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ArticleBrazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica2020

Early and late neuropathological features of meningoencephalitis associated with Maraba virus infection.

A Maia-Farias, C M Lima, P S L Freitas, D G Diniz, A P D Rodrigues, J A S Quaresma, C W Picanço Diniz, J A Diniz

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Article in Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

A Maia-FariasLaboratório de Microscopia Eletrônica, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Belém, PA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4843-1216
C M LimaLaboratório de Neurodegeneração e Infecção, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Hospital Universitário João Barros Barreto, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5558-9631
P S L FreitasLaboratório de Microscopia Eletrônica, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Belém, PA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9519-5047
D G DinizLaboratório de Microscopia Eletrônica, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Belém, PA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7369-2165
A P D RodriguesLaboratório de Microscopia Eletrônica, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Belém, PA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5016-392X
J A S QuaresmaNúcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6267-9966
C W Picanço DinizLaboratório de Neurodegeneração e Infecção, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Hospital Universitário João Barros Barreto, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6611-6880
J A DinizLaboratório de Microscopia Eletrônica, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Belém, PA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9432-138X
Instituto Evandro Chagas · BRUniversidade Federal do Pará · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Maraba virus is a member of the genus Vesiculovirus of the Rhabdoviridae family that was isolated in 1983 from sandflies captured in the municipality of Maraba, state of Pará, Amazônia, Brazil. Despite 30 years having passed since its isolation, little is known about the neuropathology induced by the Maraba virus. Accordingly, in this study the histopathological features, inflammatory glial changes, cytokine concentrations, and nitric oxide activity in the encephalon of adult mice subjected to Maraba virus nostril infection were evaluated. The results showed that 6 days after intranasal inoculation, severe neuropathological-associated disease signs appeared, including edema, necrosis and pyknosis of neurons, generalized congestion of encephalic vessels, and intra- and perivascular meningeal lymphocytic infiltrates in several brain regions. Immunolabeling of viral antigens was observed in almost all central nervous system (CNS) areas and this was associated with intense microglial activation and astrogliosis. Compared to control animals, infected mice showed significant increases in interleukin (IL)-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interferon (INF)-γ, MCP-1, nitric oxide, and encephalic cytokine levels. We suggest that an exacerbated inflammatory response in several regions of the CNS of adult BALB/c mice might be responsible for their deaths.

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AnimalsAstrocytesBrazilCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFlow CytometryMaleMeningoencephalitisMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMicrogliaNitric OxideVesicular StomatitisVesiculovirusCytokinesNitric Oxide

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PMID32294697
PMCPMC7162580
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