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Инфекция и иммунитет Russian Journal of Infection and Immunity = Infektsiya i immunitet
2022, Т. 12, № 5, с. 850-858 2022, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 850-858
EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS IN THE IN VITRO SYSTEM OF SYNTHETIC THYMIC HEXAPEPTIDE ON THE EXPRESSION LEVELS OF NF-kB, IFNa/pR AND CD119 NEUTROPHILIC GRANULOCYTES IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HERPES VIRAL CO-INFECTIONS
I.V. Nesterovaac, E.O. Khalturinab, V.N. Nelyubind, S.V. Khaidukov6, G.A. Chudilovac
a The Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russian Federation
bI.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russian Federation c Kuban State Medical University, Krasnodar, Russian Federation dMoscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry Moscow, Russian Federation eShemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Moscow, Russian Federation
Abstract. Background. Strategies used by herpes viruses with human cells are complex and multifaceted. On one hand, inborn defects in antiviral immune defense have been unveiled, which also affect interferon (IFN) system underlying development of chronic recalcitrant relapsing viral infections such as remittent respiratory viral infections, herpesvirus infections, and papillomavirus infections. On the other hand, numerous viruses are able to damage both immune system and IFN network. During inborn and acquired defects in IFN network, inborn or induced mutation in gene products involved in signaling cascades aimed at upregulating gene expression responsible for IFN production are observed. One of the strategies used by diverse viruses is altering some signaling pathways resulting in activated transcription factors including nuclear factor NF-kB. However, antiviral mechanisms executed by neutrophilic granulocytes (NGs), particularly affecting NF-kB expression have not been elucidated. Aim of the study: to study in vitro features of NF-kB expression and number of neutrophilic granulocytes (NG) expressing membrane IFNa/pR and IFNyR in patients with atypical chronic active herpes virus infections (AChA-HVI), followed by assessing an effect of arginyl-alpha-aspartyl-lysyl-valyl-tyrosyl-arginine — hexapeptide (HP), a synthetic analogue of the active center of the thymopoietin (active substance of drug "Imunofan", Russia), on the expression of NG NF-kB and IFNa/pR and IFNyR. Materials and methods. We observed 25 patients of both sexes aged 23 to 64 years with AChA-HVI, manifested by chronic fatigue syndrome and cognitive disorders. Study design: stage 1 — clinical, ELISA, PCR methods, FC was used. Stage 2 — the in vitro experiment: 32 blood samples from 8 healthy adults and 375 blood samples from 25 patients with AChA-HVI were analyzed: % NG expressing NF-kB, IFNa/pR, IFNyR and the relevant MFI levels by using FC before and after incubation with HP. Results. Our study demonstrated low level (MFI) of NF-kB expression in 100% NG associated with decreased % of NG expressing IFNa/pR and IFNyR in all patients with AChA-HVI and low serum level for IFNa and IFNy in comparison with healthy individuals. In the in vitro experiment there was shown that 100% of NG expressed NF-kB after exposure to HP.
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ФГАОУ ВО Первый МГМУ им. И.М. Сеченова Минздрава России.
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Нестерова И.В., Халтурина Е.О., Нелюбин В.Н., Хайдуков С.В., Чудилова Г.А. Оценка влияния синтетического тимического гексапептида в системе in vitro на уровни экспрессии NF-kB, IFNa/ßR и CD119 нейтрофильных гранулоцитов у пациентов с хроническими герпесвирусными коинфекциями // Инфекция и иммунитет. 2022. Т. 12, № 5. C. 850-858. doi: 10.15789/2220-7619-EOT-1928
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Nesterova I.V., Khalturina E.O., Nelyubin V.N., Khaidukov S.V., Chudilova G.A. Evaluation of the effects in the in vitro system of synthetic thymic hexapeptide on the expression levels of NF-kB, IFNa/|5R and CD119 neutrophilic granulocytes in patients with chronic herpes viral co-infections // Russian Journal of Infection and Immunity = Infektsiya i immunitet, 2022, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 850-858. doi: 10.15789/2220-7619-E0T-1928
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15789/2220-7619-E0T-1928
However, only 48% patients (SG 2) restored NF^B expression level (MFI) to normal range and 52% of cases (SG 1) had no response. HP increased % of NG expressing IFNa/ßR in SG 2 and increased % of NG expressing IFNyR in SG 1. Conclusions. It was shown, that influence of HP "in vitro" has ambiguous effects on the expression of NF^B, % of NG expressing IFNa/ßR and IFNyR in patients with AChA-HVI. We assume that different NF^B response to HP is associated with inborn or secondary NF^B deficiency.
