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Использование Волбачии для ликвидации Денге: будет ли вирус сражаться?

Недавние полевые испытания показали, что частотность денге может быть существенно снижена за счет интуиции штаммов эндосимбиотической бактерии Волбачии в популяции комаров Aedes aegypti. Эта стратегия основана на том, что Волбачия уменьшает уязвимость Ээгипти к распространению инфекции с помощью таких позитивных вирусов РНК, как денге. Однако хорошо известно, что вирусы РНК адаптируются к антивирусному давлению. Здесь мы проанализируем стадии вирусной инфекции, где может произойти выбор устойчивых к вирусу волбачи. Мы также рассматриваем генетические ограничения, налагаемые на вирусы, которые

Совпадение в аннотации оригинала
Recent field trials have demonstrated that dengue incidence can be substantially reduced by introgressing strains of the endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia into Aedes aegypti mosquito populations. This strategy relies on Wolbachia reducing the susceptibility of Ae. aegypti to disseminated infection by positive-sense RNA viruses like dengue. However, RNA virus…

p53 and the Viral Connection: Back into the Future ‡.

The discovery of the tumor suppressor p53, through its interactions with proteins of tumor-promoting viruses, paved the way to the understanding of p53 roles in tumor virology. Over the years, accumulating data suggest that WTp53 is involved in the viral life cycle of non-tumor-promoting viruses as well. These include the influenza virus, smallpox and vaccinia viruses, the Zika virus, West Nile virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1, Human herpes simplex virus-1, and more. Viruses have learned to manipulate WTp53 through different strategies to improve their re…

Clinical validation of the FluChip-8G Influenza A+B Assay for influenza type and subtype identification.

BACKGROUND: The FluChip-8G Influenza A+B Assay is a multiplexed influenza RT-PCR and microarray-based assay with same day turnaround time, developed to subtype seasonal A viruses (H1N1pdm2009 and H3N2), distinguish B viruses as Yamagata or Victoria lineage, and is the only FDA cleared assay capable of positive identification of a wide variety of A subtypes as "non-seasonal" A viruses from human nasal specimens. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate clinical performance of the FluChip-8G Influenza A+B Assay for detection of seasonal influenza viruses in nasal and nasopharyngeal swab specimens, and to evaluat…

Identification of subtype B, multiple circulating recombinant forms and unique recombinants of HIV type 1 in an MSM cohort in China.

To study HIV-1 genetic diversity among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) in China, a cohort consisting of HIV-positive MSM was es … e subtype-specific phylogenic tree analysis showed that the genetic distance within subtype B group viruses was larger than the genetic distance within the CRF01_AE group (p 0.001). Of the identified viruses in the Chinese MSM population, over 80% of subtype B viruses might originate from the United States and Brazil, and over 85% of the CRF01_AE viruses …

Structural characteristics of nairoviruses (genus Nairovirus, Bunyaviridae).

Viruses from six antigenic groups of arthropod-borne viruses [Crimean--Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), Nairobi sheep disease (NSD), Qalyub (QYB), Sakhalin (SAK), Dera Ghazi Khan (DGK) and Hughes (HUG) serogroups], some previously categorized as bunyavirus-like viruses and others previously ungrouped, have recently been assembled by serological analyses into a new genus of viruses (Nairovirus genus) in the Bunyaviridae. Molecular studies of the virion RNA and viral polypeptides have been undertaken with representative members of the different serogroups [Hazara (HAZ) and Congo (CON) viruses, C…

Basics of virology.

Viruses are important pathogens of the nervous system. Here we describe the basic properties of viruses and the principles of virus classification, evolution, structure, and replication, with a focus on neurotropic viruses that are important neuropathogens of humans. These properties then provide the background for introductions to pathogenesis of viral diseases of the nervous system, host immune responses to virus infection, and the diagnosis and treatment of virus infections of the nervous system.

Potential Threats to Human Health from Eurasian Avian-Like Swine Influenza A(H1N1) Virus and Its Reassortants.

During 2018-2020, we isolated 32 Eurasian avian-like swine influenza A(H1N1) viruses and their reassortant viruses from pigs in China. Genomic testing identified a novel reassortant H3N1 virus, which emerged in late 2020. Derived from G4 Eurasian H1N1 and H3N2 swine influenza viruses. This virus poses a risk for zoonotic infection.

Mechanisms of HIV-1 evasion to the antiviral activity of chemokine CXCL12 indicate potential links with pathogenesis.

HIV-1 infects CD4 T lymphocytes (CD4TL) through binding the chemokine receptors CCR5 or CXCR4. CXCR4-using viruses are considered more pathogenic, linked to accelerated depletion of CD4TL and progression to AIDS. However, counterexamples to this paradigm are common, suggesting heterogeneity in the virulence of CXCR4-using viruses. Here, we investigated the role of the CXCR4 chemokine CXCL12 as a driving force behind virus virulence. In vitro, CXCL12 prevents HIV-1 from binding CXCR4 and entering CD4TL, but its role in HIV-1 transmission and propagation remains speculative. Through analysis of …

Contemporary avian influenza A virus subtype H1, H6, H7, H10, and H15 hemagglutinin genes encode a mammalian virulence factor similar to the 1918 pandemic virus H1 hemagglutinin.

UNLABELLED: Zoonotic avian influenza virus infections may lead to epidemics or pandemics. The 1918 pandemic influenza virus has an avian influenza virus-like genome, and its H1 hemagglutinin was identified as a key mammalian virulence factor. A chimeric 1918 virus expressing a contemporary avian H1 hemagglutinin, however, displayed murine pathogenicity indistinguishable from that of the 1918 virus. Here, isogenic chimeric avian influenza viruses were constructed on an avian influenza virus backbone, differing only by hemagglutinin subtype expressed. Viruses expressing the avian H1, H6, H7, H10…

ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Kitaviridae 2026.

The family Kitaviridae comprises plant-infecting viruses with segmented, positive-sense (+), ssRNA genomes, most of which are polyadenylated at the 3'-end. Members are classified into different genera based on their genome organization. Virions are short bacilliform, ellipsoidal or quasi-spherical and, in some species, enveloped. Transmission occurs via Brevipalpus mites (for members of the genera Cilevirus and Higrevirus) or eriophyid mites (for some members of the genus Blunervirus). Infections are typically localized due to the lack of or inefficient systemic viral movement. Kitavirids caus…

Virucidal Efficacy of Holder Pasteurization of Breast Milk in a Portable Device.

Breast milk is the optimal nutrition for infants. However, a number of viruses can accumulate in breast milk and be transmitted to a newborn during breastfeeding. Holder pasteurization is a gold-standard method for breast milk treatment, achieving an acceptable compromise between microbiological safety and biological quality. We have evaluated the virucidal activity of Holder pasteurization of breast milk contaminated with RNA and DNA viruses in a portable home-use pasteurizer. Viruses were selected on basis of their ability to infect humans, contaminate breast milk, and pose a threat for a ne…

Viral pathogens of acute gastroenteritis in Egyptian children: role of the parechovirus.

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Human parechovirus (HPeV) has emerged as a pathogen associated with acute gastroenteritis (AGE). AIM: To detect the presence of HPeV in the stool samples from Egyptian children with AGE seeking care and the possibility of its co-infection with other enteric viruses. METHODOLOGY: One hundred stool samples were collected from children attending Mansoura University Children's Hospital with AGE. HPeV and astrovirus were detected by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). At the same time, detection of rotavirus antigen and norovirus was achieved by enzyme-li…