Using a new cell model, researchers can for the first time study how hepatitis E viruses affect nerve cells.
Ruhr University BochumNov 19 2024
Cells are infected directly In order to find out more, the research group is using a cell model that was developed at the Research Department of Neuroscience. It enables them to study for the first time how hepatitis E viruses affect nerve cells. "We take human kidney cells that are excreted in the urine and reprogram them to evolve into nerve cells," explains Barbara Gisevius.
Professor Eike Steinmann, Department of Molecular and Medical Virology, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
Hepatitis E Nerve Virology Cell Immune Response Immune System Liver Neurons Neuroscience Research Virus
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