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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Inhibits Granulocyte Apoptosis through a Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase and NF-B-Dependent Mechanism¹

Caroline A. Lindemans^*,, Paul J. Coffer^2,, Ingrid M. M. Schellens, Patricia M. A. de Graaff, Jan L. L. Kimpen and Leo Koenderman^*

^* Department of Pulmonary Diseases, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Pediatrics, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands; and Molecular Immunology Laboratory, Department of Immunology, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common cause of lower respiratory tract disease in children. It is associated with increased neutrophil numbers in the airway. In this study, we assessed whether this ssRNA virus can directly influence granulocyte longevity. By culturing RSV with granulocytes, it was observed that virus delays both constitutive neutrophil and eosinophil apoptosis. Using pharmacological inhibitors, the RSV-induced delay in neutrophil apoptosis was found to be dependent on both PI3K and NF-B, but not p38 MAPK or MEK1/MEK2 activation. Using blocking Abs and a reporter cell line, we were able to exclude TLR4 as the receptor responsible for mediating RSV-induced delay in neutrophil apoptosis. The antiapoptotic effect was abrogated by preincubation with the lysosomotropic agent chloroquine, indicating the requirement for endolysosomal internalization. Furthermore, addition of ssRNA, a ligand for the intracellular TLR7/TLR8, also inhibited neutrophil apoptosis, suggesting that intracellular TLRs could be involved in induction of the antiapoptotic effect. Using the BioPlex cytokine detection assay (Bio-Rad), we found that IL-6 was present in supernatants from RSV-exposed neutrophils. IL-6 was found to inhibit neutrophil apoptosis, suggesting that there is an autocrine or paracrine antiapoptotic role for IL-6. Finally, RSV treatment of neutrophils resulted in increased expression of the antiapoptotic Bcl-2 protein Mcl-1. Taken together, our findings suggest involvement of multiple intracellular mechanisms responsible for RSV-induced survival of granulocytes and point toward a role for intracellular TLRs in mediating these effects.

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