[Modulation of endothelial factors activity in human endothelial cells in influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus infection].

INTRODUCTION: Influenza A virus infection can lead to endothelial dysfunction (ED), including apoptosis of endothelial cells and modulation of endothelial factor activities. Affected biochemical factors may include those playing important roles in vascular homeostasis. However, the effect of this pathogen on the expression pattern of key endothelial factors is still unknown.The aim of this work was to study the expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1, serpin E1) in the EA.hy926 endothelial cells. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES: to assess expression of eNOS and PAI-1 in endothelial cells infected with influenza virus A(H1N1)pdm09, and to identify homologous fragments in structure of viral proteins and endothelial factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Cells were infected with influenza virus A/St. Petersburg/48/16 (H1N1)pdm09 and analyzed in dynamics in 6, 12, 18, 24, 48, and 72 hrs post infection (hpi). Detection of endothelial factors expression levels was performed by immunocytochemical method (ICC) using antibodies for eNOS and PAI-1 while quantitative assessment of expression levels was carried out by program Nis-Elements F3.2 («Nikon¼, Japan). The search for homologous sequences between viral proteins and eNOS and PAI-1 was performed by computer comparison. Sequences were analyzed as fragments 12 amino acid residues (aar) in length. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: eNOS expression in infected cells had decreased to 7.9% by 6 hpi (control was taken as 100%) to 3.3% at 72 hpi. PAI-1 expression varied significantly over the course of the experiment: by 6 hpi it had decreased to 49.6%, and to 43.2% by 12 hpi. Later PAI-1 levels were: 116.3% (18 hpi); 18.9% (24 hpi); 23.5% (48 hpi), and 35% (72 hpi). CONCLUSION: These results indicate that influenza A infection of endothelial cells causes a significant decrease in eNOS expression, while modulating PAI-1 one. The described phenomenon can be used in the further development of directions of pathogenetic therapy of vascular complications of infection caused by this pathogen.

[Modeling influenza virus infection in mature Wistar rats].

It has now been established that blood vessels are target for influenza, but the mechanism by which the influenza virus affects the cardiovascular system is unknown. The aim - adaptation of influenza virus A/St. Petersburg/48/16 H1N1(pdm09) to mature Wistar rats, as these animals are the main experimental model for studying the pathology of the cardiovascular system. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Passage of influenza A virus (IAV) in embryonated chicken eggs, intranasal inoculation of rats with virus-containing material s, production of pulmonary homogenate, determination of IAV titer in embryonated chicken eggs, detection of histological changes in lung and pulmonary vessels. RESULTS: The article presents the results of the adaptation of influenza virus A/St. Petersburg/48/16 H1N1(pdm09) to mature Wistar rats. The infectious titer of the virus in the homogenates of infected rats lungs at the last stage of adaptation was 7.0 lg EID50/ml. Histological studies revealed pronounced changes in the respiratory tract (spasm of bronchioles, submucosal edema, desquamation of ciliated epithelium of bronchioles) and pulmonary vessels (spasm, desquamation and swelling of endotheliocytes, dissociation and swelling of the elastic membrane and media). In order to identify IAV in blood vessels and lung tissues, an immunohistochemical study was performed using monoclonal antibodies to NP antigen of IAV. CONCLUSION: The data obtained allow us to conclude that the strain of influenza virus A/St. Petersburg/48/16 H1N1(pdm09) was adapted to mature Wistar rats maintaining virulent properties. The infectious titer of the virus at the last stage of adaptation was 7.0 lg EID50/ml. IAV identification is confirmed by immunohistochemical examination.

Effects of Bariatric Surgeries on the Size of Myocardial Infarction and Ghrelin Level in Rats with Experimental Decompensated Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

The effects of bariatric surgeries (sleeve gastrectomy and ileal transposition) on the dynamics of changes in ghrelin level were studied in rats with severe decompensated type 2 diabetes mellitus under conditions of glucose challenge as well as on the size of myocardial infarction in these animals. Diabetes was modelled by high fat diet and a single administration of streptozotocin (25 mg/kg, intraperitoneally). Both bariatric surgeries significantly decreased glucose-induced ghrelin level in the blood of rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus, which attested to an increase in the tissue sensitivity to ghrelin. Sleeve gastrectomy resulted in a decrease in the size of myocardial infarction in diabetic rats, which was calculated as the ratio of the necrosis zone to the zone of the risk of myocardial infarction. Ileal transposition had no effect on this parameter. Our data can be used as the basis for optimization of treatment approaches when using bariatric surgery in the treatment of patients with severe forms of type 2 diabetes mellitus with a high risk of cardiovascular diseases.