, 2020 This is part 3.6 of the "Study of MAIT Cell Activation in Viral Infections In Vivo" collection of protocols. Collection Abstract: MAIT cells are abundant, highly evolutionarily conserved innate-like lymphocytes expressing a semi-invariant T cell receptor (TCR), which recognizes microbially derived small intermediate molecules from the riboflavin ...
Timothy S C Hinks +7 more
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Variables affecting viral plaque formation in microculture plaque assays using homologous antibody in a liquid overlay [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 1977 A liquid antibody microculture plaque assay and the variables that govern its effectiveness are described. The assay is based on the principle that low concentrations of homologous antibody can inhibit secondary plaque formation without inhibiting formation of primary plaques. Thus, clear plaques that followed a linear dose response were produced.
A S, Randhawa +3 more
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Viral Concentration Determination Through Plaque Assays: Using Traditional and Novel Overlay Systems [PDF]
Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2014 Plaque assays remain one of the most accurate methods for the direct quantification of infectious virons and antiviral substances through the counting of discrete plaques (infectious units and cellular dead zones) in cell culture. Here we demonstrate how to perform a basic plaque assay, and how differing overlays and techniques can affect plaque ...
Alan, Baer, Kylene, Kehn-Hall
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Passaging of a Newcastle disease virus pigeon variant in chickens results in selection of viruses with mutations in the polymerase complex enhancing virus replication and virulence [PDF]
, 2010 Some Newcastle disease virus (NDV) variants isolated from pigeons (pigeon paramyxovirus type 1; PPMV-1) do not show their full virulence potential for domestic chickens but may become virulent upon spread in these animals.
Dortmans, J.C.F.M. +3 more
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A Useful Quantitative Semimicromethod for Viral Plaque Assay
Experimental Biology and Medicine, 1973 This paper presents a general method for rapid, easy, and convenient quantitation of virus titers which we have utilized in applications varying from measurement of virus distribution in infection in vivo to assay of neutralizing antibody or antiviral agents.
B, Rager-Zisman, T C, Merigan
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The Conditions of Primary Infection Define the Load of Latent Viral Genome in Organs and the Risk of Recurrent Cytomegalovirus Disease [PDF]
, 1994 Recurrence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) from latency is a frequent cause of disease in immunocompromised patients. To date, there is no explanation for the diversity in the clinical manifestations.
Balthesen, Monika +5 more
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Differentiation enhances Zika virus infection of neuronal brain cells. [PDF]
, 2018 Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging, mosquito-borne pathogen associated with a widespread 2015-2016 epidemic in the Western Hemisphere and a proven cause of microcephaly and other fetal brain defects in infants born to infected mothers. ZIKV infections have
Bouquet, Jerome +6 more
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Antiherpes simplex virus type 2 activity of the antimicrobial peptide subtilosin [PDF]
, 2014 In the present study we evaluated the antiviral activity of subtilosin, a cyclical peptide isolated from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, against herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) in cell cultures and we investigated subtilosin mode of action. We determined,
Castilla, Viviana +5 more
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Therapeutic efficacy of favipiravir against Bourbon virus in mice [PDF]
, 2019 Bourbon virus (BRBV) is an emerging tick-borne RNA virus in the orthomyxoviridae family that was discovered in 2014. Although fatal human cases of BRBV have been described, little is known about its pathogenesis, and no antiviral therapies or vaccines ...
Bailey, Thomas +11 more
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Block of death-receptor apoptosis protects mouse cytomegalovirus from macrophages and is a determinant of virulence in immunodeficient hosts. [PDF]
, 2012 The inhibition of death-receptor apoptosis is a conserved viral function. The murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) gene M36 is a sequence and functional homologue of the human cytomegalovirus gene UL36, and it encodes an inhibitor of apoptosis that binds to ...
A Orvedahl +38 more
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