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Neuroinflammatory Consequences of Rhinovirus Infection in Human Epithelial and Neuronal Models.

Orla M Dunne, Nicola A M Roe, Aurélie Mousnier, S Lorraine Martin, Gerard P Sergeant, Imad About, Ikhlas El-Karim, Fionnuala T Lundy, Lorcan P McGarvey

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Article in Lung, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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9 authors.

Orla M Dunne *The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK.
Nicola A M Roe *The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK.
Aurélie MousnierThe Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK.
S Lorraine MartinSchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Gerard P SergeantSmooth Muscle Research Centre, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Dundalk, Co., Louth, Ireland.
Imad AboutAix-Marseille Université, CNRS, ISM, Inst Movement Sci, Marseille, France.
Ikhlas El-KarimThe Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK.
Fionnuala T LundyThe Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK.
Lorcan P McGarveyThe Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK. l.mcgarvey@qub.ac.uk.

Funding

Special EU Programmes Body BREATH; INT-VA/045
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionRhinovirus (RV) is the leading cause of exacerbations of lung disease. A sensory neuronal model, derived from human dental pulp stem cells and differentiated into peripheral neuronal equivalents (PNEs), was used to examine RV's effects on airway sensory nerves. We investigated whether RV can directly infect and alter PNEs or whether it exerts effects indirectly via the release of mediators from infected epithelial cells.

methodsPNEs or primary bronchial epithelial cells (PBECs) were infected with the RV-A16 strain. Viral replication was confirmed by viral titration assays, immunofluorescence (IF) for the double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) replication intermediate and western blotting (WB). RNA sequencing was used to determine transcriptomic changes in PNEs, and inflammatory responses were assessed by inflammatory microarray. Calcium mobilisation assays were used to investigate the effect of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) on PNE transient receptor potential (TRP) A1 channel responses.

resultsViral titrations, WB and IF confirm RV-A16 entry and replication in PNEs and PBECs. Gene signatures associated with antiviral immune responses, sensory neuropathies and N-Methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor activity were upregulated in RV infected PNEs. Several cytokines were increased from PNEs and PBECs following RV infection, most notably IL-1β. Treatment of PNEs with IL-1β resulted in heightened TRPA1 channel sensitivity.

conclusionWe report the suitability of an airway neuronal model for the study of the direct effects of RV infection on nerves. RV-induced release of IL-1β from airway epithelium heightens neuronal TRPA1 responses suggesting a mechanism for virus-induced cough hypersensitivity.

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Epithelial CellsNeuroinflammatory DiseasesPicornaviridae InfectionsRhinovirusSensory Receptor CellsBronchiCells, CulturedHumansInterleukin-1betaReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateTRPA1 Cation ChannelVirus ReplicationInterleukin-1betaReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateTRPA1 Cation ChannelTRPA1 protein, humanChronic coughCough hypersensitivityRhinovirusTRPA1

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PMID40916026
PMCPMC12414851

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