Host genetic diversity enables Ebola hemorrhagic fever pathogenesis and resistance | Zendy

Angela L. Rasmussen | Zendy; Atsushi Okumura | Zendy; Martin T. Ferris | Zendy; Richard Green | Zendy; Friederike Feldmann | Zendy; Sara Kelly | Zendy; Dana Scott | Zendy; David Safronetz | Zendy; Elaine Haddock | Zendy; Rachel LaCasse | Zendy; Matthew J. Thomas | Zendy; Pavel Sova | Zendy; Victoria S. Carter | Zendy; Jeffrey M. Weiss | Zendy; Darla R. Miller | Zendy; Ginger D. Shaw | Zendy; Marcus J. Korth | Zendy; Mark T. Heise | Zendy; Ralph S. Baric | Zendy; Fernando PardoManuel de Villena | Zendy; Heinz Feldmann | Zendy; Michael G. Katze | Zendy

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Host genetic diversity enables Ebola hemorrhagic fever pathogenesis and resistance

Author(s) -

Angela L. Rasmussen,

Atsushi Okumura,

Martin T. Ferris,

Richard Green,

Friederike Feldmann,

Sara Kelly,

Dana Scott,

David Safronetz,

Elaine Haddock,

Rachel LaCasse,

Matthew J. Thomas,

Pavel Sova,

Victoria S. Carter,

Jeffrey M. Weiss,

Darla R. Miller,

Ginger D. Shaw,

Marcus J. Korth,

Mark T. Heise,

Ralph S. Baric,

Fernando PardoManuel de Villena,

Heinz Feldmann,

Michael G. Katze

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 12.556

H-Index - 1186

eISSN - 1095-9203

pISSN - 0036-8075

DOI - 10.1126/science.1259595

Subject(s) - pathogenesis , immunology , biology , ebola virus , phenotype , ebola hemorrhagic fever , virology , disseminated intravascular coagulation , coagulation , virus , disease , genetic predisposition , inflammation , viral hemorrhagic fever , medicine , genetics , gene , pathology , psychiatry

Existing mouse models of lethal Ebola virus infection do not reproduce hallmark symptoms of Ebola hemorrhagic fever, neither delayed blood coagulation and disseminated intravascular coagulation nor death from shock, thus restricting pathogenesis studies to nonhuman primates. Here we show that mice from the Collaborative Cross panel of recombinant inbred mice exhibit distinct disease phenotypes after mouse-adapted Ebola virus infection. Phenotypes range from complete resistance to lethal disease to severe hemorrhagic fever characterized by prolonged coagulation times and 100% mortality. Inflammatory signaling was associated with vascular permeability and endothelial activation, and resistance to lethal infection arose by induction of lymphocyte differentiation and cellular adhesion, probably mediated by the susceptibility allele Tek. These data indicate that genetic background determines susceptibility to Ebola hemorrhagic fever.

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