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ReviewPathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Are the Organoid Models an Invaluable Contribution to ZIKA Virus Research?

Pasquale Marrazzo, Monica Cricca, Claudia Nastasi

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Review in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. An Overview of Zika Virus and Zika Virus Induced Neuropathies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  9. Apoptosis during ZIKA Virus Infection: Too Soon or Too Late?International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Pasquale MarrazzoDepartment of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6644-5828
Monica CriccaSection of Microbiology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Claudia NastasiDepartment of Oncology, Laboratory of Cancer Pharmacology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, 20156 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4438-0554
IRCCS Azienda Ospedliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di Sant'Orsola · ITMario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research · ITUniversity of Bologna · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In order to prevent new pathogen outbreaks and avoid possible new global health threats, it is important to study the mechanisms of microbial pathogenesis, screen new antiviral agents and test new vaccines using the best methods. In the last decade, organoids have provided a groundbreaking opportunity for modeling pathogen infections in human brains, including Zika virus (ZIKV) infection. ZIKV is a member of the Flavivirus genus, and it is recognized as an emerging infectious agent and a serious threat to global health. Organoids are 3D complex cellular models that offer an in-scale organ that is physiologically alike to the original one, useful for exploring the mechanisms behind pathogens infection; additionally, organoids integrate data generated in vitro with traditional tools and often support those obtained in vivo with animal model. In this mini-review the value of organoids for ZIKV research is examined and sustained by the most recent literature. Within a 3D viewpoint, tissue engineered models are proposed as future biological systems to help in deciphering pathogenic processes and evaluate preventive and therapeutic strategies against ZIKV. The next steps in this field constitute a challenge that may protect people and future generations from severe brain defects.

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3D cell modelcellular microbiologyin vitro modelsorganoidsorganotypictissue engineering modelsviral researchZika virus

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