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Volume 8, Number 12—December 2002
Research

Induction of Inflammation by West Nile virus Capsid through the Caspase-9 Apoptotic Pathway

Joo-Sung Yang*1, Mathura P. Ramanathan*1, Karuppiah Muthumani*, Andrew Y. Choo*, Sung-Ha Jin*, Qian-Chun Yu*, Daniel S. Hwang*, Daniel K. Choo*, Mark D. Lee*, Kesen Dang*, J. Joseph Kim†, David B. Weiner*Comments to Author , and WaixingTang
Author affiliations: *University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; †Viral Genomix, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA;

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In vivo West Nile virus capsid (Cp) expression induces apoptosis and inflammation in mice. TUNEL assay was performed on muscle cryosections harvested from mice injected with pcWNV-Cp-DJY (a) or pcDNA3.1 (b). Hematoxylin/eosin staining was performed on mouse tibialis muscle cryosections harvested from mice injected with pcWNV-Cp-DJY (c) or pcDNA3.1 (d) at 48 h postinjection (magnification: 200X [a, b] and 40X [c,d]). Immunohistochemical analysis was performed for detection of WNVCp-DJY protein expression in mouse brain injected with pcDNA3.1 or pcWNV-Cp-DJY as detected with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) (e,f, respectively). TUNEL assay on mouse brain cryosections harvested from pcWNV-Cp-DJY injected mouse was detected with HRP (g) (magnification: 300X [e–g]). Immunohistochemical studies were performed for detection of WNV-Cp-DJY protein expression in mouse brain injected with pcWNV-Cp-DJY or pcDNA3.1 as detected by fluorescein isothiocynate stain (h, i, and j, k, respectively). TUNEL assay on mouse brain cryosections harvested from pcWNV-Cp-DJY–injected mice (l,m) or pcDNA3.1-injected mice as detected with fluorescein isothiocyanate (n,o). WNV-Cp-DJY protein expressing His-positive cells or TUNEL-positive cells were visualized under ultraviolete microscope (h or l, respectively). Nuclear staining for WNV-Cp-DJY– or pcNDA3.1-transfected cells was visualized with appropriate filters (i, m or k, o, respectively) (magnification: 630X [h through o]).

Figure 3. In vivo West Nile virus capsid (Cp) expression induces apoptosis and inflammation in mice. TUNEL assay was performed on muscle cryosections harvested from mice injected with pcWNV-Cp-DJY (a) or pcDNA3.1 (b). Hematoxylin/eosin staining was performed on mouse tibialis muscle cryosections harvested from mice injected with pcWNV-Cp-DJY (c) or pcDNA3.1 (d) at 48 h postinjection (magnification: 200X [a, b] and 40X [c,d]). Immunohistochemical analysis was performed for detection of WNVCp-DJY protein expression in mouse brain injected with pcDNA3.1 or pcWNV-Cp-DJY as detected with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) (e,f, respectively). TUNEL assay on mouse brain cryosections harvested from pcWNV-Cp-DJY injected mouse was detected with HRP (g) (magnification: 300X [e–g]). Immunohistochemical studies were performed for detection of WNV-Cp-DJY protein expression in mouse brain injected with pcWNV-Cp-DJY or pcDNA3.1 as detected by fluorescein isothiocynate stain (h, i, and j, k, respectively). TUNEL assay on mouse brain cryosections harvested from pcWNV-Cp-DJY–injected mice (l,m) or pcDNA3.1-injected mice as detected with fluorescein isothiocyanate (n,o). WNV-Cp-DJY protein expressing His-positive cells or TUNEL-positive cells were visualized under ultraviolete microscope (h or l, respectively). Nuclear staining for WNV-Cp-DJY– or pcNDA3.1-transfected cells was visualized with appropriate filters (i, m or k, o, respectively) (magnification: 630X [h through o]).

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1 These authors contributed equally.

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