Hepatitis E Virus Induces Brain Injury Probably Associated With Mitochondrial Apoptosis.

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has been associated with extrahepatic manifestations, particularly neurological disorders. Although it has been reported that HEV infection induced hepatocyte apoptosis associated with mitochondria injury, activation of mitochondrial apoptotic pathway in the central nervous system during HEV infection was not clearly understood. In this study, the induction of mitochondrial apoptosis-associated proteins and pro-inflammatory cytokines were detected in HEV infected Mongolian gerbil model and primary human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMVECs).

Detection of Genotype 4 Swine Hepatitis E Virus in Systemic Tissues in Cross-Species Infected Rabbits.

Increasing evidence demonstrates that hepatitis E virus (HEV) can be transmitted across species. According to previous reports, swine HEV has two genotypes, genotype 3 and 4, and both can infect humans by the fecal-oral route. Thus, it is crucial for the control of HEV zoonotic transmission to evaluate the dynamics of viral shedding and distribution in different tissues during cross-species infection by HEV.