Project description:Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is the leading cause of epidemic encephalitis worldwide. JEV-induced neuroinflammation is characterized by profound neuronal cells damage accompanied by activation of glial cells. Albeit long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been emerged as important regulatory RNAs with profound effects on various biological processes, it is unknown how lncRNAs regulate JEV-induced inflammation. Here, using microarray approach, we identified 618 lncRNAs and 1007 mRNAs differentially expressed in JEV-infected mice brain.
Project description:Japanese encephalitis (JE) is an acute encephalitis syndrome contributed to Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) infection. It is the chief cause of viral encephalitis in Asian. In recent years, association of JEV infection with neurological problems such as Guillain-Barré syndrome had reported. Nevertheless, its potential pathogenic mechanism has never been reported. Therefore, it is urgent to explore the relationship between peripheral nerve injury and JEV infection. Here, we use the liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) technique to make out the protein expression levels of mice sciatic nerve between JEV infection group and the sham group. In general, 4303 proteins were identified by MS, and 187 differentially expressed proteins were found. There were 105 proteins up-regulated in the injured sciatic nerve, and 82 proteins were down-regulated. Functional enrichment analysis of differentially expressed proteins showed that the up-regulated proteins were mainly related to immune regulatory response, and the down-regulated proteins were related to ribosomal structural components and translation.
Project description:Caco-2 cells grown on transwells were infected with Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) and total RNA was isolated from cells at the time when trans-epithelial electrical resistance was reduced by about 50% of uninfected cells
Project description:Infection by neurotropic virus Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) is characterized by profound neuronal cell death and neuroinflammation. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are critical regulatory players in diverse biological processes, including viral pathogenesis. We use whole transcriptomic sequencing to identify a lncRNA JINR1 (JEV-induced non-coding RNA 1) induced upon JEV infection in neuronal cells. Transcription factor NF-κB triggers JINR-1 expression during JEV infection. Loss of JINR-1 impairs virus replication and reduces JEV-induced neuronal cell death and expression of genes involved in ER stress and neuroinflammation. Mechanistically, JINR1 inhibits the expression of mir-216-5p, which inhibits host factors GRP78 and c-JUN and the viral genome. In line with its role as a pro-viral host factor, JINR1 interacts with RBM10 and NF-κB to promote the expression of genes involved in ER stress and neuroinflammation. Our results suggest a role for JINR-1 in promoting JEV-induced cell death and neuroinflammation.
Project description:Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a causative agent of encephalitis, mostly prevalent in Asia and South-Asian countries. Neuroinflammation is the hallmark of encephalitis, mediated in parts through the activation of brain-resident microglial cell, thus playing a critical role in determining pathogenesis. Deregulated activity of microglia can be lethal for the brain tissue. Interferon Regulatory Factor 8 (Irf8) mediates differentiation and transformation of microglia to reactive phenotypes and also regulates antiviral response through cross-talk with interferon pathway. In this study, we have conducted a comparative study between JEV infected C57BL/6 wild type and Irf8 Knockout (IRF8-/-) to identify the genes directly or indirectly regulated by IRF8.
