The Transcriptome of MHV-infected RAW264.7 Cells Offers an Alternative Model for Macrophage Innate Immunity Research

Overview

Journal Animal Model Exp Med

Date 2024 Jul 12

PMID 38992966

Authors

Yun Liu

Ting-Ting Feng

Wei Tong

Zhi Guo

Xia Li

Qi Kong

Zhi-Guang Xiang

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Abstract

Background: Macrophages are the primary innate immune cells encountered by the invading coronaviruses, and their abilities to initiate inflammatory reactions, to maintain the immunity homeostasis by differential polarization, to train the innate immune system by epigenic modification have been reported in laboratory animal research.

Methods: In the current in vitro research, murine macrophage RAW 264.7 cell were infected by mouse hepatitis virus, a coronavirus existed in mouse. At 3-, 6-, 12-, 24-, and 48-h post infection (hpi.), the attached cells were washed with PBS and harvested in Trizol reagent. Then The harvest is subjected to transcriptome sequencing.

Results: The transcriptome analysis showed the immediate (3 hpi.) up regulation of DEGs related to inflammation, like Il1b and Il6. DEGs related to M2 differential polarization, like Irf4 showed up regulation at 24 hpi., the late term after viral infection. In addition, DEGs related to metabolism and histone modification, like Ezh2 were detected, which might correlate with the trained immunity of macrophages.

Conclusions: The current in vitro viral infection study showed the key innated immunity character of macrophages, which suggested the replacement value of viral infection cells model, to reduce the animal usage in preclinical research.

Citing Articles

The transcriptome of MHV-infected RAW264.7 cells offers an alternative model for macrophage innate immunity research.

Liu Y, Feng T, Tong W, Guo Z, Li X, Kong Q Animal Model Exp Med. 2024; 8(1):57-66.

PMID: 38992966 PMC: 11798737. DOI: 10.1002/ame2.12443.

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