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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-10-20
pubmed:abstractText
In this study, we searched for evidence for reactivation of three latent herpesviruses, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1), and human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), in West Point cadets experiencing two different stressors. Blood samples were obtained from cadets before and after a 6-week training period known as "Cadet Basic Training" (CBT), at a baseline prior to final examinations, and then once again during the week of final examinations. Antibody titers to latent HSV-1, EBV, and HHV-6 were determined as a measure of the steady-state expression of latent virus. EBV virus capsid antigen (VCA) IgG antibody titers were unchanged in blood samples obtained prior to and immediately after CBT. However, EBV antibody titers were significantly higher in the blood sample obtained during examination week than in the baseline period before examination; they were also higher than antibody titers before/after CBT. None of the serum samples were positive for EBV VCA IgM antibodies, indicating that the changes in antibody titers to EBV were not associated with recent EBV infections in the class. No significant changes in antibody titers to HSV-1 or HSV-6 were found over the identical time periods, including examination week. Academic stress but not CBT modulated the steady-state expression of latent EBV, resulting in the reactivation of latent virus. The same stressors, however, did not affect the steady-state expression of latent HSV-1 or HSV-6, at least as measured by changes in antibody titers. The data provide additional evidence of the impact of different psychological stressors on the steady-state expression of latent herpesviruses.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0889-1591
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 1999 Academic Press.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
240-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10469525-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10469525-Antibodies, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:10469525-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10469525-Herpes Simplex, pubmed-meshheading:10469525-Herpesviridae Infections, pubmed-meshheading:10469525-Herpesvirus 1, Human, pubmed-meshheading:10469525-Herpesvirus 4, Human, pubmed-meshheading:10469525-Herpesvirus 6, Human, pubmed-meshheading:10469525-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10469525-Immunoglobulin G, pubmed-meshheading:10469525-Longitudinal Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10469525-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10469525-Military Personnel, pubmed-meshheading:10469525-Neuroimmunomodulation, pubmed-meshheading:10469525-Psychological Tests, pubmed-meshheading:10469525-Stress, Psychological, pubmed-meshheading:10469525-Students, pubmed-meshheading:10469525-Tumor Virus Infections, pubmed-meshheading:10469525-Virus Latency
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
The differential impact of training stress and final examination stress on herpesvirus latency at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't