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Dysregulation of CXCR3 Signaling due to CXCL10 Deficiency Impairs the Antiviral Response to Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Infection¹

Todd R. Wuest^* and Daniel J. J. Carr^2,*,

^* Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104

The chemokine, CXCL10, chemotactic for NK cells, activated T cells, and dendritic cells is highly expressed during viral infections, including HSV-1. The importance of this chemokine to the control of HSV-1 infection was tested using mice deficient in CXCL10 (CXCL10^–/–). Following corneal infection, HSV-1 viral titers were elevated in the nervous system of CXCL10^–/– mice, which correlated with defects in leukocyte recruitment including dendritic cells, NK cells, and HSV-1-specific CD8⁺ T cells to the brain stem. In the absence of NK cells and HSV-1-specific CD8⁺ T cells in wild-type (WT) or CXCL10^–/– mice, similar levels of virus were recovered in the nervous system, suggesting these cells are responsible for the observed defects in the control of viral replication in CXCL10^–/– mice. Leukocyte mobilization was also compared between WT, CXCL10^–/–, and mice deficient in the only known receptor for CXCL10, CXCR3 (CXCR3 ^–/–). NK cell mobilization was comparably reduced in both CXCL10^–/– and CXCR3^–/– mice relative to WT animals. However, the reduction in mobilization of HSV-1-specific CD8⁺ T cells in CXCL10^–/– was not observed in CXCR3^–/– mice following HSV-1 infection. The defect was not the result of an alternative receptor for CXCL10, as Ag-specific CD8⁺ T cell recruitment was not reduced in mice which were deficient in both CXCL10 and CXCR3. Thus, CXCL10 deficiency results in reduced mobilization of HSV-1-specific CD8⁺ T cells as a result of dysregulation of CXCR3 signaling.

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¹ Principal support for this work is by National Institutes of Health R01 AI067309 (to D.J.J.C.) and a Research to Prevent Blindness Stein Research Professorship (to D.J.J.C.). Additional support includes P20 RR017703 and NEI Core Grant EY12190.

² Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Daniel J. J. Carr, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 608 Stanton L. Young Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73104. E-mail address: dan-carr{at}ouhsc.edu

³ Abbreviations used in this paper: LCMV, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus; PI, postinfection; gB, glycoprotein B; TG, trigeminal ganglia; BS, brain stem; DC, dendritic cell; WT, wild type.

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