To shed light on mechanisms involved in the cellular response to dengue virus (DV), we assessed gene expression changes, using Affymetrix GeneChips (HG-U133A), of infected primary human cells and identified changes common to all cells.

For three human cell types, RNA was extracted and hybridized on Affymetrix microarrays. We compared a total of 10 samples. Five were infected in vitro for 48 hours with DV, including HUVECs (n=2), monocytes (n=2), and B-cells (n=1). Five were mock-infected controls of the same cell types and numbers. From these samples, were identified 23 genes that were induced by DV infection in all of the cell types.

We used Affymetrix microarrays to study the response of human host cells to dengue virus (DV).