A gene-silencing therapy protected against Zika virus transmission from pregnant mice to the mouse fetuses, finds a new study. The treatment, which harnesses nanoparticles called small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) for drug delivery, crossed the placenta and blood-brain barrier to greatly reduce fetal neurological damage, including virus-induced brain shrinkage.
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/11/211110131634.htm
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/11/211110131634.htm
Zika virus-specific therapy protects the fetal mouse brain
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