Respiratory syncytial virus infection and the tight junctions of nasal epithelial cells.
Respiratory syncytial virus infection and the tight junctions of nasal epithelial cells.
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10.1159/000324777
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发表时间：
2011
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H. Tsutsumi;T. Kojima;S. Hirakawa;Tomoyuki Masaki;T. Okabayashi;S. Yokota;N. Fujii;T. Himi;
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H. Tsutsumi;T. Kojima;S. Hirakawa;Tomoyuki Masaki;T. Okabayashi;S. Yokota;N. Fujii;T. Himi;
呼吸道合胞病毒（RSV）主要感染上呼吸道细胞，主要是鼻上皮细胞。鼻上皮细胞的紧密连接被认为对包括呼吸道病毒在内的外来物质执行重要的先天免疫功能。我们在体外研究RSV感染与原代鼻上皮细胞紧密连接的关系，该细胞已转染人端粒酶逆转录酶（hTERT）以延长细胞寿命。在含胎牛血清的培养基中培养时，鼻上皮细胞形成紧密连接，与对照细胞相比，这些细胞对RSV感染表现出明显的抗性。RSV可从顶侧而非基底侧感染这些细胞，表明只有顶侧具有RSV受体或具有吸收RSV颗粒的机制。重要的是，RSV感染细胞增强了紧密连接蛋白occludin、claudin-4和ZO-1的表达。这些发现表明RSV感染诱导受感染细胞的极性。这种极性可以促进繁殖的RSV的细胞分泌，从而传播感染。
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) primarily infects upper respiratory tract cells, mainly nasal epithelial cells. The tight junctions of nasal epithelial cells are thought to perform important innate immune function against foreign materials including respiratory viruses. We investigated in vitro the relationship of RSV infection and the tight junctions of primary nasal epithelial cells which had been transfected with human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) to prolong cell life. Nasal epithelial cells developed tight junctions when cultured in medium containing fetal bovine serum, and these cells showed apparent resistance to RSV infection compared to control cells. RSV could infect these cells from apical but not basolateral side, suggesting that only apical side possess RSV receptor or a mechanism for absorbing RSV particles. Importantly, RSV infection of the cells enhanced the expression of tight junction proteins occludin, claudin-4 and ZO-1. These findings suggest that RSV infection induces polarity in the infected cells. This polarity could facilitate cellular secretion of propagated RSV, thereby spreading the infection.