MAPK signaling contributes to rotaviral-induced cholangiocyte injury and viral replication
MAPK signaling contributes to rotaviral-induced cholangiocyte injury and viral replication
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DOI:
10.1016/j.surg.2007.03.008
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发表时间:
2007-08-01
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影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Tiao, Greg
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作者:
Jafri, Mubeen;Donnelly, Bryan;Tiao, Greg
Background. Biliary atresia is a disease of newborns that results in obliteration of the biliary tree. Infection of mice with rhesus rotavirus (RRV) results in a cholangiopathy mirroring human disease. The Mitogen Associated Protein Kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway can be activated by viral binding to cell-surface receptors. We hypothesized that PLRV infection of cholangiocytes results in activation of MAPK signaling.Methods. Extrahepatic bile ducts from BALB/c pups or immortalized cholangiocyles subjected to PLRV infection or control were analyzed, using Western blots, for phosphorylated members of the MAPK family: p38, ERK 1/2, JNK 1/2, and downstream, transcription factors. Inhibitors of the MAPK were used to downregulate activity. Viral replication and cytolysis in cholangiocytes were evaluated post-MAPK inhibition.Results. Phosphorylation of all MAPK increased in RRV-infected mice and cholangiocytes. Several downstream transcription factors had increased activity in vitro. Inhibition of p38 and ERK 1/2 resulted in decreased viral replication. ERK 112 inhibition decreased cytolysis without affecting viral entry or binding.Conclusions. RRV infection of cholangiocytes resulted in increased MAPK signaling. Inhibition of p38 and ERK 1/2 influenced the ability of rotavirus to replicate. These novel findings provide insight into the signaling cascade involved in PLRV-induced cholangiocyte injury.