Influence of IL1R1 Knockout on Coxsackievirus-A10 Infected C57BL/6 Mice
This study compared differences in the clinical features,viral proliferative dynamics and pathological characteristics between coxsackievirus(CV)-A10-infected C57BL/6 wild-type suckling mice and CV-A10-infected interleukin 1 receptor 1(IL-1R1)-deficient suckling mice.We investigated the influence of IL1R1 deletion on CV-A10-infected suckling mice.C57BL/6 wild-type and IL-1R1-/-lactating mice were infected intracranially.The clinical symptoms and mortality of newborn mice were recorded daily.The two groups of newborn mice were sacrificed on 1,3,5,7 and 9 days after infection,and samples of various tissues were collected.The viral gene copies of different tissues were detected by real-time reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction(RT-qPCR).Staining(hematoxylin and eosin)was used to detect pathologic changes in different tissues of suckling mice.Cytokine transcription levels in tissues were measured by real-time RT-qPCR.Immunofluorescence staining was used to measure expression of the cytokines interferon-γ,interleukin(IL)-1β and IL10.Compared with the blank control group,suckling mice of both groups showed developmental delay and limb paralysis during infection.The viral loads of IL-1R1-/-suckling mice were higher than those of wild-type suckling mice.The difference in viral load between the two groups was significant in heart,lung and kidney tissue 5 days post-infection.Histopathology showed that lesion severity in IL-1R1-/-suckling mice in the late stage of infection was higher than that in wild-type suckling mice at the same time.mRNA transcription of cytokines of IL-1R1-/-newborn mice was increased in the middle and late stages of CV-A10 infection,but mRNA transcription of wild-type mice increased transiently 1-2 days after CV-A10 infection.Therefore,C57BL/6 wild type and IL-1R1-/-lactating mice were susceptible to CV-A10.Compared with wild-type mice,inflammatory-tissue injuries of IL-1R1-/-lactating mice occurred mainly in the middle and late stages of CV-A10 infection,and CV-A10-infected IL-1R1-/-suckling mice exhibited delayed cytokine production.Transcriptional expression of cytokines was higher and longer than that in wild-type mice in the late stage of CV-A10 infection.