Targeting first trimester trophoblast cell metabolism modulates its susceptibility to Zika virus infection

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In the last 15 years Zika virus (ZIKV) caused several outbreaks of increasing scale in Micronesia, South Pacific islands, and more recently in the Caribbean and South America. The severity of the clinical presentation in neonates from pregnant women infected with ZIKV during the last outbreak supports the relevance of unraveling the mechanism of infection and viral persistence in the placenta with local viral isolates. Here, we investigated the relevance of trophoblast metabolic rewiring for viral multiplication and the role of the vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) as an endogenous factor associated with placental restriction to ZIKV infection at early pregnancy. Our in vitro model demonstrated that ZIKV triggers metabolic rewiring in first trimester cytotrophoblast-derived cells by increasing glucose utilization as fuel to sustain its replication, decreasing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid uptake, and promoting lipid droplets accumulation to favor its multiplication. Of note, variations in nutrient availability modulated viral spread in trophoblast cultures. The presence of VIP during trophoblast infection impaired ZIKV infective particle production and viral replication, restoring cell migration and metabolism. Moreover, the blockade of endogenous VIP signaling increased viral particle production and the viral entry receptor AXL expression. These results highlight the potential role of VIP as an endogenous antiviral factor related to trophoblast cell permissiveness to ZIKV infection at early pregnancy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:238

Enthalten in:

Journal of cellular physiology - 238(2023), 4 vom: 09. Apr., Seite 749-760

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kafer, Diego [VerfasserIn]
Marquez, Agostina [VerfasserIn]
Merech, Fátima [VerfasserIn]
Hauk, Vanesa [VerfasserIn]
Paparini, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Ramhorst, Rosanna [VerfasserIn]
Leirós, Claudia Pérez [VerfasserIn]
Garcia, Cybele [VerfasserIn]
Vota, Daiana [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Metabolism
Placenta
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Trophoblast
Vasoactive intestinal peptide
Zika virus

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Date Completed 19.04.2023

Date Revised 24.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/jcp.30970

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM352974923