scholarly journals DENV NS1 and MMP-9 cooperate to induce vascular leakage by altering endothelial cell adhesion and tight junction

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. e1008603
Author(s):  
Pan Pan ◽  
Geng Li ◽  
Miaomiao Shen ◽  
Zhenyang Yu ◽  
Weiwei Ge ◽  
...  

Dengue virus (DENV) is a mosquito-borne pathogen that causes a spectrum of diseases including life-threatening dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS). Vascular leakage is a common clinical crisis in DHF/DSS patients and highly associated with increased endothelial permeability. The presence of vascular leakage causes hypotension, circulatory failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulation as the disease progresses of DHF/DSS patients, which can lead to the death of patients. However, the mechanisms by which DENV infection caused the vascular leakage are not fully understood. This study reveals a distinct mechanism by which DENV induces endothelial permeability and vascular leakage in human endothelial cells and mice tissues. We initially show that DENV2 promotes the matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) expression and secretion in DHF patients’ sera, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), and macrophages. This study further reveals that DENV non-structural protein 1 (NS1) induces MMP-9 expression through activating the nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway. Additionally, NS1 facilitates the MMP-9 enzymatic activity, which alters the adhesion and tight junction and vascular leakage in human endothelial cells and mouse tissues. Moreover, NS1 recruits MMP-9 to interact with β-catenin and Zona occludens protein-1/2 (ZO-1 and ZO-2) and to degrade the important adhesion and tight junction proteins, thereby inducing endothelial hyperpermeability and vascular leakage in human endothelial cells and mouse tissues. Thus, we reveal that DENV NS1 and MMP-9 cooperatively induce vascular leakage by impairing endothelial cell adhesion and tight junction, and suggest that MMP-9 may serve as a potential target for the treatment of hypovolemia in DSS/DHF patients.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geng Li ◽  
Pan Pan ◽  
Miaomiao Shen ◽  
Zhenyang Yu ◽  
Weiwei Ge ◽  
...  

AbstractDengue virus (DENV) is a mosquito-borne pathogen that causes a spectrum of diseases including life-threatening dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS). Vascular leakage is a common clinical crisis in DHF/DSS patients which is closely associated with increased endothelial permeability. The presence of vascular leakage causes hypotension, circulatory failure or disseminated intravascular coagulation as the disease progresses, which can lead to death under such conditions. However, the mechanisms by which DENV infection caused the vascular leakage are not fully understood. This study reveals a distinct mechanism by which DENV induces endothelial permeability and vascular leakage in human endothelial cells and mice tissues. We initially show that DENV2 promotes the matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) expression and secretion in DHF patient serum, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and macrophages, and further reveal that DENV non-structural protein 1 (NS1) induces MMP-9 expression through activating the nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway. Additionally, NS1 inhibits TIMP-1 expression to facilitates the MMP-9 enzymatic activity which alters the adhesion and tight junctions and vascular leakage in human endothelial cells and mouse tissues. Moreover, NS1 recruits MMP-9 to interact with β-catenin and Zona occludins protein-1/2 to degrade the important adhesion and tight junction proteins, thereby inducing endothelial hyperpermeability and vascular leakage in human endothelial cells and mouse tissues. Thus, we reveal that DENV NS1 and MMP-9 cooperatively induce vascular leakage by impairing endothelial cell adhesion and tight junction, and suggest that MMP-9 may serve as a potential target for the treatment of hypovolemia in DSS/DHF patients.Author SummaryDENV is the most common mosquito-transmitted viral pathogen in humans. In general, DENV-infected patients are either asymptomatic or have flu-like symptoms with fever and rash. However, in severe cases of DENV infection, the disease may progress to dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) or dengue shock syndrome (DSS), the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in school-age children in tropical and subtropical regions. DENV-induced vascular leakage is characterized by enhanced vascular permeability without morphological damage to the capillary endothelium. We found that a distinct mechanism of DENV NS1 and MMP-9 cooperatively induce vascular leakage is the main reason leading to death in severe dengue patients. Also, NS1 recruits MMP-9 to degrade β-catenin, ZO-1, ZO-2 to intervene endothelial hyperpermeability in human endothelial cells and mouse vascular. Finally, we reveal that DENV activating NF-κB signaling pathway induces MMP-9 expression, in patients, mice, PBMC and macrophages though the viral NS1 protein. This study would provide new in signs into the pathogenesis caused by DENV infection, and suggest that MMP-9 may acts as a drug target for the prevention and treatment of DENV-associated diseases.


2006 ◽  
Vol 290 (3) ◽  
pp. C764-C775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noora Vainionpää ◽  
Yamato Kikkawa ◽  
Kari Lounatmaa ◽  
Jeffrey H. Miner ◽  
Patricia Rousselle ◽  
...  

