Zika virus enhances monocyte adhesion and transmigration favoring viral dissemination to neural cells
oleh: Nilda Vanesa Ayala-Nunez, Gautier Follain, François Delalande, Aurélie Hirschler, Emma Partiot, Gillian L. Hale, Brigid C. Bollweg, Judith Roels, Maxime Chazal, Florian Bakoa, Margot Carocci, Sandrine Bourdoulous, Orestis Faklaris, Sherif R. Zaki, Anita Eckly, Béatrice Uring-Lambert, Frédéric Doussau, Sarah Cianferani, Christine Carapito, Frank M. J. Jacobs, Nolwenn Jouvenet, Jacky G. Goetz, Raphael Gaudin
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2019-09-01 |
Deskripsi
Zika virus (ZIKV) can infect the central nervous system, but it is not clear how it reaches the brain. Here, Ayala-Nunez et al. show in ex vivo and in vivo models that ZIKV can hitch a ride in monocytes in a Trojan Horse manner to cross the endothelium and disseminate the virus.