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This entry is adapted from the peer-reviewed paper 10.3390/vaccines10091517

Zika virus (ZIKV) is an arthropod-borne virus that belongs to the Flavivirus genus and is principally transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. ZIKV infection often causes no or only mild symptoms, but it can also trigger severe consequences, including microcephaly in infants and Guillain-Barré syndrome, uveitis, and neurologic manifestations in adults. Since numerous studies have indicated that there are slightly different tissue-specific pathologies in each animal model of ZIKV, the distinct ZIKV tropism of a given animal model must be understood to enable effective vaccine development.

ZIKV vaccine tissue tropism animal model

1. Introduction

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted RNA virus; it belongs to genus Flavivirus in the Flaviviridae family and is closely related to the dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, and West Nile viruses [1]. Like other flaviviruses, ZIKV is enveloped and icosahedral and has an 11-kb positive single-stranded RNA genome. ZIKV was first isolated in 1947 from a rhesus monkey from the Zika forest of Uganda [2]. Sporadic ZIKV epidemic outbreaks were reported in French Polynesia (2013–2014), Brazil (2015), and South and Central America (2016) [3]. After human-to-human transmission was reported in 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared ZIKV to be a major threat to public health. So far, two major strains of ZIKV have been identified: the African and Asian strains. Both are transmitted primarily via mosquitoes and can also be transmitted through mother-to-fetus transmission, breastfeeding, sexual contact, or blood transfusion [4]. The primary target tissues of ZIKV infection have been recognized as the maternal placenta and fetal brain. However, ZIKV can also be transmitted to other adult tissues, including the reproductive system, brain, eyes, and lymph nodes (Figure 1). ZIKV infection causes several clinical complications, including congenital microcephaly, autoimmune Guillain-Barré syndrome, and ocular diseases, such as uveitis and unilateral acute maculopathy [5][6][7][8].
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Figure 1. Dissemination of ZIKV in multiple organs.

2. ZIKV Transmission from Maternal Placenta to Fetal Brain

A key feature of congenital ZIKV syndrome is microcephaly, wherein an infant displays a smaller-than-normal head due to immature brain development during pregnancy. Severe microcephaly is correlated with mental retardation, learning disability, and poor motor function [9]. ZIKV infection in pregnant women has received considerable attention due to the vertical transmission of ZIKV from the maternal placenta to fetuses, resulting in high rates of microcephaly [10][11]. Several studies have demonstrated that ZIKV can replicate in placental cells [12][13][14] and in fetal endothelial cells upon the infection of the placental barrier [15]. Accordingly, many researchers have focused primarily on understanding the mechanisms of ZIKV infection in the placenta and fetus when seeking to develop vaccines and therapeutics.

2.1. Mice

Mouse models have shown slight differences in viral susceptibility to and clinical manifestations of ZIKV infection in the maternal placenta and fetus depending on the genetic background and/or route of administration. For example, the subcutaneous injection of ZIKV in immunocompetent mice, such as C57BL/6, CD-1, or SJL mice, yielded insignificant clinical signs and no viral replication due to the intact innate immunity [16][17][18]. However, several studies found that intravenous or intrauterine ZIKV infection in these mice induced viral replication in the placenta and the resorption of fetuses [17] (Table 1). When C57BL/6 mice were inoculated with a high dose of ZIKV via an intravenous route at embryonic day 9.5 (E9.5), fetuses were resorbed at day E17.5 even though the ZIKV RNA was only sparsely detected in the fetal head [19]. When ZIKV was inoculated directly into the uterus of pregnant CD-1 mice, viral RNA was observed in the uterine horn, placenta, and fetal head [20]. This inoculation also increased fetal abortion, placental inflammation, and IFN-β levels. In ICR mice, the injection of ZIKV into the embryonic brains at E15.5 led to fetal death and microcephaly [21][22]. The intravenous injection of ZIKV into SJL mice also induced the congenital malformation of the brain [23]. Human STAT2 KI mice and immunodeficient mice showed more enhanced viral susceptibility and evident clinical symptoms. Even the subcutaneous injection of ZIKV into human STAT2 KI mice resulted in higher levels of ZIKV RNA in the placenta and fetal heads compared with the immunocompetent wild-type mice [24]. The subcutaneous injection of ZIKV into IFN-deficient A129 and AG129 mice resulted in a small fetal head and the detection of viral RNA in the placenta and fetal head [25][26]. Taken together, these results indicate that mice are naturally resistant to ZIKV infection but that mouse models may exhibit human-like symptoms such as microcephaly depending on their genetic background and/or the route of ZIKV administration.

