2018
Type I interferons instigate fetal demise after Zika virus infection
Yockey LJ, Jurado KA, Arora N, Millet A, Rakib T, Milano KM, Hastings AK, Fikrig E, Kong Y, Horvath TL, Weatherbee S, Kliman HJ, Coyne CB, Iwasaki A. Type I interferons instigate fetal demise after Zika virus infection. Science Immunology 2018, 3 PMID: 29305462, PMCID: PMC6049088, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aao1680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZika virus infectionZIKV infectionI IFNsI interferonType I interferonGrowth restrictionFetal demiseVirus infectionSevere fetal growth restrictionType I IFNsChorionic villous explantsAdverse fetal outcomesCongenital viral infectionFetal growth restrictionMaternal-fetal barrierType IFunctional type IPlacental damageFetal outcomesPregnancy complicationsEarly pregnancyFetal resorptionZIKV diseasePregnant damsSpontaneous abortion
2016
HSV‐2 enhances ZIKV infection of the placenta and induces apoptosis in first‐trimester trophoblast cells
Aldo P, You Y, Szigeti K, Horvath TL, Lindenbach B, Mor G. HSV‐2 enhances ZIKV infection of the placenta and induces apoptosis in first‐trimester trophoblast cells. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2016, 76: 348-357. PMID: 27613665, DOI: 10.1111/aji.12578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHSV-2 infectionZIKV infectionZika virusTrophoblast cellsHSV-2First-trimester human trophoblast cellsFirst trimester trophoblast cellsZIKV-infected mothersSimplex virus 2First trimester trophoblastsHuman trophoblast cellsPlacental sensitivityFirst trimesterPregnant micePlacental barrierTAM receptorsFetal protectionHigh riskTeratogenic effectsViral titersInfectionPlacental formationRT-PCRVirus 2FetusesZika Virus Disrupts Phospho-TBK1 Localization and Mitosis in Human Neuroepithelial Stem Cells and Radial Glia
Onorati M, Li Z, Liu F, Sousa AMM, Nakagawa N, Li M, Dell’Anno M, Gulden FO, Pochareddy S, Tebbenkamp AT, Han W, Pletikos M, Gao T, Zhu Y, Bichsel C, Varela L, Szigeti-Buck K, Lisgo S, Zhang Y, Testen A, Gao XB, Mlakar J, Popovic M, Flamand M, Strittmatter SM, Kaczmarek LK, Anton ES, Horvath TL, Lindenbach BD, Sestan N. Zika Virus Disrupts Phospho-TBK1 Localization and Mitosis in Human Neuroepithelial Stem Cells and Radial Glia. Cell Reports 2016, 16: 2576-2592. PMID: 27568284, PMCID: PMC5135012, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.08.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAxl Receptor Tyrosine KinaseBrainCell DeathCentrosomeFetusGene Expression ProfilingHumansImmunity, InnateMicrocephalyMitochondriaMitosisNeocortexNeural Stem CellsNeuroepithelial CellsNeurogliaNeuronsNeuroprotective AgentsNucleosidesPhosphorylationProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesSpinal CordTranscription, GeneticVirus ReplicationZika VirusZika Virus InfectionConceptsRadial glial cellsNES cellsNeuroepithelial stem cellsZIKV infectionFetal brain slicesStem cellsEarly human neurodevelopmentHuman neuroepithelial stem cellsHuman neural stem cellsCell deathSingle-cell RNA-seqNeural stem cellsNeurodevelopment defectsZIKV replicationGlial cellsBrain slicesPotential treatmentRadial gliaZika virusPhospho-TBK1Neurodevelopmental defectsRNA-seqSupernumerary centrosomesNucleoside analoguesHuman neurodevelopment
2013
Maternal and Offspring Pools of Osteocalcin Influence Brain Development and Functions
Oury F, Khrimian L, Denny CA, Gardin A, Chamouni A, Goeden N, Huang YY, Lee H, Srinivas P, Gao XB, Suyama S, Langer T, Mann JJ, Horvath TL, Bonnin A, Karsenty G. Maternal and Offspring Pools of Osteocalcin Influence Brain Development and Functions. Cell 2013, 155: 228-241. PMID: 24074871, PMCID: PMC3864001, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.08.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOsteoblast-derived hormone osteocalcinBrain developmentBone-derived signalsBlood-brain barrierFetal brain developmentInfluences brain developmentBone massNeuronal apoptosisMonoamine neurotransmittersGABA synthesisMemory deficitsNeuroanatomical defectsOffspring poolPostnatal functionMaternal genotypeMetabolic functionsOsteocalcinPowerful regulationBrainMaternal influenceRegulationBrainstemPregnancyHippocampusMidbrain