Laminin α5-chain, a constituent of laminins-10 and -11, is expressed in endothelial basement membranes. In this study we evaluated the roles of α5 laminins and Lutheran blood group glycoproteins (Lu), recently identified receptors of the laminin α5-chain, in the adhesion of human dermal microvascular and pulmonary artery endothelial cells. Field emission scanning electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry showed that the endothelial cells spread on laminin-10 and formed fibronectin-positive fibrillar adhesion structures. Immunoprecipitation results suggested that the cells produced fibronectin, which they could use as adhesion substratum, during the adhesion process. When the protein synthesis during the adhesion was inhibited with cycloheximide, the formation of fibrillar adhesions on laminin-10 was abolished, suggesting that laminin-10 does not stimulate the formation of any adhesion structures. Northern and Western blot analyses showed that the cells expressed Mr78,000 and 85,000 isoforms of Lu. Quantitative cell adhesion assays showed that in the endothelial cell adhesion to laminin-10, Lu acted in concert with integrins β1and αvβ3, whereas in the adhesion to laminin-10/11, Lu and integrin β1were involved. In the cells adhering to the α5 laminins, Lu and the integrins showed uniform cell surface distribution. These findings indicate that α5 laminins stimulate endothelial cell adhesion but not the formation of fibrillar or focal adhesions. Lu mediates the adhesion of human endothelial cells to α5 laminins in collaboration with integrins β1and αvβ3.


1997 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 1329-1341 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Sheibani ◽  
P J Newman ◽  
W A Frazier

Expression of thrombospondin-1 (TS1) in polyoma middle-sized T (tumor)-transformed mouse brain endothelial cells (bEND.3) restores a normal phenotype and suppresses their ability to form hemangiomas in mice. We show that TS1 expression results in complete suppression of platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1) expression and altered cell-cell interactions in bEND.3 cells. To further investigate the role of PECAM-1 in regulation of endothelial cell-cell interactions and morphogenesis, we expressed human (full length) or murine (delta 15) PECAM-1 isoforms in TS1-transfected bEND.3 (bEND/TS) cells. Expression of either human or murine PECAM-1 resulted in an enhanced ability to organize and form networks of cords on Matrigel, an effect that was specifically blocked by antibodies to PECAM-1. Anti-PECAM-1 antibodies also inhibited tube formation in Matrigel by normal human umbilical vein endothelial cells. However, PECAM-1-transfected bEND/TS cells did not regain the ability to form hemangiomas in mice and the expressed PECAM-1, unlike the endogenous PECAM-1 expressed in bEND.3 cells, failed to localize to sites of cell-cell contact. This may be, in part, attributed to the different isoforms of PECAM-1 expressed in bEND.3 cells. Using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, we determined that bEND.3 cells express mRNA encoding six different PECAM-1 isoforms, the isoform lacking both exons 14 and 15 (delta 14&15) being most abundant. Expression of the murine delta 14&15 PECAM-1 isoform in bEND/TS cells resulted in a similar phenotype to that described for the full-length human or murine delta 15 PECAM-1 isoform. The delta 14&15 isoform, despite the lack of exon 14, failed to localize to sites of cell-cell contact even in clones that expressed it at very high levels. Thus, contrary to recent reports, lack of exon 14 is not sufficient to result in junctional localization of PECAM-1 isoforms in bEND/TS cells.


2002 ◽  
Vol 283 (4) ◽  
pp. H1282-H1291 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. W. Mulivor ◽  
H. H. Lipowsky

The binding of fluorescently labeled microspheres (FLMs, 0.1-μm diameter) coated with antibody (1a29) to ICAM-1 was studied in postcapillary venules during topical application of the chemoattractant N-formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP). FLM adhesion to endothelial cells (ECs) increased dramatically from 50 to 150 spheres per 100-μm length of venule after superfusion of the mesentery with fMLP and equaled or exceeded levels of leukocyte (WBC) adhesion. Removal of the EC glycocalyx by micropipette infusion of the venule with heparinase increased FLM-EC adhesion to levels attained with fMLP. Subsequent application of fMLP did not increase FLM adhesion further, suggesting that the FLMs saturated all ICAM-1 binding sites. Perfusion with heparinase after suffusion with fMLP significantly increased FLM-EC adhesion above levels attained with fMLP. However, WBC adhesion fell because of possible removal of selectins necessary to maintain WBC rolling at the wall. It is concluded that the glycocalyx serves as a barrier to adhesion and that its shedding during natural activation of ECs may be an essential part of the inflammatory response.


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