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Cellular bioenergetics, caspase activity and glutathione in murine lungs infected with influenza A virus
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Cellular bioenergetics, caspase activity and glutathione in murine lungs infected with influenza A virus

Ahmed R Alsuwaidi, Saeeda Almarzooqi, Alia Albawardi, Sheela Benedict, Jose Kochiyil, Farah Mustafa, Stacey M Hartwig, Steven M Varga and Abdul-Kader Souid
Virology (New York, N.Y.), Vol.446(1-2), pp.180-188
11/2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2013.07.034
PMID: 24074580
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Abstract

Inhibition of cellular respiration, oxidation of glutathione and induction of apoptosis have been reported in epithelial cells infected in vitro with influenza A virus (IAV). Here, the same biomarkers were investigated in vivo by assessing the lungs of BALB/c mice infected with IAV. Cellular respiration declined on day 3 and recovered on day 7 post-infection. For days 3–5, the rate (mean±SD) of respiration (µMO2min−1mg−1) in uninfected lungs was 0.103±0.021 (n=4) and in infected lungs was 0.076±0.025 (n=4, p=0.026). Relative cellular ATP (infected/uninfected) was 4.7 on day 2 and 1.07 on day 7. Intracellular caspase activity peaked on day 7. Cellular glutathione decreased by ≥10% on days 3–7. Lung pathology was prominent on day 3 and caspase-3 labeling was prominent on day 5. IAV infection was associated with suppression of cellular respiration, diminished glutathione, and induction of apoptosis. These functional biomarkers were associated with structural changes noted in infected mice. •In BALB/c mice, lung cellular respiration is suppressed in influenza A virus infection.•Lung cellular ATP is transiently increased in influenza A virus infection.•Lung cellular glutathione is partially depleted in influenza A virus infection.•Lung cellular caspase activity is increased in influenza A virus infection.
Cellular glutathione Cellular bioenergetics Influenza A virus Caspase-3 Cellular ATP Cellular respiration

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