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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-12-13
pubmed:abstractText
We tested the ability of SIV to cause local and systemic infection in three rhesus monkeys after topical instillation of cell-free virus into the conjunctival cul-de-sac. Conjunctivitis or other signs of infection were monitored after inoculation. Conjunctiva were swabbed for virus culture and biopsied for PCR. Changes in lymphocyte subsets, seroconversion, antigenemia, and virus isolation from PBL were assessed systemically postinoculation. Viral DNA was detected in conjunctival biopsy by PCR in one of three animals that later developed systemic infection. The other two animals remained uninfected. These data demonstrate that the conjunctiva is a route by which SIV (and perhaps HIV) may cause systemic infection.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0047-2565
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
152-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1942004-Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:1942004-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:1942004-Antibodies, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:1942004-Antigens, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:1942004-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:1942004-Conjunctiva, pubmed-meshheading:1942004-Conjunctivitis, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:1942004-DNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:1942004-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:1942004-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:1942004-Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:1942004-Macaca mulatta, pubmed-meshheading:1942004-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:1942004-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:1942004-Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:1942004-Simian immunodeficiency virus, pubmed-meshheading:1942004-Viral Proteins
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Infection of rhesus monkeys with topical instillation of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)B670 into the conjunctival sac.
pubmed:affiliation
LSU Eye Center, New Orleans, LA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.