Cytomegalovirus cell tropism

C Sinzger, M Digel, G Jahn - Human cytomegalovirus, 2008 - Springer
The human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) can infect a remarkably broad cell range within its
host, including parenchymal cells and connective tissue cells of virtually any organ and …

Manifestations of human cytomegalovirus infection: proposed mechanisms of acute and chronic disease

W Britt - Human cytomegalovirus, 2008 - Springer
Infections with human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality
in humans with acquired or developmental deficits in innate and adaptive immunity. In the …

[HTML][HTML] Everolimus versus mycophenolate mofetil in heart transplantation: a randomized, multicenter trial

HJ Eisen, J Kobashigawa, RC Starling, DF Pauly… - American Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
In an open-label, 24-month trial, 721 de novo heart transplant recipients were randomized to
everolimus 1.5 mg or 3.0 mg with reduced-dose cyclosporine, or mycophenolate mofetil …

Cytomegalovirus infection is associated with increased mortality in the older population

GM Savva, A Pachnio, B Kaul, K Morgan… - Aging cell, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common herpesvirus infection and stimulates the expansion of
very large numbers of CMV‐specific T cells that reduce the CD 4/CD 8 ratio and suppress …

Cytomegalovirus and HIV: a dangerous pas de deux

S Gianella, S Letendre - The Journal of infectious diseases, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected adults who take stable antiretroviral therapy
(ART) are at risk for early onset of age-related diseases. This is likely due to a complex …

New developments in the management of cytomegalovirus infection after solid organ transplantation

AJ Eid, RR Razonable - Drugs, 2010 - Springer
Despite remarkable advances in the diagnostic and therapeutic modalities for its
management, cytomegalovirus (CMV) remains one of the most important pathogens …

Infection in organ transplantation: risk factors and evolving patterns of infection

JA Fishman, NC Issa - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2010 - id.theclinics.com
The evolution of immunosuppression for organ transplantation has reduced the incidence of
acute graft rejection but has increased the risk for infection and virally mediated malignancie …

New therapies for human cytomegalovirus infections

WJ Britt, MN Prichard - Antiviral research, 2018 - Elsevier
The recent approval of letermovir marks a new era of therapy for human cytomegalovirus
(HCMV) infections, particularly for the prevention of HCMV disease in hematopoietic stem …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical aspects of intravenous immunoglobulin use in solid organ transplant recipients

SC Jordan, M Toyoda, J Kahwaji, AA Vo - American Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Intravenous immunoglobulin products (IVIG) are derived from pooled human plasma from
thousands of donors and have been used for the treatment of primary immunodeficiency …

Human cytomegalovirus tropism for endothelial/epithelial cells: scientific background and clinical implications

MG Revello, G Gerna - Reviews in medical virology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) has been routinely isolated from and propagated in vitro in
human embryonic lung fibroblast (HELF) cell cultures, while in vivo it is known to infect …