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Introduction: Parvovirus B19 transmitted by umbilical cord blood (UCB) products may cause severe disease in allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Thus, commercially available nucleic acid test (NAT) assays for highly sensitive detection of parvovirus B19 DNA validated for the specimen cord blood plasma (CBP) are required to avoid parvovirus B19 transmission by umbilical hematopoietic stem cell preparations. Methods: The multiplex cobas DPX NAT assay was validated for detection of parvovirus B19 DNA in CBP derived from citrate anticoagulated UCB units which have been processed by the Rubinstein method. In total, 363 retained CBP samples pretested negative for parvovirus B19 DNA were prepared for analyzing sensitivity, specificity, and interference of that NAT assay. The 3rd WHO International Standard for parvovirus B19 DNA was used for determining the 95% limit of detection (LOD95) by probit analysis. Results: The validation of the parvovirus B19 NAT assay for CBP demonstrated high sensitivity, specificity, intra- and inter-assay precision. Dilution series and replicate analyses showed a high linearity of the assay with a coefficient of determination above 0.99 and revealed a LOD95 of 17 International Units (IU)/mL (95% confidence interval, 14-44 IU/mL) for parvovirus B19 DNA in CBP samples. Conclusion: The validation of a commercially available parvovirus B19 NAT assay for the specimen CBP demonstrated a high assay performance fulfilling German guidelines and international regulations.
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PURPOSE: The Ad26.COV2.S vaccine is a replication-incompetent human adenovirus type 26 vector encoding the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. In a phase 1-2a trial, a single dose of Ad26.COV2.S induced SARS-CoV-2 spike-specific antibodies in ≥ 96% of healthy adults. To investigate vaccine immunogenicity in HIV-1-infection, we measured SARS-CoV-2 spike-specific antibodies in Ad26.COV2.S vaccinated HIV-1-infected patients and analyzed the presence of pre-existing Ad26 neutralizing antibodies. METHODS: We included all Ad26.COV2.S vaccinated HIV-1-infected patients of Erlangen HIV cohort fulfilling all inclusion criteria. The study cohort consisted of 15 HIV-1-infected patients and three HIV-1-uninfected subjects who received the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine between April and November 2021. Pre-vaccination sera were collected between October 2014 and June 2021, post-vaccination sera between June and December 2021. Neutralizing antibodies towards Ad26 were determined by a FACS-based inhibition assay measuring the expression of SARS-CoV-2 spike and adenoviral proteins in HEK293T cells after in-vitro transduction with Ad26.COV2.S or the control ChAdOx1-S. RESULTS: Six out of 15 HIV-1-infected patients failed to develop SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies and four patients developed weak antibody responses after vaccination with Ad26.COV2.S. Pre-vaccination sera of four of the six vaccine non-responders showed neutralizing activity towards Ad26.COV2.S but not toward the ChAdOx1-S vaccine at 1:50 dilution. After Ad26.COV2.S vaccination, 17 of the 18 subjects developed strong Ad26-neutralizing activity and only one of the 18 subjects showed neutralizing activity towards the ChAdOx1-S vaccine. CONCLUSION: Ad26.COV2.S vaccination showed a high failure rate in HIV-1-infected patients. Pre-existing immunity against Ad26 could be an important contributor to poor vaccine efficacy in a subgroup of patients.
