Aedes aegypti NeSt1 Protein Enhances Zika Virus Pathogenesis by Activating Neutrophils
Hastings AK, Uraki R, Gaitsch H, Dhaliwal K, Stanley S, Sproch H, Williamson E, MacNeil T, Marin-Lopez A, Hwang J, Wang Y, Grover JR, Fikrig E. Aedes aegypti NeSt1 Protein Enhances Zika Virus Pathogenesis by Activating Neutrophils. Journal Of Virology 2019, 93: 10.1128/jvi.00395-19. PMID: 30971475, PMCID: PMC6580965, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00395-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirus infectionBite siteMosquito salivaImmune cellsZika virusLocal immune environmentMosquito bite siteZika virus pathogenesisEarly viral replicationZika virus infectionFactor 1Pathogenesis of flavivirusesVirus-infected mosquitoesVirus-induced pathogenesisCXCL2 expressionImmune environmentPassive immunizationZIKV pathogenesisImmune microenvironmentAntibody responseZIKV replicationVirus pathogenesisMosquito bitesPrimary mouse neutrophilsImmune system