| Literature DB >> 26339051 |
Thomas F Marandu1, Jennifer D Oduro2, Lisa Borkner2, Iryna Dekhtiarenko2, Jennifer L Uhrlaub3, Anja Drabig2, Andrea Kröger4, Janko Nikolich-Zugich5, Luka Cicin-Sain6.
Abstract
Latent herpesvirus infections alter immune homeostasis. To understand if this results in aging-related loss of immune protection against emerging infections, we challenged old mice carrying latent mouse cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1), and/or murine gammaherpesvirus 68 (MHV-68) with influenza virus, West Nile virus (WNV), or vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV). We observed no increase in mortality or weight loss compared to results seen with herpesvirus-negative counterparts and a relative but not absolute reduction in CD8 responses to acute infections. Therefore, the presence of herpesviruses does not appear to increase susceptibility to emerging infections in aging patients.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26339051 PMCID: PMC4645637 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01989-15
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103