Herpes simplex virus and varicella-zoster virus: why do these human alphaherpesviruses behave so differently from one another?

abstract：:The collection of nasopharyngeal swabs to test for the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an invasive technique with implications for patients and clinicians. Alternative clinical specimens from the upper respiratory tract may offer benefits in terms of collection, comfort and ...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Comber L,Walsh KA,Jordan K,O'Brien KK,Clyne B,Teljeur C,Drummond L,Carty PG,De Gascun CF,Smith SM,Harrington P,Ryan M,O'Neill M

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Enteroviruses and humans have long co-existed. Although recognized in ancient times, poliomyelitis and type 1 diabetes (T1D) were exceptionally rare and not epidemic, due in large part to poor sanitation and personal hygiene which resulted in repeated exposure to fecal-oral transmitted viruses and other infectious age...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Drescher KM,von Herrath M,Tracy S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type B coxsackieviruses (CV-B) frequently infect the central nervous system (CNS) causing neurological diseases notably meningitis and encephalitis. These infections occur principally among newborns and children. Epidemiological studies of patients with nervous system disorders demonstrate the presence of infectious v...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Jmii H,Fisson S,Aouni M,Jaidane H

更新日期：2020-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood-borne viruses, such as hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, human immunodeficiency virus, and the facultative blood-borne hepatitis E virus, are considered a major public health problem given that they are accountable for millions of deaths each year. Treatment options, including effective vaccine design, devel...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Pfaender S,von Hahn T,Steinmann J,Ciesek S,Steinmann E

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel human respiratory viral infection that has rapidly progressed into a pandemic, causing significant morbidity and mortality. Blood clotting disorders and acute respiratory failure have surfaced as the major complications among the severe cases ...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Pujhari S,Paul S,Ahluwalia J,Rasgon JL

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Viral binding and entry into host cells for various viruses have been studied extensively, yielding a detailed understanding of the overall viral entry process. As cell entry is an essential and requisite process by which a virus initiates infection, it is an attractive target for therapeutic intervention. The advanta...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Kumar PKR

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of antiviral compounds were examined for their activity against human herpesvirus type 6 (HHV-6), type 7 (HHV-7) and type 8 (HHV-8). They were selected either because they are already approved for clinical use in the treatment of herpesvirus infections (acyclovir, valaciclovir, penciclovir, famciclovir, ganci...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： De Clercq E,Naesens L,De Bolle L,Schols D,Zhang Y,Neyts J

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is responsible for more than 50% of acute viral hepatitis cases in endemic countries. Approximately 2 billion individuals live in hepatitis E-endemic areas and, therefore, are at risk of infection. According to World Health Organization, HEV causes about 20.1 million infections and 70 000 death...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Pérez-Gracia MT,Suay-García B,Mateos-Lindemann ML

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the leading cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide and an emerging cause of chronic infection in immunocompromised patients. As with viral infections in general, immune responses are critical to determine the outcome of HEV infection. Accumulating studies in cell culture, animal models and...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Hakim MS,Ikram A,Zhou J,Wang W,Peppelenbosch MP,Pan Q

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasion of infectious agents through mucosal surfaces can be prevented by use of the common mucosal immune system (CMIS), which interconnects inductive tissues, including Peyer's patches (PPs) and nasopharyngeal-associated lymphoreticular tissue (NALT), and effector tissues of the intestinal and respiratory tracts. I...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Yuki Y,Kiyono H

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After the serendipitous discovery of HIV eradication in the "Berlin patient", interest has grown in curing HIV infection by replacing the patient's replication-competent blood cells with infection-resistant ones. At the same time, induced pluripotent stem cell technologies and genetic engineering have boosted cell the...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Focosi D,Maggi F,Ceccherini-Nelli L,Pistello M

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel therapeutic options are urgently needed to improve the global treatment of viral infections. Tripartite motif (TRIM) family proteins are involved in various biological and cellular functions including differentiation, development, proliferation, oncogenesis, innate immunity, and viral autophagy. Various TRIM pro...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Khan R,Khan A,Ali A,Idrees M

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tat (transactivator of transcription) regulates transcription from the HIV provirus. It plays a crucial role in disease progression, supporting efficient replication of the viral genome. Tat also modulates many functions in the host genome via its interaction with chromatin and proteins. Many of the functions of Tat a...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Kurnaeva MA,Sheval EV,Musinova YR,Vassetzky YS

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a devastating and often fatal demyelinating disease of the central nervous system for which effective therapies are lacking. It is caused by the replication of polyomavirus JC (JCV) in the oligodendrocytes and astrocytes leading to their cytolytic death and loss of m...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： White MK,Sariyer IK,Gordon J,Delbue S,Pietropaolo V,Berger JR,Khalili K

