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Route of inoculation and mosquito vector exposure modulate dengue virus replication kinetics and immune responses in rhesus macaques.

ABSTRACT: Dengue virus (DENV) is transmitted by infectious mosquitoes during blood-feeding via saliva containing biologically-active proteins. Here, we examined the effect of varying DENV infection modality in rhesus macaques in order to improve the DENV nonhuman primate (NHP) challenge model. NHPs were exposed to DENV-1 via subcutaneous or intradermal inoculation of virus only, intradermal inoculation of virus and salivary gland extract, or infectious mosquito feeding. The infectious mosquito feeding group exhibited delayed onset of viremia, greater viral loads, and altered clinical and immune responses compared to other groups. After 15 months, NHPs in the subcutaneous and infectious mosquito feeding groups were re-exposed to either DENV-1 or DENV-2. Viral replication and neutralizing antibody following homologous challenge were suggestive of sterilizing immunity, whereas heterologous challenge resulted in productive, yet reduced, DENV-2 replication and boosted neutralizing antibody. These results show that a more transmission-relevant exposure modality resulted in viral replication closer to that observed in humans.

SUBMITTER: McCracken MK

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7141610 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Route of inoculation and mosquito vector exposure modulate dengue virus replication kinetics and immune responses in rhesus macaques.

McCracken Michael K MK Gromowski Gregory D GD Garver Lindsey S LS Goupil Brad A BA Walker Kathryne D KD Friberg Heather H Currier Jeffrey R JR Rutvisuttinunt Wiriya W Hinton Kevin L KL Christofferson Rebecca C RC Mores Christopher N CN Vanloubbeeck Yannick Y Lorin Clarisse C Malice Marie-Pierre MP Thomas Stephen J SJ Jarman Richard G RG Vaughn David W DW Putnak J Robert JR Warter Lucile L

PLoS neglected tropical diseases 20200408 4

Dengue virus (DENV) is transmitted by infectious mosquitoes during blood-feeding via saliva containing biologically-active proteins. Here, we examined the effect of varying DENV infection modality in rhesus macaques in order to improve the DENV nonhuman primate (NHP) challenge model. NHPs were exposed to DENV-1 via subcutaneous or intradermal inoculation of virus only, intradermal inoculation of virus and salivary gland extract, or infectious mosquito feeding. The infectious mosquito feeding gro ...[more]

PMID: 32267846

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Route of inoculation and mosquito vector exposure modulate dengue virus replication kinetics and immune responses in rhesus macaques.

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Route of inoculation and mosquito vector exposure modulate dengue virus replication kinetics and immune responses in rhesus macaques.

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