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Breast milk transmission and involvement of mammary glands in tick-borne flavivirus infected mice

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单位: [1]Chinese Acad Sci, Wuhan Inst Virol, Ctr Biosafety Mega Sci, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China [2]Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China [3]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Ctr Biomed Res, Dept Resp & Crit Care Med, Natl Hlth Commiss NHC,Key Lab Resp Dis,Tongji Hosp, Wuhan, Peoples R China [4]Huazhong Agr Univ, Coll Vet Med, Wuhan, Peoples R China
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关键词: tick-borne flavivirus breast milk infection routes mammary glands bioluminescence imaging

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Tick-borne flaviviruses (TBFs) are transmitted to humans through milk and tick bites. Although a case of possible mother-to-child transmission of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) through breast milk has been reported, this route has not been confirmed in experimental models. Therefore, in this study, using type I interferon receptor-deficient A129 mice infected with Langat virus (LGTV), we aimed to demonstrate the presence of infectious virus in the milk and mammary glands of infected mice. Our results showed viral RNA of LGTV in the pup's stomach milk clots (SMCs) and blood, indicating that the virus can be transmitted from dam to pup through breast milk. In addition, we observed that LGTV infection causes tissue lesions in the mammary gland, and viral particles were present in mammary gland epithelial cells. Furthermore, we found that milk from infected mice could infect adult mice via the intragastric route, which has a milder infection process, longer infection time, and a lower rate of weight loss than other modes of infection. Specifically, we developed a nano-luciferase-LGTV reporter virus system to monitor the dynamics of different infection routes and observed dam-to-pup infection using in vivo bioluminescence imaging. This study provides comprehensive evidence to support breast milk transmission of TBF in mice and has helped provide useful data for studying TBF transmission routes.IMPORTANCETo date, no experimental models have confirmed mother-to-child transmission of tick-borne flavivirus (TBF) through breastfeeding. In this study, we used a mouse model to demonstrate the presence of infectious viruses in mouse breast milk and mammary gland epithelial cells. Our results showed that pups could become infected through the gastrointestinal route by suckling milk, and the infection dynamics could be monitored using a reporter virus system during breastfeeding in vivo. We believe our findings have provided substantial evidence to understand the underlying mechanism of breast milk transmission of TBF in mice, which has important implications for understanding and preventing TBF transmission in humans. To date, no experimental models have confirmed mother-to-child transmission of tick-borne flavivirus (TBF) through breastfeeding. In this study, we used a mouse model to demonstrate the presence of infectious viruses in mouse breast milk and mammary gland epithelial cells. Our results showed that pups could become infected through the gastrointestinal route by suckling milk, and the infection dynamics could be monitored using a reporter virus system during breastfeeding in vivo. We believe our findings have provided substantial evidence to understand the underlying mechanism of breast milk transmission of TBF in mice, which has important implications for understanding and preventing TBF transmission in humans.

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大类 | 2 区 医学
小类 | 1 区 病毒学
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大类 | 2 区 医学
小类 | 2 区 病毒学
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Q2 VIROLOGY
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Q2 VIROLOGY

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