Key words: herpesvirus infections, interferon system, nuclear factor NF-xB, neutrophilic granulocytes, transcription factors, hexapeptide.
ОЦЕНКА ВЛИЯНИЯ СИНТЕТИЧЕСКОГО ТИМИЧЕСКОГО ГЕКСАПЕПТИДА В СИСТЕМЕ IN VITRO НА УРОВНИ ЭКСПРЕССИИ NF-nB, IFNa/ßR И CD119 НЕЙТРОФИЛЬНЫХ ГРАНУЛОЦИТОВ У ПАЦИЕНТОВ С ХРОНИЧЕСКИМИ ГЕРПЕСВИРУСНЫМИ КОИНФЕКЦИЯМИ
И.В. Нестерова1,3, Е.О. Халтурина2, В.Н. Нелюбин4, С.В. Хайдуков5, Г.А. Чудилова3
1ФГАБОУВО Российский университет дружбы народов Министерства образования и науки России, Москва, Россия 2 ФГАОУ ВО Первый МГМУ имени И.М. Сеченова Минздрава России (Сеченовский Университет), Москва, Россия 3ЦНИЛ ФГБОУ ВО Кубанский государственный медицинский университет Минздрава России, г. Краснодар, Россия
4 ФГБОУ ВО Московский государственный медико-стоматологический университет им. А.И. Евдокимова Минздрава России, Москва, Россия
5 ФНЦ ФГБУНИнститут биоорганической химии им. акад. М.М. Шемякина и Ю.А. Овчинникова, Москва, Россия
Резюме. Стратегии взаимодействие герпесвирусов с клетками организма человека весьма сложны и многогранны. С одной стороны, существуют врожденные дефекты противовирусной иммунной защиты, в том числе и системы интерферонов, на фоне которых развиваются хронические упорно рецидивирующие вирусные инфекции, такие как повторные респираторные вирусные, герпесвирусные, папилломавирусные инфекции. С другой стороны, многие вирусы сами способны повреждать как иммунную систему, так и систему интер-феронов. При врожденных и приобретенные дефектах системы интерферонов наблюдается врожденная или индуцированная мутация генов молекул, участвующих в сигналлинге, направленном на повышение экспрессии генов, ответственных за синтез IFN. Одной из стратегий вирусов является нарушение ряда клеточных сигнальных путей — факторов транскрипции, в том числе ядерного фактора NF-кВ. В настоящее время описана противовирусная активность НГ. При этом механизмы противовирусной защиты нейтрофильных гранулоци-тов (НГ) и в частности особенности экспрессии NF-кВ в доступной нам литературе не освещены. Цель исследования: изучить особенности экспрессии ядерного фактора NF-кВ, мембранных рецепторов к IFNa и IFNy на НГ у пациентов, страдающих атипичными хроническими активными герпесвирусными инфекциями (АХА-ГВИ), с последующей оценкой в эксперименте in vitro эффектов влияния на них синтетического аналога активного центра гормона тимопоэтина аргинил-альфа-аспартил-лизил-валил-тирозил-аргинин (гекса-пептид (ГП), Иммунофан, Россия). Материалы и методы. Под нашим наблюдением находилось 25 пациентов обоих полов в возрасте от 23 до 64 лет, страдающих АХА-ГВИ, манифестирующими синдромом хронической усталости и различными когнитивными расстройствами. Дизайн исследования: этап 1 включал комплекс традиционных методов (сбор анамнеза, методы физикального обследования, OAK и пр.), дополнительно для детекции герпес- вирусных инфекций использовались методы серодиагностики (определение IgM VCA EBV, IgG VCA EBV, IgM CMV, IgG CMV IgM HSV1/2, IgG HSV1/2 методом ИФА). Для обнаружения генома вирусов в биоматериалах (кровь, слюна, моча, соскоб с миндалин и задней стенки глотки) был использован метод ПЦР-РВ. Этап 2 — эксперимент in vitro: изучено 32 образца крови от 8 условно здоровых человек и 375 образцов крови от 25 пациентов с АХА-ГВИ: определен процент НГ, экспрессирующих NF-кВ, IFNa/ßR, IFNy R и уровни их MFI с помощью проточной цитофлюориметрии до и после инкубации с ГП (гексапептидом). Результаты. В результате проведенного исследования у пациентов, страдающих АХА-ГВИ, был выявлен низкий уровень экспрессии (MFI) NF-кВ у 100% НГ, который сочетался со сниженным процентом НГ, экспрессирующих IFNa/ßR и IFNyR, и низким уровнем сывороточных IFNa и IFNy по сравнению со здоровыми людьми. В эксперименте in vitro ГП оказывает неоднозначные вариативные эффекты влияния на экспрессию ядерного фактора NF-кВ и мембранных рецепторов IFNajß и IFNy НГ пациентов, страдающих АХА-ГВИ. Было показано, что 100% НГ экспрессировали NF-кВ после воздействия ГП. Но только 48% пациентов (ГИ2) восстановили уровень экспрессии NF-кВ (MFI) до нормального значения, а в 52% случаев (ГИ1) динамики не выявлено. В то же время ГП увеличил процент НГ, экспрессирующих IFNa/ßR в ГИ2 и увеличил процент НГ, экспрессирующих IFNyR в ГИ 1. Заключение. Было показано, что ГП в эксперименте in vitro оказывает неоднозначное влияние на экспрессию NF-кВ, процент НГ, экспрессирующих IFNa/ßR и IFNyR у пациентов с АХА-ГВИ. Мы предполагаем, что различный ответ на влияние ГП связан с врожденным или вторичным дефицитом NF-кВ.
