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Luo M, Guan JT, Yu X, Ding Y, Mei XX, Pan X, Fan YS, Xu ZH. Metabolic profiles in plasma of patients with herpes labialis based on GC-MS. J Cosmet Dermatol 2023; 22:3152-3158. [PMID: 37231973 DOI: 10.1111/jocd.15812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aims to compare the plasma metabolic profiles of patients with herpes labialis with healthy controls and identify the biomarkers of herpes labialis. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We collected 18 patients with herpes labialis and 20 healthy individuals. Plasma samples from both groups were analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). RESULTS According to the principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA), we found that metabolic profiles had changed in patients with herpes labialis compared to the controls. By further selecting the different metabolites according to the variable importance in the projection (VIP) and p valve of t-tests, we found that acetic acid, pyroglutamic acid, alanine, ethanedioic acid, cyclohexaneacetic acid, pyruvic acid, d-mannose, phosphoric acid, l-amphetamine, and citric acid were decreased in patients with herpes labialis, while sedoheptulose and ethylamine were increased. Pathway analysis showed that herpes labialis may affect the amino acid and energy metabolism. CONCLUSIONS Our findings may contribute to elucidating the metabolic basis of herpes labialis and provide a new perspective for further research on the "Shang-Huo" state in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
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- Mengxian Luo
- Laboratory of Rheumatology & Institute of TCM Clinical Basic Medicine, College of Basic Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Chinese medicine rheumatology of Zhejiang Province, College of Basic Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Rheumatology & Institute of TCM Clinical Basic Medicine, College of Basic Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
- First Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Rheumatology & Institute of TCM Clinical Basic Medicine, College of Basic Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Chinese medicine rheumatology of Zhejiang Province, College of Basic Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Rheumatology & Institute of TCM Clinical Basic Medicine, College of Basic Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Chinese medicine rheumatology of Zhejiang Province, College of Basic Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Rheumatology & Institute of TCM Clinical Basic Medicine, College of Basic Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Rheumatology & Institute of TCM Clinical Basic Medicine, College of Basic Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Chinese medicine rheumatology of Zhejiang Province, College of Basic Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Rheumatology & Institute of TCM Clinical Basic Medicine, College of Basic Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Chinese medicine rheumatology of Zhejiang Province, College of Basic Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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Lavigne G, Dal Fabbro C, Herrero Babiloni A, Huynh N, Gauthier L, Arcache P, Masse JF. Dental sleep medicine perspectives after COVID-19: interprofessional adaptation and directions. J Clin Sleep Med 2020; 16:1421. [PMID: 32364928 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.8546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Gilles Lavigne
- Centre Integre Sante et Services Sociaux du Nord Ile de Montreal (CIUSSS) and Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal (CHUM), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universtié de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Centre Integre Sante et Services Sociaux du Nord Ile de Montreal (CIUSSS) and Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal (CHUM), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Centre Integre Sante et Services Sociaux du Nord Ile de Montreal (CIUSSS) and Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal (CHUM), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universtié de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Centre Integre Sante et Services Sociaux du Nord Ile de Montreal (CIUSSS) and Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal (CHUM), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universtié de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Private practice, Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
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- Private practice, Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada.,Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universtié Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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Whole blood transcriptomic profiles can differentiate vulnerability to chronic low back pain. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0216539. [PMID: 31095601 PMCID: PMC6522025 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The mechanisms underlying the transition from acute to chronic pain remain unclear. Here, we sought to characterize the transcriptome associated with chronic low back pain as well as the transcriptome of the transition from acute to chronic low back pain. For the analysis, we compared the whole blood transcriptome of: (a) patients at the onset of low back pain who no longer had pain within 6 weeks after onset (acute) with patients who developed chronic low back pain at 6 months (chronic T5); and, (b) patients at the onset of low back pain (chronic T1) who developed chronic pain at 6 months with healthy pain-free (normal) controls. The majority of differentially expressed genes were protein coding. We illustrate a unique chronic low back pain transcriptome characterized by significant enrichment for known pain genes, extracellular matrix genes, and genes from the extended major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genomic locus. The transcriptome of the transition from acute to chronic low back pain was characterized by significant upregulation of antigen presentation pathway (MHC class I and II) genes and downregulation of mitochondrial genes associated with oxidative phosphorylation, suggesting a unique genomic signature of vulnerability to low back pain chronicity.
