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JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 183, Issue 8, Pages 5180-5189Publisher
AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0804198
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- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [Lu477-11-2, SFB293 A17]
- University of Muenster [Lud2/032/06]
- German Ministry of Education and Research
- European Commission
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Systemic infections of humans and birds with highly pathogenic avian influenza A viruses of the H5N1 subtype are characterized by inner bleedings and a massive overproduction of cytokines known as cytokine storm. Growing evidence supports the role of endothelial cells in these processes. The aim of this study was to elucidate determinants of this strong response in endothelial cells with a focus on the transcription factor NF-kappa B. This factor is known as a major regulator of inflammatory response; however, its role in influenza virus replication and virus-induced immune responses is controversially discussed. By global mRNA profiling of infected cells in the presence or absence of a dominant negative mutant of I kappa B kinase 2 that specifically blocks the pathway, we could show that almost all H5N1 virus-induced genes depend on functional NF-kappa B signaling. In particular, activation of NF-kappa B is a bottleneck for the expression of IFN-beta and thus influences the expression of IFN-dependent genes indirectly in the primary innate immune response against H5N1 influenza virus. Control experiments with a low pathogenic influenza strain revealed a much weaker and less NF-kappa B-dependent host cell response. The Journal of Immunology, 2009, 183: 5180-5189.
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