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  1. Article ; Online: Different populations of A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses in a patient with hemolytic-uremic syndrome

    Yuguang Fu / Marianne Wedde / Sigrun Smola / Djin-Ye Oh / Thorsten Pfuhl / Jürgen Rissland / Michael Zemlin / Fidelis A. Flockerzi / Rainer M. Bohle / Andrea Thürmer / Susanne Duwe / Barbara Biere / Janine Reiche / Brunhilde Schweiger / Christin Mache / Thorsten Wolff / Georg Herrler / Ralf Dürrwald

    International Journal of Medical Microbiology, Vol 314, Iss , Pp 151598- (2024)

    2024  

    Abstract: Respiratory viral infections may have different impacts ranging from infection without symptoms to severe disease or even death though the reasons are not well characterized.A patient (age group 5–15 years) displaying symptoms of hemolytic uremic ... ...

    Abstract Respiratory viral infections may have different impacts ranging from infection without symptoms to severe disease or even death though the reasons are not well characterized.A patient (age group 5–15 years) displaying symptoms of hemolytic uremic syndrome died one day after hospitalization. qPCR, next generation sequencing, virus isolation, antigenic characterization, resistance analysis was performed and virus replication kinetics in well-differentiated airway cells were determined.Autopsy revealed hemorrhagic pneumonia as major pathological manifestation. Lung samples harbored a large population of A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses with the polymorphism H456H/Y in PB1 polymerase. The H456H/Y viruses replicated much faster to high viral titers than upper respiratory tract viruses in vitro. H456H/Y-infected air-liquid interface cultures of differentiated airway epithelial cells did reflect a more pronounced loss of ciliated cells. A different pattern of virus quasispecies was found in the upper airway samples where substitution S263S/F (HA1) was observed.The data support the notion that viral quasispecies had evolved locally in the lung to support high replicative fitness. This change may have initiated further pathogenic processes leading to rapid dissemination of inflammatory mediators followed by development of hemorrhagic lung lesions and fatal outcome.
    Keywords A(H1N1)pdm09 virus ; Fatal influenza ; S263S/F (HA1) and H456H/Y (PB1) mutations ; Microbiology ; QR1-502 ; Other systems of medicine ; RZ201-999
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  2. Article ; Online: Epidemiological characteristics of imported malaria in Shandong Province, China, from 2012 to 2017

    Tao Yu / Yuguang Fu / Xiangli Kong / Xin Liu / Ge Yan / Yongbin Wang

    Scientific Reports, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2020  Volume 8

    Abstract: Abstract Shandong Province, China, has been implementing a malaria elimination program. In this study, we analyzed the epidemiological characteristics of malaria imported into Shandong Province between 2012 and 2017 to provide scientific data for the ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Shandong Province, China, has been implementing a malaria elimination program. In this study, we analyzed the epidemiological characteristics of malaria imported into Shandong Province between 2012 and 2017 to provide scientific data for the elimination of malaria. In this epidemiological study, we examined the status of malaria in 2012–2017 in Shandong Province, China. Data on all cases of malaria were collected from the online Infection Diseases Monitor Information System to describe and statistically analyze the sources of infection, species of parasite, populations affected, regional distributions, incidence, and temporal distributions of malaria. In total, 1053 cases of malaria were reported in 2012–2017, and all of them were imported. Plasmodium falciparum was the predominant species (77.6%) in Shandong Province; P. vivax malaria accounted for 10.9% of the total number of cases, P. ovale malaria for 2.9%, and P. malariae malaria for 8.2%. Most patients were male (96.8%), most were aged 21–50 years (87.2%), and migrant laborers (77.2%) and workers (6.6%) were at highest risk. The origin of the largest number of imported cases was Africa (93.4%), followed by Asia (5.9%) and Oceania (0.4%). Most cases of imported malaria occurred in June each year and 70% of cases were recorded in six cities during the period of 2012–2017. It is necessary to strengthen malaria surveillance among workers returning home from Africa and Southeast Asia, and to conduct timely blood tests to diagnose and treat imported infections.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 572
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Publishing Group
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  3. Article ; Online: Ciliostasis of airway epithelial cells facilitates influenza A virus infection

    Yuguang Fu / Jie Tong / Fandan Meng / Doris Hoeltig / Guangliang Liu / Xiangping Yin / Georg Herrler

    Veterinary Research, Vol 49, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2018  Volume 4