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Du H, Shi J, Wang M, An S, Guo X, Wang Z. Analyses of gene expression profiles in the rat dorsal horn of the spinal cord using RNA sequencing in chronic constriction injury rats. J Neuroinflammation 2018; 15:280. [PMID: 30253787 PMCID: PMC6156955 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-018-1316-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background Neuropathic pain is caused by damage to the nervous system, resulting in aberrant pain, which is associated with gene expression changes in the sensory pathway. However, the molecular mechanisms are not fully understood. Methods Wistar rats were employed for the establishment of the chronic constriction injury (CCI) models. Using the Illumina HiSeq 4000 platform, we examined differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the rat dorsal horn by RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) between CCI and control groups. Then, enrichment analyses were performed for these DEGs using Gene Ontology (GO) function, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway, Hierarchical Cluster, and protein-protein interaction (PPI) network. Results A total of 63 DEGs were found significantly changed with 56 upregulated (e.g., Cxcl13, C1qc, Fcgr3a) and 7 downregulated (e.g., Dusp1) at 14 days after CCI. Quantitative reverse-transcribed PCR (qRT-PCR) verified changes in 13 randomly selected DEGs. GO and KEGG biological pathway analyses showed that the upregulated DEGs were mostly enriched in immune response-related biological processes, as well as 14 immune- and inflammation-related pathways. The downregulated DEGs were enriched in inactivation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activity. PPI network analysis showed that Cd68, C1qc, C1qa, Laptm5, and Fcgr3a were crucial nodes with high connectivity degrees. Most of these genes which have previously been linked to immune and inflammation-related pathways have not been reported in neuropathic pain (e.g., Laptm5, Fcgr3a). Conclusions Our results revealed that immune and defense pathways may contribute to the generation of neuropathic pain after CCI. These mRNAs may represent new therapeutic targets for the treatment of neuropathic pain. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12974-018-1316-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Hui Du
- Department of Histology and Embryology, Taishan Medical University, Taian, 271000, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Taishan Medical University, Taian, 271000, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Taishan Medical University, Taian, 271000, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Taishan Medical University, Taian, 271000, China
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- Department of Physiology, Taishan Medical University, Taian, 271000, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Taishan Medical University, Taian, 271000, China.
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Warwick RA, Hanani M. Involvement of aberrant calcium signalling in herpetic neuralgia. Exp Neurol 2015; 277:10-18. [PMID: 26684187 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2015.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Revised: 12/03/2015] [Accepted: 12/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Alpha-herpesviruses, herpes simplex viruses (HSV) and varicella zoster virus (VZV), are pathogens of the peripheral nervous system. After primary infection, these viruses establish latency within sensory ganglia, while retaining the ability to reactivate. Reactivation of VZV results in herpes zoster, a condition characterized by skin lesions that leads to post-herpetic neuralgia. Recurrent reactivations of HSV, which cause mucocutaneous lesions, may also result in neuralgia. During reactivation of alpha-herpesviruses, satellite glial cells (SGCs), which surround neurons in sensory ganglia, become infected with the replicating virus. SGCs are known to contribute to neuropathic pain in a variety of animal pain models. Here we investigated how infection of short-term cultures of mouse trigeminal ganglia with HSV-1 affects communication between SGCs and neurons, and how this altered communication may increase neuronal excitability, thus contributing to herpetic neuralgia. Mechanical stimulation of single neurons or SGCs resulted in intercellular calcium waves, which were larger in cultures infected with HSV-1. Two differences were observed between control and HSV-1 infected cultures that could account for this augmentation. Firstly, HSV-1 infection induced cell fusion among SGCs and neurons, which would facilitate the spread of calcium signals over farther distances. Secondly, using calcium imaging and intracellular electrical recordings, we found that neurons in the HSV-1 infected cultures exhibited augmented influx of calcium upon depolarization. These virally induced changes may not only cause more neurons in the sensory ganglia to fire action potentials, but may also increase neurotransmitter release at the presynaptic terminals in the spinal cord. They are therefore likely to be contributing factors to herpetic neuralgia.
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- Rebekah A Warwick
- Laboratory of Experimental Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91240, Israel.
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- Laboratory of Experimental Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91240, Israel
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Kirveskari E, Vartiainen NV, Kallio-Laine K, Kalso E, Forss N. Normal laser-evoked cortical responses in patients with chronic hemibody pain. Eur J Pain 2014; 19:1168-76. [PMID: 25523148 DOI: 10.1002/ejp.642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with widespread unilateral chronic pain associated with recurrent herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections show functional and/or structural changes in the insula, anterior cingulate cortex, frontal and prefrontal cortices, as well as the thalamus, suggesting central dysfunction of the pain system in these patients. Central pain has been associated with attenuated laser-evoked cortical responses. We aimed to clarify whether the observed deficient activation of these areas to acute nociceptive stimuli is due to a lesion at a lower level of pain processing pathways. METHODS We explored the functional integrity of the ascending nociceptive pathways by recording the cortical-evoked responses to noxious laser stimulation using magnetoencephalography and electroencephalography in eight patients (age 41-51 years, mean 46) with recurrent HSV infections and a history of chronic, spontaneous, widespread unilateral pain, and in nine age-matched healthy control subjects. RESULTS The cortical-evoked fields of the HSV patients originating from the secondary somatosensory and posterior parietal cortices, as well as the evoked potentials recorded from the midline, did not differ from those of the control subjects, indicating functionally intact ascending nociceptive pathways. CONCLUSIONS The present results show that our patients with chronic hemibody pain do not show signs of spinothalamic tract lesion. This indicates normal processing of sensory aspects of painful stimuli, while higher pain processing areas show altered activation. We conclude that normal laser-evoked magnetic fields (LEF) or laser-evoked potentials (LEP) may not exclude central pain condition.
