BMC Research Notes (Apr 2019)

Preliminary study on the expression of endothelial cell biology related genes in the liver of dengue virus infected mice treated with Carica papaya leaf juice

  • Mohd Ridzuan Mohd Abd Razak,
  • Nor Azrina Norahmad,
  • Nur Hana Md Jelas,
  • Bazilah Jusoh,
  • Amirrudin Muhammad,
  • Norazlan Mohmad Misnan,
  • Murizal Zainol,
  • Ravindran Thayan,
  • Ami Fazlin Syed Mohamed

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4242-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

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Abstract Objective The purpose of this study was to profile and identify the endothelial cell biology related genes that are affected by dengue virus infection in the liver tissue of AG129 mice, with and without Carica papaya leaf juice treatment. Results The dengue fever mouse model was established by intraperitoneal inoculation of dengue virus, New Guinea C strain at 2 × 106 PFU. Daily oral administration of 1000 mg/kg freeze-dried C. papaya leaf juice (FCPLJ) was done starting from day 1 to day 3 post infection. The RNA was extracted from liver tissues harvested on day 4 post infection. The expression levels of 84 genes related to mouse endothelial cell biology were determined by qRT-PCR technique. Dengue virus infection upregulated 15 genes and downregulated two genes in the liver of AG129 mice. The FCPLJ treatment upregulated monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 and downregulated intercellular adhesion molecule 1, integrin beta 3 and fibronectin 1 genes during dengue virus infection. The data showed the potential effect of FCPLJ treatment on the expression profile of endothelial cell biology related genes in the liver of dengue virus infected-AG129 mice. Further proteomic studies are needed to determine the functional roles of the genes affected by FCPLJ treatment.

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