Ting Shi

Dr. Ting Shi


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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3 September 2025 in Viruses
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JXJinxian Xu
Jinxian Xu
XZXinyan Zhang
Xinyan Zhang
YLYi Liao
Yi Liao
TSTing Shi
Ting Shi
BMBrendan Marshall
Brendan Marshall
MZMing Zhang
Ming Zhang
(1) Background: Retinal degeneration develops upon caspase-12 activation in aged BALB/c mice following systemic neonatal infection. (2) Methods: MCMV or medium was injected intraperitoneally (i.p.) into caspase-12−/− and caspase-12+/+ mice (on BALB/c background) at <3 days after birth. At 8 and 12 months post infection (p.i.), eyes were analyzed by SD-OCT before eyes and extraocular tissues were collected and analyzed by plaque assay, H&E staining, TUNEL assay, Western blot and real-time RT-PCR. (3) Results: Virus DNA, but not replicating virus, was present in eyes and extraocular tissues at 8 and 12 months p.i. Several MCMV genes were expressed in eyes of both MCMV-infected caspase-12−/− and caspase-12+/+ mice, while mean retinal thickness was significantly higher in MCMV latently infected aged caspase-12−/− mice compared to age-matched infected caspase-12+/+ mice. Although similar levels of cleaved caspase-1 were detected in eyes of both infected caspase-12−/− and control mice, significantly higher levels of activated NF-κB, cleaved caspase-8, MLKL, p-RIP3 and p53 were observed in eyes of infected caspase-12+/+ mice compared to eyes of infected caspase-12−/− mice. (4) Conclusions: Our results suggest that caspase-12 contributes to retinal degeneration during MCMV ocular latency via multiple pathways including apoptosis and necroptosis.