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Metabolic reprogramming by Zika virus provokes inflammation in human placenta

  • Nat Commun. 2020 Jun 11;11(1):2967. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-16754-z.
Qian Chen 1 Jordi Gouilly 1 Yann J Ferrat 2 Ana Espino 1 Quentin Glaziou 1 Géraldine Cartron 3 Hicham El Costa 1 Reem Al-Daccak 4 Nabila Jabrane-Ferrat 5
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Affiliations

  • 1 Center for Pathophysiology of Toulouse Purpan, CNRS - Inserm - University of Toulouse, 31024, Toulouse, France.
  • 2 CERAG Laboratory, University of Grenoble Alpes, 38040, Grenoble, France.
  • 3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Paule de Viguier Hospital, 31059, Toulouse, France.
  • 4 Saint-Louis Hospital, Inserm UMRS976, University of Paris Diderot, 75010, Paris, France.
  • 5 Center for Pathophysiology of Toulouse Purpan, CNRS - Inserm - University of Toulouse, 31024, Toulouse, France. nabila.jabrane-ferrat@inserm.fr.
Abstract

The recent outbreak of Zika virus (ZIKV) was associated with birth defects and pregnancy loss when maternal Infection occurs in early pregnancy, but specific mechanisms driving placental insufficiency and subsequent ZIKV-mediated pathogenesis remain unclear. Here we show, using large scale metabolomics, that ZIKV Infection reprograms placental lipidome by impairing the lipogenesis pathways. ZIKV-induced metabolic alterations provide building blocks for lipid droplet biogenesis and intracellular membrane rearrangements to support viral replication. Furthermore, lipidome reprogramming by ZIKV is paralleled by the mitochondrial dysfunction and inflammatory immune imbalance, which contribute to placental damage. In addition, we demonstrate the efficacy of a commercially available inhibitor in limiting ZIKV Infection, provides a proof-of-concept for blocking congenital Infection by targeting metabolic pathways. Collectively, our study provides mechanistic insights on how ZIKV targets essential hubs of the lipid metabolism that may lead to placental dysfunction and loss of barrier function.

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