2021
A humanized mouse model of chronic COVID-19
Sefik E, Israelow B, Mirza H, Zhao J, Qu R, Kaffe E, Song E, Halene S, Meffre E, Kluger Y, Nussenzweig M, Wilen CB, Iwasaki A, Flavell RA. A humanized mouse model of chronic COVID-19. Nature Biotechnology 2021, 40: 906-920. PMID: 34921308, PMCID: PMC9203605, DOI: 10.1038/s41587-021-01155-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic COVID-19Humanized mouse modelImmune responseMouse modelAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionCOVID-19Adaptive human immune responsesInterferon-stimulated gene signaturePersistent viral RNACoronavirus 2 infectionPatient-derived antibodiesT-cell lymphopeniaHuman immune responseHyperactive immune responseCoronavirus disease 2019Inflammatory macrophage responseImmunological injuryLung pathologyCell lymphopeniaDisease 2019Severe diseaseRodent modelsInflammatory macrophages
2014
HepG2 cells mount an effective antiviral interferon‐lambda based innate immune response to hepatitis C virus infection
Israelow B, Narbus CM, Sourisseau M, Evans MJ. HepG2 cells mount an effective antiviral interferon‐lambda based innate immune response to hepatitis C virus infection. Hepatology 2014, 60: 1170-1179. PMID: 24833036, PMCID: PMC4176518, DOI: 10.1002/hep.27227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInnate immune responseHCV infectionHuh-7.5 cellsInnate immune systemImmune responseImmune systemAntiviral responseEntire HCV life cycleHepatitis C virus exposurePersistent life-long infectionHepatitis C virus infectionMelanoma differentiation-associated protein 5C virus infectionRobust antiviral responseImportance of IFNHuh-7Retinoic acid-inducible gene IHCV life cycleAcid-inducible gene ILife-long infectionInnate immune antagonistsHepG2 cellsLike receptor pathwayLiver-specific microRNAHCV recognition