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ArticleFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2021

Influenza Virus Down-Modulates G6PD Expression and Activity to Induce Oxidative Stress and Promote Its Replication.

Marta De Angelis, Donatella Amatore, Paola Checconi, Alessandra Zevini, Alessandra Fraternale, Mauro Magnani, John Hiscott, Giovanna De Chiara, Anna Teresa Palamara, Lucia Nencioni

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Article in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Marta De AngelisLaboratory Affiliated to Istituto Pasteur Italia-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Donatella AmatoreScientific Department, Army Medical Center, Via di Santo Stefano Rotondo, Rome, Italy.
Paola ChecconiDepartment of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele Roma Open University, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, Rome, Italy.
Alessandra ZeviniPasteur Laboratory, Istituto Pasteur Italia-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Rome, Italy.
Alessandra FraternaleDepartment of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy.
Mauro MagnaniDepartment of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy.
John HiscottPasteur Laboratory, Istituto Pasteur Italia-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Rome, Italy.
Giovanna De ChiaraInstitute of Translational Pharmacology, National Research Council, Rome, Italy.
Anna Teresa PalamaraLaboratory Affiliated to Istituto Pasteur Italia-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Lucia NencioniLaboratory Affiliated to Istituto Pasteur Italia-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Istituto Pasteur · ITUniversity of Urbino · ITIstituto di Farmacologia Traslazionale · ITIstituto Superiore di Sanità · ITSan Raffaele University of Rome · ITSapienza University of Rome · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Influenza virus infection induces oxidative stress in host cells by decreasing the intracellular content of glutathione (GSH) and increasing reactive oxygen species (ROS) level. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is responsible for the production of reducing equivalents of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) that is used to regenerate the reduced form of GSH, thus restoring redox homeostasis. Cells deficient in G6PD display elevated levels of ROS and an increased susceptibility to viral infection, although the consequences of G6PD modulation during viral infection remain to be elucidated. In this study, we demonstrated that influenza virus infection decreases G6PD expression and activity, resulting in an increase in oxidative stress and virus replication. Moreover, the down regulation of G6PD correlated with a decrease in the expression of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2), a key transcription factor that regulates the expression of the antioxidant response gene network. Also down-regulated in influenza virus infected cells was sirtuin 2 (SIRT2), a NADPH-dependent deacetylase involved in the regulation of G6PD activity. Acetylation of G6PD increased during influenza virus infection in a manner that was strictly dependent on SIRT2 expression. Furthermore, the use of a pharmacological activator of SIRT2 rescued GSH production and NRF2 expression, leading to decreased influenza virus replication. Overall, these data identify a novel strategy used by influenza virus to induce oxidative stress and to favor its replication in host cells. These observations furthermore suggest that manipulation of metabolic and oxidative stress pathways could define new therapeutic strategies to interfere with influenza virus infection.

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Glucosephosphate DehydrogenaseOrthomyxoviridaeGlutathioneOxidative StressReactive Oxygen SpeciesGlucosephosphate DehydrogenaseGlutathioneReactive Oxygen Speciesantioxidant responseG6PDglutathioneinfluenza virusNRF2oxidative stressredox stateSIRT2

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