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COVID-19 , Soropositividade para HIV , HIV-1 , Vacinas , Adulto , Humanos , Ad26COVS1 , Anticorpos Neutralizantes , Células HEK293 , COVID-19/prevenção & controle , SARS-CoV-2 , Anticorpos Antivirais , ChAdOx1 nCoV-19RESUMO
BACKGROUND: Rubella virus-induced granulomas have been described in patients with various inborn errors of immunity. Most defects impair T-cell immunity, suggesting a critical role of T cells in rubella elimination. However, the molecular mechanism of virus control remains elusive. OBJECTIVE: This study sought to understand the defective effector mechanism allowing rubella vaccine virus persistence in granulomas. METHODS: Starting from an index case with Griscelli syndrome type 2 and rubella skin granulomas, this study combined an international survey with a literature search to identify patients with cytotoxicity defects and granuloma. The investigators performed rubella virus immunohistochemistry and PCR and T-cell migration assays. RESULTS: This study identified 21 patients with various genetically confirmed cytotoxicity defects, who presented with skin and visceral granulomas. Rubella virus was demonstrated in all 12 accessible biopsies. Granuloma onset was typically before 2 years of age and lesions persisted from months to years. Granulomas were particularly frequent in MUNC13-4 and RAB27A deficiency, where 50% of patients at risk were affected. Although these proteins have also been implicated in lymphocyte migration, 3-dimensional migration assays revealed no evidence of impaired migration of patient T cells. Notably, patients showed no evidence of reduced control of concomitantly given measles, mumps, or varicella live-attenuated vaccine or severe infections with other viruses. CONCLUSIONS: This study identified lymphocyte cytotoxicity as a key effector mechanism for control of rubella vaccine virus, without evidence for its need in control of live measles, mumps, or varicella vaccines. Rubella vaccine-induced granulomas are a novel phenotype with incomplete penetrance of genetic disorders of cytotoxicity.
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Granuloma/etiologia , Vacina contra Rubéola/efeitos adversos , Linfócitos T/imunologia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Granuloma/genética , Granuloma/imunologia , Granuloma/virologia , Humanos , Lactente , Fenótipo , Rubéola (Sarampo Alemão)/genética , Rubéola (Sarampo Alemão)/imunologia , Rubéola (Sarampo Alemão)/virologia , Pele/imunologia , Pele/virologiaRESUMO
Treatment with convalescent plasma has been shown to be safe in coronavirus disease in 2019 (COVID-19) infection, although efficacy reported in immunocompetent patients varies. Nevertheless, neutralizing antibodies are a key requisite in the fight against viral infections. Patients depleted of antibody-producing B cells, such as those treated with rituximab (anti-CD20) for hematological malignancies, lack a fundamental part of their adaptive immunity. Treatment with convalescent plasma appears to be of general benefit in this particularly vulnerable cohort. We analyzed clinical course and inflammation markers of three B-cell-depleted patients suffering from COVID-19 who were treated with convalescent plasma. In addition, we measured serum antibody levels as well as peripheral blood CD38/HLA-DR-positive T-cells ex vivo and CD137-positive T-cells after in vitro stimulation with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-derived peptides in these patients. We observed that therapy with convalescent plasma was effective in all three patients and analysis of CD137-positive T-cells after stimulation with SARS-CoV-2 peptides showed an increase in peptide-specific T-cells after application of convalescent plasma. In conclusion, we here demonstrate efficacy of convalescent plasma therapy in three B-cell-depleted patients and present data that suggest that while application of convalescent plasma elevates systemic antibody levels only transiently, it may also boost specific T-cell responses.
