Marmosets as the canary in the coal mine for Zika: A highly sensitive primate model of the influences of placental Zika contagion on fetal health

"We believe marmosets perhaps be an especially relevant model for influences on contagion in pregnancy." While a number of different animals are being studied as possible models for investigations of the Zika, including macaques & baboons, this is 1 of various researches which showed marmosets perhaps be especially sensitive to the contagion. A research published by Texas Biomed & United States scholars in 2017 found male marmosets mimic human illness while infective by the Zika, by the contagion found to linger in saliva & semen. The Southwest National Primate Research Center at Texas Biomed houses a colony of 300 marmosets. This research was funded by the generosity of many donors & the Southwest National Primate Research Center P51 National Institutes of Health grant #P51 OD011133.

Zika eliminates features human tumour in central nervous system of rodents

"Our results propose Zika virus has an even greater affinity by central nervous system tumour cells than by healthful neural stem cells [the virus's main targets in the brains of fetuses exposed during pregnancy]. According to Okamoto, these tumour cells by stem cell-such as characteristics have been observed in several kinds of solid tumour including those which affect the central nervous system. Extremely we had the idea of investigating whether the virus too attacked tumour stem cells in the central nervous system," he said. The experiments were performed by 3 human tumour cell lines: 2 derived from medulloblastoma & the 3rd from atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumour (AT/RT). "The neural stem cells which undergo these alterations give height to tumour cells at a later phase.

Zika eliminates features human tumour in central nervous system of rodents: A group of Brazilian investigators approved for the first time in vivo the efficiency of Zika in infecting CNS tumour

according to Extremely we had the idea of investigating whether the virus too attacked tumour stem cells in the central nervous system," he said. The experiments were performed by 3 human tumour cell lines: 2 derived from medulloblastoma & the 3rd from atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumour (AT/RT). "The neural stem cells which undergo these alterations give height to tumour cells at a later phase. The 2nd experiment consisted of comparing Zika virus's capacity to infect healthful neural stem cells obtained from induced pluripotent stem cells (adult cells reprogrammed in the lab to behave such as stem cells) by its contagion of CNS tumour stem cells. "We infective both cell types in vitro & found tumour stem cells to be even further susceptible to destruction by Zika virus than healthful neural stem cells," Okamoto said.

Zika can treat brain cancers: research

Fresh study has found the deathly Zika which could cause brain damage in infants could too be a cure for brain Cancer disease in infancy, the Daily Mail announced. scholars conducted experiments & disclosed the virus destroyed 2 kinds of tumours which affect Kids under 5. "Central nervous system tumours are the generality popular solid tumours in Kids & Teenagers," co-lead author Dr Keith Okamoto told the Daily Mail. In 2013, Zika created fear around the world as the outbreak of the virus spread in pregnant ladies. Mosquitoes spread the virus.

collected by :Lucy William