Human herpes virus 8 (Kaposi’s sarcoma herpesvirus)
| Autor: | L Di Alberti, N Kumar, Stephen Porter |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Cancer Research viruses Genitalia Male medicine.disease_cause Virus CD19 Herpesviridae Alphaherpesvirinae medicine Humans Rhadinovirus Serologic Tests Sarcoma Kaposi Kaposi's sarcoma B cell biology virus diseases Herpesviridae Infections medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Virology Lymphoproliferative Disorders medicine.anatomical_structure Oncology Herpesvirus 8 Human biology.protein Oral Surgery Antibody |
| Zdroj: | Oral Oncology. 34:5-14 |
| ISSN: | 1368-8375 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s1368-8375(97)00038-9 |
| Popis: | Human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8) is a recently discovered herpesvirus related to Herpesvirus saimiri and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). It has been assigned to the Rhadinovirus genus (gamma-2 herpesvirus) on the basis of its genomic sequence and structure. HHV-8 is the first member of this genus known to infect humans and it is now evident that it is the likely cause of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). The virus is present in endothelial and spindle cells of KS, and in HIV disease the presence of HHV-8 in peripheral blood, and/or serum IgG antibodies to HHV-8, predicts the development of AIDS-related KS. HHV-8 can also infect CD19 + B cells and is of aetiological significance in the development of body cavity B cell lymphomas of AIDS. Of note, the translation products of viral open reading frames (ORFs) reveal HHV-8 to be a molecular pirate, capable of producing homologues of several human gene products that may result in alterations in cell cycle arrest, inhibit apoptosis and cell-mediated immune responses, and thus provide the potential for tumour production. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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