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Zika Virus Infection Damages the Testes in Pubertal Common Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri collinsi)
During the Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak and after evidence of its sexual transmission was obtained, concerns arose about the impact of the adverse effects of ZIKV infection on human fertility. In this study, we evaluated the clinical-laboratory aspects and testicular histopathological patterns of pube...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10051343/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36992324 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v15030615 |
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author | Benchimol, Gabriela da Costa Santos, Josye Bianca Lopes, Ana Sophia da Costa Oliveira, Karol Guimarães Okada, Eviny Sayuri Trindade de Alcantara, Bianca Nascimento Pereira, Washington Luiz Assunção Leão, Danuza Leite Martins, Ana Cristina Carneiro Carneiro, Liliane Almeida Imbeloni, Aline Amaral Makiama, Sheila Tetsume de Castro, Luiz Paulo Printes Albarelli Coutinho, Leandro Nassar Casseb, Lívia Medeiros Neves Vasconcelos, Pedro Fernando da Costa Domingues, Sheyla Farhayldes Souza Medeiros, Daniele Barbosa de Almeida Scalercio, Sarah Raphaella Rocha de Azevedo |
author_facet | Benchimol, Gabriela da Costa Santos, Josye Bianca Lopes, Ana Sophia da Costa Oliveira, Karol Guimarães Okada, Eviny Sayuri Trindade de Alcantara, Bianca Nascimento Pereira, Washington Luiz Assunção Leão, Danuza Leite Martins, Ana Cristina Carneiro Carneiro, Liliane Almeida Imbeloni, Aline Amaral Makiama, Sheila Tetsume de Castro, Luiz Paulo Printes Albarelli Coutinho, Leandro Nassar Casseb, Lívia Medeiros Neves Vasconcelos, Pedro Fernando da Costa Domingues, Sheyla Farhayldes Souza Medeiros, Daniele Barbosa de Almeida Scalercio, Sarah Raphaella Rocha de Azevedo |
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description | During the Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak and after evidence of its sexual transmission was obtained, concerns arose about the impact of the adverse effects of ZIKV infection on human fertility. In this study, we evaluated the clinical-laboratory aspects and testicular histopathological patterns of pubertal squirrel monkeys (Saimiri collinsi) infected with ZIKV, analyzing the effects at different stages of infection. The susceptibility of S. collinsi to ZIKV infection was confirmed by laboratory tests, which detected viremia (mean 1.63 × 10(6) RNA copies/µL) and IgM antibody induction. Reduced fecal testosterone levels, severe testicular atrophy and prolonged orchitis were observed throughout the experiment by ultrasound. At 21 dpi, testicular damage associated with ZIKV was confirmed by histopathological and immunohistochemical (IHC) analyses. Tubular retraction, the degeneration and necrosis of somatic and germ cells in the seminiferous tubules, the proliferation of interstitial cells and an inflammatory infiltrate were observed. ZIKV antigen was identified in the same cells where tissue injuries were observed. In conclusion, squirrel monkeys were found to be susceptible to the Asian variant of ZIKV, and this model enabled the identification of multifocal lesions in the seminiferous tubules of the infected group evaluated. These findings may suggest an impact of ZIKV infection on male fertility. |
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spelling | pubmed-100513432023-03-30 Zika Virus Infection Damages the Testes in Pubertal Common Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri collinsi) Benchimol, Gabriela da Costa Santos, Josye Bianca Lopes, Ana Sophia da Costa Oliveira, Karol Guimarães Okada, Eviny Sayuri Trindade de Alcantara, Bianca Nascimento Pereira, Washington Luiz Assunção Leão, Danuza Leite Martins, Ana Cristina Carneiro Carneiro, Liliane Almeida Imbeloni, Aline Amaral Makiama, Sheila Tetsume de Castro, Luiz Paulo Printes Albarelli Coutinho, Leandro Nassar Casseb, Lívia Medeiros Neves Vasconcelos, Pedro Fernando da Costa Domingues, Sheyla Farhayldes Souza Medeiros, Daniele Barbosa de Almeida Scalercio, Sarah Raphaella Rocha de Azevedo Viruses Article During the Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak and after evidence of its sexual transmission was obtained, concerns arose about the impact of the adverse effects of ZIKV infection on human fertility. In this study, we evaluated the clinical-laboratory aspects and testicular histopathological patterns of pubertal squirrel monkeys (Saimiri collinsi) infected with ZIKV, analyzing the effects at different stages of infection. The susceptibility of S. collinsi to ZIKV infection was confirmed by laboratory tests, which detected viremia (mean 1.63 × 10(6) RNA copies/µL) and IgM antibody induction. Reduced fecal testosterone levels, severe testicular atrophy and prolonged orchitis were observed throughout the experiment by ultrasound. At 21 dpi, testicular damage associated with ZIKV was confirmed by histopathological and immunohistochemical (IHC) analyses. Tubular retraction, the degeneration and necrosis of somatic and germ cells in the seminiferous tubules, the proliferation of interstitial cells and an inflammatory infiltrate were observed. ZIKV antigen was identified in the same cells where tissue injuries were observed. In conclusion, squirrel monkeys were found to be susceptible to the Asian variant of ZIKV, and this model enabled the identification of multifocal lesions in the seminiferous tubules of the infected group evaluated. These findings may suggest an impact of ZIKV infection on male fertility. MDPI 2023-02-23 /pmc/articles/PMC10051343/ /pubmed/36992324 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v15030615 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Benchimol, Gabriela da Costa Santos, Josye Bianca Lopes, Ana Sophia da Costa Oliveira, Karol Guimarães Okada, Eviny Sayuri Trindade de Alcantara, Bianca Nascimento Pereira, Washington Luiz Assunção Leão, Danuza Leite Martins, Ana Cristina Carneiro Carneiro, Liliane Almeida Imbeloni, Aline Amaral Makiama, Sheila Tetsume de Castro, Luiz Paulo Printes Albarelli Coutinho, Leandro Nassar Casseb, Lívia Medeiros Neves Vasconcelos, Pedro Fernando da Costa Domingues, Sheyla Farhayldes Souza Medeiros, Daniele Barbosa de Almeida Scalercio, Sarah Raphaella Rocha de Azevedo Zika Virus Infection Damages the Testes in Pubertal Common Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri collinsi) |
title | Zika Virus Infection Damages the Testes in Pubertal Common Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri collinsi) |
title_full | Zika Virus Infection Damages the Testes in Pubertal Common Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri collinsi) |
title_fullStr | Zika Virus Infection Damages the Testes in Pubertal Common Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri collinsi) |
title_full_unstemmed | Zika Virus Infection Damages the Testes in Pubertal Common Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri collinsi) |
title_short | Zika Virus Infection Damages the Testes in Pubertal Common Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri collinsi) |
title_sort | zika virus infection damages the testes in pubertal common squirrel monkeys (saimiri collinsi) |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10051343/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36992324 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v15030615 |
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