Laboratory and clinical aspects of human herpesvirus 6 infections

H Agut, P Bonnafous… - Clinical microbiology …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is a widespread betaherpesvirus which is
genetically related to human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and now encompasses two different …

The management of myocarditis

HP Schultheiss, U Kühl, LT Cooper - European heart journal, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Despite considerable advances in our understanding of myocarditis pathogenesis, the
clinical management of myocarditis has changed relatively little in the last few years. This …

Update on human herpesvirus 6 biology, clinical features, and therapy

L De Bolle, L Naesens, E De Clercq - Clinical microbiology …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is a betaherpesvirus that is closely related to
human cytomegalovirus. It was discovered in 1986, and HHV-6 literature has expanded …

Viral myocarditis: from the perspective of the virus

T Yajima, KU Knowlton - Circulation, 2009 - Am Heart Assoc
preventive measures for virus-mediated heart disease could be instituted. Phase 1 is
defined as the period of time when active replication of live virus is occurring within the …

High prevalence of cardiac parvovirus B19 infection in patients with isolated left ventricular diastolic dysfunction

C Tschope, CT Bock, M Kasner, M Noutsias… - Circulation, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The etiology of left ventricular (LV) isolated diastolic dysfunction often remains
unclear. In the present study, we report a strong association between parvovirus B19 …

Human herpesviruses 6A and 6B in brain diseases: association versus causation

AL Komaroff, PE Pellett, S Jacobson - Clinical microbiology …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY Human herpesvirus 6A (HHV-6A) and human herpesvirus 6B (HHV-6B),
collectively termed HHV-6A/B, are neurotropic viruses that permanently infect most humans …

Mesenchymal stromal cells primed with paclitaxel provide a new approach for cancer therapy

A Pessina, A Bonomi, V Coccè, G Invernici, S Navone… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Mesenchymal stromal cells may represent an ideal candidate to deliver anti-
cancer drugs. In a previous study, we demonstrated that exposure of mouse bone marrow …

Virologic and immunologic evidence supporting an association between HHV-6 and Hashimoto's thyroiditis

E Caselli, MC Zatelli, R Rizzo, S Benedetti, D Martorelli… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is the most common of all thyroid diseases and is characterized
by abundant lymphocyte infiltrate and thyroid impairment, caused by various cell-and …

Current understanding of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) chromosomal integration

G Aimola, G Beythien, A Aswad, BB Kaufer - Antiviral research, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Human herpesvirus 6A (HHV-6A) and 6B (HHV–6B) are members of the genus
Roseolovirus in the Betaherpesvirinae subfamily. HHV-6B infects humans in the first years of …

Insights into the knowledge of complex diseases: Environmental infectious/toxic agents as potential etiopathogenetic factors of systemic sclerosis

C Ferri, MC Arcangeletti, E Caselli, K Zakrzewska… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease secondary to three cardinal
pathological features: immune-system alterations, diffuse microangiopathy, and fibrosis …