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ArticleBiochemistry and biophysics reports2025

Mpox virus replicates in lung organoids without significantly affecting their cellular function.

Yoshitaka Nakata, Keiya Uriu, Rina Hashimoto, Takuya Yamamoto, Genotype to Phenotype Japan (G2P-Japan) Consortium, Akatsuki Saito, Kei Sato, Kazuo Takayama

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Yoshitaka NakataDepartment of Synthetic Human Body System, Medical Research Laboratory, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan.
Keiya UriuDivision of Systems Virology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo 108-8639, Tokyo, Japan.
Rina HashimotoDepartment of Synthetic Human Body System, Medical Research Laboratory, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan.
Takuya YamamotoCenter for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Genotype to Phenotype Japan (G2P-Japan) Consortium
Akatsuki SaitoDepartment of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, 889-2192, Japan.
Kei SatoDivision of Systems Virology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo 108-8639, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuo TakayamaDepartment of Synthetic Human Body System, Medical Research Laboratory, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan.

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Abstract

Patients with mpox may present with a skin rash and mild respiratory symptoms, including sore throat and cough. The genome of the mpox virus (MPXV) has been detected in throat swab specimens from some mpox patients, indicating potential involvement of the respiratory tract. In this study, we used lung organoids to investigate the effects of MPXV infection on the respiratory system by evaluating the viral replication and the infection-mediated host response. MPXV infection resulted in the accumulation of high levels of viral genomes within the cells. H&E staining showed almost no histological differences between MPXV-infected lung organoids and uninfected lung organoids. In addition, RNA-seq analysis revealed that MPXV infection did not significantly alter the gene expression levels of various lung markers. MPXV infection did not change the production of proinflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and interferon-beta (IFN-β). These findings suggest that MPXV can replicate in lung organoids without significantly affecting their cellular function.

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iPS cellsLung organoidsMpoxMpox virus

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PMCPMC12803792

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