Mechanism that triggers the inflammatory process by Mayaro virus is discovered
(Funda ç ã o de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de S ã o Paulo) A Brazilian team at FAPESP-supported Center for Research on Inflammatory Diseases identified the strategy used by immune cells to combat the pathogen Mayaro virus, which causes symptoms similar to those of chikungunya fever.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
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by Michele Marconcini, Luis Hernandez, Giuseppe Iovino, Vincent Hou é, Federica Valerio, Umberto Palatini, Elisa Pischedda, Jacob E. Crawford, Bradley J. White, Teresa Lin, Rebeca Carballar-Lejarazu, Lino Ometto, Federico Forneris, Anna-Bella Failloux, Mariangela Bonizzoni
Current knowledge of the piRNA pathway is based mainly on studies onDrosophila melanogaster where three proteins of the Piwi subclade of the Argonaute family interact with PIWI-interacting RNAs to silence transposable elements in gonadal tissues. In mosquito species that transmit epidemic arboviruses such as dengue and chikungunya viruses,Piwi cl...
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Michele Marconcini Source Type: research
Conclusions/SignificanceOur results shed insights into the role ofompA gene in host-microbe interactions inAe.aegypti and confirm that CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing can be employed for genetic manipulation of non-model gut microbes. The ability to use this technology for site-specific integration of genes into the symbiont will facilitate the development of paratransgenic control strategies to interfere with arboviral pathogens such Chikungunya, dengue, Zika and Yellow fever viruses transmitted byAedes mosquitoes.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Shivanand Hegde Source Type: research
Publication date: Available online 30 November 2019Source: Medical Journal Armed Forces IndiaAuthor(s): Rujittika Mungmunpuntipantip, Viroj Wiwanitkit
Source: Medical Journal Armed Forces India - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Publication date: Available online 28 November 2019Source: Antiviral ResearchAuthor(s): Diana Montes-Grajales, Henry Puerta-Guardo, Diego A. Espinosa, Eva Harris, William Caicedo-Torres, Jesus Olivero-Verbel, Esperanza Martínez-RomeroAbstractArboviral diseases caused by dengue (DENV), Zika (ZIKV) and chikungunya (CHIKV) viruses represent a major public health problem worldwide, especially in tropical areas where millions of infections occur every year. The aim of this research was to identify candidate molecules for the treatment of these diseases among the drugs currently available in the market, through in silico ...
Source: Antiviral Therapy - Category: Virology Source Type: research
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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus in the family Togaviridae, is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. Of three known CHIKV genotypes, the Asian genotype was introduced into the Caribbean islands and rapidly spread throughout Central and South Americas. We previously found patients with symptoms compatible with chikungunya fever in 2014-2015 in Aruba, a Caribbean island of 180 km2. We here describe the full genome sequences of eight CHIKV strains isolated from patient sera of the Aruban outbreak. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that two closely related but distinct line...
Source: Infection, Genetics and Evolution - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Phadungsombat J, Tuekprakhon A, Cnops L, Michiels J, Van Den Berg R, Nakayama EE, Shioda T, Ariën KK, Huits R Tags: Infect Genet Evol Source Type: research
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Arboviral diseases caused by dengue (DENV), Zika (ZIKV) and chikungunya (CHIKV) viruses represent a major public health problem worldwide, especially in tropical areas where millions of infections occur every year. The aim of this research was to identify candidate molecules for the treatment of these diseases among the drugs currently available in the market, through in silico screening and subsequent in vitro evaluation with cell culture models of DENV and ZIKV infections. Numerous pharmaceutical compounds from antibiotics to chemotherapeutic agents presented high in silico binding affinity for th...
Source: Antiviral Research - Category: Virology Authors: Montes-Grajales D, Puerta-Guardo H, Espinosa DA, Harris E, Caicedo-Torres W, Olivero-Verbel J, Martínez-Romero E Tags: Antiviral Res Source Type: research
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a widespread mosquito-borne virus representing a serious challenge to public health. The largest outbreak in the Middle-East was recorded in 2016 –2017 in Pakistan. Sistan and Baluc...
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Mohammad Hassan Pouriayevali, Farshid Rezaei, Tahmineh Jalali, Vahid Baniasadi, Mehdi Fazlalipour, Ehsan Mostafavi, Sahar Khakifirouz, Tahereh Mohammadi, Zahra Fereydooni, Mahsa Tavakoli, Sanam Azad-Manjiri, Motahareh Hosseini, Mahsa Ghalejoogh, Mohammad Tags: Research article Source Type: research
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Today's world is characterized by increasing population density, human mobility, urbanization, and climate and ecological change. This global dynamic has various effects, including the increased appearance of emerging infectious diseases (EIDs), which pose a growing threat to global health security.Outbreaks of EIDs, like the 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa or the current Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), have not only put populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) at risk in terms of morbidity and mortality, but they also have had a significant impa...
Source: Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Bernasconi V, Kristiansen PA, Whelan M, Román RG, Bettis A, Yimer SA, Gurry C, Andersen SR, Yeskey D, Mandi H, Kumar A, Holst J, Clark C, Cramer JP, Røttingen JA, Hattchet R, Saville M, Norheim G Tags: Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz Source Type: research
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito transmitted alphavirus associated with a robust systemic infection and an acute inflammatory rheumatic disease. A high fiber diet has been widely promoted for its ability to ameliorate inflammatory diseases. Fiber is fermented in the gut into short chain fatty acids such as acetate, propionate, and butyrate, which enter the circulation providing systemic anti-inflammatory activities. Herein we show that mice fed a high fiber diet show a clear exacerbation of CHIKV arthropathy, with increased edema and neutrophil infiltrates. RNA-Seq analyses illustrated that a high fiber diet, in thi...
Source: Frontiers in Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research
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FHL1 has been identified as a host protein that is essential for chikungunya virus (CHIKV) replication. FHL1 interacts with the chikungunya non-structural protein 3, which is thought to recruit cellular proteins to the viral replication complex. Inhibition of this interaction is a promising target for drug development.
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Source: Trends in Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Authors: Schnierle BS Tags: Trends Microbiol Source Type: research
