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- Title
Optimization of the replication of hepatitis E virus genotype 3 in vitro.
- Authors
Harlow, Jennifer; Dallner, Matthew; Nasheri, Neda
- Abstract
Aims Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is responsible for ∼20 million human infections worldwide every year. The genotypes HEV-3 and HEV-4 are zoonotic and are responsible for most of the autochthonous HEV cases in high-income countries. There are several cell culture systems that allow for propagation of different HEV genotypes in vitro. One of these systems uses human lung carcinoma cells (A549), and was further optimized for propagation of HEV-3 47832c strain. In this study, we investigated the effect of different media supplements as well as microRNA-122 (miR-122) on improving the replication of HEV-3 47832c in A549 cells. Methods and Results We observed that supplementation of maintenance media with 5% fetal bovine serum was sufficient for efficient replication of HEV-3, and verified the positive effect of media supplementation with Amphotericin B, MgCl2, and dimethyl sulfoxide on replication of HEV-3. We have also demonstrated that adding miR-122 mimics to the culture media does not have any significant effect on the replication of HEV-3 47832c. Conclusions Herein, we detected over a 6-fold increase in HEV-3 replication in A549/D3 cells by adding all three supplements: Amphotericin B, MgCl2, and dimethyl sulfoxide to the culture media, while demonstrating that miR-122 might not play a key role in replication of HEV-3 47832c.
- Subjects
HEPATITIS E virus; AMPHOTERICIN B; GENOTYPES; DIMETHYL sulfoxide; CELL culture; HIGH-income countries
- Publication
Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2024, Vol 135, Issue 6, p1
- ISSN
1364-5072
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jambio/lxae137