Human Endometrial Stromal Cells Are Highly Permissive To Productive Infection by Zika Virus
Isabel Pagani, Silvia Ghezzi, Adele Ulisse, Alicia Rubio, Filippo Turrini, Elisabetta Garavaglia, Massimo Candiani, Concetta Castilletti, Giuseppe Ippolito, Guido Poli, Vania Broccoli, Paola Panina-Bordignon, Elisa Vicenzi
This study shows human endometrial stromal cells are highly permissive to ZIKV infection and replication, especially when decidualized, suggesting their role in both vertical and horizontal ZIKV transmission.
bioRxiv · Sep 27, 2016Microbiology