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A Murine Model of Dengue Virus-induced Acute Viral Encephalitis-like Disease
Published on: April 28, 2019
A Murine Model of Dengue Virus-induced Acute Viral Encephalitis-like Disease
Ting-Jing Shen1, Ming-Kai Jhan1, Jo-Chi Kao1
1Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University.
Abstract:
Dengue virus (DENV), an arthropod-borne virus transmitted by mosquitoes, may cause the severe disease known as dengue hemorrhagic fever, which is characterized by lethal complications due to plasma leakage, ascites, pleural effusion, respiratory distress, severe bleeding, and organ impairment. A few cases of DENV infection present neurological manifestations; however, studies have not explored DENV-induced neuropathogenesis further. In this study, we present a protocol to use an immunocompetent outbred ICR (Institute of Cancer Research) mouse for investigating the induction of central nervous system (CNS) infection with DENV, followed by the progression of acute viral encephalitis-like disease.
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