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SUBMITTER: Castanha PMS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5854042 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Castanha Priscila M S PMS Nascimento Eduardo J M EJM Braga Cynthia C Cordeiro Marli T MT de Carvalho Otávio V OV de Mendonça Leila R LR Azevedo Elisa A N EAN França Rafael F O RFO Dhalia Rafael R Marques Ernesto T A ETA
The Journal of infectious diseases 20170301 5
Anti-Flavivirus antibodies are highly cross-reactive and may facilitate Zika virus (ZIKV) infection through the antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) mechanism. We demonstrate that dengue-specific antibodies enhance the infection of a primary Brazilian ZIKV isolate in a FcγRII-expressing K562 cell line. In addition, we demonstrate that serum samples from dengue-immune pregnant women enhanced ZIKV infection. These findings highlight the need for epidemiological studies and animal models to further ...[more]