Virus Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . September 2nd, 2003
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HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infection - EGFR is a human cytomegalovirus receptor
SARS - Virus will appear again, as will other viruses incubating in "Pandora's boxes"
Herpesvirus - Herpesvirus 8 infection linked to hepatitis B and HIV infections in Ugandans
Infectious Disease - Dengue virus serotype 3 viral evolution elucidated
Memory T Cells - Killing is much more efficient than previously thought, upon virus re-exposure
Respiratory Syncytial Virus - Respiratory syncytial virus fusion inhibitor escape mutants characterized
Antiviral Therapy - Novel DSTP derivative inhibits growth of HIV and herpesviruses
Antiviral Therapy - Several factors contribute to treatment failure in chronic hepatitis C
Blood Screening - FDA license granted for new HIV test kit
Borna Disease Virus - Seropositive schizophrenic patients respond to cerebrospinal fluid filtration
Cervical Cancer - Papillomavirus E7 protein blocks pCAF's acetyltransferase, a p53 coactivator
Chronic Hepatitis B - Thymosin-alpha 1 and interferon combination therapy controls HBV infections
Chronic Hepatitis C - Antigenic escape shifts the antibody balance in hepatitis C-infected patients
Cytomegalovirus - Host cell binding prevented for cytomegalovirus coated with AD-2 antibody
Epstein Barr Virus - Inflammatory pseudotumor due to clonal EBV-infected cells can occur in spleen
Expression Vectors - Simpler means for making adenoviral cDNA expression libraries have been found
Finance - Grants to fund rapid, portable detection systems for HIV, blood lead
Geriatric Influenza Risk - Influenza A recurrence in myocarditis may cause cardiogenic shock
Guillain Barre Syndrome - Acute flaccid paralysis may be caused by West Nile virus infection
HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infection - Neutralizing antibodies don't prevent gB2 CMV reactivation in HIV patients
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - BlockAide trial to begin in fourth quarter; scientific advisory board formed
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Tat-expressing Sendai viral vector-booster does not increase protection
Hepatitis C Virus - Nonexclusive HCV license granted to Gilead Sciences
Herpes Simplex Virus - The HSV ICP8 DNA-binding protein becomes altered upon viral replication setup
Herpesvirus - Herpes simplex virus VP16-induced complex investigated
Immunology - Inactivated parapoxvirus ovis protects against hepatitis and herpes viruses
Influenza - GHRH receptor gene involved in NREMS response to influenza infection in mice
Malaria Therapy - Antimalarial action explained by new report
Monkeypox - Researchers to take blood samples from victims for study
Mosquito-borne Disease - Aedes albopictus mosquitos do not spread dengue virus
Ovarian Cancer - Transcriptional and transductional targeting improve gene delivery to ovaries
Pathogenic Microorganisms - Burkholderia cepacia complex and other pseudomonads are phage-infectable
Proteomics - late expression factor-8 gene necessary for optimal baculovirus function
SARS - Did rats spread disease in apartment complex?
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Pregnancy centers initiate program to reduce spread of STDs
Transplant Medicine - Optimized procedures improve suicide gene therapy in graft-versus-host disease
Transplant Risk - Intestinal transplant recipients can develop calicivirus enteritis
Vaccine Efficacy - HIV-1-infected children have impaired immunological memory
Vector Development - Polyethylene glycol FGF2 conjugates retarget adenoviruses to select domains
Vector-borne Disease - Heterologous flaviviruses alter the outcomes of human yellow fever infections
Viral Epidemiology - Hepatitis B virus genotypes on India's islands arrived with penal settlers
Viral Genomics - Amino acid substitutions on the ISDR associate with hepatitis C viral load
Viral Hepatitis - GBV-B infections in marmosets closely resemble human hepatitis C virology
Virology - Canarypox virus is a safe vector for use in human p53 cancer vaccine
Virology - Combinatorial approaches enhance the selection of receptor-specific vectors
West Nile Virus - Clinical trial cleared for NeuGene against virus; financial results reported
West Nile Virus - Vaccine said to be effective in mice
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