Pseudorabies Virus Infection Activates the TLR-NF-?B Axis and AIM2 Inflammasome To Enhance Inflammatory Responses in Mice

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第一作者： Zhou, Qiongqiong

作者： Zhou, Qiongqiong;Zhang, Longfeng;Lin, Qihong;Liu, Hongyang;Ye, Guangqiang;Liu, Xiaohong;Jiao, Shuang;Li, Jiangnan;Tang, Yandong;Huang, Li;Weng, Changjiang;Zhou, Qiongqiong;Li, Jiangnan;Tang, Yandong;Huang, Li;Weng, Changjiang;Zhang, Longfeng;Weng, Changjiang;Lin, Qihong;Weng, Changjiang;Lin, Qihong;Weng, Changjiang;Shi, Deshi

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关键词： pseudorabies virus; TLRs; AIM2 inflammasome; GSDMD; IL-1 beta

期刊名称：JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY （ 影响因子：5.4； 五年影响因子：4.9 ）

ISSN： 0022-538X

年卷期： 2023 年 97 卷 3 期

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摘要： Pseudorabies virus (PRV) infection activates inflammatory responses to release robust proinflammatory cytokines, which are critical for controlling viral infection and clearance of PRV. However, the innate sensors and inflammasomes involved in the production and secretion of proinflammatory cytokines during PRV infection remain poorly studied. In this study, we report that the transcription and expression levels of some proinflammatory cytokines, including interleukin 1 beta (IL-1 beta), IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), are upregulated in primary peritoneal macrophages and in mice during PRV infection. Mechanistically, Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), TLR3, TLR4, and TLR5 were induced by the PRV infection to enhance the transcription levels of pro-IL-1 beta, pro-IL-18, and gasdermin D (GSDMD). Additionally, we found that PRV infection and transfection of its genomic DNA triggered AIM2 inflammasome activation, apoptosis-related speckle-like protein (ASC) oligomerization, and caspase-1 activation to enhance the secretion of IL-1 beta and IL-18, which was mainly dependent on GSDMD, but not GSDME, in vitro and in vivo. Taken together, our findings reveal that the activation of the TLR2-TLR3-TRL4-TLR5-NF-kappa B axis and AIM2 inflammasome, as well as GSDMD, is required for proinflammatory cytokine release, which resists the PRV replication and plays a critical role in host defense against PRV infection. Our findings provide novel clues to prevent and control PRV infection. IMPORTANCE PRV can infect several mammals, including pigs, other livestock, rodents, and wild animals, causing huge economic losses. As an emerging and reemerging infectious disease, the emergence of PRV virulent isolates and increasing human PRV infection cases indicate that PRV is still a high risk to public health. It has been reported that PRV infection leads to robust release of proinflammatory cytokines through activating inflammatory responses. However, the innate sensor that activates IL-1 beta expression and the inflammasome involved in the maturation and secretion of proinflammatory cytokines during PRV infection remain poorly studied. In this study, our findings reveal that, in mice, activation of the TLR2-TLR3-TRL4-TLR5-NF-kappa B axis and AIM2 inflammasome, as well as GSDMD, is required for proinflammatory cytokine release during PRV infection, and it resists PRV replication and plays a critical role in host defense against PRV infection. Our findings provide novel clues to prevent and control PRV infection.

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