Herpes-like simian viruses: retrospective and prospective considerations.

Herpes Simplex Virus and Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis

Background and objective: Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare histiocytic proliferative disorder of unknown etiology and mainly affects young children. The histological feature is granuloma-like proliferation of langerhans-type dendritic cells. Although the possible role of viruses such as Epstein-Barr virus (EBV, Human Herpes virus -4</...

Serological evidence of increased susceptibility to varicella-zoster virus reactivation or reinfection in natalizumab-treated patients with multiple sclerosis.

BACKGROUND Serious adverse drug reactions of disease-modifying drugs in multiple sclerosis (MS) therapy may include enhanced susceptibility to reactivation of neurotropic herpes viruses like varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and the John Cunningham (JC) polyomavirus. OBJECTIVE Because symptomatic reactivation of these viruses are rare events, we determined the incidence of rises in anti-VZV IgG an...

Seroepidemological Survey for Antibodies against Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis and Bovine Herpes 4 Viruses among Cattle in Different Provinces of Iran.

Incidence of herpes family viruses in skin lesions of pemphigus patients

Background: Pemphigus is a group of autoimmune blistering skin diseases that is related to auto antibodies against desmoglein 1 and 3. Many reports have shown that HSV1, HSV2, VZV, EBV, CMV, HHV8, and HIV are triggering agents for the activation and exacerbation of pemphigus. In this study, we decided to evaluate the frequen...

Virucidal activity of retinal.

Herpes simplex virus type 2 and simian virus 40 were rapidly inactivated by retinal at micromolar concentrations. Other fat-soluble vitamins, particularly vitamin A derivatives, were also active against herpes simplex virus type 2 and several lipid-containing bacteriophages.