ADE-ing and Abetting Zika

Publication date: 10 May 2017
Source:Cell Host & Microbe, Volume 21, Issue 5
Author(s): Jinsheng Wen, Sujan Shresta
Although dengue virus (DENV) antibodies can neutralize or enhance Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in vitro, their contribution to ZIKV infection in vivo remains unclear. In a recent issue of Science, Bardina et al. (2017) explore the protective versus pathogenic roles of DENV-immune antibodies in ZIKV infection using a mouse model.

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Although dengue virus (DENV) antibodies can neutralize or enhance Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in vitro, their contribution to ZIKV infection in vivo remains unclear. In a recent issue of Science, Bardina et al. (2017) explore the protective versus pathogenic roles of DENV-immune antibodies in ZIKV infection using a mouse model.


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