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Anticorpos Antivirais/sangue , Linfócitos B/imunologia , COVID-19/terapia , Linfócitos T/imunologia , Adolescente , Idoso , Anticorpos Neutralizantes/sangue , Linfócitos B/citologia , Humanos , Imunidade Celular/imunologia , Imunização Passiva/métodos , Contagem de Linfócitos , Depleção Linfocítica , Linfoma de Células B/tratamento farmacológico , Linfoma de Célula do Manto/tratamento farmacológico , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras/tratamento farmacológico , Rituximab/efeitos adversos , SARS-CoV-2/imunologia , Resultado do Tratamento , Membro 9 da Superfamília de Receptores de Fatores de Necrose Tumoral/metabolismo , Soroterapia para COVID-19RESUMO
SARS-CoV-2 infection fatality ratios (IFR) remain controversially discussed with implications for political measures. The German county of Tirschenreuth suffered a severe SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in spring 2020, with particularly high case fatality ratio (CFR). To estimate seroprevalence, underreported infections, and IFR for the Tirschenreuth population aged ≥14 years in June/July 2020, we conducted a population-based study including home visits for the elderly, and analyzed 4203 participants for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies via three antibody tests. Latent class analysis yielded 8.6% standardized county-wide seroprevalence, a factor of underreported infections of 5.0, and 2.5% overall IFR. Seroprevalence was two-fold higher among medical workers and one third among current smokers with similar proportions of registered infections. While seroprevalence did not show an age-trend, the factor of underreported infections was 12.2 in the young versus 1.7 for ≥85-year-old. Age-specific IFRs were <0.5% below 60 years of age, 1.0% for age 60-69, and 13.2% for age 70+. Senior care homes accounted for 45% of COVID-19-related deaths, reflected by an IFR of 7.5% among individuals aged 70+ and an overall IFR of 1.4% when excluding senior care home residents from our computation. Our data underscore senior care home infections as key determinant of IFR additionally to age, insufficient targeted testing in the young, and the need for further investigations on behavioral or molecular causes of the fewer infections among current smokers.
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Anticorpos Antivirais/sangue , COVID-19/epidemiologia , COVID-19/mortalidade , Vigilância da População/métodos , SARS-CoV-2/imunologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , COVID-19/sangue , COVID-19/imunologia , Feminino , Alemanha/epidemiologia , Humanos , Análise de Classes Latentes , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Prospectivos , Estações do Ano , Estudos Soroepidemiológicos , Inquéritos e Questionários , Adulto JovemAssuntos
COVID-19/diagnóstico , Viroses do Sistema Nervoso Central/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Meníngeas/diagnóstico , Meningite Viral/diagnóstico , COVID-19/líquido cefalorraquidiano , COVID-19/complicações , Viroses do Sistema Nervoso Central/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Viroses do Sistema Nervoso Central/etiologia , Humanos , Masculino , Neoplasias Meníngeas/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Meningite Viral/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Meningite Viral/etiologia , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
PURPOSE: If routine diagnostics are inconclusive, neurologic deterioration and death of patients with brain cancer are attributed to tumor or therapy. Therefore, diagnosing symptoms of encephalopathy caused by human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) reactivation remains uncommon. We investigated the role of HCMV reactivation in neurologic decline and clinical outcome after the start of radiochemotherapy. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: HCMV analyses and extended MRI studies including additional independent retrospective neuroradiologic evaluation were performed at predetermined intervals and in case of sudden neurologic decline for 118 adult patients: 63 histologically proven high-grade gliomas, 55 with brain metastases. Immunophenotyping from simultaneously taken whole-blood samples was carried out to detect immune cells serving as prognostic marker for HCMV-associated complications. Symptomatic viremia and overall survival (OS) were the endpoints. RESULTS: Twenty-four percent (28/118) of all patients (12/44 glioblastoma, 3/13 anaplastic astrocytoma; 8/31 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), 13/24 other brain metastases) developed HCMV-viremia during or within 4 weeks after radiotherapy; 21 of 28 patients experienced concurrent major neurologic decline, reversible by antiviral treatment. Identified by immunophenotyping, pretherapeutically low basophil counts predicted a high-risk for HCMV-associated encephalopathy (glioblastoma: P = 0.002, NSCLC: P = 0.02). Median OS was substantially reduced after HCMV-associated encephalopathy without MRI signs of tumor progression [glioblastoma: 99 vs. 570 days (calculated 1-year OS: 22% vs. 69%; P = 0.01) and NSCLC: 47 vs. 219 days (calculated 1-year OS: 0% vs. 32%; P = 0.02)]. CONCLUSIONS: For patients with brain cancer, HCMV reactivation after the start of radiochemotherapy is a frequent risk for cognitively detrimental but treatable encephalopathy and premature death. Routinely performed HCMV diagnostics, assessing basophil counts and study-based anti-viral regimens, are necessary to combat this hidden threat.See related commentary by Lawler et al., p. 3077.
