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p38MAPK plays a critical role in induction of a pro-inflammatory phenotype of retinal Müller cells following Zika virus infection.
Antiviral research - 1 Sept 2017
Zhu Shuang, Luo Huanle, Liu Hua, Ha Yonju, Mays Elizabeth R, Lawrence Ryan E, Winkelmann Evandro, Barrett Alan D, Smith Sylvia B, Wang Min, Wang Tian, Zhang Wenbo
Abstract excerpt
Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has been associated with ocular abnormalities such as chorioretinal atrophy, optic nerve abnormalities, posterior uveitis and idiopathic maculopathy. Yet our knowledge about ZIKV infection in retinal cells and its potential contribution to retinal pathology is still very limited. Here we found that primary Müller cells, the principal glial cells in the retina, expressed a high level of...
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