Mechanisms of immune evasion induced by a complex of dengue virus and preexisting enhancing antibodies

J Infect Dis. 2010 Mar 15;201(6):923-35. doi: 10.1086/651018.

Abstract

We have found that dengue virus (DENV) not only uses preexisting enhancing antibodies to promote its entry into Fc receptor-bearing cells but also exploits enhancing antibodies for intracellular immune evasion through 2 mechanisms. In the first mechanism, entry of DENV-antibody complexes into human monocytic cells activates negative regulators, dihydroxyacetone kinase and autophagy-related 5-autophagy-related 12, which then disrupt the retinoic acide incucible gene I and melanoma differentiation associated gene 5 signaling cascade and disable type 1 interferon production, leading to suppression of interferon-mediated antiviral responses. In the second mechanism, the immune evasion was found to be mediated by the suppressive cytokine interleukin 10 (IL-10). High levels of IL-10 activated expression of suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 gene, which subsequently inactivated the Janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription pathway. Inhibition of IL-10 production by small interfering RNA down-regulated suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 gene expression, restored inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression, and suppressed DENV replication. Importantly, we were able to demonstrate that these 2 loops of suppression occurred in patients with severe secondary dengue infection (dengue hemorrhagic fever) but not in patients with mild secondary dengue infection (dengue fever).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Blocking / blood
  • Antibodies, Blocking / immunology*
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Antibodies, Viral / immunology*
  • Cell Line
  • Cytokines / biosynthesis
  • Cytokines / genetics
  • DEAD Box Protein 58
  • DEAD-box RNA Helicases / biosynthesis
  • DEAD-box RNA Helicases / genetics
  • Dengue / immunology
  • Dengue / virology
  • Dengue Virus / genetics
  • Dengue Virus / immunology*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Humans
  • Interferon-Induced Helicase, IFIH1
  • Interferon-beta / genetics
  • Interferon-beta / immunology
  • Interleukin-10 / biosynthesis
  • Interleukin-10 / genetics
  • Interleukin-10 / immunology
  • Janus Kinases / genetics
  • Janus Kinases / metabolism
  • RNA, Small Interfering / physiology
  • RNA, Viral
  • Receptors, Immunologic
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • STAT1 Transcription Factor / genetics
  • STAT1 Transcription Factor / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction / immunology
  • Thailand
  • Virus Replication / genetics
  • Virus Replication / immunology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Blocking
  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Cytokines
  • RNA, Small Interfering
  • RNA, Viral
  • Receptors, Immunologic
  • STAT1 Transcription Factor
  • Interleukin-10
  • Interferon-beta
  • Janus Kinases
  • RIGI protein, human
  • IFIH1 protein, human
  • DEAD Box Protein 58
  • DEAD-box RNA Helicases
  • Interferon-Induced Helicase, IFIH1