Modeling oncogenic herpesvirus infections in humanized mice

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The creation of humanized mice generally involves the reconstitution of immunodeficient mice with human immune constituents. Different methodologies have been employed, and significant progress has been made towards the development of robustly humanized mouse models. Some of the techniques used include the injection of mature human immune cells, the injection of human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) capable of reconstituting radiation-depleted murine bone marrow, and the implantation of human fetal liver and thymus fragments under the kidney capsule to create a thymic organoid that can support thympoiesis. This review will serve as a brief introduction to the three most commonly utilized humanized mouse models for the study of gammaherpesvirus-driven pathogenesis, and highlight some of the critical discoveries these models have enabled.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:44

Enthalten in:

Current opinion in virology - 44(2020) vom: 11. Okt., Seite 90-96

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lange, Philip T [VerfasserIn]
Damania, Blossom [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

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Date Completed 25.08.2021

Date Revised 30.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.coviro.2020.07.005

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313589070