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Neoplasias Encefálicas , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas , Neoplasias Pulmonares , Adulto , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/terapia , Quimiorradioterapia/efeitos adversos , Citomegalovirus , Humanos , Estudos RetrospectivosRESUMO
Tripartite motif (TRIM) proteins mediate antiviral host defences by either directly targeting viral components or modulating innate immune responses. Here we identify a mechanism of antiviral restriction in which a TRIM E3 ligase controls viral replication by regulating the structure of host cell centrosomes and thereby nuclear lamina integrity. Through RNAi screening we identified several TRIM proteins, including TRIM43, that control the reactivation of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus. TRIM43 was distinguished by its ability to restrict a broad range of herpesviruses and its profound upregulation during herpesvirus infection as part of a germline-specific transcriptional program mediated by the transcription factor DUX4. TRIM43 ubiquitinates the centrosomal protein pericentrin, thereby targeting it for proteasomal degradation, which subsequently leads to alterations of the nuclear lamina that repress active viral chromatin states. Our study identifies a role of the TRIM43-pericentrin-lamin axis in intrinsic immunity, which may be targeted for therapeutic intervention against herpesviral infections.
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Antígenos/metabolismo , Centrossomo/metabolismo , Infecções por Herpesviridae/imunologia , Herpesvirus Humano 8/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Proteínas com Motivo Tripartido/metabolismo , Replicação Viral/fisiologia , Células A549 , Animais , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Chlorocebus aethiops , Células HEK293 , Células HeLa , Infecções por Herpesviridae/prevenção & controle , Infecções por Herpesviridae/virologia , Proteínas de Homeodomínio/metabolismo , Humanos , Lâmina Nuclear/fisiologia , Interferência de RNA , RNA Interferente Pequeno/genética , Proteínas com Motivo Tripartido/genética , Proteínas com Motivo Tripartido/fisiologia , Ubiquitinação , Células Vero , Replicação Viral/genéticaRESUMO
As part of the Pr55Gag polyprotein, p6 fulfills an essential role in the late steps of the replication cycle. However, almost nothing is known about the functions of the mature HIV-1 p6 protein. Recently, we showed that p6 is a bona fide substrate of the insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE), a ubiquitously expressed zinc metalloprotease. This phenomenon appears to be specific for HIV-1, since p6 homologs of HIV-2, SIV and EIAV were IDE-insensitive. Furthermore, abrogation of the IDE-mediated degradation of p6 reduces the replication capacity of HIV-1 in an Env-dependent manner. However, it remained unclear to which extent the IDE mediated degradation is phylogenetically conserved among HIV-1. Here, we describe two HIV-1 isolates with IDE resistant p6 proteins. Sequence comparison allowed deducing one single amino acid regulating IDE sensitivity of p6. Exchanging the N-terminal leucine residue of p6 derived from the IDE sensitive isolate HIV-1NL4-3 with proline enhances its stability, while replacing Pro-1 of p6 from the IDE insensitive isolate SG3 with leucine restores susceptibility towards IDE. Phylogenetic analyses of this natural polymorphism revealed that the N-terminal leucine is characteristic for p6 derived from HIV-1 group M except for subtype A, which predominantly expresses p6 with an N-terminal proline. Consequently, p6 peptides derived from subtype A are not degraded by IDE. Thus, IDE mediated degradation of p6 is specific for HIV-1 group M isolates and not occasionally distributed among HIV-1.