2.2. Non-Human Primates

Compared with the mouse models, the pathological symptoms of ZIKV infection during pregnancy in nonhuman primates are more analogous to those of humans [27]. Several studies have shown that the subcutaneous injection of ZIKV in rhesus monkeys induced robust placental and fetal inflammation, placental dysfunction, and fetal neuropathology, such as neural progenitor cell dysfunction and neuronal apoptosis [28][29]. The direct inoculation of ZIKV into the amniotic fluid at early pregnancy resulted in more severe symptoms, including loss of neural precursor cells and early fetal death [30]. The subcutaneous inoculation of ZIKV into pregnant pigtail monkeys induced fetal brain damage, such as fetal brain growth arrest and a significant loss of fetal neural progenitor cells [31][32]. The intramuscular injection of ZIKV into a rat-sized marmoset induced human-like fetal neurodevelopmental abnormalities and spontaneous fetal loss accompanied by extensive viral replication in the placenta [33]. Although the gestational duration is shorter in these nonhuman primates than in humans, the above-described results indicate that nonhuman primates may recapitulate the human situation for clinical symptoms of ZIKV infection during pregnancy.
Table 1. Pathological features of ZIKV infection in maternal placentas and fetuses of animal models.
Animal Species ZIKV Strain Route of
Administration		 Pathologic Features Reference
Mouse
C57BL/6 PRVABC59 Intravenous Fetal resorption, little or no viral RNA in placenta and fetal heads [19]
CD-1 IBH 30656,
PRVABC59, FS13025		 Intrauterine Placental dysfunction and inflammation, increased aborted fetus numbers, reduced neonatal brain and cortical thickness [20]
SJL ZIKV-BR Intravenous Malformations of congenital brain, intrauterine growth restriction, upregulation of apoptosis-related genes [23]
ICR GZ01 Intra-ventricular Fetal death, microcephaly [22]
Human STAT2 KI ZIKV-Dak-MA Subcutaneous Viral RNA in placenta and fetal heads [24]
Ifnar1−/− FSS13025 Subcutaneous Fetal resorption, reduced fetal weight and size [34]
A129 PRVABC59 Subcutaneous Viral RNA in placenta, maternal brain, and fetal heads, reduced fetal weight [26]
AG129 P6-740 Subcutaneous Viral RNA in placenta and fetal heads, decreased weight and head length [25]
Monkey
Rhesus macaque PRVABC59 Subcutaneous Viral RNA in fetus, increased maternal-placental-fetal inflammatory response, placenta damage, reduced oxygen permeability of the placental villi [28]
Rhesus macaque ZIKV-BR Subcutaneous Fetal neuropathology, neuroprogenitor apoptosis and gliosis, placental pathology [29]
Rhesus macaque SPH 2015 Intra-amniotic Viral RNA in fetal and placental tissues, early death of fetus, fetal ZIKV neurotropism, neuropathology at the end of gestation [30]
Pigtail macaque FSS13025 Subcutaneous Reduced growth of the fetal biparietal diameter and fetal brain lesions, viral RNA in fetal brain and placenta [31]
Pigtail macaque FSS13025,
ZIKV-BR		 Subcutaneous Decreased fetal non-cortical brain volume, injury in ependymal epithelium with underlying gliosis, reduced late fetal neuronal progenitor cells in the subventricular zone [32]
Marmoset SPH 2015 Intramuscular Fetal demise and abortion, increase of proinflammatory cytokines, fetal neurocellular disorganization, viral RNA in placenta and fetus [33]

