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Ann Nucl Med. 2002 Jul;16(5):347-50.
Atypical finding of brain Tc-99m-ECD SPECT imaging in herpes simplex encephalitis.
Ogasawara K, Yasuda S, Yukawa H, Yamagata M, Kin M, Ogawa A.
Department of Neurosurgery, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan. kuogaswate-med.ac.jp
Lesions in acute herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) have been reported to show decreased uptake of Tc-99m ethyl cysteinate dimer (ECD). A patient with acute HSE displaying a lesion in the left temporal lobe was evaluated by means of Tc-99m ECD single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Dynamic SPECT images indicated regionally increased uptake of tracer in the ipsilateral temporal lobe in early phases, followed by slight washout of Tc-99m ECD from the lesion. Static SPECT images revealed increased tracer uptake in the same region. MRI later demonstrated that the HSE lesion involved the whole cortex of the temporal lobe on the affected side. These findings suggest that acute HSE lesions do not always exhibit hypoactivity on static Tc-99m ECD SPECT, and that dynamic Tc-99m ECD SPECT may help physicians diagnose acute HSE.
online pharmacy ref. source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12230094&dopt=Abstract
Eur Cytokine Netw. 2002 Jul-Sep;13(3):306-16.
Expression of genes for cytokines and cytokine-related functions in leukocytes infected with Herpes simplex virus: comparison between resistant and susceptible mouse strains.
Paludan SR, Melchjorsen J, Malmgaard L, Mogensen SC.
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, The Bartholin Building, University of Aarhus, K-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. sricrobiology.au.dk
Cytokines and chemokines play an important role in the first line of defence against viral infections. Moreover, these groups of proteins also contribute significantly to regulation of the acquired immune response. Therefore, knowledge of the expression of cytokines, chemokines and factors involved in their action may provide information about the immune reaction responsible for elimination of viral infections and for immune-mediated pathology. Using cDNA arrays, we have evaluated the expression of cytokines and genes related to cytokine function in resting murine peritoneal cells and in inflammatory macrophages infected with Herpes simplex virus (HSV)-1 and -2. To allow comparison, the experiments were performed using both the resistant mouse strain C57BL/6 and the susceptible strain BALB/c. The work identified a group of genes that is differentially expressed during HSV infection of cells from the two strains. Another group of genes was affected by HSV-1 but not HSV-2 infection and vice versa. Further analysis of these genes may provide new information about host defense against viral infections and could also lead to identification of the molecular basis for the pathological differences between infections with HSV-1 and -2.
online pharmacy ref. source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12231474&dopt=Abstract
Clin Cancer Res. 2002 Sep;8(9):2862-9.
Effect of anal epidermoid cancer-related viruses on the dendritic (Langerhans') cells of the human anal mucosa.
Sobhani I, Walker F, Aparicio T, Abramowitz L, Henin D, Cremieux AC, Soule JC.
Department of Gastroenterology and Oncology, Hopital Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris, France. iradj.sobhanch.ap-hop-paris.fr
PURPOSE: The incidence of anal cancer is high in patients with anal condyloma. HIV increases this risk. We analyzed anal mucosa from normal individuals and individuals with condyloma. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Normal anal mucosa from 155 consecutively recruited patients (102 HIV-positive and 53 HIV-negative) with anal condyloma was compared with that obtained from 30 HIV-negative patients after hemorrhoid surgery (controls). Langerhans' cells (LCs), T lymphocytes, and viruses [EBV, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus 1, and human papillomavirus (HPV) types] in anal mucosa and HIV load and CD4 T-lymphocyte counts in the serum were characterized. RESULTS: None of the control individuals had anal squamous intraepithelial lesion or HPV versus 19 HIV-positive and 4 HIV-negative patients with anal condyloma (P = 0.07). The number of LCs/mm in anal tissue was significantly higher in HIV-negative patients with condylomata (median, 30; range, 2-130) than in HIV-positive patients (median, 15; range, 0-100) or in controls (median, 17; range, 4-35). In HIV-negative individuals, the occurrence of condylomata was linked with a higher number of LCs. Significant differences were observed between HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients with anal condylomata:number of LCs/mm anal tissue, oncogenic HPV (26% versus 8%), other current infections (35.6% versus 5%), being male (93% versus 74%). Multivariate regression analysis found HIV as the only risk factor for a decrease in the number of LCs (odds ratio, 6; 95% confidence interval, 2.28-16.1; P < 0.001) and the serum HIV load (odds ratio, 4.9; 95% confidence interval, 1.1-21.4 log/ml; P < 0.03) but not the serum CD4 T-lymphocyte rate as a predictive risk factor for having <17 LCs/mm tissue. CONCLUSION: HPV increases the number of LCs in anal mucosa in HIV-negative individuals. HIV alters anal dendritic cells, likely leading to an increase in anal cancer risk.