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the same way as other viral functions, the transcription of viral genes is frequently controlled by cellular regulatory proteins either acting alone or together with virally encoded factors. In this review, I discuss three examples of such regulation in different types of DNA viruses by different members of the POU...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Latchman DS

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influenza A virus genome consists of eight segmented, single-stranded, negative-sense RNAs. Each viral RNA (vRNA) segment forms a ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex together with NPs and a polymerase complex, which is a fundamental unit for transcription and replication of the viral genome. Although the exact structu...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Noda T,Kawaoka Y

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The SCID-hu Thy/Liv mouse is a model for the analysis of human thymopoiesis. It has been constructed by engrafting fragments of human fetal liver and thymus into the immunodeficient C.B-17 scid/scid (SCID) mouse. The resulting 'Thy/Liv' organ promotes long-term differentiation of human T cells. Given the apparently no...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Su L

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteriophages or phages, being the most abundant entities on earth, represent a potential solution to a diverse range of problems. Phages are successful antibacterial agents whose use in therapeutics was hindered by the discovery of antibiotics. Eventually, because of the development and spread of antibiotic resistan...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Rehman S,Ali Z,Khan M,Bostan N,Naseem S

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until 2006, BKPyV and JCPyV were the only known human polyomaviruses. A third polyomavirus, simian virus 40 whose natural host is the macaque was accidently introduced into man because of contaminated poliovirus vaccines, although there is epidemiological evidence that SV40 may be transmitted between man independently...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Moens U,Van Ghelue M,Song X,Ehlers B

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternofetal transmission of cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common infectious cause of congenital malformation in developed countries. Maternal infection often results from close contact with infected children, and this may occur in day care centres (DCCs). A systematic review of observational studies was conducted...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Zheng QY,Huynh KT,van Zuylen WJ,Craig ME,Rawlinson WD

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) are two γ-herpesviruses identified in humans and are strongly associated with the development of malignancies. Murine γ-herpesvirus (MHV-68) is a naturally occurring rodent pathogen, representing a unique experimental model for dissecting γ-he...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Hu Z,Usherwood EJ

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), is a major global public health issue. Although the advent of combined antiretroviral therapy (ART) has made significant progress in inhibiting HIV replication in patients, HIV-infected cells remain the princi...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Namdari H,Rezaei F,Teymoori-Rad M,Mortezagholi S,Sadeghi A,Akbari A

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a growing appreciation that the regulation of the melatonergic pathways, both pineal and systemic, may be an important aspect in how viruses drive the cellular changes that underpin their control of cellular function. We review the melatonergic pathway role in viral infections, emphasizing influenza and covid...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Anderson G,Reiter RJ

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The serine/threonine kinase expressed by human cytomegalovirus from gene UL97 phosphorylates the antiviral drug ganciclovir, but its biological function is the phosphorylation of its natural viral and cellular protein substrates which affect viral replication at many levels. The UL97 kinase null phenotype is therefore...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Prichard MN

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drugs based on amino acid sequence of Heptad Repeats of gp41 of HIV have been explored in search of anti-HIV drugs acting by inhibition of the gp41 6-helix formation and subsequent cellular infection. These are classified under a distinct discipline called HIV fusion inhibitors. Resistance to HIV fusion inhibitors and...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Qadir MI,Malik SA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of acyclovir (ACV), a nucleoside analogue, more than 30 years ago, represents a milestone in the management of HSV and VZV infections. The modest activity of ACV against CMV prompted the development of another nucleoside analogue, ganciclovir, for the management of systemic and organ-specific CMV disease...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Piret J,Boivin G

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue disease encompasses various clinical manifestations including dengue fever (DF) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). In this article, we aimed to systematically review and analyze the association between different blood groups and severity of dengue. We searched nine databases for eligible papers reporting preva...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Hashan MR,Ghozy S,El-Qushayri AE,Pial RH,Hossain MA,Al Kibria GM

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viruses are obligate parasites dependent on host cells for survival. Viral infection of a cell activates a panel of pattern recognition receptors that mediate antiviral host responses to inhibit viral replication and dissemination. Viruses have evolved mechanisms to evade and subvert this antiviral host response, incl...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： van Zuylen WJ,Rawlinson WD,Ford CE

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite broad variability in study populations, methodologies for CMV detection, and analytic methods used, multiple studies have documented frequent CMV infection in non-immunocompromised adults with critical illness due to a variety of causes. Higher rates of CMV infection in studies of seropositive patients suggest...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Limaye AP,Boeckh M

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the CNS is in part protected from peripheral insults by the blood-brain barrier and the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier, a number of human viruses gain access to the brain, replicate within this organ, or sustain latent infection. The efficacy of antiviral drugs towards the cerebral viral load is often limi...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Strazielle N,Ghersi-Egea JF

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00