Proliferative cell targeting and epithelial cell turnover fuels hepatitis E virus replication in human intestinal enteroids
N. Santos-Ferreira, X. Zhang, L. Corneillie, J. Van Dycke, W. Chiu, C. Montpellier, J. Neyts, L. Cocquerel, S. Kaptein, J. Rocha-Pereira
This study establishes an HEV-HIE model showing HEV replication in intestinal epithelial cells, with proliferative cells being the main targets, suggesting the gut as an HEV reservoir.
bioRxiv · Mar 27, 2024Microbiology