Virus replication and cytokine production in dengue virus-infected human B lymphocytes

J Virol. 2002 Dec;76(23):12242-9. doi: 10.1128/jvi.76.23.12242-12249.2002.

Abstract

Dengue virus (DV) replication, antibody-enhanced viral infection, and cytokine responses of human primary B lymphocytes (cells) were characterized and compared with those of monocytes. The presence of a replication template (negative-strand RNA intermediate), viral antigens including core and nonstructural proteins, and increasing amounts of virus with time postinfection indicated that DV actively replicated in B cells. Virus infection also induced B cells to produce interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor alpha, which have been previously implicated in virus pathogenesis. In addition, a heterologous antibody was able to enhance both virus and cytokine production in B cells. Furthermore, the levels of virus replication, antibody-enhanced virus replication, and cytokine responses observed in B cells were not statistically different from those in monocytes. These results suggest that B cells may play an important role in DV pathogenesis.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral / pharmacology
  • Autoantibodies / biosynthesis
  • B-Lymphocytes / immunology*
  • B-Lymphocytes / virology*
  • Cell Line
  • Cytokines / biosynthesis*
  • Dengue / etiology
  • Dengue / immunology
  • Dengue / virology
  • Dengue Virus / classification
  • Dengue Virus / immunology
  • Dengue Virus / pathogenicity
  • Dengue Virus / physiology*
  • Humans
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Interleukin-6 / biosynthesis
  • Monocytes / immunology
  • Monocytes / virology
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / biosynthesis
  • Virus Replication / immunology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Autoantibodies
  • Cytokines
  • Interleukin-6
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha