Cytomegalovirus drug resistance mutations in transplant recipients with suspected resistance
Resistant CMV infections are challenging complications after SOT and HSCT. Prompt recognition of ARMs is imperative for appropriate therapy. 108 plasma samples from 96 CMV + transplant recipients with suspecte... (Source: Virology Journal)
Source: Virology Journal - July 18, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Vanessa Recio, Irene Gonz ález and David Tarragó Tags: Research Source Type: research
Microglia play an important role in PRV infection-induced immune responses of the central nervous system
Pseudorabies virus (PRV) can infect multiple hosts and lead to fatal encephalitis. There is a significant increase in the number of microglia in the brain of animals infected with PRV. However, whether and how... (Source: Virology Journal)
Source: Virology Journal - July 14, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Xiuxiu Sun, Xinxin Jin, Xi Liu, Lumeng Wang, Li Li, Junjie Yang, Helong Feng, Zhengdan Lin, Cunlin Zhan, Wanpo Zhang, Changqin Gu, Xueying Hu, Xiaoli Liu and Guofu Cheng Tags: Research Source Type: research
A quadruple fluorescence quantitative PCR method for the identification of wild strains of african swine fever and gene-deficient strains
Originating in Africa, African swine fever (ASF) was introduced to China in 2018. This acute and highly virulent infectious disease affects domestic pigs. The World Organization for Animal Health has listed it... (Source: Virology Journal)
Source: Virology Journal - July 14, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Xuezhi Zuo, Guorui Peng, Yingju Xia, Lu Xu, Qizu Zhao, Yuanyuan Zhu, Cheng Wang, Yebing Liu, Junjie Zhao, Haidong Wang and Xingqi Zou Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
Research article antibody induction and immune response in nasal cavity by third dose of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination
The mucosa serves as the first defence against pathogens and facilitates the surveillance and elimination of symbiotic bacteria by mucosal immunity. Recently, the mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 has been demon... (Source: Virology Journal)
Source: Virology Journal - July 13, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Aya Ishizaka, Michiko Koga, Taketoshi Mizutani, Ryuta Uraki, Seiya Yamayoshi, Kiyoko Iwatsuki-Horimoto, Shinya Yamamoto, Masaki Imai, Takeya Tsutsumi, Yutaka Suzuki, Yoshihiro Kawaoka and Hiroshi Yotsuyanagi Tags: Research Source Type: research
HIV-1 molecular transmission network and drug resistance in Chongqing, China, among men who have sex with men (2018 –2021)
Over the past few years, HIV transmission among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China has increased significantly. Chongqing, located in the southwest of China, has the highest prevalence of HIV among MSM i... (Source: Virology Journal)
Source: Virology Journal - July 13, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Tianyu Tan, Chongyang Bai, Rongrong Lu, Fangfang Chen, Long Li, Chao Zhou, Xu Xiang, Wei Zhang, Ling Ouyang, Jing Xu, Houlin Tang and Guohui Wu Tags: Research Source Type: research
Screening and identification of emodin as an EBV DNase inhibitor to prevent its biological functions
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a prevalent oncovirus associated with a variety of human illnesses. BGLF5, an EBV DNase with alkaline nuclease (AN) activity, plays important roles in the viral life cycle and p... (Source: Virology Journal)
Source: Virology Journal - July 13, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Chung-Chun Wu, Mei-Shu Chen, Ting-Ying Lee, Yu-Jhen Cheng, Hsiao-Hui Tsou, Tze-Sing Huang, Der-Yang Cho and Jen-Yang Chen Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
Circulation of multiple hepatitis B virus genotypes in individual pregnant women seeking antenatal care in northern Ghana
Identification and monitoring of HBV genotype variations is important, since that can help forecast the likelihood of developing serious liver disease and how well patients respond to antiviral medication. Giv... (Source: Virology Journal)
Source: Virology Journal - July 13, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Nsoh Godwin Anabire, Osbourne Quaye and Gideon Kofi Helegbe Tags: Comment Source Type: research
