Kaposi's sarcoma‐associated herpesvirus (human herpesvirus 8)

TF Schulz, Y Chang, PS Moore - Human tumor viruses, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
As epidemiologic evidence accumulates, it is becoming increasingly clear that Kaposi's
sarcoma (KS)‐associated herpesvirus (KSHV)(or human herpesvirus 8 [HHV‐8]) is the likely …

Kaposi's sarcoma: a result of the interplay among inflammatory cytokines, angiogenic factors and viral agents

B Ensoli, M Stürzl - Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 1998 - Elsevier
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is an angioproliferative disease occurring in 4 clinic-epidemiologic
forms. Although the AIDS-associated KS (AIDS-KS) is the most aggressive, all forms of KS …

Limited transmission of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus in cultured cells

R Renne, D Blackbourn, D Whitby, JAY Levy… - Journal of …, 1998 - Am Soc Microbiol
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV)(also called human herpesvirus 8) is a
novel gammaherpesvirus strongly implicated in the pathogenesis of Kaposi's sarcoma …

γ-Interferon Produced by CD8+ T Cells Infiltrating Kaposi's Sarcoma Induces Spindle Cells With Angiogenic Phenotype and Synergy With Human Immunodeficiency …

V Fiorelli, R Gendelman… - Blood, The Journal …, 1998 - ashpublications.org
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is an angioproliferative disease associated with infection by the
human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8). HHV-8 possesses genes including homologs of interleukin-8 …

Prevalence and determinants of anti‐lytic and anti‐latent antibodies to human herpesvirus‐8 among Italian individuals at risk of sexually and parenterally transmitted …

G Rezza, E T. Lennette, M Giuliani… - … journal of cancer, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Three hundred seventy‐nine individuals [137 non‐injecting drug using (non‐IDU)
heterosexuals, 130 homosexual men and 112 IDU] attending the human immunodeficiency …

High prevalence in Central Africa of blood donors who are potentially infectious for human herpesvirus 8

L Belec, N Cancre, MC Hallouin, J Morvan… - …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: In western countries, the transmission of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV‐8) via
blood transfusion has been recently postulated. In sub‐Saharan African, the incidence of …

Serologic and molecular evidence of human herpesvirus 8 activation in renal transplant recipients

SD Hudnall, PL Rady, SK Tyring… - The Journal of infectious …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
This study was designed to determine whether there is serologic or molecular evidence of
human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) activation in renal transplant patients, an …

[HTML][HTML] Immune dysfunction and the pathogenesis of AIDS-associated non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

O Martínez-Maza, D Widney… - Memórias do Instituto …, 1998 - SciELO Brasil
Much has been learned about how HIV-induced immune dysfunction contributes to B cell
hyperactivation, and potentially, to the pathogenesis of AIDS-lymphoma. However, further …

Emerging issues in blood safety

M Chamberland, RF Khabbaz - Infectious disease clinics of North America, 1998 - Elsevier
* Every year in the United States approximately 12 million donations are collected from
volunteer blood donors. These donations are separated into an average of three …

Autologous platelet transfusion in patients receiving high-dose chemotherapy and circulating progenitor cell transplantation for stage II/III breast cancer

P Pedrazzoli, C Perotti, P Noris, GA Da Prada… - …, 1998 - haematologica.org
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Concerns about the risk of transfusion therapy are
driving towards new strategies which are designed to minimize exposure to allogeneic …