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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2022

Absence of the lectin-like domain of thrombomodulin reduces HSV-1 lethality of mice with increased microglia responses.

Meng-Shan Tsai, Li-Chiu Wang, Hua-Lin Wu, Shun-Fen Tzeng, Edward M Conway, Sheng-Min Hsu, Shun-Hua Chen

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Article in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Meng-Shan TsaiInstitute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Li-Chiu WangSchool of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Hua-Lin WuInstitute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Shun-Fen TzengDepartment of Life Sciences, College of Biological Science and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Edward M ConwayCentre for Blood Research, Faculty of Medicine, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Sheng-Min HsuDepartment of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. shengmin@ncku.edu.tw.
Shun-Hua ChenInstitute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. shunhua@ncku.edu.tw.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4585-9279
National Cheng Kung University · TWI-Shou University · TWUniversity of British Columbia · CA

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan MOST108-2320-B-006-035-MY3
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHerpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) can induce fatal encephalitis. Cellular factors regulate the host immunity to affect the severity of HSV-1 encephalitis. Recent reports focus on the significance of thrombomodulin (TM), especially the domain 1, lectin-like domain (TM-LeD), which modulates the immune responses to bacterial infections and toxins and various diseases in murine models. Few studies have investigated the importance of TM-LeD in viral infections, which are also regulated by the host immunity.

methodsIn vivo studies comparing wild-type and TM-LeD knockout mice were performed to determine the role of TM-LeD on HSV-1 lethality. In vitro studies using brain microglia cultured from mice or a human microglia cell line to investigate whether and how TM-LeD affects microglia to reduce HSV-1 replication in brain neurons cultured from mice or in a human neuronal cell line.

resultsAbsence of TM-LeD decreased the mortality, tissue viral loads, and brain neuron apoptosis of HSV-1-infected mice with increases in the number, proliferation, and phagocytic activity of brain microglia. Moreover, TM-LeD deficiency enhanced the phagocytic activity of brain microglia cultured from mice or of a human microglia cell line. Co-culture of mouse primary brain microglia and neurons or human microglia and neuronal cell lines revealed that TM-LeD deficiency augmented the capacity of microglia to reduce HSV-1 replication in neurons.

conclusionsOverall, TM-LeD suppresses microglia responses to enhance HSV-1 infection.

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Herpesvirus 1, HumanAnimalsLectinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicrogliaThrombomodulinLectinsTHBD protein, mouseThrombomodulinEncephalitisHSV-1Lectin-like domainMicrogliaThrombomodulin

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