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Improving immunological insights into the ferret model of human viral infectious disease

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Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2019 Oct 3. doi: 10.1111/irv.12687. [Epub ahead of print] [h=1]Improving immunological insights into the ferret model of human viral infectious disease.[/h]
Wong J[SUP]1[/SUP], Layton D[SUP]2[/SUP], Wheatley AK[SUP]1[/SUP], Kent SJ[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]3,[/SUP][SUP]4[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h] 1 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic., Australia. 2 CSIRO Health and Biosecurity, Australian Animal Health Laboratories, Geelong, Vic., Australia. 3 Melbourne Sexual Health Centre and Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Hospital and Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia. 4 ARC Centre for Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., Australia.

[h=3]Abstract[/h] Ferrets are a well-established model for studying both the pathogenesis and transmission of human respiratory viruses and evaluation of antiviral vaccines. Advanced immunological studies would add substantial value to the ferret models of disease but are hindered by the low number of ferret-reactive reagents available for flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry. Nevertheless, progress has been made to understand immune responses in the ferret model with a limited set of ferret-specific reagents and assays. This review examines current immunological insights gained from the ferret model across relevant human respiratory diseases, with a focus on influenza viruses. We highlight key knowledge gaps that need to be bridged to advance the utility of ferrets for immunological studies.
? 2019 The Authors. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.


[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] ferret; immunology; influenza

PMID: 31583825 DOI: 10.1111/irv.12687
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