papel da IL-4 em modelo experimental de encefalite induzida pela inoculação intracraniana do herpes simplex vírus-1 (HSV-1)

Translated title of the contribution: Role of IL-4 in an experimental model of encephalitis induced by intracranial inoculation of herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1)

Márcia Carvalho Vilela, Roberta Dayrell de Lima Campos, Daniel Santos Mansur, David Henrique Rodrigues, Norinne Lacerda-Queiroz, Graciela Kunrath Lima, Milene Alvarenga Rachid, Erna Geessien Kroon, Marco Antônio Campos, Antônio Lúcio Teixeira

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Abstract

Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) is a pathogen that may cause severe encephalitis in humans. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of interleukin-4 (IL-4) in a model of HSV-1 brain infection. IL-4 knockout (IL-4-/-) and wild type (WT) C57BL/6 mice were inoculated with 104 plaque-forming units of HSV-1 by the intracranial route. Histopathologic analysis revealed a distinct profile of infiltrating cells at 3 days postinfection (dpi). Infected WT mice presented mononuclear inflammatory cells while IL-4-/- mice developed meningoencephalitis with predominance of neutrophils. IL-4-/- mice had diminished leukocyte adhesion at 3 dpi when compared to infected WT animals in intravital microscopy study. Conversely no differences were found in cerebral levels of CXCL1, CXCL9, CCL3, CCL5 and TNF-α between WT and IL-4-/- infected mice. IL-4 may play a role in the recruitment of cells into central nervous system in this acute model of severe encephalitis caused by HSV-1.

Translated title of the contributionRole of IL-4 in an experimental model of encephalitis induced by intracranial inoculation of herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1)
Original languagePortuguese
Pages (from-to)237-241
Number of pages5
JournalArquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
Volume69
Issue number2 A
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Herpes simplex virus type 1
  • IL-4
  • Neuroinflammation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Clinical Neurology
  • Biological Psychiatry

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