2020
CXCL10 Signaling Contributes to the Pathogenesis of Arthritogenic Alphaviruses
Lin T, Geng T, Harrison AG, Yang D, Vella AT, Fikrig E, Wang P. CXCL10 Signaling Contributes to the Pathogenesis of Arthritogenic Alphaviruses. Viruses 2020, 12: 1252. PMID: 33147869, PMCID: PMC7692144, DOI: 10.3390/v12111252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChikungunya virusAlphaviral arthritisArthritogenic alphavirusesLargest immune cell populationMacrophages/T cellsImmune cell populationsInflammatory immune responseLow viral loadWild-type miceO'nyong-nyong virusWild-type animalsRheumatic manifestationsImmune infiltratesViral loadT cellsImmune responseAlphaviral diseaseArthritic diseasesTherapeutic targetCXCL10PathogenesisViral RNACell populationsArthritisFootpad
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