Nitric oxide inhibition of coxsackievirus replication in vitro

Carlos Zaragoza, Christopher J. Ocampo, Marta Saura, Audrey McMillan, Charles J. Lowenstein

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Abstract

Nitric oxide is a radical molecule with antibacterial, -parasitic, and - viral properties. We investigated the mechanism of NO inhibition of Coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) replication in vitro by determining the effect of NO upon a single replicative cycle of CVB3 grown in HeLa cells. Transfection of inducible NO synthase cDNA into HeLa cells reduces the number of viral particles produced during a single cycle of growth. Similarly, a noncytotoxic concentration of the NO donor S-nitroso-amino-penicillamine reduces the number of vital particles in a dose-dependent manner. To explore the mechanisms by which NO exerts its antiviral effect, we assayed the attachment, replication, and translation steps of the CVB3 life cycle. NO does not affect the attachment of CVB3 to HeLa cells. However, NO inhibits CVB3 RNA synthesis, as shown by a [3H]uridine incorporation assay, reverse transcription-PCR, and Northern analysis. In addition, NO inhibits CVB3 protein synthesis, as shown by [35S]methionine protein labeling and Western blot analysis of infected cells. Thus, NO inhibits CVB3 replication in part by inhibiting viral RNA synthesis by an unknown mechanism.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1760-1767
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Clinical Investigation
Volume100
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 1997

Keywords

  • Autoimmune
  • Enterovirus
  • Myocarditis
  • Nitric oxide synthase
  • Nuclear factor kappa B

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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