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
TAM 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