Published ahead of print on June 8, 2006, doi:10.1165/rcmb.2005-0282OC
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol., Volume 35, Number 5, November 2006, 559-564
A more recent version of this article appeared on November 1, 2006
Submitted on July 21, 2005
Revised on June 7, 2006
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Reduces 2-adrenergic Responses in Human Airway Smooth Muscle
Paul E Moore1*, Gary Cunningham1, Mark M Calder1, Anthony D DeMatteo, Jr.1, Mark E Peeples2, Marshall L Summar1, and R. Stokes Peebles, Jr.3
1 Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA,
2 Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA,
3 Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: paul.moore{at}vanderbilt.edu.
Although respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of lower respiratory tract illness in infants, the effect of RSV on HASM has not been studied. We hypothesized that RSV has direct effects on cAMP formation and ADRB2 density and that 2-adrenergic receptor (ADRB2) haplotype influences this response. A recombinant green-fluorescent protein (rg) expressing RSV was used to determine whether RSV could infect cultured HASM. Influence of RSV infection on 2-adrenergic responsiveness was determined by measuring differences in isoproterenol (ISO)-induced cyclic AMP (cAMP) formation, ADRB2 density, and Gi expression in HASM cells challenged with RSV, with UV-inactivated RSV, and with mock infection. The rgRSV efficiently infected cultured HASM cells. ISO-induced cAMP formation was significantly reduced in cells infected with RSV, compared to mock-infected and UV-inactivated RSV, in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. Forskolin-induced cAMP formation and Gi expression were not altered in cells infected with RSV, suggesting that the influence of RSV on 2-adrenergic relaxation was upstream of cAMP formation. ADRB2 density was reduced in cells infected with RSV, compared with mock infection, and the Arg16Gln27 ADRB2 haplotype was associated with decreased ISO-induced cAMP formation (p<0.05) and with decreased ADRB2 density at baseline (p<0.05). The implications of these results are that limitations of 2-agonists in the treatment of any airway obstruction associated with RSV infection may be related to direct effects of RSV on HASM, and ADRB2 genotype may predict 2-adrenergic responses.
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