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Regulação Viral da Expressão Gênica , HIV-1/genética , Insulisina/metabolismo , Produtos do Gene gag do Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana/genética , HIV-1/enzimologia , Leucina , Filogenia , Proteólise , Montagem de Vírus , Replicação Viral , Produtos do Gene gag do Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana/metabolismoRESUMO
OBJECTIVE(S): Up to 40% of HIV-1 infected individuals are coinfected with human pegivirus type 1 (HPgV-1). The majority of studies, but not all, have reported a beneficial effect of HPgV-1 coinfection on HIV-1 disease progression. So far, the impact of different HPgV-1 genotypes on different HIV-1 subtypes remains unclear. METHODS: Peptides derived from HPgV-1 envelope protein E2, and representing different viral genotypes, were synthesized using Fmoc/t-Bu-based solid phase peptide synthesis. The inhibitory effect of these peptides on the infection of reporter cell lines was tested using an HIV-1 subtype panel representing clades A (nâ=â2), AG (nâ=â2), B (nâ=â6), C (nâ=â2), D (nâ=â2), F (nâ=â2), G (nâ=â1), G/H (nâ=â1), and group O (nâ=â2). RESULTS: HIV-1 infection was blocked more efficiently by peptides derived from HPgV-1 GT2 than GT1 (Pâ=â0.05). The HIV-1 subtype did not affect the degree of inhibition by a peptide derived from HPgV-1 GT2. All CXCR4-/dual-tropic isolates (nâ=â12), but only half (four out of eight) CCR5-tropic viruses were inhibited by this peptide (Pâ=â0.014). CONCLUSION: Our data indicate that the inhibitory effect of peptides derived from HPgV-1 E2 protein is dependent on the genotype, suggesting that coinfection with HPgV-1 GT1 is less likely to confer a beneficial effect on HIV-1 disease progression than GT2. The preferential suppression of more pathogenic CXCR4-tropic HIV-1 by peptides derived from HPgV-1 GT2 may explain the favorable effect in patients harboring these HIV-1 isolates. Consequently, HPgV-1 genotype and HIV-1 coreceptor tropism are likely determinants for the beneficial effect of HPgV-1 co-infection in HIV-1-infected individuals.
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Flaviviridae/fisiologia , HIV-1/fisiologia , Interferência Viral , Tropismo Viral , Internalização do Vírus/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Peptídeos/metabolismo , Receptores Virais/metabolismo , Proteínas do Envelope Viral/metabolismoRESUMO
Rituximab (RTX) has become a standard therapy for certain B cell malignancies and autoimmune diseases. We report 2 RTX-treated patients who developed severe tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) infection. The inability to generate new antibody responses renders RTX-treated patients susceptible to TBEV, impedes laboratory diagnosis, and necessitates preventive vaccination in endemic areas.
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BACKGROUND: Neurological decline during radio(chemo)therapy of the brain is often attributed to disease progression or side effects of radiotherapy. Diagnosis of opportunistic neurotropic infections such as cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections is uncommon, even though high-grade gliomas and some brain metastases are known to contain CMV particles. We prospectively examined the frequency of CMV encephalopathy during radiotherapy of the brain. METHODS: Fifty patients requiring whole-brain radiotherapy for brain metastases (n = 27) or local radio(chemo)therapy of the brain for high-grade gliomas (n = 23) were observed in the prospective observational GLIO-CMV-01 study. MRIs and blood samples were obtained before, halfway through, and at the end of radiotherapy. MRIs were screened for disease progression or increased intracranial pressure. Blood was tested for anti-CMV immunoglobulin (Ig)M, anti-CMV IgG, and CMV DNA. RESULTS: Thirty-two of 50 (64%) patients were positive for anti-CMV IgG before radio(chemo)therapy. Fifteen of those 32 (48%) developed viremia during or up to 28 days after treatment. Thirteen of those 15 (87%) required treatment for CMV-associated encephalopathy. MRIs were negative for disease progression, edema, or bleeding. None of the patients negative for anti-CMV IgG developed viremia, suggesting a reactivation rather than a primary infection.In the group at risk consisting of anti-CMV IgG+ patients, age >65 (P = .004) and the amount of dexamethasone taken during radio(chemo)therapy (P = .004) were associated with an increased risk for CMV-associated encephalopathy. One hundred and fifty days after the start of radio(chemo)therapy, survival was 74% (14/19) (no encephalopathy) versus 54% (7/13) (encephalopathy) (odds ratio, 0.42; 95% CI, 0.03-1.86; P = .25). CONCLUSION: CMV reactivation frequently causes encephalopathy during radio(chemo)therapy of the brain. The unexpected high incidence of this infection makes it highly clinically relevant for every treating physician.
