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  • Open Access
17 Citations
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Generation and Characterization of a Mouse-Adapted Makona Variant of Ebola Virus

  • Mable Chan,
  • Anders Leung,
  • Bryan D. Griffin,
  • Robert Vendramelli,
  • Nikesh Tailor,
  • Kevin Tierney,
  • Jonathan Audet and
  • Darwyn Kobasa

26 October 2019

Ebola virus (EBOV) is a zoonotic pathogen that poses a significant threat to public health, causing sporadic yet devastating outbreaks that have the potential to spread worldwide, as demonstrated during the 2013–2016 West African outbreak. Mous...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,791 Views
25 Pages

In Situ Identification of Both IL-4 and IL-10 Cytokine–Receptor Interactions during Tissue Regeneration

  • Krisztina Nikovics,
  • Anne-Laure Favier,
  • Mathilde Rocher,
  • Céline Mayinga,
  • Johanna Gomez,
  • Frédérique Dufour-Gaume and
  • Diane Riccobono

31 May 2023

Cytokines secreted by individual immune cells regulate tissue regeneration and allow communication between various cell types. Cytokines bind to cognate receptors and trigger the healing process. Determining the orchestration of cytokine interactions...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,067 Views
24 Pages

Ebola Virus Encodes Two microRNAs in Huh7-Infected Cells

  • Idrissa Diallo,
  • Zeinab Husseini,
  • Sara Guellal,
  • Elodie Vion,
  • Jeffrey Ho,
  • Robert A. Kozak,
  • Gary P. Kobinger and
  • Patrick Provost

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important gene regulatory molecules involved in a broad range of cellular activities. Although the existence and functions of miRNAs are clearly defined and well established in eukaryotes, this is not always the case for those...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
11,788 Views
15 Pages

Clomiphene and Its Isomers Block Ebola Virus Particle Entry and Infection with Similar Potency: Potential Therapeutic Implications

  • Elizabeth A. Nelson,
  • Alyson B. Barnes,
  • Ronald D. Wiehle,
  • Gregory K. Fontenot,
  • Thomas Hoenen and
  • Judith M. White

2 August 2016

The 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus (EBOV) in Western Africa highlighted the need for anti-EBOV therapeutics. Clomiphene is a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug that blocks EBOV entry and infection in cells and significantly protects...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,319 Views
31 Pages

Altered microRNA Transcriptome in Cultured Human Liver Cells upon Infection with Ebola Virus

  • Idrissa Diallo,
  • Jeffrey Ho,
  • Benoit Laffont,
  • Jonathan Laugier,
  • Abderrahim Benmoussa,
  • Marine Lambert,
  • Zeinab Husseini,
  • Geoff Soule,
  • Robert Kozak and
  • Patrick Provost
  • + 1 author

Ebola virus (EBOV) is a virulent pathogen, notorious for inducing life-threatening hemorrhagic fever, that has been responsible for several outbreaks in Africa and remains a public health threat. Yet, its pathogenesis is still not completely understo...