PUBLICATION
Color-Flu Fluorescent Reporter Influenza A Viruses Allow for In Vivo Studies of Innate Immune Function in Zebrafish
- Authors
- Soos, B.L., Ballinger, A., Weinstein, M., Foreman, H., Grampone, J., Weafer, S., Aylesworth, C., King, B.L.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-240127-7
- Date
- 2024
- Source
- Viruses 16(1): (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Keywords
- host–pathogen interactions, influenza virus, innate immune response, zebrafish
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Host-Pathogen Interactions
- Humans
- Immunity, Innate
- Influenza A virus*/physiology
- Influenza, Human*
- Mice
- Zebrafish
- PubMed
- 38275965 Full text @ Viruses
Citation
Soos, B.L., Ballinger, A., Weinstein, M., Foreman, H., Grampone, J., Weafer, S., Aylesworth, C., King, B.L. (2024) Color-Flu Fluorescent Reporter Influenza A Viruses Allow for In Vivo Studies of Innate Immune Function in Zebrafish. Viruses. 16(1):.
Abstract
Influenza virus infection can cause severe respiratory disease and is estimated to cause millions of illnesses annually. Studies on the contribution of the innate immune response to influenza A virus (IAV) to viral pathogenesis may yield new antiviral strategies. Zebrafish larvae are useful models for studying the innate immune response to pathogens, including IAV, in vivo. Here, we demonstrate how Color-flu, four fluorescent IAV strains originally developed for mice, can be used to study the host response to infection by simultaneously monitoring infected cells, neutrophils, and macrophages in vivo. Using this model, we show how the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, ramipril, and mitophagy inhibitor, MDIVI-1, improved survival, decreased viral burden, and improved the respiratory burst response to IAV infection. The Color-flu zebrafish larvae model of IAV infection is complementary to other models where the dynamics of infection and the response of innate immune cells can be visualized in a transparent host in vivo.
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