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ArticleJournal of virology2008

Measles virus-induced block of transendothelial migration of T lymphocytes and infection-mediated virus spread across endothelial cell barriers.

Sandra Dittmar, Harry Harms, Nicole Runkler, Andrea Maisner, Kwang Sik Kim, Jürgen Schneider-Schaulies

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Article in Journal of virology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sandra DittmarInstitut für Virologie und Immunbiologie, Versbacher Str. 7, 97078 Würzburg, Germany. jss@vim.uni-wuerzburg.de.
Harry Harms
Nicole Runkler
Andrea Maisner
Kwang Sik Kim
Jürgen Schneider-Schaulies
University of Würzburg · DEPhilipps University of Marburg · DEJohns Hopkins University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In order to analyze whether measles virus (MV) is transported via transmigrating leukocytes across endothelial barriers or whether virus spreads via infection of endothelial cells and basolateral release, we investigated the migratory behavior of infected human primary T lymphocytes across polarized cell layers of human brain microvascular endothelial cells. We found that the capacity of lymphocytes to migrate through filter pores was only slightly affected by wild-type MV infection, whereas their capacity to migrate through endothelial barriers was drastically reduced. MV infection stimulated the expression and activation of the leukocyte integrins LFA-1 and VLA-4, mediating a strong adherence to the surface of endothelial cells. Furthermore, the formation of engulfing membrane protrusions by endothelial cells, so-called transmigratory cups, was induced, but transmigration was impaired. As a consequence of this close cell-cell contact, MV infection was transmitted from lymphocytes to the endothelium. MV envelope proteins were expressed on the apical and basolateral surfaces of infected polarized endothelial cells, and virus was released from both sides. Wild-type MV infection did not induce the formation of syncytia, suggesting virus spread from cell to cell via cell processes and contacts. Our data indicate that transendothelial migration of infected T cells is strongly inhibited, whereas virus can cross endothelial barriers by productive infection of the endothelium and subsequent bipolar virus release.

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Cell MovementAdultAnimalsCell AdhesionCell LineChlorocebus aethiopsEndothelial CellsHumansIntegrin alpha4beta1Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1MeaslesMeasles virusT-LymphocytesIntegrin alpha4beta1Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1

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PMID18768959
PMCPMC2573263
OpenAlexW2159487430

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