Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) poses a significant risk of neural damage during pregnancy. As the most prevalent intrauterine infectious agent in low- and middle-income countries, HCMV disrupts the development of neural stem cells, leading to fetal malformations and abnormal structural and physiological functions in the fetal brain. This review summarizes the current understanding of how HCMV infection dysregulates the Wnt signaling pathway to induce fetal malformations and discusses current management strategies.
Humans ; Cytomegalovirus Infections/virology* ; Wnt Signaling Pathway ; Pregnancy ; Female ; Cytomegalovirus/physiology* ; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/virology* ; Congenital Abnormalities/virology* ; Animals

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV), two of the most prevalent human herpesviruses, cause a wide spectrum of diseases and symptoms and are associated with serious health problem. In this study, we developed an internal control reference recombinase-aided amplification (ICR-RAA) assay for the rapid detection of EBV and CMV within 30 min. The assay had a sensitivity of 5 and 1 copies/test for EBV and CMV, respectively, with no cross reaction with other pathogens. In comparison with those of the commercial quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), the sensitivity of the EBV and CMV ICR-RAAs using extracted DNA was 93.33% and 84.84%, respectively; the specificity was 98.75% and 100.00%, respectively; and the Kappa values were 0.930 and 0.892 (
Adolescent ; Adult ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Cytomegalovirus/genetics* ; Cytomegalovirus Infections/virology* ; DNA, Viral/analysis* ; Epstein-Barr Virus Infections/virology* ; Female ; Herpesvirus 4, Human/genetics* ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques ; Recombinases/genetics* ; Young Adult

Objective: To investigate the relationship between human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection and peripheral blood CD14 CD16 monocytes in the pathogenesis of coronary heart disease (CHD), and to elucidate the mechanism of pathogenesis in CHD by analyzing the correlation between infection, inflammation, and CHD, to provide a basis for the prevention, evaluation, and treatment of the disease. Methods: In total, 192 patients with CHD were divided into three groups: latent CHD, angina pectoris, and myocardial infarction. HCMV-IgM and -IgG antibodies were assessed using ELISA; CD14 CD16 monocytes were counted using a five-type automated hematology analyzer; mononuclear cells were assessed using fluorescence-activated cell sorting; and an automatic biochemical analyzer was used to measure the levels of triglyceride, cholesterol, high- and low-density lipoprotein cholesterols, lipoprotein, hs-CRp and Hcy. Results: The positive rates of HCMV-IgM and -IgG were significantly higher in the CHD groups than in the control group. HCMV infection affects lipid metabolism to promote immune and inflammatory responses. Conclusion HCMV infection has a specific correlation with the occurrence and development of CHD. The expression of CD14 CD16 mononuclear cells in the CHD group was increased accordingly and correlated with acute HCMV infection. Thus, HCMV antibody as well as peripheral blood CD14 CD16 mononuclear cells can be used to monitor the occurrence and development of CHD.
Angina Pectoris ; epidemiology ; virology ; China ; epidemiology ; Coronary Disease ; epidemiology ; virology ; Cytomegalovirus ; physiology ; Cytomegalovirus Infections ; complications ; Humans ; Incidence ; Inflammation ; epidemiology ; etiology ; Leukocyte Count ; Monocytes ; metabolism ; Myocardial Infarction ; epidemiology ; virology

Adult ; Cytomegalovirus ; Cytomegalovirus Infections ; complications ; Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome ; complications ; virology ; Eosinophilia ; complications ; virology ; Fatal Outcome ; Female ; Gout ; drug therapy ; Hepatitis ; complications ; virology ; Humans ; Liver ; physiopathology ; Viremia

BACKGROUND: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are increasingly important in immunocompromised patients. Nucleic acid extraction methods could affect the results of viral nucleic acid amplification tests. We compared two automated nucleic acid extraction systems for detecting CMV and EBV using real-time PCR assays. METHODS: One hundred and fifty-three whole blood (WB) samples were tested for CMV detection, and 117 WB samples were tested for EBV detection. Viral nucleic acid was extracted in parallel by using QIAsymphony RGQ and QIAcube (Qiagen GmbH, Germany), and real-time PCR assays for CMV and EBV were performed with a Rotor-Gene Q real-time PCR cycler (Qiagen). Detection rates for CMV and EBV were compared, and agreements between the two systems were analyzed. RESULTS: The detection rate of CMV and EBV differed significantly between the QIAsymphony RGQ and QIAcube systems (CMV, 59.5% [91/153] vs 43.8% [67/153], P=0.0005; EBV, 59.0% [69/117] vs 42.7% [50/117], P=0.0008). The two systems showed moderate agreement for CMV and EBV detection (kappa=0.43 and 0.52, respectively). QIAsymphony RGQ showed a negligible correlation with QIAcube for quantitative EBV detection. QIAcube exhibited EBV PCR inhibition in 23.9% (28/117) of samples. CONCLUSIONS: Automated nucleic acid extraction systems have different performances and significantly affect the detection of viral pathogens. The QIAsymphony RGQ system appears to be superior to the QIAcube system for detecting CMV and EBV. A suitable sample preparation system should be considered for optimized nucleic acid amplification in clinical laboratories.
Automation ; Cytomegalovirus/*genetics/isolation & purification ; Cytomegalovirus Infections/diagnosis/*virology ; DNA, Viral/*blood/isolation & purification/metabolism ; Herpesvirus 4, Human/*genetics/isolation & purification ; Humans ; Reagent Kits, Diagnostic ; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) in the treatment of leukemia patients can improve overall survival and disease-free survival, and reduce relapse. Although the allo-HSCT is more widely used in the treatment of leukemia, but the graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections are the common complications, and are the major cause of mortality for patients following allo-HSCT. Previous studies showed that there might be a mutual promotive relationship between GVHD and CMV infection, but the clear relationship remained to be elucidated. The relationship of GVHD and CMV has been the focus of clinical research. Recently, a great progress has been made on researches of the relationship and its mechanism between GVHD and CMV infection. In this article, the relationship and its mechanism between GVHD and CMV infection after allo-HSCT are reviewed.
Cytomegalovirus Infections ; complications ; Disease-Free Survival ; Graft vs Host Disease ; complications ; virology ; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ; adverse effects ; Humans ; Leukemia ; therapy ; Recurrence

