Human Parainfluenza Virus Type 3 Up-Regulates Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I and II Expression on Respiratory Epithelial Cells: Involvement of a STAT1- and CIITA-Independent Pathway

AUTOR(ES)

Gao, Jing

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

Human parainfluenza virus type 3 (HPIV3) infection causes severe damage to the lung epithelium, leading to bronchiolitis, pneumonia, and croup in newborns and infants. Cellular immunity that plays a vital role in normal antiviral action appears to be involved, possibly because of inappropriate activation, in the infection-related damage to the lung epithelium. In this study, we investigated the expression of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I and II molecules on human lung epithelial (A549) and epithelium-like (HT1080) cells following HPIV3 infection. MHC class I was induced by HPIV3 in these cells at levels similar to those observed with natural inducers such as beta and gamma interferon (IFN-β and -γ). MHC class II was also efficiently induced by HPIV3 in these cells. UV-irradiated culture supernatants from infected cells were able to induce MHC class I but not MHC class II, suggesting involvement of released factors for the induction of MHC class I. Quantitation of IFN types I and II in the culture supernatant showed the presence of IFN-β as the major cytokine, while IFN-γ was undetectable. Anti-IFN-β, however, blocked the HPIV3-mediated induction of MHC class I only partially, indicating that viral antigens, besides IFN-β, are directly involved in the induction process. The induction of MHC class I and class II directed by the viral antigens was confirmed by using cells lacking STAT1, an essential intermediate of the IFN signaling pathways. HPIV3 induced both MHC class I and class II molecules in STAT1-null cells. Furthermore, MHC class II was also induced by HPIV3 in cells defective in class II transactivator, an important intermediate of the IFN-γ-mediated MHC class II induction pathway. Together, these data indicate that the HPIV3 gene product(s) is directly involved in the induction of MHC class I and II molecules. The induction of MHC class I and II expression by HPIV3 suggests that it plays a role in the infection-related immunity and pathogenesis.

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