Ключевые слова: герпесвирусные инфекции, система интерферона, ядерный фактор NF-кБ, нейтрофильные гранулоциты, факторы транскрипции, гексапептид.
Introduction
Diseases caused by viral agents are one of the most urgent and difficult to solve in the modern medicine. Large DNA-containing enveloped viruses that can interact with various cells of the human body in several ways. Those viruses are causing the development of both acute infections (lytic pathway) and the formation of chronic, often atypical, active forms of infection. Viral genome integrates in different human cells that lead to the persistence of viruses.
Among those viruses, the most interesting is the Herpesviridae family that includes 8 representatives. The Epstein—Barr virus (EBV) is one of the most striking. The viruses of this family are characterized by the formation of both mono- and mixed infections, often with the addition of bacterial, fungal or mixed nature co-infections. The viral interaction strategies with human cells are very complex and multifaceted. On the one hand, there are congenital defects of the antiviral mechanisms of immune defense, including the interferon system [8, 22, 26, 30]. Those innate mistakes of antiviral immune defense lead to the development of recurrent and persistent viral infections, such as repeated respiratory viral infections, chronic herpes viral infections, papilloma-virus infections and so on.
On the other hand, many viruses themselves are capable to damage both the immune system and the interferon system. In both cases of innate or acquired defects of the interferon system, congenital or induced genes' mutation of the molecules involved in signaling pathway is observed. Today well known those genes' mutation: TLR3, interferon-regulating factors 3, 7, interferon receptors, interferon-stim-ulated genes, NF-kB, etc. The existing of innate or secondary genes' mutations leads to a violation of the synthesis of IFN type I: IFNa and IFNp. One of the strategies of viruses is to disrupt a number of cellular signaling pathways — transcription factors, especially NF-kB [2, 4, 11, 16, 25].
Transcription factors (TFs) are a large group of proteins that interact with DNA at specific regulatory regions (loci), which entails changing gene transcription (activation or inhibition) using domains transactivation or trans-repression [10, 40]. TFs are involved in the immunopathogenesis of a wide range of human diseases. The nuclear factor NF-kB is one of the most important in those protein groups. For the first time in 1986, Sen and Baltimore discovered transcription factors of the NF-kB family as specific for B cells [27]. Later it was shown, that the constitutive activation of NF-kB triggers the expression of a huge array of genes associated with the regulation of the immune response, inflammation, including apoptotic resistance, migration and angiogenesis. In this constitutive activation the NF-KB-sensitive genes TNF, IL-1, IL-6, IL-8 CXC-chemokine li-gands are involved [24].
In addition, it is known that the activation of the nuclear factor NF-kB is the main mechanism that implements the antiviral activity of the innate immunity. This mechanism can be triggered by various signals induced by the microenvironment. They activate cellular receptors and induce intracellular signaling, by activating the genes of molecules involved in signaling.
