Semen inhibits Zika virus infection of cells and tissues from the anogenital region

Semen from Zika virus infected individuals can contain high viral loads and can result in sexual transmission. Here, Müller et al. show that semen, and particularly seminal preparations containing extracellular vesicles, inhibit infection of Zika and other flaviviruses.

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Main Authors: Janis A. Müller, Mirja Harms, Franziska Krüger, Rüdiger Groß, Simone Joas, Manuel Hayn, Andrea N. Dietz, Sina Lippold, Jens von Einem, Axel Schubert, Manuela Michel, Benjamin Mayer, Mirko Cortese, Karen S. Jang, Nathallie Sandi-Monroy, Miriam Deniz, Florian Ebner, Olli Vapalahti, Markus Otto, Ralf Bartenschlager, Jean-Philippe Herbeuval, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Nadia R. Roan, Jan Münch
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Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04442-y
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spelling doaj-6c32bac538ea4152bde13f0d2dad20ed2021-05-11T09:24:25ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232018-06-019111410.1038/s41467-018-04442-ySemen inhibits Zika virus infection of cells and tissues from the anogenital regionJanis A. Müller0Mirja Harms1Franziska Krüger2Rüdiger Groß3Simone Joas4Manuel Hayn5Andrea N. Dietz6Sina Lippold7Jens von Einem8Axel Schubert9Manuela Michel10Benjamin Mayer11Mirko Cortese12Karen S. Jang13Nathallie Sandi-Monroy14Miriam Deniz15Florian Ebner16Olli Vapalahti17Markus Otto18Ralf Bartenschlager19Jean-Philippe Herbeuval20Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit21Nadia R. Roan22Jan Münch23Institute of Molecular Virology, Ulm University Medical CenterInstitute of Molecular Virology, Ulm University Medical CenterInstitute of Molecular Virology, Ulm University Medical CenterInstitute of Molecular Virology, Ulm University Medical CenterInstitute of Molecular Virology, Ulm University Medical CenterInstitute of Molecular Virology, Ulm University Medical CenterInstitute of Virology, Ulm University Medical CenterInstitute of Virology, Ulm University Medical CenterInstitute of Virology, Ulm University Medical CenterInstitute of Virology, Ulm University Medical CenterInstitute of Virology, Ulm University Medical CenterInstitute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, Ulm UniversityDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, Medical Faculty, Heidelberg UniversityGladstone Institute of Virology and ImmunologyInstitute of Molecular Virology, Ulm University Medical CenterKlinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Ulm University Medical CenterKlinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Ulm University Medical CenterDepartment of Virology and Immunology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University HospitalDepartment of Neurology, Ulm UniversityDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, Medical Faculty, Heidelberg UniversityChemistry, Biology, Modeling and Immunotherapy (CBMIT), CNRS, UMR8601, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques, Université Paris Descartes, CICB ParisBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Arbovirus and Hemorrhagic Fever Reference and ResearchGladstone Institute of Virology and ImmunologyInstitute of Molecular Virology, Ulm University Medical CenterSemen from Zika virus infected individuals can contain high viral loads and can result in sexual transmission. Here, Müller et al. show that semen, and particularly seminal preparations containing extracellular vesicles, inhibit infection of Zika and other flaviviruses.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04442-y
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author Janis A. Müller
Mirja Harms
Franziska Krüger
Rüdiger Groß
Simone Joas
Manuel Hayn
Andrea N. Dietz
Sina Lippold
Jens von Einem
Axel Schubert
Manuela Michel
Benjamin Mayer
Mirko Cortese
Karen S. Jang
Nathallie Sandi-Monroy
Miriam Deniz
Florian Ebner
Olli Vapalahti
Markus Otto
Ralf Bartenschlager
Jean-Philippe Herbeuval
Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit
Nadia R. Roan
Jan Münch
spellingShingle Janis A. Müller
Mirja Harms
Franziska Krüger
Rüdiger Groß
Simone Joas
Manuel Hayn
Andrea N. Dietz
Sina Lippold
Jens von Einem
Axel Schubert
Manuela Michel
Benjamin Mayer
Mirko Cortese
Karen S. Jang
Nathallie Sandi-Monroy
Miriam Deniz
Florian Ebner
Olli Vapalahti
Markus Otto
Ralf Bartenschlager
Jean-Philippe Herbeuval
Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit
Nadia R. Roan
Jan Münch
Semen inhibits Zika virus infection of cells and tissues from the anogenital region
Nature Communications
author_facet Janis A. Müller
Mirja Harms
Franziska Krüger
Rüdiger Groß
Simone Joas
Manuel Hayn
Andrea N. Dietz
Sina Lippold
Jens von Einem
Axel Schubert
Manuela Michel
Benjamin Mayer
Mirko Cortese
Karen S. Jang
Nathallie Sandi-Monroy
Miriam Deniz
Florian Ebner
Olli Vapalahti
Markus Otto
Ralf Bartenschlager
Jean-Philippe Herbeuval
Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit
Nadia R. Roan
Jan Münch
author_sort Janis A. Müller
title Semen inhibits Zika virus infection of cells and tissues from the anogenital region
title_short Semen inhibits Zika virus infection of cells and tissues from the anogenital region
title_full Semen inhibits Zika virus infection of cells and tissues from the anogenital region
title_fullStr Semen inhibits Zika virus infection of cells and tissues from the anogenital region
title_full_unstemmed Semen inhibits Zika virus infection of cells and tissues from the anogenital region
title_sort semen inhibits zika virus infection of cells and tissues from the anogenital region
publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
issn 2041-1723
publishDate 2018-06-01
description Semen from Zika virus infected individuals can contain high viral loads and can result in sexual transmission. Here, Müller et al. show that semen, and particularly seminal preparations containing extracellular vesicles, inhibit infection of Zika and other flaviviruses.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04442-y
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