期刊
MBIO
卷 8, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/mBio.00819-17
关键词
flavivirus; innate immunity; interferons; live vector vaccines; yellow fever virus
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资金
- Cancer Institute of New Jersey Cancer Center [P30CA072720]
- National Institutes of Health [R01 AI107301, R21AI117213, R01 AI104669]
- American Cancer Society [RSG-15-048-01-MPC]
- Grand Health Challenge program from Princeton University
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Yellow fever virus (YFV) is an arthropod-borne flavivirus, infecting similar to 200,000 people worldwide annually and causing about 30,000 deaths. The live attenuated vaccine strain, YFV-17D, has significantly contributed in controlling the global burden of yellow fever worldwide. However, the viral and host contributions to YFV-17D attenuation remain elusive. Type I interferon (IFN-alpha/beta) signaling and type II interferon (IFN-gamma) signaling have been shown to be mutually supportive in controlling YFV-17D infection despite distinct mechanisms of action in viral infection. However, it remains unclear how type III IFN (IFN-lambda) integrates into this antiviral system. Here, we report that while wild-type (WT) and IFN-lambda receptor knockout (lambda R-/-) mice were largely resistant to YFV-17D, deficiency in type I IFN signaling resulted in robust infection. Although IFN-alpha/beta receptor knockout (alpha/beta R-/-) mice survived the infection, mice with combined deficiencies in both type I signaling and type III IFN signaling were hypersusceptible to YFV-17D and succumbed to the infection. Mortality was associated with viral neuroinvasion and increased permeability of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). alpha/beta(-/-) lambda R-/- mice also exhibited distinct changes in the frequencies of multiple immune cell lineages, impaired T-cell activation, and severe perturbation of the proinflammatory cytokine balance. Taken together, our data highlight that type III IFN has critical immunomodulatory and neuroprotective functions that prevent viral neuroinvasion during active YFV-17D replication. Type III IFN thus likely represents a safeguard mechanism crucial for controlling YFV-17D infection and contributing to shaping vaccine immunogenicity. IMPORTANCE YFV-17D is a live attenuated flavivirus vaccine strain recognized as one of the most effective vaccines ever developed. However, the host and viral determinants governing YFV-17D attenuation and its potent immunogenicity are still unknown. Here, we analyzed the role of type III interferon (IFN)-mediated signaling, a host immune defense mechanism, in controlling YFV-17D infection and attenuation in different mouse models. We uncovered a critical role of type III IFN-mediated signaling in preserving the integrity of the blood-brain barrier and preventing viral brain invasion. Type III IFN also played a major role in regulating the induction of a potent but balanced immune response that prevented viral evasion of the host immune system. An improved understanding of the complex mechanisms regulating YFV-17D attenuation will provide insights into the key virus-host interactions that regulate host immune responses and infection outcomes as well as open novel avenues for the development of innovative vaccine strategies.
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