A protocol to evaluate antigen-specific T-cell responses in the immunoprivileged organs of the Ifnar1-/- murine model for the Zika virus (ZIKV) infection is described. This method is pivotal for investigating the cellular mechanisms of the protection and immunopathogenesis of ZIKV vaccines and is also valuable for their efficacy evaluation.
Zhang, Y., Zhang, H., Ma, W., Liu, K., Zhao, M., Zhao, Y., Lu, X., Zhang, F., Li, X., Gao, G. F., Liu, W. J. Evaluation of Zika Virus-specific T-cell Responses in Immunoprivileged Organs of Infected Ifnar1-/- Mice. J. Vis. Exp. (140), e58110, doi:10.3791/58110 (2018).