HSV‐2 enhances ZIKV infection of the placenta and induces apoptosis in first‐trimester trophoblast cells
Aldo P, You Y, Szigeti K, Horvath TL, Lindenbach B, Mor G. HSV‐2 enhances ZIKV infection of the placenta and induces apoptosis in first‐trimester trophoblast cells. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2016, 76: 348-357. PMID: 27613665, DOI: 10.1111/aji.12578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHSV-2 infectionZIKV infectionZika virusTrophoblast cellsHSV-2First-trimester human trophoblast cellsFirst trimester trophoblast cellsZIKV-infected mothersSimplex virus 2First trimester trophoblastsHuman trophoblast cellsPlacental sensitivityFirst trimesterPregnant micePlacental barrierTAM receptorsFetal protectionHigh riskTeratogenic effectsViral titersInfectionPlacental formationRT-PCRVirus 2Fetuses