3. ZIKV Infection in Reproductive Organs

3.1. Female Animal Models

In addition to vertical transmission from mother to fetus, ZIKV can be transmitted through sexual contact and can cause genital infection. Several research groups have demonstrated that ZIKV can infect the female reproductive organs and detected ZIKV RNA in the female genital tract in animal models, including cervical mucus, vaginal secretions, and ovaries [35][36] (Table 2). Even in immunocompetent C57BL/6 mice, vaginal infection with ZIKV resulted in local viral replication [35]. In immunodeficient Ifnar1−/− and Irf3−/−Irf7−/− mice, vaginal ZIKV infection induced higher levels of viral replication. In C57BL/6 mice treated with anti-Ifnar1 monoclonal Ab (mAb) to block the IFN pathway, viral RNA was detected in the vaginal lumen, cervix, ovaries, and uterine horns after intravaginal inoculation of ZIKV [37]. Subcutaneous inoculation of ZIKV in anti-Ifnar1 mAb-treated T-cell-deficient CD8−/− and TCRβδ−/− mice resulted in higher ovarian cell death compared to that in C57BL/6 mice [36]. Transmission of ZIKV from female reproductive organs has also been found in nonhuman primates. In rhesus monkeys, direct injection of ZIKV into the vagina led to preferential viral replication in the female reproductive tract [38]. Even after subcutaneous injection, ZIKV RNA was detected in the vaginal secretions and reproductive tissues of female rhesus and cynomolgus monkeys [39].

3.2. Male Animal Models

ZIKV can also infect the male reproductive system. Cohort studies have revealed that the ZIKV RNA can be detected in semen and can persist in the male reproductive tract [40][41][42][43][44]. Persistent ZIKV replication in the male genital tract can cause genitourinary symptoms such as inflammation of the prostate gland, bloody semen, and infertility. The subcutaneous inoculation of ZIKV into C57BL/6 and Ifnar1−/− mice resulted in decreased testis size and testosterone levels and degradation of the seminiferous tubule due to persistent viral replication in semen [45][46] (Table 2). On the other hand, infection of ZIKV via an intraperitoneal route into immunodeficient Ifnar1−/− and AG129 mice caused inflammation in the testis and epididymis, leading to male infertility [47][48][49]. Similarly, ZIKV RNA was detected in monkey testicles after subcutaneous injection [50].
Table 2. Effects of ZIKV on reproductive systems in animal models.
Animal Species ZIKV Strain Route of
Administration		 Pathologic Features Reference
Female
C57BL/6 FSS13025 Intravaginal Viral RNA in vagina until 4 dpi (local replication) [35]
Ifnar1−/−, Irf3−/−Irf7−/− FSS13025 Intravaginal High viral RNA levels in vagina [35]
C57BL/6J
(+ anti-Ifnar1 mAb)		 ZIKV-BR Intravaginal ZIKV in the vaginal lumen, cervix, ovaries, uterine horns [37]
C57BL/6,
CD8−/−, TCRβδ−/−
(+ anti-Ifnar1 mAb)		 Dakar 41525,
PRVABC59, H/PF/2013		 Subcutaneous Viral replicates in ovary, increased inflammation in the ovary, acute oophoritis [36]
Rhesus macaque SPH 2015 Intravaginal Viral RNA in female reproductive tract, increased cytokine levels in cervicovaginal lavage [38]
Rhesus macaque,
Cynomolgus macaque		 Thai,
Puerto Rican		 Subcutaneous Viral RNA in female reproductive tissues [39]
Male
C57BL/6
(+ anti-Ifnar1 mAb)		 Dakar 41519,
H/PF/2013		 Subcutaneous Viral RNA in the testis and epididymis, decreased testis size, low testosterone level, infected spermatogonia, degradation of seminiferous tubule [45]
Ifnar−/− MEX2-81 Subcutaneous Viral RNA and antigen in the epididymal lumen, testicular atrophy, low testosterone level [46]
Ifnar−/− SMGC-1 Intraperitoneal Atrophy of the reproductive tract, virus in testicles, increased inflammation in the testis and epididymis [48]
AG129 PRVABC59 Intraperitoneal Viral RNA and virus in semen, increased inflammation in testis and epididymis [49]
AG129 SL1602 Intraperitoneal Viral RNA in testis and epididymis, increased inflammation in testis [47]
Cynomolgus macaque IBH30656,
PRVABC59, FSS13025		 Subcutaneous Virus in the testis [50]

