s many as 6 percent of children born with Zika -
induced microcephaly may have hearing loss, a new study from Brazil suggests.
Taking that child out of the calculation suggests that hearing loss in Zika -
induced microcephaly occurs in about 6 percent of cases.
To determine whether 25HC could protect against Zika -
induced microcephaly, the researchers gave pregnant mice 25HC or placebo before and for five days after their embryos were infected with Zika virus.
«Immune molecule protects against Zika virus infection in animal models: Molecule also protects against Zika -
induced microcephaly in mouse model.»
Not exact matches
«How Zika virus
induces congenital
microcephaly.»
«Thus, it is tempting to speculate that the alterations
induced by Zika virus on the host cytoskeleton might be connected to the underlying physio - pathological mechanisms that link congenital Zika virus infections to
microcephaly and neurodegenerative disorders.»
To determine whether TLR3 activation could be the cause of Zika -
induced organoid shrinkage — and therefore perhaps
microcephaly — or merely a symptom of it, Rana's team treated some of the infected organoids with a TLR3 inhibitor.
10:00 - 10:15 am: Unveiling
microcephaly mechanisms associated with DNA repair disorders using
induced pluripotent stem cells and cerebral organoids