    Abstract: Abstract Porcine precision-cut lung slices (PCLS) were used to analyze the effect of the ciliary activity on infection of airway epithelial cells by influenza viruses. Treatment of slices with 2% NaCl for 30 min resulted in reversible ciliostasis. When ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Porcine precision-cut lung slices (PCLS) were used to analyze the effect of the ciliary activity on infection of airway epithelial cells by influenza viruses. Treatment of slices with 2% NaCl for 30 min resulted in reversible ciliostasis. When PCLS were infected by a swine influenza virus of the H3N2 subtype under ciliostatic conditions, the viral yield was about twofold or threefold higher at 24 or 48 h post-infection, respectively, as compared to slices with ciliary activity. Therefore, the cilia beating not only transports the mucus out of the airways, it also impedes virus infection.
    Keywords Veterinary medicine ; SF600-1100
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMC
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  4. Article: Molecular characterization and expression analysis of the duck viperin gene

    Zhong, Zifu / Bin Liu / Qiyun Zhu / Yanhong Ji / Yuguang Fu

    Gene. 2015 Oct. 01, v. 570

    2015  

    Abstract: Viperin is well known as one of the interferon-stimulated genes involved in innate immunity. Recent studies showed that this gene is mainly responsible for antiviral response to a large variety of viral infections. In this study, we successfully cloned ... ...

    Abstract Viperin is well known as one of the interferon-stimulated genes involved in innate immunity. Recent studies showed that this gene is mainly responsible for antiviral response to a large variety of viral infections. In this study, we successfully cloned and characterized the complete coding sequence of duck viperin gene. The duck viperin gene encodes 363 amino acids (aa) and is highly similar to viperins from other species. Moreover, secondary and 3D structures were predicted, and these structures showed two main domains, one signal peptide, and one radical S-adenosyl methionine (SAM) domain. Additionally, the duck viperin expression was analyzed in vitro and in vivo, and analysis results indicated that the duck viperin can be strongly up-regulated by poly(I:C) and Newcastle disease virus in primary duck embryo fibroblast cells. Results also demonstrated that Newcastle disease virus significantly induced duck viperin expression in the spleen, kidneys, liver, brain, and blood. Our findings will contribute to future studies on the detailed functions and potential underlying mechanisms of this novel protein in innate immunity.
    Keywords blood ; brain ; ducks ; fibroblasts ; genes ; innate immunity ; kidneys ; liver ; methionine ; Newcastle disease virus ; signal peptide ; spleen
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2015-1001
    Size p. 100-107.
    Publishing place Elsevier B.V.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 391792-7
    ISSN 1879-0038 ; 0378-1119
    ISSN (online) 1879-0038
    ISSN 0378-1119
    DOI 10.1016/j.gene.2015.06.003
    Database NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA)

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  5. Article: Genetic and biological characterization of two novel reassortant H5N6 swine influenza viruses in mice and chickens

    Li, Xuyong / Yuguang Fu / Jiayun Yang / Jing Guo / Jijun He / Jianhong Guo / Shaoting Weng / Yane Jia / Bin Liu / Xiaoyang Li / Qiyun Zhu / Hualan Chen

    Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 2015 Dec., v. 36

    2015  

    Abstract: Novel H5N6 influenza A viruses have infected birds and human beings and caused four human clinical cases in China since 2014. The pig, as a mixing vessel, plays an important role for influenza virus reassortment and transmission. Towards this, routine ... ...

    Abstract Novel H5N6 influenza A viruses have infected birds and human beings and caused four human clinical cases in China since 2014. The pig, as a mixing vessel, plays an important role for influenza virus reassortment and transmission. Towards this, routine surveillance for swine influenza in Guangdong province was conducted in 2014. In this study, we reported the biological characterization of two H5N6 influenza viruses isolated from healthy pigs in Guangdong province. Genetic analysis indicates that the two viruses are reassortants of 2.3.4.4 H5N1 and H6N6 avian influenza viruses with a high similarity to duck and human H5N6 influenza viruses isolated from Guangdong province. The data from chicken and mouse experiments show that the viruses are highly pathogenic in chickens and result in a systemic infection, and replicate in the mouse lung accompanying with a clinical inflammatory pathology. The results of the study demonstrate that the two H5N6 influenza viruses isolated from swine are the avian-originated viruses and have not adapted to swine population yet. However, they might keep evolving and pose a potential risk to public health and the continued surveillance of swine influenza should be strengthened.
    Keywords Influenza A virus ; chickens ; genetic techniques and protocols ; humans ; mice ; mixing ; monitoring ; risk ; swine ; swine influenza ; viruses ; China
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2015-12
    Size p. 462-466.
    Publishing place Elsevier B.V.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2037068-4
    ISSN 1567-1348
    ISSN 1567-1348
    DOI 10.1016/j.meegid.2015.08.017
    Database NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA)

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