Genotype-driven sensitivity of mice to tick-borne encephalitis virus correlates with differential host responses in peripheral macrophages and brain.

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BERÁNKOVÁ Michaela HOLOUBEK Jiří HÖNIG Václav MATUSOVA Zuzana PALUS Martin SALÁT Jiří KRAYEM Imtissal VOJTISKOVA Jarmila SVOBODA Pavel PRANCLOVA Veronika VALIHRACH Lukas DEMANT Peter LIPOLDOVA Marie RŮŽEK Daniel

Rok publikování 2025
Druh Článek v odborném periodiku
Časopis / Zdroj Journal of Neuroinflammation
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU

Přírodovědecká fakulta

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www https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-025-03354-1
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12974-025-03354-1
Klíčová slova Genetics; Macrophages; Mouse model; Neuroinflammation; Tick-borne encephalitis; Tick-borne encephalitis virus; Transcriptomics
Popis Background: Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is the most common tick-borne viral infection in Eurasia. Outcomes range from asymptomatic infection to fatal encephalitis, with host genetics likely playing a role. BALB/c mice have intermediate susceptibility to TBE virus (TBEV) and STS mice are highly resistant, whereas the recombinant congenic strain CcS-11, which carries 12.5% of the STS genome on the BALB/c background, is more susceptible than BALB/c mice. In the present study, we employed these genetically distinct mouse models to investigate the host response to TBEV infection in both peripheral macrophages, one of the initial target cell populations, and the brain, the terminal target organ of the virus. Methods: TBEV growth and the production of key cytokines and chemokines were measured and compared in macrophages derived from BALB/c, CcS-11, and STS mice. In addition, brains from these TBEV-infected mouse strains underwent in-depth transcriptomic analysis. Results: Virus production in BALB/c and CcS-11 macrophages exhibited similar kinetics 24 and 48 h post-infection (hpi), but CcS-11 macrophages yielded significantly higher titers 72 hpi. Macrophages from both sensitive strains demonstrated elevated chemokine and proinflammatory cytokine production upon infection, whereas the resistant strain, STS, showed no cytokine/chemokine activation. Transcriptomic analysis of brain tissue demonstrated that the genetic background of the mouse strains dictated their transcriptional response to infection. The resistant strain exhibited a more robust cell-mediated immune response, whereas both sensitive strains showed a less effective cell-mediated response but increased cytokine signaling and signs of demyelination, with loss of oligodendrocytes. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that variations in susceptibility linked to host genetic background correspond with distinct host responses, both in the periphery upon virus entry into the organism and in the brain, the target organ of the virus. These results provide insights into the influence of host genetics on the clinical trajectory of TBE.
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