Characterisation of Zika virus infection in primary human astrocytes.

Michal StefanikPetra FormanovaTomas BilyMarie VancovaLudek EyerMartin PalusJiri SalatCarla Torres BraconiPaolo M de A ZanottoErnest A GouldDaniel Ruzek

Published in: BMC neuroscience (2018)

The results confirm that human astrocytes are sensitive to ZIKV infection and could be a source of proinflammatory cytokines in the ZIKV-infected brain tissue.

Keyphrases

endothelial cells
zika virus
induced pluripotent stem cells
pluripotent stem cells
white matter
multiple sclerosis
brain injury