However, it should be noted that some of these activated genes, in turn, can target NF-kB. In this case, there is another mechanism. For example, one of the main activated target genes of NF-kB is Isystem Ba, that blocks the activation of NF-kB [9, 35].
In works Zhang J and Kim JC it was shown experimentally that the HSV-1 UL2 protein and ICP27 can counteract the activation of NF-kB mediated by tumor necrosis factor a (TNFa) and IkappaBalpha [15, 20, 33, 39]. At the same time, the works of other authors have demonstrated that proteins that are part of the structure of the virion of herpes viruses negatively affect various parts of the NF-kB signaling cascade [1]. Those proteins can act through other mediators and signaling pathways leading to long-term, active expression of NF-kB. According to the data, it has been shown that the insertion of EBV into neutrophilic granulocytes (NG) can induce the transition of NG to apoptosis and multidirectionally activate the intracellular signaling pathways, in particular, the cascade of the nuclear factor NF-kB activation [3]. Currently, the antiviral activity of NG has been described. Upon that, the mechanisms of NG antiviral protection and, in particular, the features of NF-kB expression are not covered in the literature.
At the same time, there is practically no data in the modern scientific literature on the features of NF-kB expression in herpes virus co-infections, including atypical chronic active herpes viral co-infections (AChA-HVI). Taking into account the information given above, there is an urgent need for further studies of an expression features of the nuclear factor NF-kB NG in patients suffering from AChA-HVI co-infections
Purpose of the study: to study in the in vitro system the features of the expression of nuclear factor NF-kB and the expression of membrane receptors IFNa/pR and IFNy (CD119) of neutrophilic granulocytes (NG) in patients suffering from ACHA-HVI, followed by an assessment of the effect of arginyl-alpha-aspartyl-lysyl-valyl-tyrosyl-arginine hexapep-tide, a synthetic analogue of the active center of the hormone thymopoietin, on the expression of factor NF-kB and the expression of membrane receptors IFNa/pR and IFNy (CD119) of NG.
Materials and methods
We observed 25 patients of both sexes aged 23 to 64 years suffering from atypical chronic active herpes virus infections (ACHA-HVI), manifested by chronic fatigue syndrome and various cognitive disorders
(the main study group is MSG). This group of patients is characterized by a certain symptom complex. To assess the severity of clinical symptoms of CFS, we used a 5 -point scale developed by us. The presence or absence of symptoms, depending on the severity of their manifestation, was evaluated in points from 0 to 5, where: 0 points — absence of symptoms; 1 point — minimal symptoms; 2 points — average severity of symptoms; 3 points — severe degree; 4 points — very severe degree; 5 points — critical severe degree. The control group (CG) consisted of 8 practically healthy individuals corresponding to gender and age.
Study design
Stage 1. In the complex of the study, in addition to traditional methods (collection of anamnesis, methods of physical examination, CBC, etc.), serodiagnostic methods were used to detect herpes virus infections (IgM VCA EBV, IgG VCA EBV, IgM CMV, IgG CMV IgM HSV1/2, IgG HSV1/2) using ELISA test systems RPA "Diagnostic Systems" (Russia). To detect the genome of viruses in biomaterials (blood, saliva, urine, scraping from the tonsils and the posterior pharyngeal wall), the PCR method of the "AmpliSens" test system (Russia) was used.
Stage 2. In the in vitro system, 32 blood samples from 8 apparently healthy adults and 375 blood samples from 25 patients with AChA-HVI were examined. The amount (%) of peripheral blood NG expressing the nuclear factor NF-kB, membrane receptors for IFNa/pR, IFNy (CD119) and the intensity of their expression according to MFI were estimated by flow cytometry using an FC 500 flow cytometer (Beckman Coulter, USA) (value of fluorescence intensity) before and after incubation with hexapeptide (name of the substance according to the nomenclature of international non-proprietary names — INN, ATX code: L03AX).
The study was approved by the Ethics Commission, and informed consent was obtained from all patients to participate in the study and to process personal data in accordance with the World Medical Association's Declaration of Helsinki (WMA Declaration
of Helsinki — Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects, 2013).
