| Literature DB >> 22532684 |
Min Zheng1, Christopher D Conrady, Julie M Ward, Katie M Bryant-Hudson, Daniel J J Carr.
Abstract
A study was undertaken to compare the host immune responses to herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and HSV-2 infection by the ocular or genital route in mice. Titers of HSV-2 from tissue samples were elevated regardless of the route of infection. The elevation in titers of HSV-2, including cell infiltration and cytokine/chemokine levels in the central nervous system relative to those found following HSV-1 infection, was correlative with inflammation. These results underscore a dichotomy between the host immune responses to closely related alphaherpesviruses.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22532684 PMCID: PMC3416341 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00702-12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103