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Molecules
June 2019
Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padua, via A. Gabelli 63, 35121 Padua, Italy.
Human comprise three members, herpes simplex virus (HSV) 1 and 2 and varicella zoster virus (VZV). These viruses are characterized by a lytic cycle in epithelial cells and latency in the nervous system, with lifelong infections that may periodically reactivate and lead to serious complications, especially in immunocompromised patients. The mechanisms that regulate viral transcription have not been fully elucidated, but the master role of the immediate early (IE) genes has been established.
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January 2015
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Norte, Portugal; Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
AIDS Res Ther
May 2007
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
The immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in HIV-infected patients initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) results from restored immunity to specific infectious or non-infectious antigens. A paradoxical clinical worsening of a known condition or the appearance of a new condition after initiating therapy characterizes the syndrome. Potential mechanisms for the syndrome include a partial recovery of the immune system or exuberant host immunological responses to antigenic stimuli.
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