Virus Weekly articles from October 2003

Virus Weekly archives from October 2003

Edmonston measles virus prevents expression of MHC proteins.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Edmonston measles virus prevented increased cell surface expression of peptide-loaded major histocompatibility complex class II proteins in human peripheral monocytes. According to recent research...

Virulent highly divergent vaccine-derived polioviruses circulating.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have found evidence of the circulation of virulent highly divergent vaccine-derived polioviruses. According to a study from the United States and Russia, "Two approaches based on...

Herpesvirus protein is B-cell-associated antigen important for latency.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Murid herpesvirus 4 strain 68 M2 protein is a B-cell-associated antigen important for latency but not lymphocytosis. "This work describes analyses of the function of the murid herpesvirus 4 strain...

KSHV transcription factor K-bZIP prolongs cell cycle transition in infected cells.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The KSHV transcription factor K-bZIP prolongs cell cycle transition in infected cells. "In order to cope with hostile host environments, many viruses have developed strategies to perturb the...

Molecular blood test suitable for CMV monitoring.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel molecular blood test is suitable for monitoring cytomegalovirus infection. "The measurement of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) DNA in blood is becoming the standard method for monitoring HCMV...

Deep vein thrombosis may be related to acute cytomegalovirus infection.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Deep vein thrombosis may be related to an acute cytomegalovirus infection, according to a recent report in Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis. "We report the case of a 17-year-old girl with...

TT virus load corresponds with disease and immune cell imbalance in children.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Children with acute respiratory disease often test positive for TT virus viremia; greater disease is associated with lower T-cell, higher B-cell counts. "TT virus (TTV) produces chronic plasma...

Adenovirus type 11 uses CD46 as a cellular receptor.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adenovirus type 11 uses CD46 as a cellular receptor. According to a study from Sweden, "The 51 human adenovirus serotypes are divided into six species (A to F). Many adenoviruses use the...

Prior lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma is linked to diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients with lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma/Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia have a risk of developing diffuse large B cell lymphoma at the same time as, or following, the initial disease. According to a...

Osmotic pressure inhibit ejection of DNA from phage.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Osmotic pressure can inhibit the ejection of DNA from phages. "Bacterial viral capsids in aqueous solution can be opened in vitro by addition of their specific receptor proteins, with consequent...

WHO chief warns SARS not the last epidemic of the 21st century.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said the world should be prepared for more deadly epidemics following the SARS outbreak that killed more than 900 people earlier this year. "SARS was...

Relationship of Epstein-Barr virus and oncogenesis reviewed.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The relationship of Epstein-Barr virus and oncogenesis has been reviewed. According to recent research from England, "Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous human herpesvirus associated with the...

Fusogenic membrane glycoproteins enhance the efficacy of virus-based therapy.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fusogenic membrane glycoproteins enhance the efficacy of virus-based therapy. "We describe here a novel strategy to enhance the in vivo efficacy of replicating adenovirus therapy, using coinjection...

HIV-based vectors do not require rev gene.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The rev gene does not need to be included in HIV-based gene therapy vectors. "HIV-1-based vectors are promising tools for gene therapy because of their ability to integrate into nondividing cells,"...

Genetic link found between gene segments in common rotavirus strains.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have found evidence for a genetic linkage between the gene segments encoding NSP4 and VP6 proteins in common and reassortant human rotavirus strains. According to a study from England,...

HIV-1 antibody tests approved for distribution in the Republic of Uganda.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Calypte Biomedical Corporation (CYPT), the developer and marketer of the only two U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved HIV-1 antibody tests that can be used on urine samples, as well as an...

Genetically enhanced bacteria may prevent HIV infections in women.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found in laboratory experiments that bacteria that naturally live in the body can be genetically enhanced for potent antiviral activity,...

FDA approves venipuncture whole-blood claim for OraQuick HIV-1 antibody test.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc., (OSUR), an oral fluid diagnostics company, announced that its OraQuick Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Test has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in...

Study assessing abacavir in a once daily art regimen presented at ICAAC.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Studies supporting the efficacy of a once daily (QD) antiretroviral (ART) therapy regimen and the QD dosing of Ziagen (abacavir sulfate) (ABC) were presented at the 43rd Interscience Conference on...

Consecutive HIV testing strategy suitable for use in developing countries.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A consecutive testing strategy for HIV screening is suitable for use in developing areas. "Voluntary testing and counselling are accepted widely for the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus...

Novel assay detects replication-competent lentiviral vectors.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel assay can detect very low levels of lentiviral vector contamination with replication-competent pathogens. "Lentiviral vectors have demonstrated great potential as gene therapy vectors,...

