Connection Between HIV and Mitochondria in Cardiovascular Disease and Implications for Treatments

AO Hinton Jr, AU N'jai, Z Vue, C Wanjalla - Circulation Research, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy alter mitochondrial function, which can progressively
lead to mitochondrial damage and accelerated aging. The interaction between persistent …

Pathogenicity and virulence of chikungunya virus

W Freppel, LA Silva, KA Stapleford, LJ Herrero - Virulence, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted, RNA virus that causes an often-
severe musculoskeletal illness characterized by fever, joint pain, and a range of debilitating …

Mayaro virus pathogenesis and immunity in rhesus macaques

WC Weber, CS Labriola, CN Kreklywich… - PLoS neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Mayaro virus (MAYV) is a mosquito-transmitted alphavirus that causes debilitating and
persistent arthritogenic disease. While MAYV was previously reported to infect non-human …

Changes in the chikungunya virus E1 glycoprotein domain II and hinge influence E2 conformation, infectivity, and virus-receptor interactions

SA Thannickal, L Battini, SN Spector, MG Noval… - Journal of …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
In a previous study to understand how the chikungunya virus (CHIKV) E1 glycoprotein β-
strand c functions, we identified several attenuating variants at E1 residue V80 and the …

[HTML][HTML] MLN4924 alleviates autoimmune myocarditis by promoting Act1 degradation and blocking Act1-mediated mRNA stability

Z Jiang, Z Li, Y Chen, N Nie, X Liu, J Liu… - International …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Prolonged exposure to interleukin-17A (IL-17A) can induce autoimmune
myocarditis, and MLN4924, an inhibitor of NEDD8 activating enzyme (NAE), has been …

New insights gained from cellular landscape changes in myocarditis and inflammatory cardiomyopathy

W Wang, H Jia, X Hua, J Song - Heart Failure Reviews, 2024 - Springer
Advances in the etiological classification of myocarditis and inflammatory cardiomyopathy
(ICM) have reached a consensus. However, the mechanism of myocarditis/ICM remains …

Cracking the code: ET-1 signaling unlocks new therapies for virus-induced osteoarthritis

WH Ng, PCH Tang, S Mahalingam - npj Viruses, 2024 - nature.com
Rheumatic symptoms such as joint inflammation and pain are known features of SARS-CoV-
2 infection, though the mechanisms remain unclear. Au and colleagues identified the …

Differential restriction of chikungunya virus in primary human cardiac endothelial cells occurs at multiple steps in the viral life cycle

SN Spector, MG Noval, KA Stapleford - bioRxiv, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) constitute a significant ongoing public health threat,
as the mechanisms of pathogenesis remain incompletely understood. Cardiovascular …

The chikungunya virus E1 glycoprotein fusion loop and hinge alter glycoprotein dynamics leading to cell and host specific changes in infectivity

SA Thannickal, L Battini, SN Spector, MG Noval… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Alphaviruses infect both mammals and insects, yet the distinct mechanisms that
alphaviruses use to infect different hosts are not well defined. In this study, we characterize …