Infection of human hepatocyte chimeric mouse with genetically engineered hepatitis C virus and its susceptibility to interferon
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- 20 April 2007
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 581 (10), 1983-1987
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2007.04.021
Abstract
We developed a reverse genetics system of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes 1a and 2a using infectious clones and human hepatocyte chimeric mice. We inoculated cell culture‐produced genotype 2a (JFH‐1) HCV intravenously. We also injected genotype 1a CV‐H77C clone RNA intrahepatically. Mice inoculated with HCV by both procedures developed measurable and transmissible viremia. Interferon (IFN) alpha treatment resulted in greater reduction of genotype 2a HCV levels than genotype 1a, as seen in clinical practice. Genetically engineered HCV infection system should be useful for analysis of the mechanisms of resistance of HCV to IFN and other drugs.This publication has 21 references indexed in Scilit:
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