For statistical processing of the data obtained, Microsoft Excel computer programs were used. The results were presented as the median (upper and lower quartile) Me [Q:; Q3], Mann—Whitney and Wilcoxon tests. The significance of the difference was determined at p < 0.05.
Results
When analyzing the clinical material, it was found that all patients of the main study group suffered from mixed AChA-HVI in 100% of cases. The dominant combinations were: EBV + CMV + HHV6 — 52%, EBV + HSV1 — 36%; EBV + CMV — 12% of cases. It is important to note that EBV was the predominant virus found in all patient's groups. A number of clinical features of mixed AChA-HVI has been identified: a prolonged feeling of severe weakness, chronic fatigue, in addition, patients worried about sweating, intermittent pain in the throat, muscles and joints (fibromyalgia and arthralgia), headaches, low-grade fever, lymphadenopathy, sleep disturbance, decreased memory, attention, intelligence, less often — psychogenic depression. Often patients suffered from virus-associated recurrent ARVI, chronic repeated herpes-viral infections (HSV1, HSV2), chronic CMV and HHV6 infections, chronic bacterial and fungal infections. Diseases associated with AChA-HVI were characterized by a recurrent course.
All these symptoms were assessed according to our 5-point scale (Table 1). The severity of symptoms on this scale was Me Q Q3] — 44.5 [37.5; 51.5].
The diagnosis of AChA-HVI was confirmed by serodiagnostic methods, molecular genetic methods (PCR); in addition, violations of the induced IFNa production in 100,0% and a deficiency of the induced IFNy production in 76,0% of cases were found. The patients of the main study group had a pronounced decrease in the induced production of IFNa to 85 [50; 120] ME/ml and IFNy to 16 [4; 28] ME/ml.
Table 1. Assessment scale of clinical symptom severity for post-viral chronic fatigue syndrome
Symptoms Score Me [Q1; Q3]
Long term low grade fever 4,0 [3,5; 4,5]
Throat pain and discomfort 4,0 [3,5; 4,5]
Increased sweatiness, sensitivity to cold 3,5 [2,5; 4,5]
Headache, migraine 4,0 [3,5; 4,5]
Regional lymphadenopathy 4,5 [4,0; 5,0]
Increased fatigue, a significant decrease in efficiency 5,0 [5,0; 5,0]
Neurological disorders (paraesthesia, synaesthesia, sensitivity disorders, low muscle tone, etc.) 4,5 [4,0; 5,0]
Decrease in memory processes, difficulty concentrating 3,0 [1,5; 4,5]
Headaches, joint pain, myalgia 3,5 [2,5; 4,5]
Sleep disorders (insomnia or increased drowsiness) 4,0 [3,5; 4,5]
Panic attacks, mood disorders, emotional lability, psychogenic depression etc. 4,5 [4,0; 5,0]
Total Score 44,5 [37,5; 51,5]
8,9 NF-KB
5,1*
1
Contropl Group Main Study Group
Figure 1. Expression levels of nuclear factor NF-kB in neutrophilic granulocytes of patients suffering from AChA-HVI and in control group (conditionally healthy individuals) according to MFI distribution Note. *Differences from control group.
Analysis of the data obtained showed that in conditionally healthy individuals (control group), the number of NGs expressing nuclear factor NF-kB was 100%, while MFI, assessing the level of expression of nuclear factor NF-kB, was 8.9 [8,7; 10.1]. In addition, it was shown that in the main study group (MG), as in the control group, 100% of NG expressed the nuclear factor NF-kB. However, in comparison with CG, a significant decrease in the level of expression of NF-kB according to MFI was revealed to 5.1 [4.5; 6.5] (p < 0.05) (Fig. 1).
In addition, it was found that in patients of the control group, the number of NGs expressing membrane IFNa/pRwas 4.55 [2.3; 7.2]% with MFI 1.19 [1.15; 1.22], and membrane CD119 (IFNyR) — 19.9 [14.3; 27.6]% with MFI 1.48 [1.1; 2.2]. In the main study group (MSG), the number of NGs expressing IFNa/ PR was significantly reduced to 1.0 [0.6; 1.9]% (p < 0.05) with MFI 1.71 [1.61; 1.91], and the number of NG expressing CD119 (IFNyR) had an insignificant upward trend and amounted to 39.5 [28.7; 48.6]% with MFI 1.48 [1.35; 1.75] (Table 2).
