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Ebola Virus Causes Intestinal Tract Architectural Disruption and Bacterial Invasion in Non-Human Primates.
Reisler, Ronald B; Zeng, Xiankun; Schellhase, Christopher W; Bearss, Jeremy J; Warren, Travis K; Trefry, John C; Christopher, George W; Kortepeter, Mark G; Bavari, Sina; Cardile, Anthony P.
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  • Reisler RB; US Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases, 1425 Porter St., Fort Detrick, MD 21702, USA. ronald.b.reisler.ctr@mail.mil.
  • Zeng X; US Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases, 1425 Porter St., Fort Detrick, MD 21702, USA. xiankun.zeng.fn@mail.mil.
  • Schellhase CW; US Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases, 1425 Porter St., Fort Detrick, MD 21702, USA. christopher.w.schellhase.mil@mail.mil.
  • Bearss JJ; US Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases, 1425 Porter St., Fort Detrick, MD 21702, USA. jeremy.j.bearss.mil@mail.mil.
  • Warren TK; US Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases, 1425 Porter St., Fort Detrick, MD 21702, USA. travis.k.warren.ctr@mail.mil.
  • Trefry JC; Bacterial Respiratory and Medical Countermeasures Branch, US Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA. john.trefry@fda.hhs.gov.
  • Christopher GW; Joint Program Management Office, Medical Countermeasure Systems, 1564 Freedman Drive, Fort Detrick, MD 21702, USA. george.w.christopher.civ@mail.mil.
  • Kortepeter MG; University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, 42nd and Emile, Omaha, NE 68198, USA. mark.kortepeter@unmc.edu.
  • Bavari S; US Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases, 1425 Porter St., Fort Detrick, MD 21702, USA. sina.bavari.civ@mail.mil.
  • Cardile AP; US Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases, 1425 Porter St., Fort Detrick, MD 21702, USA. anthony.p.cardile.mil@mail.mil.
Viruses ; 10(10)2018 09 20.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30241284
ABSTRACT
In the 2014⁻2016 West Africa Ebola Virus (EBOV) outbreak, there was a significant concern raised about the potential for secondary bacterial infection originating from the gastrointestinal tract, which led to the empiric treatment of many patients with antibiotics. This retrospective pathology case series summarizes the gastrointestinal pathology observed in control animals in the rhesus EBOV-Kikwit intramuscular 1000 plaque forming unit infection model. All 31 Non-human primates (NHPs) exhibited lymphoid depletion of gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) but the severity and the specific location of the depletion varied. Mesenteric lymphoid depletion and necrosis were present in 87% (27/31) of NHPs. There was mucosal barrier disruption of the intestinal tract with mucosal necrosis and/or ulceration most notably in the duodenum (16%), cecum (16%), and colon (29%). In the intestinal tract, hemorrhage was noted most frequently in the duodenum (52%) and colon (45%). There were focal areas of bacterial submucosal invasion in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract in 9/31 (29%) of NHPs. Only 2/31 (6%) had evidence of pancreatic necrosis. One NHP (3%) experienced jejunal intussusception which may have been directly related to EBOV. Immunofluorescence assays demonstrated EBOV antigen in CD68+ macrophage/monocytes and endothelial cells in areas of GI vascular injury or necrosis.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Fiebre Hemorrágica Ebola / Tracto Gastrointestinal / Ebolavirus Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Animals / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Viruses Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Fiebre Hemorrágica Ebola / Tracto Gastrointestinal / Ebolavirus Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Animals / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Viruses Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos