Interferon Beta Contributes to Astrocyte Activation in the Brain following Reovirus Infection

Journal of Virology
P ClarkeK L Tyler

Abstract

Reovirus encephalitis in mice was used as a model system to investigate astrocyte activation (astrogliosis) following viral infection of the brain. Reovirus infection resulted in astrogliosis, as evidenced by increased expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), and the upregulation of genes that have been previously associated with astrocyte activation. Astrocyte activation occurred in regions of the brain that are targeted by reovirus but extended beyond areas of active infection. Astrogliosis also occurred following reovirus infection of ex vivo brain slice cultures (BSCs), demonstrating that factors intrinsic to the brain are sufficient to activate astrocytes and that this process can occur in the absence of any contribution from the peripheral immune response. In agreement with previous reports, reovirus antigen did not colocalize with GFAP in infected brains, suggesting that reovirus does not infect astrocytes. Reovirus-infected neurons produce interferon beta (IFN-β). IFN-β treatment of primary astrocytes resulted in both the upregulation of GFAP and cytokines that are associated with astrocyte activation. In addition, the ability of media from reovirus-infected BSCs to activate primary astrocytes was blocked b...Continue Reading

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