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Joshua W. Kranrod

Hokkaido UniversityORCID 0000-0001-8596-3153Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1

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Aiko Ohnuma· 2 shared Atsuko InoueiD· 2 shared Cassia Sousa MoraesiD· 2 shared Chilekwa Frances KabambaiD· 2 shared Gabriel GonzáleziD· 2 shared Hirofumi SawaiD· 2 shared Koshiro TabataiD· 2 shared Rio HaradaiD· 2 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Integrated in vivo and transcriptomic analyses of lethal Oropouche virus infection reveal suppression of pathogenic host responses by antiviral therapy

Cassia Sousa Moraes, Gabriel González, Akihiko Sato, Shigeru Miki, Atsuko Inoue, Koshiro Tabata, Joshua W. Kranrod, Chilekwa Frances Kabamba, Aiko Ohnuma, Keita Matsuno, Rio Harada, Shinji Saito, Naoki Akimoto, Michihito Sasaki, Yasuko Orba, , Yukari Itakura

This study shows favipiravir suppresses OROV replication and disease in hamsters, preventing neuroinvasion and pathogenic host responses through transcriptomic analysis.

PLoS Pathogens · Oct 7, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

A lethal mouse model of Oz virus infection reveals hepatic involvement and enables evaluation of antiviral and vaccine efficacy

Rio Harada, Cassia Sousa Moraes, Atsuko Inoue, Chilekwa Frances Kabamba, Koshiro Tabata, Motohito Goto, Riichi TAKAHASHI, Joshua W. Kranrod, Shūichi Ōsawa, Aiko Ohnuma, Saito Shinji, Gabriel González, Noriko Nagata, Mamoru Ito, Makoto Suematsu, , Yukari Itakura

This study establishes a lethal mouse model of Oz virus infection, revealing hepatic involvement and demonstrating the efficacy of antiviral drugs and vaccines against the virus.

bioRxiv · Jan 29, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology