Infectivity of Immature Neurons to Zika Virus: A Link to Congenital Zika Syndrome
Infectivity of Immature Neurons to Zika Virus: A Link to Congenital Zika Syndrome
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.06.026
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发表时间:
2016-08-01
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影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
Bagasra, Omar
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作者:
Hughes, Brandon W.;Addanki, Krishna C.;Bagasra, Omar
Background: Epidemiological data strongly suggest that microcephaly cases in Brazil are associated with the ongoing epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV). In order to further solidify the possible link, we investigated the infectivity of ZIKV using various neuroblastoma (NB) cell lines.Methods: Six undifferentiated, two terminally differentiated and two retinoic acid (RA) -induced, partially differentiated cell lines were exposed to ZIKV strain PRVABC59, which is genetically similar to the French Polynesia strain, with 97-100% genetic homology to the current ZIKV strain found in Brazil. All infections were confirmed by real-time PCR (RT-qPCR), immunofluorescence assay (IFA) probing with anti-flavivirus E antibody, and evaluation of cytopathic effects.Findings: ZIKV infected all six undifferentiated NB cell lines. In five out of six NB cell lines, between 90 and 70% cells were positive by IFA whereas for one cell line, CCL-127, similar to 80% of cells were positive for ZIKV as determined by IFA but showed persistent infection. Two differentiated cell lines, JFEN and T-268, were highly resistant to ZIKV with