scholarly journals Measurement of Varicella‐Zoster Virus (VZV)–Specific Cell‐Mediated Immunity: Comparison between VZV Skin Test and Interferon‐γ Enzyme‐Linked Immunospot Assay

2008 ◽  
Vol 198 (9) ◽  
pp. 1327-1333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kay Sadaoka ◽  
Shigefumi Okamoto ◽  
Yasuyuki Gomi ◽  
Takeshi Tanimoto ◽  
Toyokazu Ishikawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Varicella Zoster Virus ◽  
Skin Test ◽  
Interferon Γ ◽  
Cell Mediated Immunity ◽  
Specific Cell ◽  
Varicella Zoster

Longitudinal Change of Varicella-Zoster Virus-Specific Cell-Mediated Immunity in Hunt Syndrome and Bell’s Palsy

2014 ◽  
Vol 151 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. P215-P215
Author(s):  
Takahiro Ichihara ◽  
Shin-Ichi Haginomori ◽  
Atsuko Mori ◽  
Atsuko Kanazawa ◽  
Akira Nishikado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Varicella Zoster Virus ◽  
Bell’S Palsy ◽  
Longitudinal Change ◽  
Cell Mediated Immunity ◽  
Specific Cell ◽  
Bell's Palsy ◽  
Varicella Zoster ◽  
Hunt Syndrome

scholarly journals Varicella Zoster Virus in the Nervous System

F1000Research ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 1356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Don Gilden ◽  
Maria Nagel ◽  
Randall Cohrs ◽  
Ravi Mahalingam ◽  
Nicholas Baird
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Varicella Zoster Virus ◽  
Clinical Laboratory ◽  
Viral Gene Expression ◽  
Neurological Complications ◽  
Viral Gene ◽  
Cell Mediated Immunity ◽  
Specific Cell ◽  
Varicella Zoster ◽  
Cranial Nerve Palsies

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a ubiquitous, exclusively human alphaherpesvirus. Primary infection usually results in varicella (chickenpox), after which VZV becomes latent in ganglionic neurons along the entire neuraxis. As VZV-specific cell-mediated immunity declines in elderly and immunocompromised individuals, VZV reactivates and causes herpes zoster (shingles), frequently complicated by postherpetic neuralgia. VZV reactivation also produces multiple serious neurological and ocular diseases, such as cranial nerve palsies, meningoencephalitis, myelopathy, and VZV vasculopathy, including giant cell arteritis, with or without associated rash. Herein, we review the clinical, laboratory, imaging, and pathological features of neurological complications of VZV reactivation as well as diagnostic tests to verify VZV infection of the nervous system. Updates on the physical state of VZV DNA and viral gene expression in latently infected ganglia, neuronal, and primate models to study varicella pathogenesis and immunity are presented along with innovations in the immunization of elderly individuals to prevent VZV reactivation.

Varicella-Zoster Virus-Specific Cell-Mediated Immunity in Facial Palsy: Comparison between Hunt Syndrome and Bell’s Palsy

2013 ◽  
Vol 149 (2_suppl) ◽  
pp. P239-P239
Author(s):  
Takahiro Ichihara ◽  
Shin-Ichi Haginomori ◽  
Atsuko Mori ◽  
Atsuko Kanazawa ◽  
Ryo Kawata
Keyword(s):  
Varicella Zoster Virus ◽  
Facial Palsy ◽  
Bell’S Palsy ◽  
Cell Mediated Immunity ◽  
Specific Cell ◽  
Bell's Palsy ◽  
Varicella Zoster ◽  
Hunt Syndrome
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