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Encefalopatias/epidemiologia , Neoplasias Encefálicas/epidemiologia , Neoplasias Encefálicas/radioterapia , Encéfalo/virologia , Infecções por Citomegalovirus/epidemiologia , Idoso , Encefalopatias/etiologia , Neoplasias Encefálicas/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Encefálicas/secundário , Quimiorradioterapia/efeitos adversos , Infecções por Citomegalovirus/complicações , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Infecções Oportunistas/complicações , Infecções Oportunistas/epidemiologia , Estudos Prospectivos , Análise de SobrevidaRESUMO
Protein kinases represent central and multifunctional regulators of a balanced virus-host interaction. Cyclin-dependent protein kinase 7 (CDK7) plays crucial regulatory roles in cell cycle and transcription, both connected with the replication of many viruses. Previously, we developed a CDK7 inhibitor, LDC4297, that inhibits CDK7 in vitro in the nano-picomolar range. Novel data from a kinome-wide evaluation (>330 kinases profiled in vitro) demonstrate a kinase selectivity. Importantly, we provide first evidence for the antiviral potential of the CDK7 inhibitor LDC4297, i.e., in exerting a block of the replication of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in primary human fibroblasts at nanomolar concentrations (50% effective concentration, 24.5 ± 1.3 nM). As a unique feature compared to approved antiherpesviral drugs, inhibition occurred already at the immediate-early level of HCMV gene expression. The mode of antiviral action was considered multifaceted since CDK7-regulated cellular factors that are supportive of HCMV replication were substantially affected by the inhibitors. An effect of LDC4297 was identified in the interference with HCMV-driven inactivation of retinoblastoma protein (Rb), a regulatory step generally considered a hallmark of herpesviral replication. In line with this finding, a broad inhibitory activity of the drug could be demonstrated against a selection of human and animal herpesviruses and adenoviruses, whereas other viruses only showed intermediate drug sensitivity. Summarized, the CDK7 inhibitor LDC4297 is a promising candidate for further antiviral drug development, possibly offering new options for a comprehensive approach to antiviral therapy.
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Antivirais/farmacologia , Quinases Ciclina-Dependentes/antagonistas & inibidores , Pirazóis/farmacologia , Triazinas/farmacologia , Adenoviridae/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Citomegalovirus/efeitos dos fármacos , Fibroblastos/virologia , Regulação Viral da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Herpesviridae/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Camundongos , Fosforilação , Replicação Viral/efeitos dos fármacosRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: The etiology of focal cortical dysplasia type IIb (FCDIIb) remains enigmatic in patients suffering from drug-resistant epilepsy, and an aberrant activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 signaling pathway (mTORC1) was detected in this developmental brain malformation. Recently, the human papillomavirus (HPV) oncoprotein E6 has been identified as a potent activator of mTORC1, and HPV16 E6 has been described to persist in balloon cells obtained from surgical FCDIIb specimens. Although this observation was replicated by an independent second report, it contradicts current knowledge of HPV biology. HPV infects the squamous or mucocutaneous epithelium; hematogenic spread into other tissues has not been observed. In addition, brain carcinogenesis has never been reported in FCDIIb patients. Herein, we have tried to confirm 2 previous reports of HPV16 E6 infection using an independent series of 14 surgical specimens with histopathologically confirmed FCDIIb. METHODS: Snap-frozen FCDIIb specimens were tested for HPV DNA using the primer set for amplification of the complete E6 reading frame of HPV16 and 3 other sets of primers (2 consensus primer sets detecting multiple HPV genotypes, and another primer set specifically used for HPV16). Furthermore, formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded histopathological preparations were immunohistochemically analyzed using previously described antibodies directed against the HPV E6 oncoprotein. RESULTS: All 14 FCDIIb specimens were negative for HPV DNA with all 4 primer sets. Antibodies directed against the HPV E6 epitope showed weak labeling of cytoplasm in balloon cells, as previously described in FCDIIb, but also in other cell populations. INTERPRETATION: Our data did not confirm previously reported evidence for HPV16 detection in FCDIIb.