Yeast-based HIV cloning system useful for research.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel yeast-based viral cloning system may aid research on uncommon HIV subtypes and strains. According to recent research from the United States, "A recent shift from studies on a few subtype B...

Role of Tsg101 in HIV Gag trafficking and release clarified.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The role of the Tsg101 protein in the trafficking and release of HIV Gag from infected cells has been clarified. "The structural precursor polyprotein of human immunodeficiency virus type 1,...

Virus assembly takes place in late endosomes in HIV-infected primary macrophages.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Virus assembly takes place in late endosomes in HIV-infected primary macrophages. "Although human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is generally thought to assemble at the plasma membrane of...

Hepatitis vaccine approved for sale in Argentina.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Corixa Corporation (CRXA) announced the Argentinean approval of Supervax, Berna Biotech's prophylactic vaccine containing Corixa's synthetic RC-529 adjuvant, for the prevention of Hepatitis B infection....

The MagNA pure LC reduces laborious HCV sample preparation.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The MagNA pure LC reduces laborious HCV sample preparation. According to a study from the United States, "the COBAS AMPLICOR system has played a major role in the transition of molecular...

Peptide epitopes from herpes simplex virus glycoprotein confer immunity.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novel immunodominant CD4+ Th1-type T-cell peptide epitopes from herpes simplex virus glycoprotein D that confer protective immunity have been identified. "The molecular characterization of the...

Oncogenic transformation by BK virus may lead to human tumors.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oncogenic transformation by BK virus may lead to human tumors. According to a study from Italy, "BK virus (BKV), a human polyomavirus closely related to JC virus and Simian Virus 40, is ubiquitous...

Regulations on molecular diagnostic testing of HPV outlined.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The regulations governing molecular diagnostic testing of human papillomavirus at U.S. laboratories have been outlined in a recent issue of the Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. ...

Acquisition offers company methods to fight bioterrorism.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nutra Pharma Corp. (NPHC) has signed a letter of intent to acquire 100% of the capital stock of Infectech Inc. (IFEC) in a cash and stock transaction, providing Nutra Pharma with patented technologies...

Newly discovered bug ubiquitous in society.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Something called the metapneumovirus, discovered just 2 years ago, is turning out to be an exceedingly common cause of human misery, responsible for garden-variety colds in adults and more severe...

High-dose steroids, CPAP, strict quarantine helped control Chinese SARS outbreak.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Treatment with high-dose steroids and CPAP ventilation - as well as strict quarantine procedures - helped control a SARS outbreak in China. SARS, "now known to be caused by a coronavirus, probably...

Levin named to scientific advisory board at infectious disease firm.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aethlon Medical, Inc., (AEMD) announced that Nathan W. Levin, MD, has been appointed to the company's science advisory board. Levin is the medical and research director of the Renal Research...

Structure of internal loop in poliovirus 3'-UTR reported.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have reported the structure of the pyrimidine-rich internal loop in the poliovirus 3'-UTR, which shows the importance of maintaining pseudo-2-fold symmetry in RNA helices containing two...

Hepatitis B virus X protein disturbs calcium signals to stimulate apoptosis.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hepatitis B virus X protein disturbs calcium signals to stimulate apoptosis. "The hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) is a multifunctional protein, acting on different targets (e. g. transcription...

Chinese province designates 158 hospitals for treating possible future victims.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Southern China's Guangdong province has designated 158 hospitals for treating SARS victims as part of preparations for a possible re-emergence of the disease, official newspapers report. Those...

Virus-associated growths might be prevented with sexual education.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Virus-associated growths might be prevented with sexual education. "Buske-Lowenstein tumor (BLT) is a giant condyloma acuminata characterized by a potential for malignant transformation and invasion...

Licensing deal signed with Gilead Sciences for smallpox drug.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chimerix, Inc., an emerging biotechnology company developing orally available, targeted medicines from bioactive molecules, announced that it has licensed rights from Gilead Sciences, Inc., (GILD) to...

SBIR grant awarded to develop anti-smallpox therapeutics.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aphios Corporation has been awarded a phase I Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant for the "Development of Novel Anti-Smallpox Therapeutics from Marine Microorganisms," from the National...

Modes of protection against infection shared by smallpox vaccine viruses.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report shared modes of protection against poxvirus infection by attenuated and conventional smallpox vaccine viruses. "The concern about bioterrorism with smallpox has raised the...

Hepatitis C on the increase among injecting drug users.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Research carried out by the U.K. Health Protection Agency and Imperial College London shows that levels of hepatitis C are increasing among those who have recently started injecting drugs. Using...

External controllers would improve the efficacy of cancer gene therapy.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- External controllers would improve the efficacy of cancer gene therapy. According to recent research from Germany, "the use of restricted replication-competent adenoviruses (RRCAs) inducing tumor...

