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Human Papillomavirus
Scientists at University of Colorado, Medical Department release new data on human papillomavirus
May 13th, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Plos Pathogens, "Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are DNA viruses associated with major human cancers. As such there is a strong interest in developing new means, such as vaccines and microbicides, to prevent HPV infections." "Developing the latter requires a better understanding of the infectious life cycle of HPVs. The HPV infectious life cycle is closely linked to the differentiation state of the stratified epithelium it infects, with progeny virus only made in the terminally differentiating suprabasal compartment. It has long been recognized that HPV must first establish its infection within the basal layer...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-05-13)
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