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Matteoli B, Broccolo F, Oggioni M, Scaccino A, Formica F, Ciccarese G, Drago F, Fusetti L, Esposito S, Ceccherini-Nelli L. Modulation of gene expression in Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus-infected lymphoid and epithelial cells. Future Virol 2016. [DOI: 10.2217/fvl-2016-0063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Aim: To evaluate the gene expression changes that occur soon after the active infection of two susceptible cell types with human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8). Materials & methods: The expression profile of 282 human genes involved in the inflammatory process was investigated in HHV-8 A1 or C3 subtype-infected and mock-infected human epithelial cells and lymphoid cells. Results: The HHV-8-induced transcriptional profiles in the epithelial and lymphoid cells were very different. A robust increase in the expression was found in genes belonging to different categories, especially the categories of inflammation response and signal transduction. Conclusion: These results indicate that during early infection, HHV-8 induces a variety of cell type-specific processes, thus providing infection signatures useful as potential targets for therapeutic intervention.
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Affiliation(s)
- Barbara Matteoli
- Department of Experimental Pathology, Retrovirus Centre of the Virology Section, B.M.I.E, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Virology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Virology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Pathology, Retrovirus Centre of the Virology Section, B.M.I.E, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, San Gerardo Hospital, Department of Medicine and Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- DISSAL, Department of Dermatology, IRCCS A.O.U. San Martino-IST, Largo R. Benzi 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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- DISSAL, Department of Dermatology, IRCCS A.O.U. San Martino-IST, Largo R. Benzi 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Pathology, Retrovirus Centre of the Virology Section, B.M.I.E, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Pediatric Highly Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pathophysiologyand Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ca'Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Pathology, Retrovirus Centre of the Virology Section, B.M.I.E, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Broccolo F, Tassan Din C, Viganò MG, Rutigliano T, Esposito S, Lusso P, Tambussi G, Malnati MS. HHV-8 DNA replication correlates with the clinical status in AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma. J Clin Virol 2016; 78:47-52. [PMID: 26985593 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2016.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2015] [Revised: 02/08/2016] [Accepted: 02/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND The value of plasma levels of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) DNA as a marker of clinical status in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related Kaposi's sarcoma (AIDS-KS) remains to be elucidated. OBJECTIVES To investigate the relationship between the plasma HHV-8 DNA viral load and the clinical status of AIDS-KS. STUDY DESIGN A total of 378 blood samples were obtained from 62 patients with AIDS-KS followed longitudinally. All patients received antiretroviral therapy (ART) or anti-neoplastic therapy. The patients were divided into four groups according to their clinical status: onset disease (OD), progressive disease (PD), stable or partial remission (S/PR) and complete remission (CR). RESULTS Plasma HHV-8 DNAaemia was detected in all samples obtained from patients with OD or PD (100%); in contrast, HHV-8 DNAaemia was found only in a minority of patients with CR (8%) and was invariably undetectable in patients with stable CR. HHV-8 DNA detection in plasma was strongly associated with an unfavourable outcome (odds ratio=231.9; p<0.0001). Conversely, neither the HIV-1 viral load nor peripheral CD4(+) T-cell counts were associated with the KS clinical status, though both parameters did affect HHV-8 DNAaemia levels (p<0.0001). Multivariate analysis confirmed that HHV-8 DNAaemia was strongly and independently correlated with both clinical status (p<0.05) and HIV-1 plasma viraemia (p=0.027). CONCLUSIONS The strong association of plasma HHV-8 DNAaemia with onset or progressive disease is compatible with an active role of replicating virus in clinically active AIDS-KS. An accurate evaluation of the plasma HHV-8 load might be useful for monitoring AIDS-KS under antiretroviral or antineoplastic therapy.
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- Francesco Broccolo
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Unit Human Virology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Highly Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Unit Human Virology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
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Broccolo F, Ciccarese G, Agnoletti AF, Bruzzone L, Calamaro P, Zappacosta R, Oggioni M, Parodi A, Drago F. Telaprevir-induced moderate cutaneous eruptions associated with HHV-6 reactivation. J Med Virol 2015; 87:1985-6. [DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Francesco Broccolo
- Department of Clinical Medicine and Prevention; University of Milano-Bicocca; Monza Italy
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- DISSAL Section of Dermatology IRCCS Azienda; Universitaria Ospedaliera San Martino-IST; Genoa Italy
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- DISSAL Section of Dermatology IRCCS Azienda; Universitaria Ospedaliera San Martino-IST; Genoa Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical specialities-DIMI, IRCCS A.O.U. San Martino-IST; Genoa Italy
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- Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Sciences; Department of Anatomical Pathology; University of Genoa; Genoa Italy
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- Surgical Pathology Unit; “G. d'Annunzio”; University of Chieti-Pescara; Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Prevention; University of Milano-Bicocca; Monza Italy
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- DISSAL Section of Dermatology IRCCS Azienda; Universitaria Ospedaliera San Martino-IST; Genoa Italy
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- DISSAL Section of Dermatology IRCCS Azienda; Universitaria Ospedaliera San Martino-IST; Genoa Italy
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Broccolo F, Toniolo A. Detection of human herpesviruses (HHVs) DNA in blood samples: a true marker of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)? J Clin Virol 2014; 61:617-8. [PMID: 25453576 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2014.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2014] [Revised: 08/30/2014] [Accepted: 09/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Francesco Broccolo
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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Russo D, Malnati MS. Absolute quantification of viral DNA: the quest for perfection. Methods Mol Biol 2014; 1160:75-86. [PMID: 24740222 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0733-5_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In spite of the impressive technical refinement of the PCR technology, new-generation real-time PCR assays still suffer from two major limitations: the impossibility to control both for PCR artifacts (with the important caveat of false-negative results) and for the efficiency of nucleic acid recovery during the preliminary extraction phase of DNA from the biological sample. The calibrator technology developed at the Unit of Human Virology overcomes both of these limitations, leading to a substantially higher degree of accuracy and reproducibility in the quantification, which is especially useful for the measurement of pathogen loads in sequential samples and for the reliable detection of low-copy pathogens.
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- Domenico Russo
- Human Virology Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, Fondazione Centro San Raffaele, via Olgettina 60, Milan, 20132, Italy
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Reply to “Calibration Technologies for Correct Determination of Epstein-Barr Virus, Human Herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), and HHV-8 Antiviral Drug Susceptibilities by Use of Real-Time-PCR-Based Assays”. J Clin Microbiol 2013; 51:2014. [DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00545-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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