Highly quantitative serological detection of anti-cytomegalovirus (CMV) antibodies.

abstract：:The Filoviridae family comprises of Ebola and Marburg viruses, which are known to cause lethal hemorrhagic fever. However, there is no effective anti-viral therapy or licensed vaccines currently available for these human pathogens. The envelope glycoprotein (GP) of Ebola virus, which mediates entry into target cells, ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Bhattacharyya S,Hope TJ

更新日期：2011-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated malignancy remain a main cause of cancer in men and women. Cancer immunotherapy has represented great potential as a new promising cancer therapeutic approach. Here, we report Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) as a carrier for the delivery of oncolytic Newcastle disease viru...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Keshavarz M,Ebrahimzadeh MS,Miri SM,Dianat-Moghadam H,Ghorbanhosseini SS,Mohebbi SR,Keyvani H,Ghaemi A

更新日期：2020-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a blood borne infectious disease that affects the liver. Human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) may serve as a cell source for adult stem cell transplantation in liver repair. However, the susceptibility of human BMSCs to HBV infection is poorly understood. The ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Ma R,Xing Q,Shao L,Wang D,Hao Q,Li X,Sai L,Ma L

更新日期：2011-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Containment of influenza A H1N1 virus spread was implemented successfully in Xiamen, with large-scale inoculation to reduce morbidity. To identify beneficial elements and to guide decision-making in epidemic containment, we analyzed the epidemiologic parameters and evaluated the control measures. METHOD:We ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Shen J,Niu J

更新日期：2012-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) encodes several proteins that interfere with the host cell antiviral response. Previously, the serine protease NS3/4A was shown to inhibit IFN-beta gene expression by blocking dsRNA-activated retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I) and Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3)-mediated signaling pat...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Kaukinen P,Sillanpää M,Kotenko S,Lin R,Hiscott J,Melén K,Julkunen I

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human astroviruses (HAstVs) are one of the important causes of acute gastroenteritis in children. Currently, eight HAstV genotypes have been identified and all but two (HAstV-6 and HAstV-7) have been fully sequenced. We here sequenced and analyzed the complete genome of a HAstV-6 strain (192-BJ07), which was...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Guo L,Gonzalez R,Wang W,Li Y,Paranhos-Baccalà G,Vernet G,Wang J

更新日期：2010-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV), a monopartite begomovirus (family Geminiviridae) is responsible for heavy yield losses for tomato production around the globe. In Oman at least five distinct begomoviruses cause disease in tomato, including TYLCV. Unusually, TYLCV infections in Oman are sometimes associ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Ammara Ue,Mansoor S,Saeed M,Amin I,Briddon RW,Al-Sadi AM

更新日期：2015-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic viral hepatitis B remains a global public health concern. Currently, several drugs, such as lamivudine and telbivudine, are recommended for treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis B. However, there are no conclusive results on the comparison of the efficacy of lamivudine (LAM) and telbivudine (L...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Zhao S,Tang L,Fan X,Chen L,Zhou R,Dai X

更新日期：2010-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human papillomavirus (HPV) E6 and E7 oncoproteins play a crucial role in HPV-related diseases, such as cervical cancer, and can be used as ideal targets for therapeutic vaccines. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) participates in the immune response to block HPV infection and invasion by its target/recognition fu...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： He J,Yang Y,Chen Z,Liu Y,Bao S,Zhao Y,Ding X

更新日期：2019-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In Pakistan, there are estimated 7-9 million carriers of hepatitis B virus (HBV) with a carrier rate of 3-5%. This article reviews the available literature about the prevalence, risk factors, awareness status and genotypes of the HBV in Pakistan by using key words; HBV prevalence, risk factors, awareness status and ge...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Ali M,Idrees M,Ali L,Hussain A,Ur Rehman I,Saleem S,Afzal S,Butt S

更新日期：2011-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has been a recent resurgent interest in bacteriophage biology. Research was initiated to examine Campylobacter jejuni-specific bacteriophage in the Russian Federation to develop alternative control measures for this pathogen. RESULTS:A C. jejuni flagellum-specific phage PV22 from Proteus vulgaris was ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Zhilenkov EL,Popova VM,Popov DV,Zavalsky LY,Svetoch EA,Stern NJ,Seal BS

更新日期：2006-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The study was carried out to investigate the effects of inoculating three cowpea cultivars: "OLO II", "OLOYIN" and IT86D-719 with three unrelated viruses: Cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus (CABMV), genus Potyvirus, Cowpea mottle virus (CMeV), genus Carmovirus and Southern bean mosaic virus (SBMV), genus Sobemovirus sing...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Kareem KT,Taiwo MA

更新日期：2007-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The European swine influenza viruses (SIVs) show considerable diversity comprising different types of H1N1, H3N2, and H1N2 strains. The intensifying full genome sequencing efforts reveal further reassortants within these subtypes. Here we report the identification of an uncommon reassortant variant of H1N2 subtype inf...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Bálint A,Metreveli G,Widén F,Zohari S,Berg M,Isaksson M,Renström LH,Wallgren P,Belák S,Segall T,Kiss I

更新日期：2009-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphocytes provide invaluable whistle blowers of changes due to infections. We use the information registered by these cells using their mRNAs as they encounter the pathogen to develop patterns of expression that correspond to that specific pathogen. Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) is a mosquito-borne ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Hammamieh R,Barmada M,Ludwig G,Peel S,Koterski N,Jett M

更新日期：2007-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral malignancy is a major global health problem. Besides the main risk factors of tobacco, smoking and alcohol, infection by human papillomavirus (HPV) and genetic alterations are likely to play an important role in these lesions. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of HC-II assay and PCR ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Chaudhary AK,Pandya S,Mehrotra R,Bharti AC,Singh M,Singh M

