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Viral Interference of Hepatitis C and E Virus Replication in Novel Experimental Co-Infection Systems
Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) constitutes a global health problem, while hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the major cause of acute viral hepatitis globally. HCV/HEV co-infections have been poorly characterized, as they are hampered by the lack of robust HEV cell culture systems. This study developed...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8946046/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35326378 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells11060927 |
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author | Burkard, Thomas Proske, Nora Resner, Kathrin Collignon, Laura Knegendorf, Leonard Friesland, Martina Verhoye, Lieven Sayed, Ibrahim M. Brüggemann, Yannick Nocke, Maximilian K. Behrendt, Patrick Wedemeyer, Heiner Meuleman, Philip Todt, Daniel Steinmann, Eike |
author_facet | Burkard, Thomas Proske, Nora Resner, Kathrin Collignon, Laura Knegendorf, Leonard Friesland, Martina Verhoye, Lieven Sayed, Ibrahim M. Brüggemann, Yannick Nocke, Maximilian K. Behrendt, Patrick Wedemeyer, Heiner Meuleman, Philip Todt, Daniel Steinmann, Eike |
author_sort | Burkard, Thomas |
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description | Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) constitutes a global health problem, while hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the major cause of acute viral hepatitis globally. HCV/HEV co-infections have been poorly characterized, as they are hampered by the lack of robust HEV cell culture systems. This study developed experimental models to study HCV/HEV co-infections and investigate viral interference in cells and humanized mice. Methods: We used state-of-the art human hepatocytes tissue culture models to assess HEV and HCV replication in co- or super-transfection settings. Findings were confirmed by co- and super-infection experiments in human hepatocytes and in vivo in human liver chimeric mice. Results: HEV was inhibited by concurrent HCV replication in human hepatocytes. This exclusion phenotype was linked to the protease activity of HCV. These findings were corroborated by the fact that in HEV on HCV super-infected mice, HEV viral loads were reduced in individual mice. Similarly, HCV on HEV super-infected mice showed reduced HCV viral loads. Conclusion: Direct interference of both viruses with HCV NS3/4A as the determinant was observed. In vivo, we detected reduced replication of both viruses after super-infection in individual mice. These findings provide new insights into the pathogenesis of HCV-HEV co-infections and should contribute to its clinical management in the future. |
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spelling | pubmed-89460462022-03-25 Viral Interference of Hepatitis C and E Virus Replication in Novel Experimental Co-Infection Systems Burkard, Thomas Proske, Nora Resner, Kathrin Collignon, Laura Knegendorf, Leonard Friesland, Martina Verhoye, Lieven Sayed, Ibrahim M. Brüggemann, Yannick Nocke, Maximilian K. Behrendt, Patrick Wedemeyer, Heiner Meuleman, Philip Todt, Daniel Steinmann, Eike Cells Article Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) constitutes a global health problem, while hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the major cause of acute viral hepatitis globally. HCV/HEV co-infections have been poorly characterized, as they are hampered by the lack of robust HEV cell culture systems. This study developed experimental models to study HCV/HEV co-infections and investigate viral interference in cells and humanized mice. Methods: We used state-of-the art human hepatocytes tissue culture models to assess HEV and HCV replication in co- or super-transfection settings. Findings were confirmed by co- and super-infection experiments in human hepatocytes and in vivo in human liver chimeric mice. Results: HEV was inhibited by concurrent HCV replication in human hepatocytes. This exclusion phenotype was linked to the protease activity of HCV. These findings were corroborated by the fact that in HEV on HCV super-infected mice, HEV viral loads were reduced in individual mice. Similarly, HCV on HEV super-infected mice showed reduced HCV viral loads. Conclusion: Direct interference of both viruses with HCV NS3/4A as the determinant was observed. In vivo, we detected reduced replication of both viruses after super-infection in individual mice. These findings provide new insights into the pathogenesis of HCV-HEV co-infections and should contribute to its clinical management in the future. MDPI 2022-03-08 /pmc/articles/PMC8946046/ /pubmed/35326378 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells11060927 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Burkard, Thomas Proske, Nora Resner, Kathrin Collignon, Laura Knegendorf, Leonard Friesland, Martina Verhoye, Lieven Sayed, Ibrahim M. Brüggemann, Yannick Nocke, Maximilian K. Behrendt, Patrick Wedemeyer, Heiner Meuleman, Philip Todt, Daniel Steinmann, Eike Viral Interference of Hepatitis C and E Virus Replication in Novel Experimental Co-Infection Systems |
title | Viral Interference of Hepatitis C and E Virus Replication in Novel Experimental Co-Infection Systems |
title_full | Viral Interference of Hepatitis C and E Virus Replication in Novel Experimental Co-Infection Systems |
title_fullStr | Viral Interference of Hepatitis C and E Virus Replication in Novel Experimental Co-Infection Systems |
title_full_unstemmed | Viral Interference of Hepatitis C and E Virus Replication in Novel Experimental Co-Infection Systems |
title_short | Viral Interference of Hepatitis C and E Virus Replication in Novel Experimental Co-Infection Systems |
title_sort | viral interference of hepatitis c and e virus replication in novel experimental co-infection systems |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8946046/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35326378 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells11060927 |
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