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Hepatitis E genotype 4 virus from feces of monkeys infected experimentally can be cultured in PLC/PRF/5 cells and upregulate host interferon-inducible genes.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2014
Zhang Feng, Qi Ying, Harrison Tim J, Luo Baobin, Zhou Yan, Li Xiuhua, Song Aijing, Huang Weijin, Wang Youchun
Abstract excerpt
The understanding of the interaction between hepatitis E virus (HEV) and its host cells has been impeded greatly by the absence of a cell culture system. In this study, an efficient cultivation method was developed in PLC/PRF/5 cells for HEV genotype 4 from the feces of monkeys infected experimentally. Compared to minimal essential medium (MEM), mixed Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium (DMEM)/M199 improved the...
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