An in vitro experiment was carried out in which the effect of HP on the expression of the nuclear factor NF-kB and the number of NGs expressing IFNa/pR and IFNy was assessed in apparently healthy individuals and patients suffering from AChA-HVI.
It was found that under the influence of a hexa-peptide (HP) in the MSG, the population of NG expressing the nuclear factor NF-kB is divided into two subgroups: Study Group 1 (SG 1) and Study Group 2 (SG 2). The levels of NF-kB expression were significantly differ in SG 1 and SG 2. In SG 2 a more high level of MFI NF-kB — 7.5 [6.9; 8.0] was detected than in SG 1, in which the level of MFI NF-kB was only 5.5 [5.4; 5.6] (p < 0.01). After HP influence the level of NF-kB NG expression according to MFI was 5.5 [5.4; 7.5] in the SG 1 and did not significantly differ from the decreased level of MFI NF-kB in the MG before HP exposure — MFI 5.1 [4.5; 6.5] (p > 0.01). Moreover, the level of MFI NF-kB NG expression in SG 2 increased after HP influence from 5.1 [4.5; 6.5] to 7.5 [6.9; 8.0] (p < 0.01). At the same time, it was significantly higher than it was been in SG 1 — 5.5 [5.4; 5.6] (p < 0.05) and didn't significantly change from the level of MFI NF-kB in the CG — 8.9 [8.7; 10.1] (p < 0.05) (Fig. 2).
Under the influence of hexapeptide (HP), the NG population in the MSG was divided into two groups (SG 1 and SG 2) according to the number of NGs expressing membrane IFNa/pR and IFNy (CD119) (Fig. 3).
After influence of HP in SG 1 (52% of cases) an insignificant increasing of NG number (%) expressing membrane IFNa/pR from 1.0 [0.6; 1.9] to 1.65 [1.5; 1.8]% was revealed in comparison with the MG (p > 0.05). The expression level of surface membrane IFNa/pR NG according MFI did not change in comparison with the MG too (p > 0.05). Meanwhile there was a significant increasing in the number of level NG, expressing membrane CD119 (IFNyR) from 39.5 [28.7; 48.6]% to 56.0 [49.6; 58.2]%
Table 2. Comparative characteristics of the expressed nuclear factor NF-kB, membrane IFNa/ßR and CD119 (IFNyR) neutrophilic granulocytes in apparently healthy individuals and patients with AChA-HVI
Before the in vitro influence of a hexapeptide
CD119 Me [Q,; Q2] IFNa/ßR Me [Q,; Q2] NF-kB Me [Q,; Q2]
%NG MFI %NG MFI %NG MFI
Control group n = 6 19,9 [14,3; 27,6] 1,48 [1,1; 2,2] 4,55 [2,3; 7,2] 1,19 [1,15; 1,22] 100 8,9 [8,7; 10,1]
Main study group n = 25 39,5* [28,7; 48,6] 1,48 [1,35; 1,75] 1* [0,6; 1,9] 1,71* [1,61; 1,91] 100 5,1* [4,5; 6,5]
Under the in vitro influence of a hexapeptide
CD119 IFNa/ßR NF-kB
Study group 1 n = 13 56,04 [49,6; 58,2] 1,68 [1,5; 1,9] 1,65* [1,5; 1,8] 1,7 [1,6; 2,0] 100 5,5* [5,4; 5,6]
Study group 2 n = 12 32,3** [30,2; 48,1] 1,5 [1,3; 1,6] 3,8H* [3,8; 4,2] 1,7 [1,6; 2,0] 100 7,54* [6,9; 8,0]
Note. 'Differences from control group; 'differences from MSG (main study group); 'differences SG 1 and SG 2 (study group 1 and study group 2).
(p < 0.05) after exposure of HP. This fact indicates that the number NG, expressing membrane CD119 (IFNyR) was increased by 1.42 times or by 41.7%. The expression level of surface membrane CD119 (IFNyR) NG according MFI data did not change (p > 0.05).
At the same time after exposure of HP an ambiguous effect of HP on the levels of NG expressing membrane IFNa/pR and CD119 (IFNyR) was revealed in the SG 2 (48% of cases). HP has influenced on the level of NG, expressing membrane IFNa/pR in SG 2, significantly increasing its number from 1.00 [0.6; 1.9]% in MG to 3.81 [3.8; 4.2]% in SG 2 (p < 0.05) and reached the NG level of CG (p > 0.05). At the same time after influence of HP the expression level according to MFI data of membrane IFNa/pR NG in SG 2 did not change in comparison with group CG and MG (p12 > 0.05).