Hepatitis C virus subgenomes replicate in nonhepatic human and murine cells.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hepatitis C virus subgenomes replicate in nonhepatic human and murine cells. "The hepatitis C virus (HCV) pandemic affects the health of more than 170 million people and is the major indication for...

Hybrid amplicons change the way adenoviral genes are delivered.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hybrid amplicons change the way adenoviral genes are delivered. According to published research from the United States, "to produce a helper virus-free stock of helper-dependent adenoviral vectors...

Recombinant variants protect against CTL escape and viral persistence in mice.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recombinant variants protect against CTL escape and viral persistence in mice. According to a study from the United States, "cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) escape mutations have been identified in...

Clinical trial of West Nile virus patients begins.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AVI BioPharma, Inc., (AVII) has begun dosing patients in a phase Ib clinical trial evaluating its West Nile virus Neugene antisense drug, AVI-4020. AVI is the first company to begin human testing of...

Recent developments in West Nile virus vaccine reported.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recent developments in West Nile virus vaccines and antiviral therapy have been reported in a recent issue of Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents. "West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne...

Subclinical hepatitis E virus prevails among humans and swine in Korea.
October 7, 2003... 2003 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Subclinical hepatitis E virus prevails among humans and swine in Korea. "The swine hepatitis E virus (HEV) is considered to be a new zoonotic agent due to its close genomic resemblance to the human...

Protection determined by innate immune response in Ebola virus mouse model.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Protection from lethal infection was determined by innate immune responses in a mouse model of Ebola virus infection. "A mouse-adapted strain of Ebola Zaire virus produces a fatal infection when...

Causative Hantavirus genotype of hemorrhagic fever identified.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers performed a serological analysis of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) patients in Far Eastern Russia and identified the causative Hantavirus genotype. "Hemorrhagic fever...

Measles virus peptide recognized by T lymphocytes from human blood.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Naturally processed measles virus peptide eluted from class IIHLA-DRB1*03 was recognized by T lymphocytes from human blood. "This is the first report of the direct identification of a HLA-DRB1*03...

Interaction specifics of Bluetongue virus protein with viral RNA reported.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have reported the sequence specificity in the interaction of Bluetongue virus non-structural protein 2 (NS2) with viral RNA. "The non-structural protein NS2 of Bluetongue virus (BTV) is...

Capsid protein responsible for complementation of deletion in rubella protein.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The viral capsid protein is responsible for complementation of a deletion in the rubella virus P150 nonstructural protein. According to recent research published in the Journal of Virology,...

GB virus-B may be a viral surrogate for testing hepatitis C therapy.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- GB virus-B may be a viral surrogate for testing hepatitis C therapy. According to a study from the United States, "the GB virus-B (GBV-B) nonstructural protein 513 (NS5B) encodes an RNA-dependent...

Glycoprotein involved in West Nile virus infection characterized.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have characterized a 105-kDa plasma membrane-associated glycoprotein that is involved in West Nile virus binding and infection. "This study attempts to isolate and characterize West...

Investigation of leukemia spontaneous remission cause may lead to cure.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Investigation of the causes of spontaneous remission of leukemia may lead to a cure; immune mechanism could be based on infection, or transfusion related. "The phenomenon of spontaneous remission...

A single vaccine could benefit most women.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The risk of developing cervical cancer by women infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV) is essentially the same no matter which type of virus is involved, provided it belongs to the group of 15 or...

New U.S. global AIDS law will undermine condom use, not help women, paper says.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Death rates from cervical cancer remain high in developing countries because women lack access to Pap tests and other effective screening programs, not because of the high prevalence of human...

New guidelines published for HPV DNA testing in cervical cancer screening.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Digene Corporation (DIGE) announced that the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP) published new guidelines for the use of HPV DNA testing in primary cervical cancer screening for...

FDA approves expanded label for Synagis use in children with CHD.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MedImmune, Inc., (MEDI) announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the addition of new safety and efficacy data to the prescribing information of Synagis (palivizumab). ...

New class II cytokines, receptors have antiviral and anti-inflammatory potential.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New class II cytokines and receptors have antiviral and anti-inflammatory therapeutic potential. According to published research from Belgium, "Class II cytokine receptors were originally defined...

Dendritic cells respond to antigens through heat shock protein receptor.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Disease-associated dendritic cells respond to disease-specific antigens through the common heat shock protein receptor. According to recent research published in the journal Blood, "The most...

Dendritic cells have defined subsets that are specialized; some fight viruses.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dendritic cells have defined subsets that are specialized; some fight viruses. "Dendritic cells orchestrate the adaptive immune response," scientists in Australia report. "As well as...

