Kshv/Hhv-8 Infection of Human Hematopoietic Progenitor (Cd34+) Cells: Persistence of Infection During Hematopoiesis in Vitro and in Vivo.
From: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, State University New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Blood
- Publish Date: Jul 2006
- ISSN: 0006-4971
- Volume: 108
- Issue: 1
- Pages: 141-51
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Wu William, Vieira Jeffrey, Fiore Nancy, et al. Kshv/Hhv-8 Infection of Human Hematopoietic Progenitor (Cd34+) Cells: Persistence of Infection During Hematopoiesis in Vitro and in Vivo.. Blood Jul 2006;108:141-51
Abstract
The cellular reservoir for Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) infection in the hematopoietic compartment and mechanisms governing latent infection and reactivation remain undefined. To determine susceptibility of human CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) to infection with KSHV, purified HPCs were exposed to KSHV, and cells were differentiated in vitro and in vivo. Clonogenic colony-forming activity was significantly suppressed in KSHV-infected CD34+ cells, and viral DNA was predominantly localized to granulocyte-macrophage colonies differentiated in vitro. rKSHV.219 is a recombinant KSHV construct that expresses green fluorescent protein from a cellular promoter active during latency and red fluorescent protein from a viral lytic promoter. Infection of CD34+ HPCs with rKSHV.219 showed similar patterns of infection, persistence, and hematopoietic suppression in vitro in comparison with KSHV. rKSHV.219 infection was detected in human CD14+ and CD19+ cells recovered from NOD/SCID mouse bone marrow and spleen following reconstitution with rKSHV.219-infected CD34+ HPCs. These results suggest that rKSHV.219 establishes persistent infection in NOD/SCID mice and that virus may be disseminated following differentiation of infected HPCs into the B-cell and monocyte lineages. CD34+ HPCs may be a reservoir for KSHV infection and may provide a continuous source of virally infected cells in vivo.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Animals, Antigens, CD34, Cell Line, Disease Models, Animal, Gene Expression Regulation, Viral, Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Herpesviridae Infections, Herpesvirus 8, Human, Humans, Mice, Mice, SCID, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Transplantation, Heterologous, Virus Replication
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