Zika Virus affects neurobehavioral development, and causes oxidative stress associated to blood–brain barrier disruption in a rat model of congenital infection

W de Almeida, BF Deniz, AS Dos Santos… - Brain, Behavior, and …, 2023 - Elsevier
W de Almeida, BF Deniz, AS Dos Santos, AM Faustino, OVR Junior, F Schmitz, APM Varela…
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 2023Elsevier
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus associated with several neurodevelopmental
outcomes after in utero infection. Here, we studied a congenital ZIKV infection model with
immunocompetent Wistar rats, able to predict disabilities and that could pave the way for
proposing new effective therapies. We identified neurodevelopmental milestones disabilities
in congenital ZIKV animals. Also, on 22nd postnatal day (PND), blood–brain barrier (BBB)
proteins disturbances were detected in the hippocampus with immunocontent reduction of …
Abstract
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus associated with several neurodevelopmental outcomes after in utero infection. Here, we studied a congenital ZIKV infection model with immunocompetent Wistar rats, able to predict disabilities and that could pave the way for proposing new effective therapies. We identified neurodevelopmental milestones disabilities in congenital ZIKV animals. Also, on 22nd postnatal day (PND), blood–brain barrier (BBB) proteins disturbances were detected in the hippocampus with immunocontent reduction of β_Catenin, Occludin and Conexin-43. Besides, oxidative stress imbalance on hippocampus and cortex were identified, without neuronal reduction in these structures. In conclusion, even without pups’ microcephaly-like phenotype, congenital ZIKV infection resulted in neurobehavioral dysfunction associated with BBB and oxidative stress disturbances in young rats. Therefore, our findings highlighted the multiple impact of the congenital ZIKV infection on the neurodevelopment, which reinforces the continuity of studies to understand the spectrum of this impairment and to provide support to future treatment development for patients affected by congenital ZIKV.
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