analyzing livers after viral challenge, we detected RRV in hepatic macrophages and demonstrated that media from RRV-infected macrophages have high concentrations of cytokines and chemokines and induced chemotaxis of neutrophils. Most notably, addition of anti-Mip2/Cxcl2 antibodies depleted this chemokine in the conditioned media and completely prevented neutrophil chemotaxis. In conclusion, infected cholangiocytes did not promote chemotaxis of inflammatory cells. Investigating alternate cellular targets of RRV, we detected the virus in hepatic macrophages and found that infected macrophages promoted neutrophil chemotaxis by release of Mip2/Cxcl2 in response to RRV.
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U2 - 10.1203/PDR.0b013e3181d22a73
DO - 10.1203/PDR.0b013e3181d22a73
M3 - Article
C2 - 20234283
AN - SCOPUS:77949543568
SN - 0031-3998
VL - 67
SP - 345
EP - 351
JO - Pediatric Research
JF - Pediatric Research
IS - 4
ER -