Article
Chronic infection of human umbilical vein endothelial cells by human herpesvirus-6.
The Journal of general virology - 1 May 1998
Wu C A, Shanley J D
Abstract excerpt
Human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) exhibits a predominant tropism for CD4+ T-lymphocytes, but can infect other components of the blood as well as surrounding tissue and organs. To understand the role of the endothelium in the transmission and haematogenous spread of this virus, human umbilical vein endo...
Topics
- Antiviral Agents
- Cell Line
- DNA Replication
- Endothelium, Vascular
- Herpesvirus 6, Human
- Humans
- Interferon-alpha
- Interferon-gamma
- Phenotype
- Time Factors
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
- Umbilical Veins
- Viral Proteins
- Virus Latency
- Virus Replication