Gi Uk Jeong, Sumin Lee, Do Yeon Kim, Jaemyun Lyu, Gun Young Yoon, Kyun-Do Kim, Keun Bon Ku, Junsu Ko, Young-Chan Kwon
During the 2015-2016 Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic, ZIKV-associated neurological diseases were reported in adults, including microcephaly, Guillain-Barre syndrome, myelitis, meningoencephalitis, and fatal encephalitis. However, the mechanisms underlying the neuropathogenesis of ZIKV infection are not yet fully understood. In this study, we used an adult ZIKV infection mouse model ( Ifnar1-/- ) to investigate the mechanisms underlying neuroinflammation and neuropathogenesis. ZIKV infection induced the expression of proinflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, gamma interferon, and tumor necrosis factor alpha, in the brains of Ifnar1-/- mice...
May 16, 2023: Journal of Virology