online pharmacy ref. source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12231528&dopt=Abstract
Mayo Clin Proc. 2002 Sep;77(9):905-9.
Absence of Kaposi sarcoma among Ethiopian immigrants to Israel despite high seroprevalence of human herpesvirus 8.
Grossman Z, Iscovich J, Schwartz F, Azizi E, Klepfish A, Schattner A, Sarid R.
Central Virology Laboratory, PHL, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) and human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) seropositivity in Ethiopian Jewish immigrants to Israel. METHODS: A Western blot assay was used to determine the seroprevalence of HHV-8 in serum samples from 202 randomly selected human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative and 47 HIV-positive Ethiopian immigrants; samples were obtained on arrival of the immigrants in Israel. The Israel Cancer Registry provided comprehensive data on the occurrence of KS among Ethiopian immigrants and in the non-Ethiopian population of Israel. RESULTS: A total of 39.1% and 57% of the HIV-negative and HIV-positive Ethiopians, respectively, were infected with HHV-8 (P<.03). However, none of the Ethiopians examined and none of the other HIV-negative Ethiopians among about 45,000 immigrants had KS. Moreover, only 1 (0.85%) of 118 Ethiopian patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) developed KS compared with 49 (12.5%) of 391 non-Ethiopian AIDS patients (P<.001). CONCLUSION: Although HHV-8 infection is common in Ethiopian Jewish immigrants to Israel, these patients almost never develop KS, in marked contrast to the strong association usually observed. The mechanism behind this population's unique protection requires further study.
online pharmacy ref. source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12233922&dopt=Abstract
Biochem Cell Biol. 2002;80(4):407-13.
A role for cell cycle proteins in the serum-starvation resistance of Epstein-Barr virus immortalized B lymphocytes.
Kim HR, Jeong JA, Park CH, Lee SK, Lee WK, Jang YS.
Division of Biological Sciences, The Institute for Molecular Biology and Genetics, Chonbuk National University, Chonju, Korea.
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a B-lymphotropic human herpes virus that infects B lymphocytes and is associated with a broad spectrum of benign and malignant diseases. B cell infection by EBV causes indefinite cell proliferation that results in the development of immortalized lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs). We found that SNU-1103, a latency type III EBV-transformed LCL developed from a Korean cancer patient, resisted the G1 arrest that was normally caused by serum starvation. Western blot analyses revealed several alterations in the expression of key regulatory cell cycle proteins involved in the G1 phase. High expression of cyclin D2 and time-dependent increases in cyclin-dependent kinase 6 (CDK6) and cyclin D3 were observed in SNU-1103 during serum starvation. Very unexpectedly, in SNU-1103, the key G1 phase CDK inhibitor p21CiP1 was expressed at a consistently high level, while p27KiP1 expression was increased. Of three pRb family proteins, pRb expression was reduced and it became hypophosphorylated in SNU-1103 during serum starvation. Instead, p107 and p130 were expressed at consistently high levels in SNU-1103 during serum starvation. In conclusion, compared with an EBV-negative BJAB cell line, multiple cell cycle regulatory proteins were abnormally or inversely expressed in SNU-1103 during serum starvation.
online pharmacy ref. source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12234093&dopt=Abstract
Hair growth is a sophisticated biological process, which is still not thoroughly understood. A multitude of therapeutic measures, including drugs, surgery, and suppelements have been made available, and used. However, due to the diversity of the problems underlying hair loss, there is no single solution for all hair loss cases. Most of chemical drugs and hair transplantation surgeries are not free from varying degrees of undesirable side effects on health.
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