There was an insignificant decreasing in comparison with MSG in the number of the NG (%), expressing membrane CD119 (IFNyR) from 39.5 [28.7; 48.6]% to 32.3 [30.2; 48.1]% (p > 0.05). Meanwhile there was a significant increasing in the level of NG, expressing membrane CD119 (IFNyR), from 19.9 [14.3; 27.6]% to 32.3 [30.2; 48.1]%, in comparison with CG (p > 0.05). After influence of HP the expression level according to MFI data of membrane CD119 (IFNyR) NG in SG 2 did not change in comparison with group CG and MSG (pu > 0.05).
Discussion
The problem of treating patients with chronic active herpes virus infections is still very far from being solved. Taking into account that EBV is present in all identified combinations of herpes-viral co-infections
MFI
Control Main Study Group Study Study
Group before HP Group 1 Group 2 after HP after HP
Figure 2 Comparison of the expression levels (MFI) for NF-kB in neutrophilic granulocytes from patients with AChA-HVI before and after exposure to HP in in vitro experimental system Note. *Differences from control group; 'differences from MSG (main study group); 'differences SG1 and SG2 (study group 1 and study group 2).
and is the dominant infection in the patients included in this study (AHI). Also it's important to consider its negative effect on the nuclear factor NF-kB and membrane receptors IFNa/pR NG, CD119 (IFNyR) expressing by NG.
According to the literature, EBV BGLF2 protein inhibits two key proteins STAT1 and STAT2, which are involved in the stage 2 signaling of type I IFN synthesis. In addition, BGLF2 recruits host cell enzymes to remove the phosphate group from STAT1, thereby inactivating its activity and redirecting STAT2 to degradation. It leads to defective ISG expression and disruption of type I IFN synthesis, and, consequently, to a decrease in IFN type I antiviral and immunomodula-
Study Group 2 after HP
Study Group 1 after HP
Main Study Group before HP
Control Group
0 10 20 30 ■ IFN7R □ IFNa/ßR
Figure 3. Count of NG expressing membrane receptors IFNa/pR and IFNy (CD119) before and after HP exposure in patients suffering from AChA-HVI
Note. *Differences from control group; 'differences from MSG (main study group); 'differences SG1 and SG2 (study group 1 and study group 2).
tory activity [6, 7, 13, 14, 18, 19, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 37]. These data confirm the damaging effect of EBV, that causes the occurrence of secondary defects in the expression of not only NF-kB, but also membrane receptors IFNa/pR NG, and do not contradict the results obtained by us during the present study.
It should be noted that earlier in the works of foreign authors the presence of congenital errors of immunity such as primary immunodeficiencies caused by mutations in the genes STAT1/STAT2, TLR3, UNC93B1, TICAM1, TBK1, IRF3, IRF7, IFNAR1, IFNAR2, which explains the deficiency of spontaneous and induced production of IFN I type was shown [17, 21, 23, 31, 36, 38]. In this regard, the likelihood of congenital disorders of the interferon system in patients with AChA-HVI (SG 1) is not excluded. It is confirmed by the lack of an adequate NF-kB response to the effect of HP in the in vitro system and explains the occurrence of atypical herpes-viral co-infections.
On the other hand, according to our data and according to the literature, autoimmune diseases in parallel with atypical chronic active EBV infection can manifest in patients with a genetic predisposition. There is also evidence that chronic EBV infection can lead to an increase in the expression of the nuclear factor NF-kB, which, in turn, can provoke the development of autoimmune diseases and tumor processes [5, 12]. It should be emphasized that we did not observe autoimmune disorders and tumor processes in patients of MG. At the same time we noted the leading syndrome of chronic fatigue, myalgia, arthralgia and the syndrome of minor cognitive disorders that did not exclude the presence of neuroin-flammatory changes.