4. ZIKV Tropism in Other Tissues

4.1. Brain

One unique feature of ZIKV infection is that it preferentially infects the fetal brain, causing congenital or postnatal microcephaly [51]. ZIKV can also affect the adult brain to cause Guillain-Barré syndrome, an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the peripheral nervous system [4][52]. Guillain-Barré syndrome further leads to muscle weakness, paralysis, and ultimately death [53][54][55]. Several animal models can recapitulate the brain or neurological damage seen in humans (Table 3). In C57BL/6 mice treated with anti-Ifnar1 mAb, either the subcutaneous or the intraperitoneal injection of ZIKV induced inflammatory responses and neuronal cell death in the brain and spinal cord [56]. The subcutaneous injection of ZIKV into human STAT2 KI mice resulted in high levels of viral RNA in the brain [24]. However, intraperitoneal infection yielded higher viral susceptibility (100% mortality) than that achieved with subcutaneous infection (40% mortality). In immunodeficient A129 mice, ZIKV RNA was also detected in adult brain tissue after subcutaneous injection, and nuclear fragments were found with necrosis in a portion of the hippocampus [57]. Adult AG129 mice showed high viral susceptibility with severe brain pathology after subcutaneous, intraperitoneal, or foot-pad ZIKV inoculation [58][59][60]. Histopathological examination revealed neutrophil infiltration in the hippocampus, neuronal degeneration, and necrotic cell debris. High viral RNA loads were also observed in the brain and spinal cords. Mice with triple knockout of Irf3, Ifr5, and Irf7 were highly vulnerable to subcutaneous, intraperitoneal, or intravenous ZIKV infection and developed neurological diseases such as hindlimb weakness and paralysis [18]. Taken together, these animal studies clearly demonstrated that ZIKV can damage the adult brain and nervous tissue, although the detailed mechanism underlying Guillain-Barré syndrome remains to be fully elucidated.

4.2. Eyes

Several case reports have shown that ZIKV infection can cause ocular diseases, such as conjunctivitis and optic nerve abnormalities [61][62]. These ocular pathologies have also been observed in animal models (Table 3). The subcutaneous injection of ZIKV into C57BL/6 mice preferentially infected the cornea and retina, resulting in inflammation of the optic nerves and the distortion of eye structures [63]. The direct inoculation of ZIKV into the eyes of C57BL/6 and ISG15 knockout mice yielded ocular abnormalities, including pigment clumping and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) atrophy [64]. ISG15 knockout mice showed more severe retinitis and retinal cell death with higher levels of ZIKV RNA in the retina. ZIKV inoculation to the anterior chamber of the eye or by intraperitoneal route in C57BL/6 and Ifnar1 knockout mice induced innate immune responses and increased intraocular pressure (IOP), which is a hallmark of glaucoma (a major cause of blindness) [65]. Posterior retinal cell death was observed even following ZIKV infection in the anterior part of the eye, suggesting that ZIKV may spread from the anterior to posterior part of the eye [66]. Together, these results indicate that ZIKV can affect the optic nerve, which is part of the central nervous system.

