Abstract
BackgroundDengue displays a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations that may vary from asymptomatic to severe and even fatal features. Plasma leakage/hemorrhages can be caused by a cytokine storm induced by monocytes and dendritic cells during dengue virus (DENV) replication. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are innate immune cells and in response to virus exposure secrete IFN-α and express membrane TRAIL (mTRAIL). We aimed to characterize pDC activation in dengue patients and their function under DENV-2 stimulation in vitro.Methods & FindingsFlow cytometry analysis (FCA) revealed that pDCs of mild dengue patients exhibit significantly higher frequencies of mTRAIL compared to severe cases or healthy controls. Plasma levels of IFN-α and soluble TRAIL are increased in mild compared to severe dengue patients, positively correlating with pDC activation. FCA experiments showed that in vitro exposure to DENV-2 induced mTRAIL expression on pDC. Furthermore, three dimension microscopy highlighted that TRAIL was relocalized from intracellular compartment to plasma membrane. Chloroquine treatment inhibited DENV-2-induced mTRAIL relocalization and IFN-α production by pDC. Endosomal viral degradation blockade by chloroquine allowed viral antigens detection inside pDCs. All those data are in favor of endocytosis pathway activation by DENV-2 in pDC. Coculture of pDC/DENV-2-infected monocytes revealed a dramatic decrease of antigen detection by FCA. This viral antigens reduction in monocytes was also observed after exogenous IFN-α treatment. Thus, pDC effect on viral load reduction was mainly dependent on IFN-α productionConclusionsThis investigation characterizes, during DENV-2 infection, activation of pDCs in vivo and their antiviral role in vitro. Thus, we propose TRAIL-expressing pDCs may have an important role in the outcome of disease.
Highlights
Dengue is the most important arthropod-borne emerging viral disease in tropical countries due to its high morbidity and risk of mortality [1]
We propose TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL)-expressing Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) may have an important role in the outcome of disease
We found that Dengue virus (DENV)-2 efficiently activated TRAIL expression and IFN-a production by pDC
Summary
Dengue is the most important arthropod-borne emerging viral disease in tropical countries due to its high morbidity and risk of mortality [1]. All DENV serotypes (DENV-1 to -4) may induce a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations from asymptomatic to severe clinical features, characterized by hemorrhagic manifestations and a shock syndrome [5,6,7]. Human monocytes/ macrophages and dendritic cells are susceptible to viral replication [10,11,12,13] and can release soluble mediators involved in vascular permeability and plasma leakage besides coagulation disorders [14,15,16,17]. Dengue displays a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations that may vary from asymptomatic to severe and even fatal features. Plasma leakage/hemorrhages can be caused by a cytokine storm induced by monocytes and dendritic cells during dengue virus (DENV) replication. We aimed to characterize pDC activation in dengue patients and their function under DENV-2 stimulation in vitro
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