Review Article

Molecular Mechanisms Involved in the Pathogenesis of Alphavirus-Induced Arthritis

Table 2

Inflammatory mediators in arthritogenic alphaviruses infection.

VirusCell cultures infected in vitro Animal modelsPatientsReferences
Acute phaseChronic phase

RRVIL-8, GM-CSF, MCP-1MIF, MCP-1, MIP-1α, TNF-α, IL-1β, IFN-γTNF-α, IFN-γ, MCP-1[65, 73, 78]
CHIKVIL-6, TNF-α, GM-CSF, MCP-1IFN-α/β IFN-γ, KC, MCP-1, IP-10, IL-6, IL-10, IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-15, GM-CSFIL-6, IFN-α, IP-10, IL-12, IL-1Ra, MCP-1, IL-10, IL-15, MIGIL-6, GM-CSF, IL-1β, IL-8, IL-1Ra, MCP-1, MIP-1α, MIP-1β[31, 37, 5052, 61, 74, 7982]
SINVIL-6, TNF-α, IL-1β, MIF[76]