Medical viruses: diagnostic techniques
The recent epidemics and pandemics caused by different viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, monkey pox, H1N1, ebola virus etc. have been a cause of mass destruction in the human race, the biggest decline slope in the g... (Source: Virology Journal)
Source: Virology Journal - July 11, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Harsh and Pratima Tripathi Tags: Review Source Type: research
Human papillomavirus spectrum of HPV-infected women in Nigeria: an analysis by next-generation sequencing and type-specific PCR
This study aims to underst... (Source: Virology Journal)
Source: Virology Journal - July 11, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Ngozi Dom-Chima, Yakubu Abubakar Ajang, Chinyere Ifeoma Dom-Chima, Esther Biswas-Fiss, Maryam Aminu and Subhasis B. Biswas Tags: Research Source Type: research
Vaccinia virus induces endoplasmic reticulum stress and activates unfolded protein responses through the ATF6 α transcription factor
Cell responses to different stress inducers are efficient mechanisms that prevent and fight the accumulation of harmful macromolecules in the cells and also reinforce the defenses of the host against pathogens. V... (Source: Virology Journal)
Source: Virology Journal - July 11, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Thiago Lima Le ão, Karine Lima Lourenço, Cid de Oliveira Queiroz, Ângela Vieira Serufo, Aristóbolo Mendes da Silva, Edel F. Barbosa-Stancioli and Flávio Guimarães da Fonseca Tags: Research Source Type: research
Patch-clamp studies and cell viability assays suggest a distinct site for viroporin inhibitors on the E protein of SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2 has caused a worldwide pandemic since December 2019 and the search for pharmaceutical targets against COVID-19 remains an important challenge. Here, we studied the envelope protein E of SARS-CoV and... (Source: Virology Journal)
Source: Virology Journal - July 8, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Ulrike Breitinger, Christine Adel Sedky, Heinrich Sticht and Hans-Georg Breitinger Tags: Research Source Type: research
Dissemination and genome characterization of a human adenovirus F41 in a patient with B-Cell lymphoma
In this report, an adult patient with a history of ulcerative colitis, cryptogenic ... (Source: Virology Journal)
Source: Virology Journal - July 6, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Amary Fall, Victoria L. Campod ónico, Craig Howard, Nicholas Gallagher, Gabrielle Bailey, Adriana E. Kajon and Heba H. Mostafa Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Flexible upscaling of laboratory PCR testing capacity at the Robert Koch Institute during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, laboratories worldwide have been facing an unprecedented increase in demand for PCR testing because of the high importance of diagnostics for prevention and control of... (Source: Virology Journal)
Source: Virology Journal - July 5, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Eva Krause, Janine Michel, Andreas Puyskens, Natalie Hofmann, Thomas Rinner, Barbara Biere, Brigitte G. Dorner, Martin Skiba, Lars Schaade and Andreas Nitsche Tags: Research Source Type: research
Glycyrrhiza polysaccharides inhibits PRRSV replication
Glycyrrhiza polysaccharide (GCP) is a natural plant active polysaccharide extracted from traditional Chinese medicine licorice. In this research, we studied the antiviral activity of glycyrrhiza polysaccharide... (Source: Virology Journal)
Source: Virology Journal - July 5, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Youbing Yang, Yongjian Liu, Ran Lou, Ying Lei, Gan Li, Zhiqian Xu and Xiangbin You Tags: Research Source Type: research
Whole genome sequence analysis of CPV-2 isolates from 1998 to 2020
Canine parvovirus-2 (CPV-2) is a virus with worldwide spread causing canine gastroenteritis. New strains of this virus have unique characteristics and are resistant to some vaccine strains. Therefore, understa... (Source: Virology Journal)
Source: Virology Journal - July 3, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Sajed Sarabandi and Hadi Pourtaghi Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research
