Vertikale Übertragung des Herpes-simplex-Virus: eine Aktualisierung

Herpesvirus latent infection promotes stroke via activating the OTUD1/NF-κB signaling pathway

OBJECTIVE

Our study aimed to reveal the molecular mechanisms underlying the regulation of cerebral infarction by herpes virus latency infection via the OTUD1/NF-κB signaling pathway using evidence-based medicine Meta-analysis and bioinformatics analysis.

METHODS

We conducted a Meta-analysis by searching Pubmed, Embase, and Web of Science databases to evaluate the correlation between herpes virus infection and increased risk of cerebral infarction. We obtained wild-type or mutant herpes virus latent infection-related brain tissue datasets from the GEO database and performed differential analysis to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the brain tissue after herpes virus latent infection. We further conducted WGCNA co-expression analysis on the cerebral infarction-related datasets from the GEO database to obtain key module genes and intersect them with the DEGs. We used ROC curve analysis to identify the key gene OTUD1 for predicting the occurrence of cerebral infarction and combined correlation and pathway enrichment analyses to identify the downstream pathways regulated by OTUD1.

RESULTS

Our meta-analysis revealed that herpes virus infection is associated with an increased risk of cerebral infarction. By integrating the differential analysis and WGCNA co-expression analysis of GEO chip data, we identified three key genes mediating cerebral infarction after herpes virus latent infection. ROC curve analysis identified the key gene OTUD1, and the correlation and pathway enrichment analyses showed that OTUD1 regulates the NF-κB signaling pathway to mediate cerebral infarction.

CONCLUSION

Herpes virus latent infection promotes cerebral infarction by activating the OTUD1/NF-κB signaling pathway.

Health-related quality of life in individuals with genital herpes: a systematic review

Background

There is a significant global burden of herpes simplex virus (HSV) related genital ulcer disease yet little is known about its impact on quality of life. This systematic review aimed to identify studies that quantitatively evaluated the effect of genital herpes on various aspects of health-related quality of life.

Methods

Six databases were searched (MEDLINE, EMBASE, NHS Economic Evaluation Database, Health Technology Assessment, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, Web of Science Core Collection) for primary quality of life and economic evaluations of genital herpes from January 1, 2000 to January 7, 2021. Qualitative studies or those without primary data were excluded. Two authors independently extracted data from the publications. The study’s registration number with PROSPERO was CRD42021239410.

Findings

We identified 26 relevant publications: 19 presented primary quality of life data, and seven were economic evaluations. The primary studies presented a range of condition-specific tools for describing the quality of life in individuals with genital herpes, but only one study used a direct valuation that could be used to generate utility weights. All economic evaluations of HSV infection were from high-income country settings. Most (6 of 7) focused on neonatal HSV infection with utilities adopted from studies prior to 2000.

Interpretation

The extant literature on genital herpes-related quality of life is limited and requires updating. We recommend future studies be conducted in geographic- and population- diverse settings, and use preference-based condition-specific or generic-instruments to better inform economic modelling.

Supplementary Information

The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12955-022-01934-w.