Immune 92: Gut symbiont breaks antibody
May 27, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 92
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Episode description
Steph talks about identification of gut bacteria that can digest protective mucosal antibodies and Vincent covers a new paper on Zika virus that implicates fetal phagocytes in brain invasion, which may provide insight into the devastating microcephaly outcome of infection during pregnancy.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cindy Leifer, Steph Langel, and Brianne Barker
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- Gut bacteria induce mucosal immunodeficiency (Science)
- Contribution of fetal mononuclear phagocytes to Zika virus neuroinvasion (Cell)
- TWiV468 discusses Zika and brain slice infection model.
- Time stamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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