Flock house virus
Flock house virus has been studied in 2 papers since 2021: none in people yet, 2 in animals. The research so far is in animals. The newest paper, Mar 22, 2023: “RNA virus-mediated changes in organismal oxygen consumption rate in young and old Drosophila melanogaster males”.
2 papers study it3 findingsUpdated
None of its findings points the other way.
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funders: University of Alabama and 5 more
- Model organisms2
What did studies of Flock house virus find?
3Studies of Flock house virus measured 3 outcomes; the most studied are lifespan (1 study), differential gene regulation (1) and mortality (1).
Lifespan
downin flies1
1 study
Lifespan
downin flies1
Flock house virus shortens lifespan in flies (Flock House virus infection).
“older flies die faster than younger flies due to impaired disease tolerance”
Model organismsFlock House virus infectionmales
Aging
Differential gene regulation
upin flies1
1 study
Differential gene regulation
upin flies1
Flock house virus increases differential gene regulation in older flies compared with younger flies.
“older Drosophila mount transcriptional responses characterized by differential regulation of more genes and genes regulated to a greater extent”
Model organismsin older flies compared with younger flies
G3 (Bethesda, Md.)
Mortality
upin flies1
1 study
Mortality
upin flies1
Flock house virus increases mortality in aged flies compared with younger flies.
“aged Drosophila succumb more rapidly to infection with the RNA-containing Flock House virus due to an age-dependent defect in disease tolerance”
Model organismsin aged flies compared with younger flies
G3 (Bethesda, Md.)