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Proteínas de Ligação a DNA/isolamento & purificação , Malformações do Desenvolvimento Cortical/diagnóstico , Malformações do Desenvolvimento Cortical/virologia , Proteínas Oncogênicas Virais/isolamento & purificação , Infecções por Papillomavirus/diagnóstico , Adolescente , Adulto , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Malformações do Desenvolvimento Cortical/cirurgia , Alvo Mecanístico do Complexo 1 de Rapamicina , Complexos Multiproteicos/isolamento & purificação , Infecções por Papillomavirus/epidemiologia , Serina-Treonina Quinases TOR/isolamento & purificação , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Efforts to cure HIV-1 infections aim at eliminating proviral DNA. Integrated DNA from various viruses often becomes methylated de novo and transcriptionally inactivated. We therefore investigated CpG methylation profiles of 55 of 94 CpG's (58.5%) in HIV-1 proviral genomes including ten CpG's in each LTR and additional CpG's in portions of gag, env, nef, rev, and tat genes. We analyzed 33 DNA samples from PBMC's of 23 subjects representing a broad spectrum of HIV-1 disease. In 22 of 23 HIV-1-infected individuals, there were only unmethylated CpG's regardless of infection status. In one long term nonprogressor, however, methylation of proviral DNA varied between 0 and 75% over an 11-year period although the CD4+ counts remained stable. Hence levels of proviral DNA methylation can fluctuate. The preponderance of unmethylated CpG's suggests that proviral methylation is not a major factor in regulating HIV-1 proviral activity in PBMC's. Unmethylated CpG's may play a role in HIV-1 immunopathogenesis.
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Fosfatos de Dinucleosídeos/genética , Epigênese Genética , Genoma Viral , Infecções por HIV/virologia , HIV-1/genética , Provírus/genética , Adulto , Células Cultivadas , Metilação de DNA , Feminino , HIV-1/fisiologia , Humanos , Leucócitos Mononucleares/virologia , Masculino , Provírus/fisiologia , Adulto JovemRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Polyomavirus BK nephropathy (PyVAN) remains an important cause of early graft dysfunction and graft loss in kidney transplantation. METHODS: In this retrospective, single centre cohort study we studied the incidence and outcome of BK viral infection in 352 patients transplanted in 2008-2011. RESULTS: During follow-up viral replication was detected in 48 patients (13.6%); 22 patients (6.2%) had biopsy proven PyVAN.In multivariate logistic regression analyses risk factors for BK-viremia were lack of enrolment into randomized controlled trials (RCTs), biopsy proven acute rejections, cytomegaly virus (CMV) serostatus of both donor and recipient and previous transplantation.In patients without PyVAN reduction or switch of immunosuppression was associated with rapid viral clearance and stable graft function. In contrast, in most patients with PyVAN graft function deteriorated and 5 patients prematurely lost their allograft. Switch of immunosuppression to a low dose cyclosporine plus mTOR inhibitor based regimen in patients with PyVAN was safe, well tolerated and tended to be associated with a better short-term outcome in terms of graft function compared to reduction of existing immunosuppression alone. CONCLUSIONS: With the lack of licensed anti-polyoma viral drugs reduction or conversion of immunosuppression remains the mainstay of therapy in patients with PyVAN. The combination of low dose cyclosporine plus mTOR inhibition appears to be safe and warrants further investigation.
