Intimate Relationship Between Stress and Human Alpha‑Herpes Virus 1 (HSV‑1) Reactivation from Latency

Overview

Journal Curr Clin Microbiol Rep

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2024 Jan 4

PMID 38173564

Authors

Clinton Jones

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Abstract

Purpose Of Review: Numerous studies concluded stress (acute, episodic acute, or chronic) increases the incidence of human alpha-herpes virus 1 (HSV-1) reactivation from latency in neurons. This review will summarize how stress stimulates viral gene expression, replication, and reactivation from latency.

Recent Findings: Stress (capital S) stress-mediated activation of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) accelerates reactivation from latency, whereas a corticosteroid-specific antagonist impairs viral replication and reactivation from latency. GR and specific stress-induced cellular transcription factors also stimulate viral promoters that drive expression of key viral transcriptional regulators: infected cell protein 0 (ICP0), ICP4, ICP27 and viral tegument protein (VP16). Hence, GR is predicted to initially stimulate viral gene expression. GR-mediated immune-inhibitory functions are also predicted to enhance viral replication and viral spread.

Summary: Identifying cellular factors and viral regulatory proteins that trigger reactivation from latency in neurons may provide new therapeutic strategies designed to reduce the incidence of reactivation from latency.

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