Inhibitory effect of serotonin antagonists on JC virus propagation in a carrier culture of human neuroblastoma cells
Inhibitory effect of serotonin antagonists on JC virus propagation in a carrier culture of human neuroblastoma cells
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血清素拮抗剂对人神经母细胞瘤细胞载体培养物中 JC 病毒传播的抑制作用
DOI:
10.1111/j.1348-0421.2009.00156.x
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发表时间:
2009
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
T. Takegami
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作者:
S. Nukuzuma;K. Nakamichi;C. Nukuzuma;T. Takegami
Human polyomavirus, JCV, causes fatal demyelinating disease, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). It has been shown that 5HT2AR acts as a cellular receptor for JCV on human glial cells. In the current study, we examined the inhibitory effects of 5HT2AR antagonists, ketanserin and ritanserin, both on JCV infection and on propagation by using human neuroblastoma cells IMR‐32 and JCI, which continuously produce JCV. Transcriptional analysis revealed that 5HT2AR was constitutively expressed in JCI cells. Treatments with 5HT2AR antagonists led to a significant reduction in the titers of progeny viruses and the population of infected JCI cells. In addition, the amount of JCV genomic DNA was decreased in JCI cells in the presence of 5HT2AR antagonists. These results indicate that 5HT2AR antagonists have an inhibitory effect on JCV infection and reproduction, and JCI cells are applicable to an experimental model for pharmacological evaluation of antiviral agents against JCV.