Modeling neuro-immune interactions during Zika virus infection
Mesci P, Macia A, LaRock CN, Tejwani L, Fernandes IR, Suarez NA, de A. Zanotto PM, Beltrão-Braga PCB, Nizet V, Muotri AR. Modeling neuro-immune interactions during Zika virus infection. Human Molecular Genetics 2017, 27: 41-52. PMID: 29048558, PMCID: PMC5886060, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddx382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuro-immune interactionsZika virus infectionVirus infectionSerious neurologic complicationsAntiviral immune responsePro-inflammatory responseSimilar pro-inflammatory responsesNeural precursor cellsNew therapeutic drugsZIKV pathologyHepatitis CNeurologic complicationsMicroglia interactionsHuman microgliaImmune responseViral infectionBrazilian ZIKVMicrogliaInfectionNeural cellsTherapeutic drugsBirth defectsPrecursor cellsDrugsHuman tissues