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NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
Volume 326, Issue 3, Pages 175-178Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(02)00340-3
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coxsackievirus B4; neuron; actinomycin D; cycloheximide; apoptosis
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Enterovirus infections of the central nervous system (CNS) are common and important causes of morbidity in immunocompromised children and adults. In this study we identify and characterize coxsackievirus B4-induced neuronal death. To investigate the CNS pathophysiology resulting from this viral infection, cultured rat neurons were infected with coxsackievirus B4 (CVB4) and nuclear morphology, phosphatidylserine (PS) externalization, and the effects of Actinomycin D or cycloheximide (CHX) were examined. CVB4 induced neuronal cell death within 24 h while PS externalization was apparent in cell bodies 16 h after CVB4 infection. Actinomycin D or CHX significantly reduced CVB4 induced-neuronal cell death in a dose-dependent manner. Pretreatment with CHX or actinomycin D also inhibited nuclear condensation, which occurred after CVB4 infection. However, the changes were relatively unresponsive to zVAD-fmk. These results suggest that CVB4 induces CHX- and actinomycin D-sensitive, but zVAD-fmk-insensitive neuronal apoptosis. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.
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