2021
Zika Virus Non-Structural Protein 1 Antigen-Capture Immunoassay
Beddingfield B, Hartnett J, Wilson R, Kulakosky P, Andersen K, Robles-Sikisaka R, Grubaugh N, Aybar A, Nunez M, Fermin C, Garry R. Zika Virus Non-Structural Protein 1 Antigen-Capture Immunoassay. Viruses 2021, 13: 1771. PMID: 34578352, PMCID: PMC8473068, DOI: 10.3390/v13091771.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, ViralAntigens, ViralCross ReactionsDengueDengue VirusEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayEpitopesFemaleFlavivirusHumansImmunoassayImmunologic TestsModels, MolecularMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPregnancyViral Nonstructural ProteinsWest Nile virusYellow fever virusZika VirusZika Virus InfectionConceptsZIKV nonstructural protein 1Nonstructural protein 1Antigen capture ELISADengue virusZika virusMild self-limiting illnessSelf-limiting illnessNS1 proteinMajor birth defectsSevere neurological diseaseYellow fever virusAntigen capture immunoassaySt. Louis encephalitis virusPolyclonal antibodiesLouis encephalitis virusWest Nile virusSerious outcomesAffinity-purified polyclonal antibodiesRelated flavivirusesNeurological diseasesRefinement of approachesEncephalitis virusWidespread flavivirusFlavivirusesFever virusMaternal respiratory SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy is associated with a robust inflammatory response at the maternal-fetal interface
Lu-Culligan A, Chavan AR, Vijayakumar P, Irshaid L, Courchaine EM, Milano KM, Tang Z, Pope SD, Song E, Vogels CBF, Lu-Culligan WJ, Campbell KH, Casanovas-Massana A, Bermejo S, Toothaker JM, Lee HJ, Liu F, Schulz W, Fournier J, Muenker MC, Moore AJ, Team Y, Konnikova L, Neugebauer KM, Ring A, Grubaugh ND, Ko AI, Morotti R, Guller S, Kliman HJ, Iwasaki A, Farhadian SF. Maternal respiratory SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy is associated with a robust inflammatory response at the maternal-fetal interface. Med 2021, 2: 591-610.e10. PMID: 33969332, PMCID: PMC8084634, DOI: 10.1016/j.medj.2021.04.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionMaternal-fetal interfaceACE2 expressionNatural killerPregnant womenPlacental cellsAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSARS-CoV-2-infected womenTerm placentaSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionCoronavirus 2 infectionPotential immune mechanismsRobust inflammatory responseRobust immune responseCoronavirus disease 2019Detectable viral RNAInterferon-related genesLower ACE2 expressionMajority of placentasPregnancy complicationsPlacental histologyHofbauer cellsEarly pregnancyImmune activation
2020
Two Sides of a Coin: a Zika Virus Mutation Selected in Pregnant Rhesus Macaques Promotes Fetal Infection in Mice but at a Cost of Reduced Fitness in Nonpregnant Macaques and Diminished Transmissibility by Vectors
Lemos D, Stuart JB, Louie W, Singapuri A, Ramírez AL, Watanabe J, Usachenko J, Keesler RI, Martin CS, Li T, Martyn C, Oliveira G, Saraf S, Grubaugh ND, Andersen KG, Thissen J, Allen J, Borucki M, Tsetsarkin KA, Pletnev AG, Chiu CY, Van Rompay KKA, Coffey LL. Two Sides of a Coin: a Zika Virus Mutation Selected in Pregnant Rhesus Macaques Promotes Fetal Infection in Mice but at a Cost of Reduced Fitness in Nonpregnant Macaques and Diminished Transmissibility by Vectors. Journal Of Virology 2020, 94: 10.1128/jvi.01605-20. PMID: 32999034, PMCID: PMC7925200, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01605-20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital Zika syndromeZika virusFetal infectionFetal deathZika syndromePregnant micePregnant wild-type miceRhesus macaque fetusesPregnant rhesus macaquesZika virus infectionWild-type miceNonpregnant hostsPlacental infectionLow viremiaMajority of animalsPregnant womenPregnant macaquesSevere outcomesMacaque fetusesVirus infectionFetusesInfectionZIKV polyproteinMouse fetusesRhesus macaquesSARS-CoV-2 infection of the placenta
Hosier H, Farhadian SF, Morotti RA, Deshmukh U, Lu-Culligan A, Campbell KH, Yasumoto Y, Vogels C, Casanovas-Massana A, Vijayakumar P, Geng B, Odio CD, Fournier J, Brito AF, Fauver JR, Liu F, Alpert T, Tal R, Szigeti-Buck K, Perincheri S, Larsen C, Gariepy AM, Aguilar G, Fardelmann KL, Harigopal M, Taylor HS, Pettker CM, Wyllie AL, Dela Cruz CS, Ring AM, Grubaugh ND, Ko AI, Horvath TL, Iwasaki A, Reddy UM, Lipkind HS. SARS-CoV-2 infection of the placenta. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2020, 130: 4947-4953. PMID: 32573498, PMCID: PMC7456249, DOI: 10.1172/jci139569.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsAbortion, TherapeuticAbruptio PlacentaeAdultBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19FemaleHumansMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionPandemicsPhylogenyPlacentaPneumonia, ViralPre-EclampsiaPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPregnancy Trimester, SecondRNA, ViralSARS-CoV-2Viral LoadConceptsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2SARS-CoV-2 infectionRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2SARS-CoV-2 invasionMaternal antibody responseSymptomatic COVID-19Second trimester pregnancySyndrome coronavirus 2Coronavirus disease 2019Materno-fetal interfaceDense macrophage infiltratesPlacental abruptionSevere preeclampsiaMacrophage infiltratesSevere morbidityTrimester pregnancyPregnant womenCoronavirus 2Antibody responseBackgroundThe effectsDisease 2019Histological examinationImmunohistochemical assaysPlacenta
2019
Misperceived Risks of Zika-related Microcephaly in India
Grubaugh ND, Ishtiaq F, Setoh YX, Ko AI. Misperceived Risks of Zika-related Microcephaly in India. Trends In Microbiology 2019, 27: 381-383. PMID: 30826180, DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2019.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research