Defining viral species: making taxonomy useful.

abstract：BACKGROUND:hyaluronic acid (HA), a non-sulphated glycosaminoglycan, is present in synovial fluid, vitreous humour serum and many connective tissues. Pharmaceutical preparations of HA are used in clinical practice for wound healing, joint pain, kerato-conjunctivitis, asthma, mouth care, oesophageal-reflux, and gastritis...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Cermelli C,Cuoghi A,Scuri M,Bettua C,Neglia RG,Ardizzoni A,Blasi E,Iannitti T,Palmieri B

更新日期：2011-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Influenza virus infections are responsible for significant morbidity worldwide and therefore it remains a high priority to develop more broadly protective vaccines. Adjuvation of current seasonal influenza vaccines has the potential to achieve this goal. METHODS:To assess the immune potentiating properties ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Cox F,Saeland E,Baart M,Koldijk M,Tolboom J,Dekking L,Koudstaal W,Lövgren Bengtsson K,Goudsmit J,Radošević K

更新日期：2015-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne, arthrogenic Alphavirus that causes large epidemics in Africa, South-East Asia and India. Recently, CHIKV has been transmitted to humans in Southern Europe by invading and now established Asian tiger mosquitoes. To study the processing of envelope proteins E1 and...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Metz SW,Geertsema C,Martina BE,Andrade P,Heldens JG,van Oers MM,Goldbach RW,Vlak JM,Pijlman GP

更新日期：2011-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The reovirus M1 genome segment encodes the mu2 protein, a structurally minor component of the viral core, which has been identified as a transcriptase cofactor, nucleoside and RNA triphosphatase, and microtubule-binding protein. The mu2 protein is the most poorly understood of the reovirus structural protein...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Yin P,Keirstead ND,Broering TJ,Arnold MM,Parker JS,Nibert ML,Coombs KM

更新日期：2004-09-23 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:Human enterovirus 71 (EV-71) is known of having caused numerous outbreaks of hand-foot-mouth disease, and other clinical manifestations globally. In 2008, 989 EV-71 strains were isolated in Taiwan. RESULTS:In this study, the genetic and antigenic properties of these strains were analyzed and the genetic div...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Huang YP,Lin TL,Hsu LC,Chen YJ,Tseng YH,Hsu CC,Fan WB,Yang JY,Chang FY,Wu HS

更新日期：2010-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enteroviruses (EVs) are the leading cause of aseptic meningitis, which is the most frequent central nervous system infection worldwide. We aimed to characterize the EVs involved in an aseptic meningitis outbreak in Korea in 2008. In Korea, Echovirus type 30 (E30) and E6 have been associated with outbreaks an...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Kim HJ,Kang B,Hwang S,Hong J,Kim K,Cheon DS

更新日期：2012-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A novel human enterovirus (HEV) type within the species HEV-C, named EV109, was discovered from cases of respiratory illness in Nicaragua in September 2010. The aim of this study, was to retrospectively examine the presence and the role of EV109 in respiratory samples from two patients populations; infants b...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Debiaggi M,Ceresola ER,Sampaolo M,Alessandrino EP,Brerra R,Piazza A,Clementi M,Canducci F

更新日期：2012-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), human Rhinovirus (HRV) and human Metapneumo Virus (HMPV) are important viral pathogens causing acute respiratory tract infections in the hospitalized patients. Sensitive and accurate detection of RSV, HRV and HMPV is necessary for clinical diagnosis and treatment. RESULTS:...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Feng ZS,Zhao L,Wang J,Qiu FZ,Zhao MC,Wang L,Duan SX,Zhang RQ,Chen C,Qi JJ,Fan T,Li GX,Ma XJ

更新日期：2018-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The major structural protein of coronaviruses, the membrane (M) protein, can elicit the formation of protective antibodies, but little information is available about the M protein of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV). Identification of epitopes on the PEDV M protein will be helpful in the elucidation of...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Zhang Z,Chen J,Shi H,Chen X,Shi D,Feng L,Yang B

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Influenza virus continues to cause significant hospitalization rates in infants and young children. A 2-dose regime of trivalent inactivated vaccine is required to generate protective levels of hemagglutination inhibiting (HAI) antibodies. A vaccine preparation with enhanced immunogenicity is therefore desir...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Harris K,Ream R,Gao J,Eichelberger MC

更新日期：2011-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging infectious disease caused by SFTS bunyavirus (SFTSV), a tick borne bunyavirus. However, Immunohistochemistry of SFTS patients are not well studied. METHODS:We obtained multiple of tissues from a fatal case with SFTS, including blood, lungs, k...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Li S,Li Y,Wang Q,Yu X,Liu M,Xie H,Qian L,Ye L,Yang Z,Zhang J,Zhu H,Zhang W

更新日期：2018-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection is one of the most common viral sexually transmitted diseases worldwide. The first time infection of the mother may lead to severe illness in pregnancy and may be associated with virus transmission from mother to foetus/newborn. Since the incidence of this sexually transmitted infe...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Anzivino E,Fioriti D,Mischitelli M,Bellizzi A,Barucca V,Chiarini F,Pietropaolo V

更新日期：2009-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human T-cell Leukemia Virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the etiological agent of tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-associated myelopathy (HAM/TSP) that can be identified in around 0.25%-3.8% of the infected population. Disease progression can be monitored by the proviral load and may depend on genetic factors, howeve...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Mota-Miranda AC,Barreto FK,Amarante MF,Batista E,Monteiro-Cunha JP,Farre L,Galvão-Castro B,Alcantara LC

