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ArticlePLoS pathogens2019

Fluorescent Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus illuminates tissue tropism patterns and identifies early mononuclear phagocytic cell targets in Ifnar-/- mice.

Stephen R Welch, Jana M Ritter, Anita K McElroy, Jessica R Harmon, JoAnn D Coleman-McCray, Florine E M Scholte, Gary P Kobinger, Éric Bergeron, Sherif R Zaki, Stuart T Nichol and 2 more

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Article in PLoS pathogens, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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31 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Stephen R WelchViral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Jana M RitterInfectious Diseases Pathology Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Anita K McElroyViral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-6764-7536
Jessica R HarmonViral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-6051-0254
JoAnn D Coleman-McCrayViral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Florine E M ScholteViral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-2110-3087
Gary P KobingerDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Éric BergeronViral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-3398-8628
Sherif R ZakiInfectious Diseases Pathology Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Stuart T NicholViral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Jessica R SpenglerViral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-5383-0513
Christina F SpiropoulouViral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-8406-3161
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · USUniversité Laval · CA

Funding

Pittsburgh Liver Research CenterP30DK120531 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI DAVID A GELLER · 2019 to 2026
$10.9M
Origin of the innate immunity suppression caused by nairovirus' protease activityR01AI109008 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI PEGAN, SCOTT DUSAN · 2014 to 2018
$1.6M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI109008NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK120531
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV, order Bunyavirales, family Nairoviridae, genus Orthonairovirus) is the tick-borne etiological agent of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in humans. Animals are generally susceptible to CCHFV infection but refractory to disease. Small animal models are limited to interferon-deficient mice, that develop acute fatal disease following infection. Here, using a ZsGreen1- (ZsG) expressing reporter virus (CCHFV/ZsG), we examine tissue tropism and dissemination of virus in interferon-α/β receptor knock-out (Ifnar-/-) mice. We demonstrate that CCHFV/ZsG retains in vivo pathogenicity comparable to wild-type virus. Interestingly, despite high levels of viral RNA in all organs assessed, 2 distribution patterns of infection were observed by both fluorescence and immunohistochemistry (IHC), corresponding to the permissiveness of organ tissues. To further investigate viral dissemination and to temporally define cellular targets of CCHFV in vivo, mice were serially euthanized at different stages of disease. Flow cytometry was used to characterize CCHFV-associated alterations in hematopoietic cell populations and to classify infected cells in the blood, lymph node, spleen, and liver. ZsG signal indicated that mononuclear phagocytic cells in the lymphatic tissues were early targets of infection; in late-stage infection, overall, the highest levels of signal were detected in the liver, and ZsG was found in both antigen-presenting and lymphocyte cell populations.

Indexed as

Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-CongoAnimalsFemaleHemorrhagic Fever, CrimeanMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMononuclear Phagocyte SystemReceptor, Interferon alpha-betaViral TropismReceptor, Interferon alpha-beta

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PMID31790513
PMCPMC6984736
OpenAlexW2993261871

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