2020
Lassa-VSV chimeric virus targets and destroys human and mouse ovarian cancer by direct oncolytic action and by initiating an anti-tumor response
van den Pol A, Zhang X, Lima E, Pitruzzello M, Albayrak N, Alvero A, Davis J, Mor G. Lassa-VSV chimeric virus targets and destroys human and mouse ovarian cancer by direct oncolytic action and by initiating an anti-tumor response. Virology 2020, 555: 44-55. PMID: 33453650, PMCID: PMC8451984, DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2020.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer cellsHuman ovarian cancer cellsLong-term survivalOvarian cancerCancer cellsTreatment of immunocompetent miceKill ovarian cancer cellsMouse ovarian cancer cellsTreatment of ovarian cancerAnti-tumor responsesImmunocompromised nude miceOncolytic actionImmunocompetent miceMetastatic spreadChemotherapeutic paclitaxelFemale cancersPoor survivalNude miceIntraperitoneal injectionCancer growthSurvival extensionVesicular stomatitis virusVSV glycoproteinCancerReduced neurotropismMucin-Like Domain of Ebola Virus Glycoprotein Enhances Selective Oncolytic Actions against Brain Tumors
Zhang X, Zhang T, Davis JN, Marzi A, Marchese AM, Robek MD, van den Pol AN. Mucin-Like Domain of Ebola Virus Glycoprotein Enhances Selective Oncolytic Actions against Brain Tumors. Journal Of Virology 2020, 94: 10.1128/jvi.01967-19. PMID: 32051271, PMCID: PMC7108827, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01967-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChimeric vesicular stomatitis virusVSV-EBOVNormal brain cellsBrain tumorsVesicular stomatitis virusEBOV glycoproteinEbola virus glycoproteinEbola virusBrain cellsNormal immunocompetent miceBrain tumor-bearing miceImmunodeficient SCID miceTumor-bearing miceHuman brain tumorsSCID mouse brainStomatitis virusTranscription-quantitative PCRMost tumor cellsVirus glycoproteinOncolytic actionImmune system evasionImmunocompetent miceWild-type vesicular stomatitis virusSCID miceVirus infection
2017
Zika Virus Targeting in the Developing Brain
van den Pol AN, Mao G, Yang Y, Ornaghi S, Davis JN. Zika Virus Targeting in the Developing Brain. Journal Of Neuroscience 2017, 37: 2161-2175. PMID: 28123079, PMCID: PMC5338758, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3124-16.2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAntiviral AgentsBrainCell Line, TransformedCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression Regulation, ViralHumansImmunocompromised HostInterferonsMental DisordersMiceMice, TransgenicNervous System DiseasesNeurogliaNeuronsReceptors, InterferonZika VirusZika Virus InfectionConceptsZika virusPeripheral inoculationZIKV infectionSomatosensory cortexType 1 interferon responseContralateral somatosensory cortexSecond trimester human fetusesEarly neonatal stageDay of birthNormal mouse brainSerious neurological problemsMidline brain regionsDevelopmental mouse modelAstrocyte infectionRNA flavivirusInfected astrocytesCortical thinningOptic tractImmunocompetent miceLateral geniculateRetinal neuronsGlial cellsMouse modelNeurological problemsNewborn mice