Immunological observations and transcriptomic analysis of trimester-specific full-term placentas from three Zika virus-infected women

Fok Moon Lum, Vipin Narang, Susan Hue, Jie Chen, Naomi McGovern, Ravisankar Rajarethinam, Jeslin J.L. Tan, Siti Naqiah Amrun, Yi Hao Chan, Cheryl Y.P. Lee, Tze Kwang Chua, Wearn Xin Yee, Nicholas K.W. Yeo, Thiam Chye Tan, Xuan Liu, Sam Haldenby, Yee sin Leo, Florent Ginhoux, Jerry K.Y. Chan, Julian HiscoxChia Yin Chong, Lisa F.P. Ng

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Objectives: Effects of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection on placental development during pregnancy are unclear. Methods: Full-term placentas from three women, each infected with ZIKV during specific pregnancy trimesters, were harvested for anatomic, immunologic and transcriptomic analysis. Results: In this study, each woman exhibited a unique immune response with raised IL-1RA, IP-10, EGF and RANTES expression and neutrophil numbers during the acute infection phase. Although ZIKV NS3 antigens co-localised to placental Hofbauer cells, the placentas showed no anatomic defects. Transcriptomic analysis of samples from the placentas revealed that infection during trimester 1 caused a disparate cellular response centred on differential eIF2 signalling, mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative phosphorylation. Despite these, the babies were delivered without any congenital anomalies. Conclusion: These findings should translate to improve clinical prenatal screening procedures for virus-infected pregnant patients.

langue originaleAnglais
Numéro d'articlee01082
journalClinical and Translational Immunology
Volume8
Numéro de publication11
Les DOIs
étatPublié - 1 janv. 2019
Modification externeOui

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