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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2018

Caspase-3 Inhibition Attenuates the Cytopathic Effects of EV71 Infection.

Fengmei Song, Xiaoyan Yu, Ting Zhong, Zengyan Wang, Xiangling Meng, Zhaolong Li, Shuxia Zhang, Wenbo Huo, Xin Liu, Yahong Zhang and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Fengmei SongInstitute of Virology and AIDS Research, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Xiaoyan YuDepartment of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Ting ZhongCollege of Pharmacy, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Zengyan WangDepartment of Internal Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Xiangling MengDepartment of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Zhaolong LiInstitute of Virology and AIDS Research, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Shuxia ZhangDepartment of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Wenbo HuoDepartment of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Xin LiuInstitute of Virology and AIDS Research, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Yahong ZhangKey Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Immunotechnology of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Wenyan ZhangInstitute of Virology and AIDS Research, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Jinghua YuInstitute of Virology and AIDS Research, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Jilin University · CNFirst Hospital of Jilin University · CNCentral South University · CNHenan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previous studies demonstrate that human enterovirus 71 (EV71), a primary causative agent for hand, foot, and mouth disease, activates caspase-3 through the non-structural viral 3C protein to induce host cell apoptosis; however, until now it was unclear how 3C activates caspase-3 and how caspase-3 activation affects viral production. Our results demonstrate that 3C binds caspase-8 and caspase-9 but does not directly bind caspase-3 to activate them, and that the proteolytic activity of 3C is required by the activation of caspase-8, caspase-9, and caspase-3. Inhibition of caspase-3 activity attenuates apoptosis in 3C-transfected cells. Furthermore, caspase-3 inhibitor protects host cells from the cytopathic effect of EV71 infection and prevents cell cycle arrest, which is known to be favored for EV71 viral replication. Inhibition of caspase-3 activity decreases EV71 viral protein expression and viral production, but has no effect on viral entry, replication, even polyprotein translation. Therefore, caspase-3 is exploited functionally by EV71 to facilitate its production, which suggests a novel therapeutic approach for the treatment and prevention of hand, foot, and mouth disease.

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caspase-3EV71host–pathogen interactionnon-structural protein 3Cviral production

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