Typing of Herpes simplex virus strains by analysis of the early proteins

1982 ◽  
Vol 170 (4) ◽  
pp. 241-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. H. Wolff ◽  
A. Zoll ◽  
K. E. Schneweis
Keyword(s):  
Herpes Simplex Virus ◽  
Herpes Simplex ◽  
Early Proteins ◽  
Simplex Virus ◽  
Virus Strains

scholarly journals Cd8+ T Cells Can Block Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV-1) Reactivation from Latency in Sensory Neurons

2000 ◽  
Vol 191 (9) ◽  
pp. 1459-1466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting Liu ◽  
Kamal M. Khanna ◽  
XiaoPing Chen ◽  
David J. Fink ◽  
Robert L. Hendricks
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Herpes Simplex Virus ◽  
Herpes Simplex ◽  
Sensory Neurons ◽  
Cd8 T Cells ◽  
Early Proteins ◽  
Latently Infected ◽  
Simplex Virus ◽  
Hsv 1

Recurrent herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) disease usually results from reactivation of latent virus in sensory neurons and transmission to peripheral sites. Therefore, defining the mechanisms that maintain HSV-1 in a latent state in sensory neurons may provide new approaches to reducing susceptibility to recurrent herpetic disease. After primary HSV-1 corneal infection, CD8+ T cells infiltrate the trigeminal ganglia (TGs) of mice, and are retained in latently infected ganglia. Here we demonstrate that CD8+ T cells that are present in the TGs at the time of excision can maintain HSV-1 in a latent state in sensory neurons in ex vivo TG cultures. Latently infected neurons expressed viral genome and some expressed HSV-1 immediate early and early proteins, but did not produce HSV-1 late proteins or infectious virions. Addition of anti-CD8α monoclonal antibody 5 d after culture initiation induced HSV-1 reactivation, as demonstrated by production of viral late proteins and infectious virions. Thus, CD8+ T cells can prevent HSV-1 reactivation without destroying the infected neurons. We propose that when the intrinsic capacity of neurons to inhibit HSV-1 reactivation from latency is compromised, production of HSV-1 immediate early and early proteins might activate CD8+ T cells aborting virion production.

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