DNA vaccination protects mice against Zika virus-induced damage to the testes.
Authors:Griffin BD,Muthumani K,Warner BM,Majer A,Hagan M,Audet J,Stein DR,Ranadheera C,Racine T,De La Vega MA,Piret J,Kucas S,Tran KN,Frost KL,De Graff C,Soule G,Scharikow L,Scott J,McTavish G,Smid V,Park YK,Maslow JN,Sardesai NY,Kim JJ,Yao XJ,Bello A,Lindsay R,Boivin G,Booth SA,Kobasa D,Embury-Hyatt C,Safronetz D,Weiner DB,Kobinger GP
Journal:Nature communications
PubMed ID:28589934
Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging pathogen causally associated with serious sequelae in fetuses, inducing fetal microcephaly and other neurodevelopment defects. ZIKV is primarily transmitted by mosquitoes, but can persist in human semen and sperm, and sexual transmission has been documented. Moreover, exposure of type-I interferon knockout mice to ZIKV ... More