Yellow fever virus infection in human hepatocyte cells triggers an imbalance in redox homeostasis with increased reactive oxygen species production, oxidative stress, and decreased antioxidant enzymes

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Yellow fever (YF) presents a wide spectrum of severity, with clinical manifestations in humans ranging from febrile and self-limited to fatal cases. Although YF is an old disease for which an effective and safe vaccine exists, little is known about the viral- and host-specific mechanisms that contribute to liver pathology. Several studies have demonstrated that oxidative stress triggered by viral infections contributes to pathogenesis. We evaluated whether yellow fever virus (YFV), when infecting human hepatocytes cells, could trigger an imbalance in redox homeostasis, culminating in oxidative stress. YFV infection resulted in a significant increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels from 2 to 4 days post infection (dpi). When measuring oxidative parameters at 4 dpi, YFV infection caused oxidative damage to lipids, proteins, and DNA, evidenced by an increase in lipid peroxidation/8-isoprostane, carbonyl protein, and 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine, respectively. Furthermore, there was a significant reduction in the activity of the antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx), in addition to a reduction in the ratio of reduced to oxidized glutathione (GSH/GSSG), indicating a pro-oxidant environment. However, no changes were observed in the enzymatic activity of the enzyme catalase (CAT) or in the gene expression of SOD isoforms (1/2/3), CAT, or GPx. Therefore, our results show that YFV infection generates an imbalance in redox homeostasis, with the overproduction of ROS and depletion of antioxidant enzymes, which induces oxidative damage to cellular constituents. Moreover, as it has been demonstrated that oxidative stress is a conspicuous event in YFV infection, therapeutic strategies based on antioxidant biopharmaceuticals may be new targets for the treatment of YF.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:213

Enthalten in:

Free radical biology & medicine - 213(2024) vom: 24. März, Seite 266-273

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Coelho Ferraz, Ariane [VerfasserIn]
Bueno da Silva Menegatto, Marília [VerfasserIn]
Lameira Souza Lima, Rafaela [VerfasserIn]
Samuel Ola-Olub, Oluwashola [VerfasserIn]
Caldeira Costa, Daniela [VerfasserIn]
Carlos de Magalhães, José [VerfasserIn]
Maurício Rezende, Izabela [VerfasserIn]
Desiree LaBeaud, Angelle [VerfasserIn]
P Monath, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Augusto Alves, Pedro [VerfasserIn]
Teixeira de Carvalho, Andréa [VerfasserIn]
Assis Martins-Filho, Olindo [VerfasserIn]
P Drumond, Betânia [VerfasserIn]
Magalhães, Cintia Lopes de Brito [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine
88847-89-6
Antioxidant defenses
Antioxidants
Catalase
EC 1.11.1.6
EC 1.11.1.9
EC 1.15.1.1
GAN16C9B8O
Glutathione
Glutathione Disulfide
Glutathione Peroxidase
Journal Article
Pathogenesis
Reactive Oxygen Species
Reactive oxygen species
Redox homeostasis
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Superoxide Dismutase
ULW86O013H
Yellow fever virus

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Date Completed 19.02.2024

Date Revised 06.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2024.01.042

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367687259