cytomegalovirus

The relationship of cytomegalovirus with physical functioning and health-related quality of life in older adults Frances A. Kirkham, Phu Sabei Shwe, Ekow Mensah & Chakravarthi Rajkumar Aims/introduction Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a highly prevalent virus, known to be associated with...

Evidence for a Causal Association Between Human Cytomegalovirus Infection and Chronic Back Pain: A One‐Sample Mendelian Randomization Study Maryam Kazemi Naeini, Maxim B Freidin, Isabelle Granville Smith, Stephen Ward, Frances M K Williams Background Chronic back pain (CBP) is a major cause of...

Now published - link here ************* Preprint Full title: Reactivated EBV, HHV6, HAdV in Sputum from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients: Are autoAbs to IFN-I Impairing Antiviral Immunity? https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202502.0185/v1 Abstract An exhausted...

Alzheimer's disease-associated CD83(+) microglia are linked with increased immunoglobulin G4 and human cytomegalovirus in the gut, vagal nerve, and brain https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.14401 Abstract INTRODUCTION While there may be microbial contributions to...

Lights and Shadows of Long COVID: Are Latent Infections the Real Hidden Enemy? Francesca Serapide, Marisa Talarico, Salvatore Rotundo, Vittorio Pascale, Riccardo Serraino, Enrico Maria Trecarichi, Alessandro Russo Abstract Long COVID-19 (LC) is a poorly understood, multifactorial condition...

I wasn't sure what prefix to use given that the paper has been accepted in Cell but not published. I read about it in a paywalled news article as the abstract was presented at the ECTRIMS 2023. Ineffective Immune Control of Epstein-Barr Virus-Induced Autoreactive Responses is an Important Cause...

Dissecting human population variation in single-cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 Abstract Humans display substantial interindividual clinical variability after SARS-CoV-2 infection1,2,3, the genetic and immunological basis of which has begun to be deciphered4. However, the extent and drivers of...

Lindsey B. Crawford, a ,* Nicole L. Diggins, a Patrizia Caposio, a and Meaghan H. Hancock a Abstract Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a highly prevalent beta-herpesvirus and a significant cause of morbidity and mortality following hematopoietic and solid organ transplant, as well as the leading...

Full title: The Artemisinin-Derived Autofluorescent Compound BG95 Exerts Strong Anticytomegaloviral Activity Based on a Mitochondrial Targeting Mechanism Another paper examining virus-induced mitochondrial fragmentation/fission in this case by HCMV and effects of an artesunate-derived...

Paywall, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jmv.25744 Not available via Sci hub at time of posting.

There are at least eight herpes virus variants that infect humans. These include: Human herpes virus 1 (HHV1) is also known as herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1). Human herpes virus 2 (HHV2) is also called herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV2). Human herpes virus 3 (HHV3) is also called varicella-zoster...

Obviously based on results from mice, so take any claims with a pinch of salt. Paywalled at http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/06/26/1719451115 Article about the study https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/virus-may-boost-not-weaken-our-immune-systems