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PHM142 Fall 2019 Instructor : Chesa Dojo Soeandy Coordinator: Jeffrey Henderson. Etiology of Ebola and Existing Treatment. Annie Yung Ching Shi, Michelle (Eun Sun) Choi, Yuehan (Carina ) Zhao, and Eulaine Ma October 1st, 2019. What causes Ebola Virus Disease?.
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PHM142 Fall 2019 Instructor: Chesa Dojo Soeandy Coordinator: Jeffrey Henderson Etiology of Ebola and Existing Treatment Annie Yung Ching Shi, Michelle (Eun Sun) Choi, Yuehan (Carina) Zhao, and Eulaine Ma October 1st, 2019
What causes Ebola Virus Disease? • 4 different viruses: Bundibugyo virus (BDBV), Sudan virus (SUDV), Tai Forest virus (TAFV) and Zaire ebola virus (EBOV) • EBOV is responsible for most outbreaks and most dangerous https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaire_ebolavirus
EBOV (Zaire ebola virus) • Single stranded RNA (19000 nucleotides long) • On this RNA there are 7 genes for 7 proteins: • Nucleoprotein (NP) • Polymerase cofactor • VP35 • GP • Transcription Activator (VP30) • VP24 • RNA polymerase (L) http://jonlieffmd.com/blog/the-very-intelligent-ebola-virus-takes-front-and-center
History of Ebola https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Ebola_Outbreak_Map_%28ongoing%29.png
History of Ebola • Initial appearance: 1976 in Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo • 2014-2016 outbreak in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea was largest outbreak https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/history/distribution-map.html
Transmission • From animals: • Fruit bats are natural reservoirs of Ebola • Transmitted to humans through bodily fluids of infected animals • Between person to person • Bodily fluids or blood from people who are infected • Objects that have been contaminated (vomit, feces) • Burial ceremony of the diseased • Healthcare workers https://www.batworlds.com/fruit-bat/
Symptoms • Clinical Outcome • Ebola hemorrhagic fever • Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) • Shock • Death • Incubation period of 2 to 21 days • Initial symptoms • Fever, fatigue, muscle pains • Headaches • Sore throats • Later symptoms: • Vomiting, diarrhea • Impaired organ functions • Internal and external bleeding
The fatality rate for ebola virus disease is 25-90%. A lot of unknowns: We do not know why some people survive
Virology Viral Cycle • Entry • Replication • Release https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sara_Richter2/publication/325705470/figure/fig4/AS:642830506655744@1530274144101/Schematic-representation-of-the-viral-life-cycle-The-virus-recognizes-and-binds-the-host.png
Virology (entry of the virus) Glycoproteins on the Ebola virus bind to receptors on human cells C-type lectins (DC-SIGN) Macrophages & dendritic cells Integrin-like receptors Binding triggers macropinocytosis https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800/2018/4-newresearchp.jpg
Virology (inside the host cell) Transported to endosomes & lysosomes GP cleaved into GP2 Fusion between viral & endosomal membranes Release of nucleocapsid RNA polymerase uncoats the nucleocapsid https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4495366/bin/cdd201567f2.jpg
Virology (inside the host cell) https://d2vlcm61l7u1fs.cloudfront.net/media%2F6f6%2F6f672503-f8aa-4e76-a0eb-a837d3ace7b4%2FphpdZUF14.png
Virology (leaving the host cell) Progeny virions accumulate near the cell membrane Bud off from the cell Infect other cells & repeat the cycle https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/images/thumb/5/5c/Ebola_Budding.jpg/400px-Ebola_Budding.jpg
Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Pathogenesis Infection Immune dysregulation Clinical Outcome • Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation • Shock • Death
EVD Pathogenesis: Immune dysregulation • Interferons (IFNs) are the first line of defense against viral infection Inhibition of viral replication MHC class I molecules Proinflammatory cytokines IFN Un-infected cell Infected cell
EVD Pathogenesis: Immune dysregulation • EBOV evades the immune system through viral proteins VP24, VP30, VP35 • VP35 inhibits IFN production • VP24 disrupts IFN signalling Inhibition of viral replication MHC class I molecules Proinflammatory cytokines IFN Un-infected cell Infected cell
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Viral replication leads to necrosis of infected cells • Less immune cells to fight infection • Tissue injury and organ failure https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1357272505000725
Infected cells release proinflammatory cytokines, chemokines, nitric oxide • Recruitment of more immune cells • More cytokines → cytokine storm • Systemic blood vessel permeability → shock • More infection of target cells https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1357272505000725
Overexpression of tissue factor (TF) in infected macrophages • Overactivation of extrinsic pathway • Leads to disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1357272505000725
IFN Clinical Outcome Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Shock Death https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1357272505000725
Current Treatments for Ebola • Basic supportive care: • IV fluids and electrolytes • Oxygen therapy • Stabilizing blood pressure with medication • Managing vomiting, diarrhea, fever, pain • Treating other infections as they occur • Currently, no FDA-approved antiviral drugs • But...
2018 PALM Study • Following 2018 East DRC Outbreak, PALM launched to study 4 investigational treatments: • ZMapp, remdesivir, mAb114, REGN-EB3 • mAb114 and REGN-EB3 showed most promising results in preliminary report; are in active use https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/independent-monitoring-board-recommends-early-termination-ebola-therapeutics-trial-drc-because-favorable-results-two-four-candidates
mAb114 • mAb114 is a human IgG1 antibody that targets the receptor-binding domain of EBOV glycoprotein • Isolated from survivor of 1995 Kikwit outbreak • Neutralizing effect: prevents interaction of EBOV glycoprotein with NPC1 receptor on human cells • Impedes virus from entering & infecting target cell https://www.nature.com/articles/s41590-018-0233-9
REGN-EB3 • Co-formulated cocktail composed of 3 human monoclonal antibodies that target 3 non-overlapping epitopes on EBOV and can bind simultaneously • Goal is to reduce generation & selection of resistant virus strains during treatment https://www.nature.com/articles/s41590-018-0233-9
Summary • Of 4 Ebola viruses, EBOV is responsible for most outbreaks and most dangerous • Transmitted through bodily fluids, blood, contaminated objects • Glycoproteins on the virus surface bind to receptors on host cells, then it’s engulfed by macropinocytosis • The virus then transcribes, translates, and replicates using the host cell’s machinery • Progeny virus exits cell by budding off the host cell, gaining their envelopes from cell membrane • Ebola virus disease results from infection of monocytes, macrophages and dendritic cells and subsequent immune dysregulation • EBOV genome contains viral proteins that inhibit production and signalling of antiviral cytokine IFN • Leads to organ failure, cytokine storm, shock, and disseminated intravascular coagulation (small blood clots throughout bloodstream) • 2 promising Ebola drugs: mAb114 and REGN-EB3 • mAb114 - single monoclonal antibody (mAb); targets receptor-binding domain of EBOV • REGN-EB3 - co-formulated cocktail of 3 mAbs; target 3 different epitopes on EBOV
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