2016
Exploration of West Nile Virus Infection in Mouse Models
Wang P. Exploration of West Nile Virus Infection in Mouse Models. Methods In Molecular Biology 2016, 1435: 71-81. PMID: 27188551, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3670-0_7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusMouse modelWest Nile virus infectionExperimental mouse modelAntiviral immune responseCentral nervous systemWNV pathogenesisLeukocyte numbersVirus infectionImmune responseBlood leukocytesWNV infectionNervous systemNeurological diseasesMouse brainViral titersResidential cellsLeukocytesNile virusVirus spreadInfectionImmunopathologyPathogenesisCNSDisease
2011
ISG15 facilitates cellular antiviral response to dengue and west nile virus infection in vitro
Dai J, Pan W, Wang P. ISG15 facilitates cellular antiviral response to dengue and west nile virus infection in vitro. Virology Journal 2011, 8: 468. PMID: 21992229, PMCID: PMC3215395, DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-8-468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusNon-infected cellsWNV infectionViral infectionWest Nile virus infectionWest Nile meningoencephalitisInterferon beta 1Type I interferonCellular antiviral responseVirus infectionI interferonAntiviral responseFlaviviridae familyRAW264.7 cellsDENVInfectionConclusionsThese findingsBeta 1Protein ISGylationGene 15SOCS3 siRNANile virusCausative agentExact roleISG15Innate immune control of West Nile virus infection
Arjona A, Wang P, Montgomery RR, Fikrig E. Innate immune control of West Nile virus infection. Cellular Microbiology 2011, 13: 1648-1658. PMID: 21790942, PMCID: PMC3196381, DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2011.01649.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusWNV infectionAntiviral innate immune mechanismsLong-term neurologic sequelaeWest Nile virus infectionRe-emerging zoonotic pathogenInnate immune controlInnate immune mechanismsLife-threatening meningoencephalitisInnate immune systemNeurologic sequelaeImmune controlInflammatory mediatorsImmune mechanismsMammalian hostsVirus infectionCurrent evidenceViral infectionAntiviral effectorsImmune systemFlaviviridae familyAntiviral mechanismInfectionNile virusJAK-STATprM-antibody renders immature West Nile virus infectious in vivo
Colpitts TM, Rodenhuis-Zybert I, Moesker B, Wang P, Fikrig E, Smit JM. prM-antibody renders immature West Nile virus infectious in vivo. Journal Of General Virology 2011, 92: 2281-2285. PMID: 21697345, PMCID: PMC3347797, DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.031427-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusInfectious West Nile virusNile virusDeath of micePrM antibodiesNeurotropic pathogensWNV particlesSevere human diseasesFamily FlaviviridaeVivo proofImmature flavivirus particlesInfectious potentialAntibodiesDiseaseViral surfaceVirus particlesPrM proteinFlavivirus particlesVirusHuman diseasesInfectionMiceFlavivirusesBrainSerum
2010
Caspase-12 controls West Nile virus infection via the viral RNA receptor RIG-I
Wang P, Arjona A, Zhang Y, Sultana H, Dai J, Yang L, LeBlanc PM, Doiron K, Saleh M, Fikrig E. Caspase-12 controls West Nile virus infection via the viral RNA receptor RIG-I. Nature Immunology 2010, 11: 912-919. PMID: 20818395, PMCID: PMC3712356, DOI: 10.1038/ni.1933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCaspase 12Cells, CulturedDEAD Box Protein 58DEAD-box RNA HelicasesDNA-Binding ProteinsFibroblastsImmunity, InnateInterferon Type IMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeuronsReceptors, VirusSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsUbiquitinationUbiquitin-Protein LigasesWest Nile FeverWest Nile virusA C-Type Lectin Collaborates with a CD45 Phosphatase Homolog to Facilitate West Nile Virus Infection of Mosquitoes
Cheng G, Cox J, Wang P, Krishnan MN, Dai J, Qian F, Anderson JF, Fikrig E. A C-Type Lectin Collaborates with a CD45 Phosphatase Homolog to Facilitate West Nile Virus Infection of Mosquitoes. Cell 2010, 142: 714-725. PMID: 20797779, PMCID: PMC2954371, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2010.07.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusWNV infectionWest Nile virus infectionArthropod-borne flavivirusBlood-feeding processVirus infectionHuman CD45Viral disseminationC-type lectinInfectionViral entryViral attachmentMosquito homologCalcium-dependent mannerNile virusMolecular understandingVivo experimentsSame pathwayNatural vector
2008
Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 Facilitates West Nile Virus Entry into the Brain
Wang P, Dai J, Bai F, Kong KF, Wong SJ, Montgomery RR, Madri JA, Fikrig E. Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 Facilitates West Nile Virus Entry into the Brain. Journal Of Virology 2008, 82: 8978-8985. PMID: 18632868, PMCID: PMC2546894, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00314-08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMatrix metalloproteinase-9Blood-brain barrierWest Nile virusWNV entryMetalloproteinase-9MMP9 expressionWNV infectionIntact blood-brain barrierBlood-brain barrier permeabilityBrain viral loadWest Nile virus entryEvans blue leakageMosquito-borne encephalitisWest Nile encephalitisLethal WNV challengeWild-type miceCentral nervous systemType IV collagen degradationPeripheral viremiaViral loadLeukocyte infiltrateInflammatory cytokinesLikely multifactorialBarrier permeabilityHost cytokinesICAM-1 Participates in the Entry of West Nile Virus into the Central Nervous System
Dai J, Wang P, Bai F, Town T, Fikrig E. ICAM-1 Participates in the Entry of West Nile Virus into the Central Nervous System. Journal Of Virology 2008, 82: 4164-4168. PMID: 18256150, PMCID: PMC2292986, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02621-07.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusICAM-1Control animalsWest Nile virus neuroinvasionBlood-brain barrier leakagePathogenesis of encephalitisNile virusBlood-brain barrierLow viral loadWest Nile encephalitisCentral nervous systemICAM-1 participatesVirus neuroinvasionNeuronal damageLeukocyte infiltrationViral encephalitisViral loadBarrier leakageViral infectionNervous systemEncephalitisMiceICAMVirusAnimals