Nipah virus RNA synthesis in cultured pig and human cells

• Main Authors: Chang, L.Y., Ali, A.R.M., Hassan, S.S., AbuBakar, Sazaly
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/3940/1/Chang-2006-Nipah_virus_RNA_synt.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/3940/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Nipah virus infection of porcine stable kidney cells (PS), human neuronal cells (SK-N-MC), human lung fibroblasts cells (MRC-5), and human monocytes (THP-1) were examined. Rapid progression of cytopathic effects (CPE) and cell death were noted in PS cell cultures treated with Nipah virus, followed b...