Breast milk is considered ideal food for premature infants, but it can also be the main source of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in premature infants. CMV infection may cause serious clinical symptoms, such as sepsis-like syndrome, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, jaundice, hepatitis, and pneumonitis. This article reviews the research advances in symptoms, treatment strategies, prognosis and the prevention of breast milk-acquired CMV infection in premature infants.
Breast Feeding ; Cytomegalovirus Infections ; etiology ; prevention & control ; therapy ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Infant, Premature ; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical ; prevention & control ; Milk, Human ; virology

OBJECTIVETo investigate the clinical and pathologic features of gastrointestinal cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease, and the histological detection of CMV.

METHODSForty-one gastrointestinal tissues were obtained from 35 patients suspected for gastrointestinal CMV disease. The pathologic changes of these specimens were evaluated by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization for CMV, and these were compared to serologic detection methods.

RESULTSCMV was detected in 23/41 tissues. There were 32 serologic CMV DNA tests at the time of biopsies or operations. Compared with histological detection, the sensitivity and specificity of serologic CMV DNA tests were 73.7% and 69.2% respectively.

CONCLUSIONSGastrointestinal histological detection of CMV has important clinical application. HE staining combined with immunohistochemistry and/or in situ hybridization detection is a reliable method to detect CMV.

Biopsy ; Cytomegalovirus ; isolation & purification ; Cytomegalovirus Infections ; diagnosis ; Gastrointestinal Diseases ; virology ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; In Situ Hybridization

OBJECTIVETo investigate the incidence, clinical features, and treatment of perinatal cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, as well as the factors affecting the therapeutic effect of ganciclovir.

METHODSThe clinical data of 237 infants who were hospitalized and diagnosed with perinatal CMV infection from 2008 to 2012 were retrospectively analyzed.

RESULTSThe clinical features of infants with perinatal CMV infection and the proportion of such infants in all hospitalized infants showed no significant differences across the five years. In most infants, two or more systems were involved, and CMV hepatitis plus CMV pneumonia was most common (43.1%). The results of pathogen detection showed that the percentage of the infants with positive blood CMV-IgM and blood/urine CMV-DNA was 3.8%, while 90.3% of all infants had positive blood CMV-IgM alone and 5.9% had positive blood/urine CMV-DNA alone. A total of 197 infants were treated with ganciclovir, and the cure rate was 88.3%. An abnormal history of pregnancy (OR=6.191, 95% CI: 1.597-24.002) and liver involvement before medication (OR=3.705, 95% CI: 1.537-8.931) were the independent risk factors affecting the therapeutic effect of ganciclovir in infants with perinatal CMV infection.

CONCLUSIONSThe epidemiological characteristics of perinatal CMV infection have remained generally stable for the last 5 years. CMV often involves several organs or systems, especially the liver and lung. Ganciclovir has a significant efficacy in the treatment of perinatal CMV infection, and an abnormal history of pregnancy and liver involvement before medication can increase the risk of ganciclovir resistance in infants with perinatal CMV infection.

Antiviral Agents ; therapeutic use ; Cytomegalovirus ; isolation & purification ; physiology ; Cytomegalovirus Infections ; drug therapy ; epidemiology ; virology ; Female ; Ganciclovir ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Infant, Newborn, Diseases ; drug therapy ; epidemiology ; virology ; Liver ; virology ; Male ; Retrospective Studies

The human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a widespread herpesvirus. Virus reactivation from latency can lead to stillbirth, miscarriage, fetal anomalies, and intrauterine growth retardation. During latent infection with the HCMV, the virus can be cleared by the immune response or apoptosis of host cells. However, the HCMV has developed several strategies to manipulate expression of its genes and the microenvironment of host cells. Recent studies have shown that latent infection with the HCMV is associated with viral: regulation of early expression of genes; evasion of cell death; evasion of the immune response; regulatin of non-coding RNAs. This review summarizes recent research progress on the mechanisms underpinning latent infection with the HCMV.
Animals ; Cytomegalovirus ; genetics ; physiology ; Cytomegalovirus Infections ; immunology ; virology ; Humans ; Viral Proteins ; genetics ; metabolism ; Virus Latency