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- E Kirveskari
- Brain Research Unit and MEG Core, O.V. Lounasmaa Laboratory, Aalto Neuroimaging, School of Science, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland.,Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, HUS Medical Imaging Center, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.,Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Brain Research Unit and MEG Core, O.V. Lounasmaa Laboratory, Aalto Neuroimaging, School of Science, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Pain Clinic, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Pain Clinic, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Brain Research Unit and MEG Core, O.V. Lounasmaa Laboratory, Aalto Neuroimaging, School of Science, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland.,Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland
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Leung C, Wilson Y, Khuong TM, Neely GG. Fruit flies as a powerful model to drive or validate pain genomics efforts. Pharmacogenomics 2014; 14:1879-87. [PMID: 24236487 DOI: 10.2217/pgs.13.196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Chronic pain is a disabling condition that persists even after normal healing processes are complete and presents considerable physical, psychological and financial burdens for patients globally. However, current analgesic treatments do not meet clinical needs. Here, we review genomic and pharmacogenomic studies of pain in humans and nociception in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, and provide evidence supporting the use of fly genetics to compliment genome-wide and pharmacogenomic studies of human conditions, such as pain. Combining genomic and pharmacogenomic techniques to study chronic pain in humans with functional genomic assessment in model organisms may provide molecular rationale for developing more personalized or improving generalized chronic pain therapies.
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- Calvin Leung
- Neuroscience Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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Hyperaesthesia following genital herpes: a case report. Dermatol Res Pract 2011; 2011:903595. [PMID: 21747842 PMCID: PMC3130996 DOI: 10.1155/2011/903595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2010] [Accepted: 02/23/2011] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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We report an adult female patient who presented with sacral radiculopathy as incapacitating dysthesias following primary genital herpes simplex, which later recurred. Despite use of systemic antiviral treatment, the painful syndrome in our patient persisted. The success in treatment was seen only after the addition of amitriptyline hydrochloride. The case is being presented here for its rare manifestation and novel use of amitriptyline hydrochloride.
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Vartiainen N, Kirveskari E, Kallio-Laine K, Kalso E, Forss N. Cortical reorganization in primary somatosensory cortex in patients with unilateral chronic pain. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2009; 10:854-9. [PMID: 19638329 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2008] [Revised: 01/02/2009] [Accepted: 02/26/2009] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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UNLABELLED Bodily representations of the primary somatosensory (SI) cortex are constantly modified according to sensory input. Increased input due to training as well as loss of input due to deafferentation are reflected as changes in the extent of cortical representations. Recent studies in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) patients have indicated that the chronic pain itself is associated with cortical reorganization. However, it is unclear whether the observed reorganization is specific for CRPS or if it can be detected also in other types of chronic pain. We therefore searched for signs of cortical reorganization in a group of 8 patients who suffered from chronic pain associated with herpes simplex virus infections. The pain was widespread but restricted to unilateral side of the body and included the upper limb. We recorded neuromagnetic responses to tactile stimulation of fingers of both hands in patients and in a group of healthy, matched control subjects. In the patients, the distance between the thumb (D1) and little finger (D5) representations in SI cortex was statistically significantly smaller in the hemisphere contralateral to painful side than in the hemisphere contralateral to healthy side. In the control subjects, the D1-D5 distance was the same in both hemispheres. PERSPECTIVE The present results indicate that cortical reorganization occurs in chronic neuropathic pain patients even without peripheral nerve damage. It is possible that cortical reorganization is related to chronic pain, regardless of its etiology. Causality between reorganization and chronic pain should be examined further to develop therapeutic approaches for chronic pain.
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- Nuutti Vartiainen
- Brain Research Unit, Low Temperature Laboratory, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland.
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Dasgupta G, Chentoufi AA, Nesburn AB, Wechsler SL, BenMohamed L. New concepts in herpes simplex virus vaccine development: notes from the battlefield. Expert Rev Vaccines 2009; 8:1023-35. [PMID: 19627185 DOI: 10.1586/erv.09.60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The recent discovery that T cells recognize different sets of herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2 epitopes from seropositive symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals might lead to a fundamental immunologic advance in vaccine development against herpes infection and diseases. The newly introduced needle-free mucosal (i.e., topical ocular and intravaginal) lipopeptide vaccines provide a novel strategy that might target ocular and genital herpes and possibly provide 'heterologous protection' from HIV-1. Indeed, mucosal self-adjuvanting lipopeptide vaccines are easy to manufacture, simple to characterize, extremely pure, cost-effective, highly immunogenic and safe. In this review, we bring together recent published and unpublished data that illuminates the status of epitope-based herpes vaccine development and present an overview of our recent approach to an 'asymptomatic epitope'-based lipopeptide vaccine.
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- Gargi Dasgupta
- The Gavin S Herbert Eye Institute, Cellular and Molecular Immunology Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine, Irvine, CA 92697-4375, USA.
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Changes in brain function and morphology in patients with recurring herpes simplex virus infections and chronic pain. Pain 2009; 144:200-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2009] [Revised: 04/06/2009] [Accepted: 04/16/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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