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SUBMITTER: Huang H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5325777 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Huang Hanxia H Falgout Barry B Takeda Kazuyo K Yamada Kenneth M KM Dhawan Subhash S
Virology 20170106
We identified primary human monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM) as vulnerable target cells for Zika virus (ZIKV) infection. We demonstrate dramatic effects of hemin, the natural inducer of the heme catabolic enzyme heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), in the reduction of ZIKV replication in vitro. Both LLC-MK2 monkey kidney cells and primary MDM exhibited hemin-induced HO-1 expression with major reductions of >90% in ZIKV replication, with little toxicity to infected cells. Silencing expression of HO-1 or it ...[more]