Human cytokine response to herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in keratinocytes: the antiherpetic contribution

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dc.contributor.advisorMargulies, Barry
dc.contributor.authorHickey, Jenna
dc.contributor.departmentTowson University. Department of Biological Sciences
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-17T19:36:12Z
dc.date.available2015-12-17T19:36:12Z
dc.date.issued2015-09-08
dc.date.submitted2015-08
dc.description(M.S.) -- Towson University, 2015.
dc.description.abstractHerpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is a common genital ulcer disease with no cure. While therapeutics are available, the immune response to therapeutics and HSV-2 infection are not fully understood. In this study, cytokine expression with and without HSV-2 infection and anti-HSV-2 drugs was measured in primary keratinocytes. At the protein level, there was a marked increase in sICAM-1, IFN-y, and Serpin E1 12 hours after HSV-2 infection; an increase in SerpinE1 and sICAM-1 was seen 6 hours post-infection with HSV-2 and acyclovir treatment; and a slight decrease in Serpin E1 was seen 6 hours post-infection with cidofovir treatment. Serpin E1 mRNA was decreased in all aforementioned groups. These results confirm that keratinocytes play a role in the initial immune response to HSV-2, that some HSV-2-induced cytokine induction occurs by 12 hours post-infection, and that some cellular or HSV-2 regulation of Serpin E1 mRNA may occur in the presence of ACV.
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dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M21423
dc.identifier.otherTSU2015Hickey
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/2071
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.titleHuman cytokine response to herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in keratinocytes: the antiherpetic contribution
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