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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 397, Issue 3, Pages 420-424Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.05.108
Keywords
Dengue virus; Redox stage; GSH; NF-kappa B
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30872227, 30800983, 30972596]
- S&T grand special program [2009ZX10004-305]
- PHR (IHLB) [20090616119, 200907112, 201007113]
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Reduced glutathione (GSH) is the most powerful intracellular antioxidant and also involved in viral infections. The pathogenesis of dengue virus (DV) infection has not been completely clarified. This study investigated the relationship between DV serotype 2 (DV2) infections and host intracellular GSH content. Results showed infection with DV2 resulted in a decrease in intracellular GSH, which caused NF-kappa B activation and increased DV2 production. Supplemental GSH significantly inhibited activation of NF-kappa B, resulting in a decreased production of DV2 in HepG2 cells. Furthermore, high activity of NF-kappa B and increased production of DV2 was observed in HepG2 cells treated with buthionine sulfoximine (BSO), an inhibitor of GSH synthesis. In conclusion, DV2 infection could reduce host intracellular GSH concentration and benefited from this process. Supplemental GSH could inhibit viral production, indicating GSH might be valuable in the prevention and treatment of DV2 infection. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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