Mice 3D testicular organoid system as a novel tool to study Zika virus pathogenesis |
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Authors: | Wei Yang Chen Zhang Yan-Hua Wu Li-Bo Liu Zi-Da Zhen Dong-Ying Fan Zheng-Ran Song Jia-Tong Chang Pei-Gang Wang Jing An |
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Institution: | a Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China;b Department of Neurosurgery, Capital Medical University Sanbo Brain Hospital, Beijing, 100093, China;c Center of Epilepsy, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, 100093, China |
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Abstract: | Zika virus (ZIKV) poses a serious threat to global public health due to its close relationship with neurological and male reproductive damage. However, deficiency of human testicular samples hinders the in-depth research on ZIKV-induced male reproductive system injury. Organoids are relatively simple in vitro models, which could mimic the pathological changes of corresponding organs. In this study, we constructed a 3D testicular organoid model using primary testicular cells from adult BALB/c mice. Similar to the testis, this organoid system has a blood-testis barrier (BTB)-like structure and could synthesize testosterone. ZIKV tropism of testicular cells and ZIKV-induced pathological changes in testicular organoid was also similar to that in mammalian testis. Therefore, our results provide a simple and reproducible in vitro testicular model for the investigations of ZIKV-induced testicular injury. |
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Keywords: | Organoid 3D cell culture Testicular organoid model |
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