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Nefropatias/epidemiologia , Nefropatias/prevenção & controle , Transplante de Rim/estatística & dados numéricos , Infecções por Polyomavirus/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções por Polyomavirus/epidemiologia , Viremia/tratamento farmacológico , Viremia/epidemiologia , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Antivirais/uso terapêutico , Causalidade , Comorbidade , Feminino , Alemanha/epidemiologia , Humanos , Imunossupressores/uso terapêutico , Transplante de Rim/efeitos adversos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/epidemiologia , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/etiologia , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/prevenção & controle , Prevalência , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Serina-Treonina Quinases TOR/antagonistas & inibidores , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) screening of blood and organ donors is not mandatory in Germany because of its low prevalence (about 7/100 000). An HTLV-1 transmission event caused by a multiple organ donor was investigated. Validity of diagnostic procedures and HTLV-1 disease association in immunosuppressed organ recipients were analyzed. METHODS: Two screening immunoassays and an immunoblot (confirmatory assay) were used for detection of HLTV-1/2 antibodies. Proviral DNA was quantified in blood and biopsies of organ recipients by HTLV-1 real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). RESULTS: Proviral HTLV-1-DNA was detected in all blood samples of 3 organ recipients (1-100 copies/10(2) cells), but seroconversion was delayed for up to 2 years in screening assays and >6 years in the confirmatory assay. In 2 of 3 organ recipients, a cutaneous T-cell lymphoma was diagnosed 2 and 3 years after infection, respectively. Proviral HTLV-1 DNA concentration was almost 100 copies/10(2) cells in cutaneous lymphoma biopsies whereas in biopsies of other tissues ≤3.0 copies/10(2) cells were found. The third organ recipient did not suffer from lymphoma, but detailed clinical data on this patient were not available to us. CONCLUSIONS: Biopsy results support an etiological role for HTLV-1 in these cases of primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma after solid organ transplant. HTLV-1-associated lymphoma can arise quickly in immunocompromised transplant recipients. The diagnosis of potentially HTLV-1-associated disease in organ recipients may require PCR because of delayed seroconversion.
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Anticorpos Antivirais/sangue , Infecções por HTLV-I/virologia , Vírus Linfotrópico T Tipo 1 Humano/isolamento & purificação , Linfoma/virologia , Transplante/efeitos adversos , DNA Viral/análise , Feminino , Infecções por HTLV-I/sangue , Humanos , Linfoma/sangue , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Pele/química , Pele/imunologia , Doadores de TecidosRESUMO
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is associated with severe human diseases. Therapies with conventional anti-herpesviral drugs are mostly ineffective so that novel drugs are urgently needed. As cell culture-based evaluation systems are required, a GFP (green fluorescent protein) reporter system was generated, which was conceived for an easy quantitation of lytic EBV replication and the analysis of EBV drug sensitivity. A reporter construct was generated on the basis of an EBV plasmid mini-replicon which enabled an episomal maintenance and selection of stably transfected Raji and 293T cell clones. Controlled by the viral lytic origin of DNA replication (oriLyt), this reporter construct could be activated through experimental EBV infection or through chemically stimulated reactivation from EBV latency. Using this system, the sensitivity of EBV to the broad-spectrum anti-herpesviral drug artesunate could be demonstrated: (i) artesunate inhibits EBV in the low micromolar range, (ii) two different strains of EBV are equally artesunate-sensitive, (iii) inhibition is detectable similarly in EBV-infected epithelial cells or lymphocytes, and (iv) the mode of antiviral action is based on a block of viral immediate early protein synthesis. The data demonstrate the usefulness of this reporter system for the quantitation of EBV replication and for determining EBV drug sensitivity.