Lack of Transmission of Chronic Wasting Disease Prions to Human Cerebral Organoids
| Autor: | Bradley R. Groveman, Katie Williams, Brent Race, Simote Foliaki, Tina Thomas, Andrew G. Hughson, Ryan O. Walters, Wenquan Zou, Cathryn L. Haigh |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 30, Iss 6, Pp 1193-1202 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |
| DOI: | 10.3201/eid3006.231568 |
| Popis: | Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a cervid prion disease with unknown zoonotic potential that might pose a risk to humans who are exposed. To assess the potential of CWD to infect human neural tissue, we used human cerebral organoids with 2 different prion genotypes, 1 of which has previously been associated with susceptibility to zoonotic prion disease. We exposed organoids from both genotypes to high concentrations of CWD inocula from 3 different sources for 7 days, then screened for infection periodically for up to 180 days. No de novo CWD propagation or deposition of protease-resistant forms of human prions was evident in CWD-exposed organoids. Some persistence of the original inoculum was detected, which was equivalent in prion gene knockout organoids and thus not attributable to human prion propagation. Overall, the unsuccessful propagation of CWD in cerebral organoids supports a strong species barrier to transmission of CWD prions to humans. |
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