title: Varicella-zoster virus infection induces the secretion of interleukin-8.
abstract: Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is an important mediator in neutrophil-mediated acute inflammation but has also a wide range of actions on various cells types. We demonstrated that infection of melanoma cells and fibroblasts with cell-associated varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and infection of a T cell line with cell-free VZV resulted in an induction of IL-8 secretion in vitro. The inhibition of the VZV replication with a drug interfering with its DNA replication had no effect on the IL-8 release. Since the IL-8 promoter contains binding sites for NF-kappaB and AP-1, melanoma cells and the T cell line were treated with inhibitors of NF-kappaB, JNK/SAPK or p38/MAPK prior to infection. In melanoma cells, the JNK/SAPK pathway was shown to be important for the IL-8 secretion during the VZV replication, whereas in the T cell line, not only the JNK/SAPK but also the p38/MAPK pathways were required for IL-8 secretion. The neutralisation of the IL-8 bioactivity had no significant consequence on the VZV replication, suggesting that IL-8 acts neither as a proviral nor as an antiviral cytokine during the VZV replication in vitro.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Private University Witten/Herdecke gGmbH, Stockumer Strasse 10, Witten, Germany.
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Desloges
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schubert
authors.forename: Manfred H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahaus
mesh_terms: D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000276:immunology* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D053583:Interleukin-1beta / Q000276:immunology; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000276:immunology; D014779:Virus Replication; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D053583:Interleukin-1beta; D016209:Interleukin-8; D016328:NF-kappa B; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases