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The Association of Human Astrovirus with Extracellular Vesicles Facilitates Cell Infection and Protects the Virus from Neutralizing Antibodies.
Baez-Navarro, Carlos; Quevedo, Iván R; López, Susana; Arias, Carlos F; Isa, Pavel.
Afiliação
  • Baez-Navarro C; Departamento de Genética del Desarrollo y Fisiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
  • Quevedo IR; Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Industrial y de Alimentos, Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México, México.
  • López S; Departamento de Genética del Desarrollo y Fisiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
  • Arias CF; Departamento de Genética del Desarrollo y Fisiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
  • Isa P; Departamento de Genética del Desarrollo y Fisiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
J Virol ; 96(14): e0084822, 2022 07 27.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35762754
Viral gastroenteritis has a global distribution and represents a high risk for vulnerable population and children under 5 years due to acute diarrhea, fever and dehydration. Human astroviruses (HAstV) have been identified as the third most important cause of viral gastroenteritis in pediatric and immunocompromised patients. Furthermore, HAstV has been reported in biopsies taken from patients with encephalitis, meningitis and acute respiratory infection, yet it is not clear how the virus reaches these organs. In this work we have tested the possibility that the released astrovirus particles could be associated with extracellular vesicles. Comparison between vesicles purified from HAstV Yuc8 infected and mock-infected cells showed that infection enhances production of vesicles larger than 150 nm. These vesicles contain CD63 and Alix, two markers of vesicular structures. Almost 70% of the extracellular virus present in clarified supernatant at 18 h postinfection was found associated with vesicular membranes, and this association facilitates cell infection in the absence of trypsin activation and protects virions from neutralizing antibodies. Our findings suggest a new pathway for HAstV spread and might represent an explanation for the extra-intestinal presence of some astrovirus strains. IMPORTANCE Astroviruses are an important cause of diarrhea in vulnerable population, particularly children; recently some reports have found these viruses in extra-intestinal organs, including the central nervous system, causing unexpected clinical disease. In this work, we found that human astrovirus strain Yuc8 associates with extracellular vesicles, possibly during or after their cell egress. The association with vesicles doubled astrovirus infectivity in less susceptible cells and rendered virus particles insensitive to neutralization by antibodies. These data suggest that extracellular vesicles could represent a novel pathway for astrovirus to disseminate outside the gastrointestinal tract.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Mamastrovirus / Infecções por Astroviridae / Vesículas Extracelulares / Gastroenterite Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: J Virol Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: México País de publicação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Mamastrovirus / Infecções por Astroviridae / Vesículas Extracelulares / Gastroenterite Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: J Virol Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: México País de publicação: Estados Unidos