更新日期：2010-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB) is an inducible transcription factor that plays a key role in inflammation and immune responses, as well as in the regulation of cell proliferation and survival. Previous studies by our group and others have demonstrated that porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Fang Y,Fang L,Wang Y,Lei Y,Luo R,Wang D,Chen H,Xiao S

更新日期：2012-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The NanoSight LM10 with Nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) software was evaluated for the quantification of latex particles, adenovirus 5, and influenza virus. The inter-day variability was determined by measuring the same sample over several consecutive days and the method's accuracy was demonstrated by using known...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Kramberger P,Ciringer M,Štrancar A,Peterka M

更新日期：2012-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polyomaviruses (PyVs) have a wide range of hosts, from humans to fish, and their effects on hosts vary. The differences in the infection characteristics of PyV with respect to the host are assumed to be influenced by the biochemical function of the LT-Ag protein, which is related to the cytopathic effect and...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Cho M,Kim H,Son HS

更新日期：2019-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) is continuously circulating in many Asian countries and threatening poultry industry and human population. Vaccination is the best strategy to control H5N1 HPAIV infection in poultry and transmission to human population. The aim of this study is to identif...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Zhang W,Tu J,Zhao Z,Chen H,Jin M

更新日期：2012-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The genus Orbivirus includes several species that infect livestock - including Bluetongue virus (BTV) and African horse sickness virus (AHSV). These viruses have linear dsRNA genomes divided into ten segments, all of which have previously been assumed to be monocistronic. RESULTS:Bioinformatic evidence is p...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Firth AE

更新日期：2008-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) are serious complications in lung transplant recipients. No consensus on EBV DNAemia levels predictive of PTLD has been reached. In addition, in many instances EBV DNAemia is determined in patients with suggestive symptoms only. METHODS:The characteristic...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Baldanti F,Rognoni V,Cascina A,Oggionni T,Tinelli C,Meloni F

更新日期：2011-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In mammals, interleukin 2 (IL-2) has been shown to decrease replication or attenuate pathogenicity of numerous viral pathogens (herpes simplex virus, vaccinia virus, human respiratory syncytial virus, human immunodeficiency virus) by activating natural killer cells (NK), cytotoxic T lymphocytes and expanding...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Susta L,Diel DG,Courtney S,Cardenas-Garcia S,Sundick RS,Miller PJ,Brown CC,Afonso CL

更新日期：2015-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A number of gene therapy applications would benefit from vectors capable of expressing multiple genes. In this study we explored the feasibility and efficiency of expressing two or three transgenes in HIV-1 based lentiviral vector. Bicistronic and tricistronic self-inactivating lentiviral vectors were constr...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Chinnasamy D,Milsom MD,Shaffer J,Neuenfeldt J,Shaaban AF,Margison GP,Fairbairn LJ,Chinnasamy N

更新日期：2006-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Urabe AM9 vaccine strain of mumps virus contains two variants of V protein: VWT (of HN-A1081 viral population) and VGly (of HN-G1081). The V protein is a promoting factor of viral replication by blocking the IFN antiviral pathway. FINDINGS:We studied the relationship between V protein variants and IFN-α...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Rosas-Murrieta NH,Santos-López G,Reyes-Leyva J,Jurado FS,Herrera-Camacho I

更新日期：2011-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8) is the etiologic agent associated with development of classical, AIDS-related, iatrogenic, and endemic Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Several studies provide strong evidence that HHV-8 can be transmitted by blood transfusion. We evaluated the seroprevalence and potential risk factors of ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Wang X,He B,Zhang Z,Liu T,Wang H,Li X,Zhang Q,Lan K,Lu X,Wen H

更新日期：2010-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) Core protein regulates multiple signaling pathways and alters cellular genes expression responsible for HCV induced pathogenesis leading to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Prevalence of HCV genotype 3a associated HCC is higher in Pakistan as compare to the rest of world; however the m...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Jahan S,Khaliq S,Siddiqi MH,Ijaz B,Ahmad W,Ashfaq UA,Hassan S

更新日期：2011-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to international guidelines, HPV DNA tests represent a valid alternative to Pap Test for primary cervical cancer screening, provided that they guarantee balanced clinical sensitivity and specificity for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or more severe lesions. The aim of this study was to ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Iacobellis M,Violante C,Notarachille G,Simone A,Scarfì R,Giuffrè G

更新日期：2018-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The broad enforcement of active surveillance for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in 2000 led to the discovery of previously unnoticed, atypical BSE phenotypes in aged cattle that differed from classical BSE (C-type) in biochemical properties of the pathological prion protein. Depending on the molecula...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Tester S,Juillerat V,Doherr MG,Haase B,Polak M,Ehrensperger F,Leeb T,Zurbriggen A,Seuberlich T

更新日期：2009-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Unique Long 26 (UL26) and UL26.5 proteins of herpes simplex virus are known to function during the assembly of the viruses. However, for duck enteritis virus (DEV), which is an unassigned member of the family Herpesviridae, little information is available about the function of the two proteins. In this s...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Liu X,Han Z,Shao Y,Yu D,Li H,Wang Y,Kong X,Liu S

更新日期：2010-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An extensive outbreak of equine influenza occurred across multiple countries in South America during 2012. The epidemic was first reported in Chile then spread to Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, where both vaccinated and unvaccinated animals were affected. In Brazil, infections were widespread within 3months ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Alves Beuttemmüller E,Woodward A,Rash A,Dos Santos Ferraz LE,Fernandes Alfieri A,Alfieri AA,Elton D

更新日期：2016-03-19 00:00:00