Article
Infection of mononucleated phagocytes with human cytomegalovirus.
Virology - 1 Aug 1993
Maciejewski J P, Bruening E E, Donahue R E, Sellers S E, Carter C, Young N S, St Jeor S
Abstract excerpt
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) can be isolated from peripheral blood leukocytes; however, in vitro, only abortive infection of monocytes, lymphocytes, and granulocytes has been detected. These studies demonstrate that freshly isolated monocytes can be infected with HCMV. Infection of monocytes was...
Topics
- Antigens, Viral
- Base Sequence
- Cell Division
- Cell Survival
- Cells, Cultured
- Cytomegalovirus
- DNA, Viral
- Humans
- Macrophages
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Monocytes
- Monokines
- Phenotype
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Virus Replication