The Mechanism of the Zika Virus Crossing the Placental Barrier and the Blood-Brain Barrier

The Mechanism of the Zika Virus Crossing the Placental Barrier and the Blood-Brain Barrier

Zika virus (ZIKV) infection causes severe neurological symptoms in adults and fetal microcephaly and the virus is detected in the brain of microcephaly and meningoencephalitis patient. However, the mechanism of ZIKV crossing the physiological barrier to the central nervous systems (CNS) remains elus...

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Main Authors: Chi-Fen Chiu, Li-Wei Chu, I-Chen Liao, Yogy Simanjuntak, Yi-Ling Lin, Chi-Chang Juan, Yueh-Hsin Ping
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Zika virus
placental barrier
blood-brain barrier
tight junction
transcytosis
single-virus imaging
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00214/full

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