Publications by authors named "Hailun Qian"
Purpose: To use DNA microarray to analyze the expression patterns of genes in the uninoculated eye following uniocular anterior chamber inoculation of HSV-1.
Methods: On Day 9 following inoculation of 2 x 10( 4) PFU of HSV-1 (KOS strain) or an equivalent volume of tissue culture medium into one anterior chamber of BALB/c mice, the uninoculated eyes were enucleated, pooled, and total RNA was isolated. cDNA was synthesized from the total RNA.
Purpose: To determine if apoptosis occurs in the eyes and brain following uniocular anterior chamber (AC) inoculation of HSV-1 and if expression of Fas ligand (FasL) or Fas is altered by virus infection.
Methods: After inoculation of HSV-1 via the AC route, apoptotic cells in the eyes and brain were identified by TUNEL assay, and TUNEL results indicating DNA fragmentation in the brain were confirmed by DNA laddering assays. Expression of FasL and Fas in the eyes and brain was determined by immunohistochemistry and Western blotting and confirmed by RT-PCR, Southern blotting of RT-PCR products, and sequencing.