Zika virus infects human blood mononuclear cells

dc.creatorMessias, Carolina V.
dc.creatorLemos, Julia P.
dc.creatorCunha, Daniela P.
dc.creatorVasconcelos, Zilton Farias Meira de
dc.creatorRaphael, Lidiane M. S.
dc.creatorBonaldo, Myrna C.
dc.creatorAlves, Bruno Cister
dc.creatorBou-Habib, Dumith Chequer
dc.creatorAlmeida, Vinicius Cotta de
dc.creatorSavino, Wilson
dc.creatorCruz, Daniela A. Mendes da
dc.date2020-04-30T18:26:39Z
dc.date2020-04-30T18:26:39Z
dc.date2019
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-27T00:15:42Z
dc.date.available2023-09-27T00:15:42Z
dc.identifierMESSIAS, Carolina V. et al. Zika virus infects human blood mononuclear cells. BMC Infectious Diseases, v. 19, n. 986, p. 1-6, 2019.
dc.identifier1471-2334
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/41050
dc.identifier10.1186/s12879-019-4622-y
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8899067
dc.descriptionBackground: Zika virus (ZIKV) infection gained public health concern after the 2015 outbreak in Brazil, when microcephaly rates increased in babies born from infected mothers. It was demonstrated that ZIKV causes a congenital Zika virus syndrome, including various alterations in the development of the central nervous system. Although the infection of cells from the nervous system has been well documented, less is known in respect of ZIKV ability to infect immune cells. Herein, we investigated if peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), freshlyisolated from healthy donors, could be infected by ZIKV. Methods: PBMCs from healthy donors were isolated and cultured in medium with ZIKV strain Rio-U1 (MOI = 0.1). Infection was analyzed by RT-qPCR and flow cytometry. Results: We detected the ZIKV RNA in PBMCs from all donors by RT-qPCR analysis. The detection of viral antigens by flow cytometry revealed that PBMC from more than 50% the donors were infected by ZIKV, with CD3+CD4+T cells, CD3−CD19+ B cells and CD3+CD8+ T cells being, respectively, the most frequently infected subpopulations,followed by CD14+ monocytes. Additionally, we observed high variability in PBMC infection rates among different donors, either by numbers or type infected cells. Conclusions: These findings raise the hypothesis that PBMCs can act as a reservoir of the virus, which may facilitate viral dissemination to different organs, including immune-privileged sites.
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBMC Infectious Disease
dc.rightsopen access
dc.subjectZika virús
dc.subjectLinfócitos
dc.subjectMonócitos
dc.subjectCitometria de fluxo
dc.subjectReação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo Real
dc.subjectZika virus
dc.subjectLymphocytes
dc.subjectMonocytes
dc.subjectFlow cytometry
dc.subjectRT-qPCR
dc.subjectReação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo Real
dc.titleZika virus infects human blood mononuclear cells
dc.typeArticle


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