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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2024

Japanese encephalitis virus-induced DNA methylation contributes to blood-brain barrier permeability by modulating tight junction protein expression.

Xiao Xiang, Du Yu, Zhuangzhuang Li, Jelke J Fros, Jianchao Wei, Ke Liu, Zongjie Li, Donghua Shao, Beibei Li, Jeroen Kortekaas and 4 more

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Article in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Xiao XiangShanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, CAAS, 518 Ziyue Road, Shanghai, 200241, China.
Du YuShanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, CAAS, 518 Ziyue Road, Shanghai, 200241, China.
Zhuangzhuang LiShanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, CAAS, 518 Ziyue Road, Shanghai, 200241, China.
Jelke J FrosLaboratory of Virology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, 6708PB, The Netherlands.
Jianchao WeiShanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, CAAS, 518 Ziyue Road, Shanghai, 200241, China.
Ke LiuShanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, CAAS, 518 Ziyue Road, Shanghai, 200241, China.
Zongjie LiShanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, CAAS, 518 Ziyue Road, Shanghai, 200241, China.
Donghua ShaoShanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, CAAS, 518 Ziyue Road, Shanghai, 200241, China.
Beibei LiShanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, CAAS, 518 Ziyue Road, Shanghai, 200241, China.
Jeroen KortekaasLaboratory of Virology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, 6708PB, The Netherlands.
Monique M van OersLaboratory of Virology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, 6708PB, The Netherlands.
Zhiyong MaShanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, CAAS, 518 Ziyue Road, Shanghai, 200241, China.
Gorben P PijlmanLaboratory of Virology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, 6708PB, The Netherlands. gorben.pijlman@wur.nl.
Yafeng QiuShanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, CAAS, 518 Ziyue Road, Shanghai, 200241, China. yafengq@shvri.ac.cn.

Funding

the China Scholarship Council 202203250067the National Key Research and Development Program of China 2022YFD1800100
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a neurotropic and neuroinvasive flavivirus causing viral encephalitis, which seriously threatens the development of animal husbandry and human health. DNA methylation is a major epigenetic modification involved in viral pathogenesis, yet how DNA methylation affects JEV infection remains unknown. Here, we show genome-wide DNA methylation profiles in the brains of JEV-infected mice compared to mock-infected mice. JEV can significantly increase the overall DNA methylation levels in JEV-infected mouse brains. A total of 14,781 differentially methylated regions associated genes (DMGs) have been identified. Subsequently, KEGG pathway analysis suggested that DNA methylation modulates the tight junction signaling pathway, which can potentially impact the permeability of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). We demonstrate that hypermethylation of the tight junction gene Afdn promoter inhibited AFDN expression and increased monolayer permeability of mouse brain microvascular endothelial (bEnd.3) cells in an in vitro transwell assay. Collectively, this study reveals that DNA methylation is increased in a murine Japanese encephalitis model and that modulation of Afdn expression promotes BBB permeability.

Indexed as

Blood-Brain BarrierDNA MethylationEncephalitis, JapaneseEncephalitis Virus, JapaneseTight Junction ProteinsAnimalsMicePermeabilityTight Junction ProteinsAfdnBlood-brain barrierDNA methylationJapanese encephalitis virusWGBS

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PMID39468601
PMCPMC11520778

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