Inhibition of MALT1 Decreases Neuroinflammation and Pathogenicity of Virulent Rabies Virus in Mice

Journal of Virology
E KipRudi Beyaert

Abstract

Rabies virus is a neurovirulent RNA virus, which causes about 59,000 human deaths each year. Treatment for rabies does not exist due to incomplete understanding of the pathogenesis. MALT1 mediates activation of several immune cell types and is involved in the proliferation and survival of cancer cells. MALT1 acts as a scaffold protein for NF-κB signaling and a cysteine protease that cleaves substrates, leading to the expression of immunoregulatory genes. Here, we examined the impact of genetic or pharmacological MALT1 inhibition in mice on disease development after infection with the virulent rabies virus strain CVS-11. Morbidity and mortality were significantly delayed in Malt1-/- compared to Malt1+/+ mice, and this effect was associated with lower viral load, proinflammatory gene expression, and infiltration and activation of immune cells in the brain. Specific deletion of Malt1 in T cells also delayed disease development, while deletion in myeloid cells, neuronal cells, or NK cells had no effect. Disease development was also delayed in mice treated with the MALT1 protease inhibitor mepazine and in knock-in mice expressing a catalytically inactive MALT1 mutant protein, showing an important role of MALT1 proteolytic activity. ...Continue Reading

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