2019
Low ambient humidity impairs barrier function and innate resistance against influenza infection
Kudo E, Song E, Yockey LJ, Rakib T, Wong PW, Homer RJ, Iwasaki A. Low ambient humidity impairs barrier function and innate resistance against influenza infection. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 10905-10910. PMID: 31085641, PMCID: PMC6561219, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1902840116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza infectionImpair barrier functionImpairs host defenseSeasonal influenza virusesInfluenza virus infectionLungs of miceImpairs mucociliary clearanceTissue repairInduction of IFNInnate antiviral defenseViral burdenMucociliary clearanceDisease outcomeRespiratory challengeVirus infectionSevere diseaseViral infectionCongenic miceHost responseViral transmissionHost defenseSingle-cell RNA sequencingInnate resistanceDisease pathologyInfluenza virus
2017
Antiviral CD8 T cells induce Zika-virus-associated paralysis in mice
Jurado KA, Yockey LJ, Wong PW, Lee S, Huttner AJ, Iwasaki A. Antiviral CD8 T cells induce Zika-virus-associated paralysis in mice. Nature Microbiology 2017, 3: 141-147. PMID: 29158604, PMCID: PMC5780207, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-017-0060-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemZIKV infectionZika virusT cellsNeurological complicationsNervous systemBlood-brain barrier breakdownAntiviral CD8 T cellsHigh viral burdenIFNAR knockout miceCD8 T cellsEffector T cellsSusceptible mouse modelBlood-brain barrierNon-haematopoietic cellsSite of infectionIFNAR1 deficiencyViral burdenNeurological manifestationsGuillain-BarréBarrier breakdownMouse modelKnockout miceAstrocytes resultsAntiviral activity