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ArticleCell communication and signaling : CCS2025

Depletion of myeloid cells in AG129 mice reduces the infection-mediated oxidative stress and restrains dengue virus-induced thymic atrophy.

B Kusuma, Surender Rawat, Oindrila Saha, Sakshi Nimesh, Srikanth Sadhu, Amit Awasthi, Tushar K Maiti, Arup Banerjee

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B KusumaLaboratory of Virology, Regional Centre for Biotechnology, NCR-Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone, Faridabad-Gurgaon Expressway, Faridabad, Haryana, 121001, India.
Surender RawatLaboratory of Virology, Regional Centre for Biotechnology, NCR-Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone, Faridabad-Gurgaon Expressway, Faridabad, Haryana, 121001, India. surender.rawat@rcb.res.in.
Oindrila SahaFunctional Proteomics Laboratory, Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), NCR-Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone, Faridabad-Gurgaon Expressway, Faridabad, Haryana, 121001, India.
Sakshi NimeshLaboratory of Virology, Regional Centre for Biotechnology, NCR-Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone, Faridabad-Gurgaon Expressway, Faridabad, Haryana, 121001, India.
Srikanth SadhuCentre for Immunobiology and Immunotherapy, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, NCR-Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone, Faridabad-Gurgaon Expressway, Faridabad, Haryana, 121001, India.
Amit AwasthiCentre for Immunobiology and Immunotherapy, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, NCR-Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone, Faridabad-Gurgaon Expressway, Faridabad, Haryana, 121001, India.
Tushar K MaitiFunctional Proteomics Laboratory, Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), NCR-Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone, Faridabad-Gurgaon Expressway, Faridabad, Haryana, 121001, India.
Arup BanerjeeLaboratory of Virology, Regional Centre for Biotechnology, NCR-Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone, Faridabad-Gurgaon Expressway, Faridabad, Haryana, 121001, India. arup@rcb.res.in.

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Science and Engineering Research Board CRG/2023/003638
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Abstract

backgroundInfection-associated thymic atrophy is common and results in T-cell imbalance and immune dysfunction. Severe dengue, caused by infection with the dengue virus (DV), is associated with perturbation of T cell functions. However, it is unclear whether perturbation of T cell functions is linked to changes in thymic function during dengue infection.

methodsHerein, we employed a dengue virus serotype 2 (DV-2)-infected mouse model and Neonatal Thymic Organ Culture (NTOC) to study the impact of DV-2 infection on thymic function. Further, the contribution of infiltrating immune cells, especially myeloid cells, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the thymus on DV-2-induced thymic atrophy was studied by depleting Gr-1 + myeloid cells and quenching ROS in mice.

resultsWe have demonstrated that DV-2 infection caused a massive thymic atrophy, dominated by a loss of CD4

conclusionsThus, our study confirms that thymic atrophy does not depend on viremia level but on the interaction between immune cells and the virus, highlighting the contribution of infiltrating myeloid cells and, thus, ROS in DV-2-associated thymic atrophy.

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DengueDengue VirusMyeloid CellsOxidative StressThymus GlandAnimalsAtrophyMiceReactive Oxygen SpeciesThymocytesReactive Oxygen SpeciesDengue virusMyeloid cellsNeonatal thymic organ culture (NTOC)Reactive oxygen species (ROS)Thymic atrophy

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