In conclusion, we would like to note that the results obtained in this study allow us to clarify the im-munopathogenesis of atypical chronic active herpes virus co-infections associated with the prevalence of EBV infection. The data obtained on the positive effect of in vitro HP on the restoration of the nuclear factor NF-kB expression level, as well as the expression of membrane receptors IFNa/pR NG in, presumably, secondary defects of the interferon system, accompanied by deficiency of type I and II IFNs. These results can serve as a basis for further development of the strategy and tactics of immunotherapy with using active substance HP ("Imunofan", Russia) for restoration of the level of expression of NF-kB NG with further reconstruction of secondary defects
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Conclusion
The data obtained made it possible to come to the main conclusions:
1. There is a violation of the nuclear factor NF-kB expression associated with a decrease in the level of number NG expressing membrane receptors IFNa/pR and CD119 (IFNyR) in all patients suffering from AChA-HVI with the deficiencies of a serum IFNa and IFNy.
2. In the in vitro experiment, HP exhibited different effects of influences on the levels of nuclear factor NF-kB expression (MFI) and the level of number NG expressing membrane IFNa/pR NG and membrane IFNyR in patients with AChA-HVI:
— there were a significant restoration of the nuclear factor NF-kB NG expression to the level of healthy individuals in NG of 48% patients with AChA-HVI (SG 2) and a significant increasing in the level of number NG expressing membrane IFNa/pR, while the level of number NG expressing IFNyR has not changed;
- in 52% of AChA-HVI (SG 1) patients the level of NF-kB NG expression and the level of number NG expressing IFNa/pR NG has not significantly changed, while there was a significant increasing in the level of number NG expressing of membrane IFNyR.
3. Restoration of the expression of NF-kB NG in 48% patients suffering from AChA-HVI under the influence of HP in the experiment may indicate secondary damage to the expression of NF-kB that occurred under the damaging influences of herpes viral co-infections. The absence of an effect of HP on the level of expression NF-kB in 52% patients with AChA-HVI evidences about deeper damages of NF-kB expression, possibly due to congenital disorders expression of NF-kB. However these assumptions require carrying out of further research.
4. These results may serve as a basis for further development of the strategy and tactics of immunomod-ulate therapy with using active substance HP of drug "Imunofan" (Russia) for restoration of secondary defects of expression of NF-kB, the level of number NG, expressing membrane IFNa/pR, IFNyR and for the reconstruction of normal functioning of the interferon system in patients with AChA-HVI.
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Авторы:
Нестерова И.В., д.м.н., профессор, профессор кафедры аллергологии и иммунологии ФГАОУ ВО Российский университет дружбы народов МЗ РФ, Москва, Россия; Халтурина Е.О., к.м.н., доцент, доцент кафедры микробиологии, вирусологии и иммунологии им. А.А. Воробьева ФГАОУ ВО Первый Московский государственный медицинский университет им. И.М. Сеченова Минздрава России, Москва, Россия;
Нелюбин В.Н., д.м.н., профессор Научно-исследовательского медико-стоматологического института Московского государственного медико-стоматологического университета им. А.И. Евдокимова, Москва, Россия; Хайдуков С.В., д.б.н., старший научный сотрудник лаборатории углеводов ФНЦ ФГБУН Институт биоорганической химии им. акад. М.М. Шемякина и Ю.А. Овчинникова РАН, Москва, Россия;
Чудилова Г.А., д.б.н., доцент кафедры клинической иммунологии, аллергологии и лабораторной диагностики факультета повышения квалификации и профессиональной переподготовки специалистов ФГБОУ ВО Кубанский государственный медицинский университет, г. Краснодар, Россия.
Поступила в редакцию 16.04.2022 Принята к печати 03.05.2022
Authors:
Nesterova I.V., PhD, MD (Medicine), Professor, Department of Allergology and Immunology, Faculty of Continuing Medical Education, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russian Federation;
Khalturina E.O., PhD (Medicine), Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Virology and Immunology named after A.A. Vorobiev, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation;
Nelyubin V.N., PhD, MD (Medicine), Professor, Research Medical and Dental Institute, A.I. Evdokimov Moscow State Medical and Dental University, Moscow, Russian Federation; Khaidukov S.V., PhD, MD (Biology), Senior Researcher, Carbohydrate Laboratory, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry named after M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov RAS, Moscow, Russian Federation;
Chudilova G.A., PhD, MD (Biology), Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Immunology, Allergology and Laboratory Diagnostics, Faculty of Continuing Medical Education, Kuban State Medical University, Krasnodar, Russian Federation.
Received 16.04.2022 Accepted 03.05.2022