4.3. Lymph Nodes

ZIKV infection in lymph nodes was commonly found in nonhuman primates (Table 3). Following the subcutaneous injection of ZIKV into rhesus monkeys, ZIKV could persist up to 72 days in the lymph nodes even after the virus had been cleared from the peripheral blood [67]. Among the various cell types within lymphoid tissues, ZIKV RNA was mainly found in the macrophage and B cell subsets, whereas little or no ZIKV RNA was found in the subsets of dendritic cells and T cells [68]. Intravenous inoculation of ZIKV into rhesus monkeys clearly induced hyperplasia of the lymph nodes, but the activation of lymphocytic cells was limited to the monocyte and B cell subsets [69]. Subcutaneous ZIKV injection in pigtail monkeys also resulted in an innate immune response, with increased proinflammatory cytokine levels and long-term ZIKV persistence in the lymph nodes [70]. Vaginal inoculation of ZIKV-infected semen into baboons yielded the persistence of ZIKV RNA in lymph nodes [71]. This persistent ZIKV infection in lymph nodes and lymphocytic inflammatory responses found in nonhuman primates recapitulate the pathogenic features of ZIKV infection in humans.
Table 3. Pathologic features of ZIKV dissemination in brain, eyes, and lymph nodes of animal models.
Animal Species ZIKV Strain Route of
Administration		 Pathologic Features Reference
Brain
C57BL/6
(+ anti-Ifnar1 Ab)		 Dakar 41525 Subcutaneous,
intraperitoneal		 Lesions in CNS, high viremia, decreased weight [56]
Human STAT2 KI ZIKV-Dak-MA Subcutaneous Viral RNA in brain [24]
A129 MP1751 Subcutaneous Lesions in brain, viral RNA in the brain [57]
AG129 H/PF/2013 Footpad,
intraperitoneal		 Virus in brain, neurodegeneration, myofiber necrosis, inflammatory cell infiltration, pathology in brain [58]
AG129 P6–740 Subcutaneous Viral load in the brain, limb weakness, paralysis, increased neurological signs including locomotor hyperactivity, tremor, and seizure [59]
AG129 MR 766 Intraperitoneal Paralysis, neurodegeneration, acute encephalitis, viral antigen in brain and spinal cord [60]
Ifnar−/−,
Irf3−/−Irf5−/−Ifr7−/− TKO		 H/PF/2013,
MR766		 Subcutaneous,
intravenous,
intraperitoneal		 Viral RNA in brain and spinal cord, increased neurological disease signs including hindlimb weakness and paralysis [18]
Eye
C57BL/6 PRVABC59 Subcutaneous Chorioretinal lesions, induced local inflammation and cellular infiltration [63]
C57BL/6,
ISG15−/−		 PRVABC59 Intravitreal Chorioretinal atrophy with RPE mottling, increased multiple inflammatory and antiviral response genes in the retina, severe chorioretinitis coinciding with retinal cell death and higher virus replication in ISG15−/− mice [64]
C57BL/6,
Ifnar1−/−		 PRVABC59 Anterior segment of eyes,
intraperitoneal		 Increased intraocular pressure, chorioretinal atrophy, increased expression of inflammatory mediators, retinal ganglion cell death [65]
Lymph node
Rhesus macaque PRVABC59,
Brazil/ZKV/2015		 Subcutaneous Virus in lymph nodes in both paracortical regions, germinal centers, and cerebrospinal fluid, upregulation of proinflammatory and anti-apoptotic signaling pathways [67]
Rhesus monkeys ZIKV-BR Intravenous Activation of lymphoid tissues [69]
Rhesus monkeys PRVABC59 Subcutaneous Virus in multiple lymphoid tissues, viral RNA in lymphoid and joint/muscle tissues [68]
Pigtail macaque Brazil_2015_MG Subcutaneous Increase of innate immune cells in blood, lymph nodes, and mucosal tissues, activation of monocytes in peripheral lymph nodes [70]
Olive baboon H/PF/2013,
PRVABC59		 Vaginal deposition of ZIKV-infected semen Viral RNA in lymph nodes [71]

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