2018
Type I interferons instigate fetal demise after Zika virus infection
Yockey LJ, Jurado KA, Arora N, Millet A, Rakib T, Milano KM, Hastings AK, Fikrig E, Kong Y, Horvath TL, Weatherbee S, Kliman HJ, Coyne CB, Iwasaki A. Type I interferons instigate fetal demise after Zika virus infection. Science Immunology 2018, 3 PMID: 29305462, PMCID: PMC6049088, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aao1680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZika virus infectionZIKV infectionI IFNsI interferonType I interferonGrowth restrictionFetal demiseVirus infectionSevere fetal growth restrictionType I IFNsChorionic villous explantsAdverse fetal outcomesCongenital viral infectionFetal growth restrictionMaternal-fetal barrierType IFunctional type IPlacental damageFetal outcomesPregnancy complicationsEarly pregnancyFetal resorptionZIKV diseasePregnant damsSpontaneous abortion
2017
Fetal Growth Restriction Caused by Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus in Mice
Uraki R, Jurado KA, Hwang J, Szigeti-Buck K, Horvath TL, Iwasaki A, Fikrig E. Fetal Growth Restriction Caused by Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus in Mice. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2017, 215: 1720-1724. PMID: 28472297, PMCID: PMC5853330, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jix204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZika virusSexual transmissionWeight of fetusesFetal growth restrictionNaive female miceType I interferon receptorEmbryonic day 18.5Female miceGrowth restrictionMale miceOcular deformityMosquito bitesControl groupDay 18.5Fetal abnormalitiesSexual contactInterferon receptorMiceFetusesInfected malesVirusDeformityAbnormalitiesReceptorsTAM Receptors Are Not Required for Zika Virus Infection in Mice
Hastings AK, Yockey LJ, Jagger BW, Hwang J, Uraki R, Gaitsch HF, Parnell LA, Cao B, Mysorekar IU, Rothlin CV, Fikrig E, Diamond MS, Iwasaki A. TAM Receptors Are Not Required for Zika Virus Infection in Mice. Cell Reports 2017, 19: 558-568. PMID: 28423319, PMCID: PMC5485843, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.03.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTAM receptorsZika virusAbsence of IFNARGlobal public health concernNon-pregnant miceZika virus infectionAdult female micePublic health concernZIKV entryZIKV infectionFemale miceViral inoculationZIKV replicationMertk (TAM) receptorsYoung miceVirus infectionEntry receptorViral titersViral replicationCell tropismInfectionHealth concernMiceAxlReceptors
2016
Zika virus infection of Hofbauer cells
Simoni MK, Jurado KA, Abrahams VM, Fikrig E, Guller S. Zika virus infection of Hofbauer cells. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2016, 77 PMID: 27966815, PMCID: PMC5299062, DOI: 10.1111/aji.12613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital Zika syndromeHofbauer cellsZika virusZIKV infectionDevelopment of CZSDengue virusSpread of ZIKVVertical transmissionFetal placental macrophagesPlacental Hofbauer cellsZika virus infectionAntenatal infectionNeonatal outcomesPlacental responsesZika syndromeVirus infectionCurrent evidenceCongenital abnormalitiesRecent studiesNeonatal developmentFetal capillariesRelated flavivirusesInfectionSpecific molecular mechanismsCertain viruses
1998
Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis During Pregnancy Treated Successfully with Rifampin
Buitrago MI, IJdo JW, Rinaudo P, Simon H, Copel J, Gadbaw J, Heimer R, Fikrig E, Bia FJ. Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis During Pregnancy Treated Successfully with Rifampin. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1998, 27: 213-215. PMID: 9675481, DOI: 10.1086/517678.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes