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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-4-21
pubmed:abstractText
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) causes gastro intestinal disease with ulcerations, apparently as a consequence of cytopathic damage to endothelial cells (EC) and subsequent microvascular obliteration. In this study we showed that cultured human intestinal microvascular endothelial cells (HIMEC) are much more susceptible to HCMV infection than human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). When both cell types were challenged with a clinical isolate of HCMV (10 pfu per cell), 30% of HIMEC expressed HCMV immediate early proteins, but only 10% of HUVEC. Enhanced susceptibility was also reflected in the expression of early and late HCMV proteins. In addition, the interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta)-induced cellular expression of adhesion molecules differed between HIMEC and HUVEC after HCMV-infection. E-selectin was unaffected in HUVEC but increased in HIMEC, whereas vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM)-1 was increased in HUVEC but decreased in HIMEC. Furthermore, HCMV-infection enhanced the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 in both cell types. In conclusion, the enhanced susceptibility to HCMV infection observed in HIMEC and the elevated expression of E-selectin and ICAM-1 observed in these cells may provide an indication to the liability of developing gastrointestinal HCMV disease and may have a possible relevance to the survival of intestinal transplants.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0300-9475
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
354-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Human intestinal endothelium shows high susceptibility to cytomegalovirus and altered expression of adhesion molecules after infection.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Microbiology, Medical Department of A, The National Hospital of Oslo, Rikshospitalet, N-0027 Oslo, Norway.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article