EnvirOx launches Critical Care containing Axenohl technology.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Innovative Medical Services (PURE) announced that EnvirOx, LLC, of Danville, Illinois, has launched Critical Care, a new commercial disinfectant-fungicide-virucide, featuring Axen-30 as the active...

Campaign aims to promote awareness of proper antibiotic use.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and a consortium of national health organizations are urging consumers to be cautious about their use of antibiotics as the cold and flu season...

Targeting therapy to virus is best way to selectively eliminate EBV cancers.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Since EBV-associated malignancies contain the viral genome, there are many new virus-targeted ways to combat these cancers that should be effective. According to recent research published in the...

$10M equity financing agreement reported; herpes data revealed.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cel-Sci Corp. (CVM) has entered into a binding agreement with its largest institutional investor to provide the company with up to $10 million in equity financing and reported new data on CEL-1000. ...

Vaccine developer announces board change, provides corporate update.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The board of Acambis plc (ACAM, ACM) announced that John Brown, CEO, is to step down from his role and provided results for the second quarter and 6 months ended June 30, 2003, and an update on the...

NIH grant to fund Texas center for immunology and biodefense.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Baylor Research Institute (BRI) announced that it has received a $14.6 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), one of the U.S. National Institutes of...

CDC study finds that OraQuick test provides fast results during labor.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc., (OSUR) announced that the use of its OraQuick Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Test at the point of care was found to provide testing results four-times faster than when the OraQuick...

Letter of intent received for $4M purchase of HIV tests.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Calypte Biomedical Corporation (CYPT), the developer and marketer of the only two U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved HIV-1 antibody tests that can be used on urine samples, as well as an...

Viramune or Efavirenz regimens demonstrate comparable viral decay rate.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A sub-study of the landmark 2NN trial found that HIV treatment regimens containing either Viramune (nevirapine) or efavirenz provide a comparable viral decay rate (VDR) over the first 2 weeks of...

HIV-1 peptide protects mice against virus expressing HIV-1 antigen.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An epitope-enhanced conserved HIV-1 peptide protected HLA-A2-transgenic mice against virus expressing HIV-1 antigen. "HIV epitopes may have developed to be poor immunogens. As a counterapproach...

HTLV-I-infected T-cell leukemia cells may not express Tax, may be immune evasion.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Human T-cell leukemia virus type I infection leads to T-cell leukemia cells that may or may not express Tax; lack of it may be immune evasion mechanism. According to recent research published in...

Mosaic particles of hepatitis B virus protein are homo- and heterodimers.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mosaic particles formed by wild-type hepatitis B virus core protein and its deletion variants consist of both homo- and heterodimers. "Co-expression in Escherichia coli of wild-type (wt) hepatitis...

Import of HBV capsids through nuclear basket observed.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The import of HBV capsids through the nuclear basket has been observed. "While studying the import of the hepatitis B virus genome into the nucleus of permeabilized tissue culture cells,"...

Duke, Johns Hopkins to lead first comparative trial of therapies.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers from Duke University Medical Center and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine will lead the first ever direct comparison of the two leading treatments for hepatitis C infection, a...

Adenoviral infection boosts tumor necrosis factor tolerance to halt hepatitis.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adenoviral infection boosts tumor necrosis factor tolerance to halt hepatitis. According to recent research published in the Journal of Immunology, "effects of adenoviral infection on in vivo...

Cell membranes expressing gH as well as gD, but not gB or gL, stop HSV-1 entry.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cell membranes made to express viral gH as well as gD, but not gB or gL, can stop entry of herpes simplex virus 1. "Entry of herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) into cells requires a concerted action...

Anti-HPV16 IgA appears about a year postinfection, reverts sooner than IgG.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Following HPV16 infection, it takes cervical IgA a shorter time to appear than serum IgA, but serum IgG lasts the longest before possible reversion. "Previous studies have characterized the...

HPV type 16 E5 protein is potential vaccine target.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The human papillomavirus type 16 E5 protein is a potential vaccine target. According to a study from Taiwan, "Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16) E5 protein, along with the more publicized E6 and...

P19ARF inhibits the functions of the HPV16 E7 oncoprotein.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- P19ARF inhibits the functions of the HPV16 E7 oncoprotein. "The E7 oncoprotein encoded by high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV) plays a significant role in the development of HPV-related...

Toll-like receptors play a role in both antibacterial and antiviral responses.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Toll-like receptors play a role in both antibacterial and antiviral responses. According to recent research published in the journal Current Opinion in Immunology, "Toll-like receptors (TLRs) have...

Viral origin of SARS remains unclear.
October 14, 2003... 2003 OCT 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The viral origin of SARS remains unclear. "Recent observations and experimental evidence have purported that a virus causes SARS, but such viruses have been isolated in only less than half of SARS...