更新日期：2013-03-06 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: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:Due to potential advantages, human adenoviral vectors have been evaluated pre-clinically as recombinant vaccine vectors against several cancers and infectious diseases, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The V3 loop of HIV-1 glycoprotein 120 (gp120) contains important neutralizing epitop...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Gu L,Krendelchtchikova V,Krendelchtchikov A,Oster RA,Fujihashi K,Matthews QL

更新日期：2014-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rapid and accurate identification of the H5 and H7 subtypes of avian influenza (AI) virus is an important step for the control and eradication of highly pathogenic AI outbreaks and for the surveillance of AI viruses that have the potential to undergo changes in pathogenicity in poultry and wild birds. Cu...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Kim HR,Oem JK,Bae YC,Kang MS,Lee HS,Kwon YK

更新日期：2013-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The major obstacle to cure of HIV type-1 infection is the presence of the HIV reservoir, hidden from the immune system and insensitive to combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). Eradication approaches have been hindered by the difficulty for accurately monitoring its size in vivo, especially in the lymphoid ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Rochat MA,Schlaepfer E,Kuster SP,Li D,Audige A,Ivic S,Fahrny A,Speck RF

更新日期：2018-12-17 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 VP2 outer capsid protein Bluetongue Virus (BTV) is responsible for receptor binding, haemagglutination and eliciting host-specific immunity. However, the assembly of this outer capsid protein on the transcriptionally active viral core would block transcription of the virus. Thus assembly of the outer cap...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Bhattacharya B,Noad RJ,Roy P

更新日期：2007-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of sequence independent methods combined with next generation sequencing for identification purposes in clinical samples appears promising and exciting results have been achieved to understand unexplained infections. One sequence independent method, Virus Discovery based on cDNA Amplified Fragment Le...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Shaukat S,Angez M,Alam MM,Jebbink MF,Deijs M,Canuti M,Sharif S,de Vries M,Khurshid A,Mahmood T,van der Hoek L,Zaidi SS

更新日期：2014-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since its first appearance in the USA in 1999, West Nile virus (WNV) has spread in the Western hemisphere and continues to represent an important public health concern. In the absence of effective treatment, there is a medical need for the development of a safe and efficient vaccine. Live attenuated WNV vacc...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Spohn G,Jennings GT,Martina BE,Keller I,Beck M,Pumpens P,Osterhaus AD,Bachmann MF

更新日期：2010-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Local epidemiology of Dengue is defined by the genetic diversity of the circulating Dengue virus (DENV) strains. This important information is not available for the virus strains from most parts of the Indian subcontinent. The present study focused on the genetic diversity of the serotype 3 DENV strains (DEN...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Manakkadan A,Joseph I,Prasanna RR,Kunju RI,Kailas L,Sreekumar E

更新日期：2013-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Porcine Hokovirus (PHoV) was recently discovered in Hong Kong. This new Parvovirus of pigs is closely related to the human Parvoviruses 4 and 5 (PARV4/5) and bovine Hokovirus (BHoV). So far, nothing is known about the presence and prevalence of PHoV in regions of the world other than Hong Kong. A study was initiated t...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Adlhoch C,Kaiser M,Ellerbrok H,Pauli G

更新日期：2010-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The context and purpose of the study included 1) bacterial expression of viral protein 6 (VP6) of porcine rotavirus (PRV) and generation of rabbit polyclonal antiserum to the VP6 protein; 3) establishment of a discrimination ELISA to distinguish PRV from a panel of other porcine viruses. RESULTS:The VP6 gen...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Zhu J,Yang Q,Cao L,Dou X,Zhao J,Zhu W,Ding F,Bu RE,Suo S,Ren Y,Li G,Ren X

更新日期：2013-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:In September 2012, a novel coronavirus was isolated from a patient in Saudi Arabia who had died of an acute respiratory illness and renal failure. The clinical presentation was reminiscent of the outbreak caused by the SARS-coronavirus (SARS-CoV) exactly ten years ago that resulted in over 8000 cases. Sequence analysi...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Khan G

更新日期：2013-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patchouli alcohol (PA) is a tricyclic sesquiterpene extracted from Pogostemonis Herba, which is a traditional Chinese medicine used for therapy of inflammatory diseases. Recent studies have shown that PA has various pharmacological activities, including anti-bacterial and anti-viral effects. METHODS:In this...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Yu Y,Zhang Y,Wang S,Liu W,Hao C,Wang W

更新日期：2019-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Highly-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 and Newcastle disease (ND) viruses are the two most important poultry viruses in the world, with the ability to cause classic central nervous system dysfunction in poultry and migratory birds. To elucidate the mechanisms of neurovirulence caused by these viruses,...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Balasubramaniam VR,Wai TH,Omar AR,Othman I,Hassan SS

更新日期：2012-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Hepatitis B Virus X protein (HBx) plays a major role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development, however, its contribution to tumor invasion and metastasis has not been established so far. Heat shock protein 90 alpha (HSP90alpha) isoform is an ATP-dependent molecular chaperone that maintains the activ...

journal_title：Virology journal

authors： Li W,Miao X,Qi Z,Zeng W,Liang J,Liang Z

更新日期：2010-02-20 00:00:00