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Visualizing influenza virus infection in living mice

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  • Weiqi Pan

    (State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University)

  • Zhenyuan Dong

    (State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Feng Li

    (State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Present address: Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA)

  • Weixu Meng

    (State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University)

  • Liqiang Feng

    (State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Xuefeng Niu

    (The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University)

  • Chufang Li

    (The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University)

  • Qinfang Luo

    (The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University)

  • Zhengfeng Li

    (State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Caijun Sun

    (State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Ling Chen

    (State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University)

Abstract

Preventing and treating influenza virus infection remain a challenge because of incomplete understanding of the host–pathogen interactions, limited therapeutics and lack of a universal vaccine. So far, methods for monitoring the course of infection with influenza virus in real time in living animals are lacking. Here we report the visualization of influenza viral infection in living mice using an engineered replication-competent influenza A virus carrying luciferase reporter gene. After intranasal inoculation, bioluminescence can be detected in the chest and nasopharyngeal passage of living mice. The intensity of bioluminescence in the chest correlates with the dosage of infection and the viral load in the lung. Bioluminescence in the chest of infected mice diminishes on antiviral treatment. This work provides a novel approach that enables real-time study of influenza virus infection and effects of antiviral therapeutics in living animals.

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  • Weiqi Pan & Zhenyuan Dong & Feng Li & Weixu Meng & Liqiang Feng & Xuefeng Niu & Chufang Li & Qinfang Luo & Zhengfeng Li & Caijun Sun & Ling Chen, 2013. "Visualizing influenza virus infection in living mice," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 4(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:4:y:2013:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms3369
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3369
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