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
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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...
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
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