Acute IFN-gamma responses drive sensory neuron injury and chronic pain after chikungunya virus infection
Lilian C. Colodeti, Thamires Bragança Paduam Gonçalves, Hannah P. Mota-Araujo, S. Amaral Araújo, Greice Nascimento Pires, Bruno Vítor Martins Santiago, Thiago de Sá Bacelar, Fabrícia Lima Fontes-Dantas, Emily C.C. Rennô, Mariana O. L. da Silva, Luiz Eduardo Baggio Savio, Pedro S Ciriaco, Tiago Bastos Taboada, Ana B. O. Barbosa, Fabio Mendonça Gomes, , Cláudia Pinto Figueiredo
This study shows that IFN-gamma drives sensory neuron injury and chronic pain after chikungunya virus infection in mice and humans.
bioRxiv · Feb 23, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology