In light of these findings, the researchers at FCF - UNICAMP set out to investigate the effects of Zika virus when
it infects glioblastoma cells.
Not exact matches
In human cells and in mice, the virus
infected and killed the stem cells that become a
glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumor, but left healthy brain cells alone.
Zika -
infected mice with
glioblastoma either saw their tumors shrink or their tumor growth slow compared with uninfected mice.
VIRUS VICTORY Zika virus (green)
infects and kills stem cells (red) in human
glioblastoma tissue, without
infecting healthy brain cells.