ReviewJournal of neurovirology2011
Investigation of varicella-zoster virus neurotropism and neurovirulence using SCID mouse-human DRG xenografts.
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- Varicella Zoster Virus Neuronal Latency and Reactivation Modeled in Vitro.Current topics in microbiology and immunology · 2023Review
- Altered White Matter Microstructure in Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia Determined by Automated Fiber Quantification.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Nectin-1 Is an Entry Mediator for Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection of Human Neurons.Journal of virology · 2021Article
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- Modeling Varicella Zoster Virus Persistence and Reactivation - Closer to Resolving a Perplexing Persistent State.Frontiers in microbiology · 2019Review
- Varicella-Zoster Virus Glycoproteins: Entry, Replication, and Pathogenesis.Current clinical microbiology reports · 2016Article
- Adaptive Immune Responses in a Multiple Sclerosis Patient with Acute Varicella-Zoster Virus Reactivation during Treatment with Fingolimod.International journal of molecular sciences · 2015Article
- An in vitro model of latency and reactivation of varicella zoster virus in human stem cell-derived neurons.PLoS pathogens · 2015Article
- Varicella zoster virus vaccines: potential complications and possible improvements.Virologica Sinica · 2014Review
- Strategies in gene therapy for glioblastoma.Cancers · 2013Article
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Abstract
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a medically important human alphaherpesvirus. Investigating pathogenic mechanisms that contribute to VZV neurovirulence are made difficult by a marked host restriction. Our approach to investigating VZV neurotropism and neurovirulence has been to develop a mouse-human xenograft model in which human dorsal root ganglia (DRG) are maintained in severe compromised immunodeficient (SCID) mice. In this review, we will describe our key findings using this model in which we have demonstrated that VZV infection of SCID DRG xenograft results in rapid and efficient spread, enabled by satellite cell infection and polykaryon formation, which facilitates robust viral replication and release of infectious virus. In neurons that persist following this acute replicative phase, VZV genomes are present at low frequency with limited gene transcription and no protein synthesis, a state that resembles VZV latency in the natural human host. VZV glycoprotein I and interaction between glycoprotein I and glycoprotein E are critical for neurovirulence. Our work demonstrates that the DRG model can reveal characteristics about VZV replication and long-term persistence of latent VZV genomes in human neuronal tissues, in vivo, in an experimental system that may contribute to our knowledge of VZV neuropathogenesis.
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