Key Laboratory of Applied Technology on Green-Eco-Healthy Animal Husbandry of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center for Animal Health Diagnostics & Advanced Technology, Zhejiang International Science and Technology Cooperation Base for Veterinary Medicine and Health Management, China-Australia Joint Laboratory for Animal Health Big Data Analytics, College of Animal Science and Technology & College of Veterinary Medicine of Zhejiang A&F University, 666 Wusu Street, Lin'an District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 311300, China.
Vet Microbiol. 2022 Oct;273:109548. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2022.109548. Epub 2022 Aug 24.
Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infection induces endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and oxidative stress. These cellular responses could be connected with apoptosis. However, the mechanisms that link ER stress and oxidative stress in PCV2-induced apoptosis are poorly characterized. Here, we demonstrate that PCV2 infection increased expression of proapoptotic protein C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) and ER oxidoreductase 1 alpha (ERO1α). Inhibition of CHOP by RNA silencing or inhibition of ERO1α by short hairpin RNA or EN460 repressed PCV2-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, cytosolic calcium level, and apoptotic rate in PK-15 cells. Overexpression of ERO1α enhanced PCV2-induced oxidative stress, caspase-3 cleavage, and apoptosis rate. Treatment of PCV2-infected cells with ROS scavenger N-acetyl-L-cysteine downregulated PCV2-induced ROS production, cytosolic calcium level, and apoptosis rate, but intriguingly decreased expression of CHOP and ERO1α. Thus, we propose that PCV2 induces apoptosis through ER Stress via CHOP-ERO1α-ROS signaling in host cells.
猪圆环病毒 2 型 (PCV2) 感染诱导内质网 (ER) 应激和氧化应激。这些细胞反应可能与细胞凋亡有关。然而,PCV2 诱导的细胞凋亡中 ER 应激和氧化应激之间的联系机制尚未得到充分描述。在这里,我们证明了 PCV2 感染增加了促凋亡蛋白 C/EBP 同源蛋白 (CHOP) 和 ER 氧化还原酶 1α (ERO1α) 的表达。通过 RNA 沉默抑制 CHOP 或通过短发夹 RNA 或 EN460 抑制 ERO1α,可抑制 PK-15 细胞中 PCV2 诱导的活性氧 (ROS) 生成、细胞质钙离子水平和凋亡率。ERO1α 的过表达增强了 PCV2 诱导的氧化应激、半胱天冬酶-3 切割和凋亡率。用 ROS 清除剂 N-乙酰-L-半胱氨酸处理感染 PCV2 的细胞可下调 PCV2 诱导的 ROS 生成、细胞质钙离子水平和凋亡率,但令人费解的是,下调了 CHOP 和 ERO1α 的表达。因此,我们提出 PCV2 通过 CHOP-ERO1α-ROS 信号通路诱导宿主细胞中的 ER 应激导致细胞凋亡。