Study of Usutu virus neuropathogenicity in mice and human cellular models

Marion Clé; Jonathan Barthelemy; Caroline Desmetz; Vincent Foulongne; Lina Lapeyre; Karine Bolloré; Edouard Tuaillon; Nejla Erkilic; Vasiliki Kalatzis; Sylvie Lecollinet; Cécile Beck; Nelly Pirot; Yael Glasson; Fabien Gosselet; Maria Teresa Alvarez Martinez; Philippe van de Perre; Sara Salinas; Yannick Simonin

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0008223

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Study of Usutu virus neuropathogenicity in mice and human cellular models

Marion Clé ¹ Jonathan Barthelemy ¹ Caroline Desmetz ² Vincent Foulongne ¹ Lina Lapeyre ¹ Karine Bolloré ¹ Edouard Tuaillon ¹ Nejla Erkilic ³ Vasiliki Kalatzis ³ Sylvie Lecollinet ⁴ Cécile Beck ⁴ Nelly Pirot ^{5, 6} Yael Glasson ^{5, 6} Fabien Gosselet ⁷ Maria Teresa Alvarez Martinez ⁵ Philippe van de Perre ^{1, 8} Sara Salinas ¹ Yannick Simonin ^{1, *}

* Auteur correspondant

1 Pathogénèse et contrôle des infections chroniques (PCCI)

2 BC2M - Biocommunication en Cardio-Métabolique

3 INM - Institut des Neurosciences de Montpellier - Déficits sensoriels et moteurs

4 VIRO - Virologie UMR1161

5 BCM - BioCampus Montpellier

6 IRCM - U1194 Inserm - UM - Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier

7 LBHE - Laboratoire de la Barrière Hémato-Encéphalique

8 CHU Montpellier

Abstract : Usutu virus (USUV), an African mosquito-borne flavivirus closely related to West Nile virus, was first isolated in South Africa in 1959. USUV emerged in Europe two decades ago, causing notably massive mortality in Eurasian blackbirds. USUV is attracting increasing attention due to its potential for emergence and its rapid spread in Europe in recent years. Although mainly asymptomatic or responsible for mild clinical signs, USUV was recently described as being associated with neurological disorders in humans such as encephalitis and meningoencephalitis, highlighting the potential health threat posed by the virus. Despite this, USUV pathogenesis remains largely unexplored. The aim of this study was to evaluate USUV neuropathogenicity using in vivo and in vitro approaches. Our results indicate that USUV efficiently replicates in the murine central nervous system. Replication in the spinal cord and brain is associated with recruitment of inflammatory cells and the release of inflammatory molecules as well as induction of antiviral-responses without major modulation of blood-brain barrier integrity. Endothelial cells integrity is also maintained in a human model of the blood-brain barrier despite USUV replication and release of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Furthermore, USUV-inoculated mice developed major ocular defects associated with inflammation. Moreover, USUV efficiently replicates in human retinal pigment epithelium. Our results will help to better characterize the physiopathology related to USUV infection in order to anticipate the potential threat of USUV emergence.

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